Pearson

Higher Nationals in
Construction and the Built Environment

UNIT 9 Principles of Heating Services Design & Installation

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For use with the Higher National Certificate and
Higher National Diploma in Construction and the Built Environment
Assignment Brief Number: 1
 Higher National Certificate/Diploma in
Construction and the Built Environment
Assignment Brief
Student Name/ID Number

Unit Number and Title 9 Principles of Heating Services Design & Installation

Academic Year 20/21

Unit Tutor Neil Smith

Assignment Title Heating System Design and Plant and Equipment Selection.

Issue Date 22/09/20

Submission Date 3/11/20

IV Name & Date

Submission Format

The submission is in the form of an individual written report. This should be written in a concise,
professional style. The selection of font face, font size and line spacing are left to your discretion.
However, you should keep in mind that clarity and readability are key factors in professional
documents.
You are encouraged to make use of drawings, graphics, charts, etc. Any material (images, graphics,
drawings, text) that is derived from other sources must be suitably referenced using a standard form
of citation. Provide a bibliography, using an academic standard format.
The recommended word limit is 3,000–3,500 words. You will not be penalised for exceeding the total
word limit, but being concise and clear are key features of professional documents.

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Unit Learning Outcomes

LO1 Identify pre-design information required for a nondomestic heating system.

LO2 Analyse heating loads for non-domestic buildings.

Assignment Brief and Guidance

You are employed as a trainee building services design engineer by a medium-sized building services
engineering firm.
You have been provided with the drawings of a building and all the other necessary information
about it, and you are tasked with calculating the heat load on the building using both U-value
calculations and environmental heat loss processes for the whole building which will determine
plant ratio and response times. Based on this information you should:
 Identify the factors that affect both client and building requirements relating to the design
and provision of space heating systems. Also briefly explain how each factor might affect the
provision of a space heating system for a building; this part of the task must be linked
specifically to the two building types covered in the task below.
 Identify the design parameters, which should be specified for the design of space heating
systems. This task is based around the details provided at the start of the unit for two
different buildings, a five-storey office block situated in Manchester and a light engineering
factory situated in Glasgow. Produce a design specification to detail the heating requirements
of each building.
 Discuss how thermal indices can be applied to consider the likely comfort levels provided by
space heating systems. Explain the three forms of radiation asymmetry and how the possible
effects of each can be minimised and discuss the likely effects on the building’s occupants.
 Discuss the current regulations that impact on designing modern heating systems in
nondomestic structures.
 A building measures 40 x 35 x 3.5m high and has five windows each 3.0 x 2.5m. Determine
the response factor for the building and obtain the recommended preheat time for a fixed
start.

Data:
Coefficient Wall Roof Floor Glass N air
change
U 0.73 0.4 0.3 5.6 5
Y 3.6 2.8 2.5 5.6

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 Given the daily occupancy is 10 h, determine the plant ratio F3 that will be used selecting the
boiler plant size.
 An office set in its own ground’s measures 65 x 50 x 3.5 m high. The design resultant
temperature is 23oC and the external design temperature is -3oC. The air infiltration rate is
0.75/h. There are 50 windows each measuring 2.5 x 1.5 m high and two entrance doors
each 3 x 2m. Occupancy is five days a week from 9.00 to 18.00 hours. The space heating is
provided by panel radiators with optimum start control. Additional data:

Value Glass Walls Doors Roof Floor

U 3.2 0.5 1.2 0.25 0.3
Y 3.2 3.7 2.1 0.5 1.7

For the building determine:

 The building heat loss.
 The thermal response.
 The plant size ratio.
 The plant output required.

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 Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria
Pass
LO1 Identify pre-design information required for a nondomestic
heating system.
P1 Explain the design process
stages and tasks that must be
considered for the design of a
nondomestic heating system.
P2 Discuss the information that
should be included in a design
brief for a nondomestic
heating system design.
P3 Produce design data for a
heating system in a given
building.
LO2 Analyse heating loads for non-domestic buildings.
P4 Calculate U-values for a
given structure.
P5 Calculate heat loss for
spaces within a given building.
P6 Calculate the total heating
load for a given building.
Merit Distinction
M1 Evaluate the design LO1 and LO2
considerations and possible
D1 Analyse the Health & Safety
constraints for a given building
and environmental legislation
type provided, with reference to
relevant to the design,
legislation and possible Health
installation and operation of a
& Safety considerations.
non-domestic heating system.
M2 Analyse human comfort
requirements.
M3 Analyse the current
requirements for minimum U-
values in domestic and
nondomestic buildings,
including infiltration rates.
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