Plumbing Infrastructure

Lectures and workshops are an introduction to mechanical instalations in various buildings. We focus on basic mechanical installations such as plumbing, domestic (hot and cold) water, ventilation, heating and air conditioning and their purpose regarding the building they are in.

Lectures are to explain what various installation systems consist of. Each kind of installation will be explained and every component, necessary to it's proper work, will be pointed out. Lectures will also contain basic standards, which an Architect should be aware of in the context of installations and where they are placed. Student should be able to familiarize the subject within 15 hours including lectures and self study

Workshops will focus on indicating how buildings have to be prepared for different installations and what are the main routes for each of them. On the several drawings of basic buildings such as hotels, offices or residential buildings every installation will be pointed out how it is mounted.

Chudzicki J., Sosnowski S., [W:] Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Warszawskiej, "Instalacje wodociągowe i kanalizacyjne : materiały pomocnicze do ćwiczeń", 1999 - translation

Hendiger J., Chludzińska M., Ziętek P., [W:] Venture Industries, "Wentylacja i klimatyzacja Materiały pomocnicze do projektowania", 2009 - translation

Babiarz B., Szymański W., [W:] Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Warszawskiej, "Ogrzewnictwo", 2020 - translation

- Student will be able to point out basic installations in buildings

- Student will know what main components, installations consist of

- Student will know what characteristic areas or rooms need which installations

- Student will know what architectural features are necessary for installations

The third lecture and workshop will be divided in half. In the first hour we will be discussing more difficult subject and in the second there will be first exams attempt. Material from third classes will not be included in first attempt. During the last class there will be second attempt of exams which will contain informations from this classes.

No other knowledge than provided in the classes will be necessary to take the exam