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The importance of building services in building.

What is a building without water, lighting, ventilation and a proper sewage disposal system?

The authorities that are responsible for the production and distribution of electric current to

our nation is JPS Jamaica public service. Imagine the today’s world without electricity almost

everything will come to a halt, technology that we have come to depend on has come to a

standstill, building that are artificially ventilated would become practically useless. Current is

distributed in two ways, single phase and three phase. The single phase is distributed to homes

and small business, three phase is distributed to large buildings and factory’s that operate

heavy machinery.

Proper ventilation in a building is very important because it circulates the air that is inside a

building keeping it cool in the hot time and warm in the cold times. Improper ventilation inside

a structure will cause the people in residence to become uncomfortable. There are two types of

ventilation, they are; natural ventilation and artificial ventilation. National ventilation is

normally found in homes where there are a lot of doors and windows on either side of the

building, so then when cool air enters the hot air will then escape. In tall buildings artificial is

needed because cool air sinks while hot air rises, so therefore in a very tall building the upper

floor will be hot, while the lower floors will be very cool, elevators would rendered useless

because there is no exchange of oxygen.

The NWA National water commission is responsible for the purification and distribution of

water to everyone that is connected to their system. A building without water is a great
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inconvenience to the occupancies, because water is need for almost everything that we do,

therefore we tend to want it close at hand.

The NSWMA National solid waste management agency is responsible for the removal and

treatment of sewage and other waste water, before it is sent back in to the never ending cycle

of life. There are three types of sewage disposal systems: partial, combined and separate

systems.