Qassim University

College of Architecture and Design

Syllabus
CE 331
Environmental Control Systems
Required Course
Last Revised: 28/08/12
Instructor: Dr. Tomas Ucol Ganiron Jr

Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Co-Requisites: None
Open to Non-Majors: Yes, with departmental consent and subject to available room

Course Description
Presents the basic principles for the selection and the design of the main environmental control
systems in buildings including plumbing, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, electric, protection
systems, lighting and acoustics.
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES:
Week
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16

Activities
Course Introduction. HVAC Ventilation.
Ventilation Components and Sizing. Ventilation Case Studies.
HVAC: Heating and Cooling Systems. HVAC for Small Buildings.
Assignment No. 1
Building Components and HVAC Components
Long Quiz 1
Lighting: Efficiency Measures
Lighting Case Studies
Campus Utilities, Energy Efficiency and Energy Storage
Lighting: Design Evaluation
Lighting Methods
Assignment No. 2
Lighting Controls and Code Issues
Long Quiz 2
Midterm Examination
Acoustics and HVAC Noise Control
Acoustical Issues in Large Buildings
Wrap-Up: High Performance Buildings
Group Project Presentation (Group 1 & 2)
Group Project Presentation (Group 3 & 4)
Final Examination

Course Syllabus (7/1/09 Template)

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COURSE POLICIES:
Attendance: As participation is essential to your learning in a seminar, regular attendance is
expected. You may have 2 absences from class for personal business, illness, automobile
failure, weather, etc., without penalty. Thereafter every absence will count off your final grade.
Written Work: All written work submitted must be presented in current and correct English
usage. Written work, which includes multiple misspellings, poor grammar, incomplete sentences
or incorrect word usage, will be returned without a grade for re-submission. All written work is to
be typed or word-processed.
Academic (Dis)honesty: All work is to be the product of one's own effort. You must give credit
where credit is due, properly identifying source material especially if it is copyrighted
(photographs, illustrations, written articles, published books). Failure to properly attribute source
material, or to falsely represent other's work as one's own will be grounds for a finding of
academic dishonesty and the possible assignment of an F for the course.
Late Work: Assignments are due at the specified time for the day they are to be completed.
Late work will be graded down one letter grade for each day it is late.
Courtesy: Please be courteous of other students and the instructor by turning off your cell phone
before entering class. If your cell phone rings during class, I will ask you to leave. You are
expected to be engaged in the discussion.
Service for Students with Disabilities: Students with disabilities are encouraged to contact the
instructor for a confidential discussion of their individual needs for academic accommodation. It is
the policy of Qassim University to provide flexible and individualized accommodation to students
with documented disabilities that may affect their ability to fully participate in course activities or to
meet course requirements.

Grading Criteria
A, A+ = 90-94, 95-100 = Excellent performance; above and beyond the call of duty.
B, B+ = 80-84, 85-89 = Good performance; you're really striving for excellence.
C, C+ = 70-74, 75-79 = Adequate performance; you did the necessary work.
D, D+ = 60-64, 65-69 = Poor performance; you did the absolute minimum.
F = below 60 = Failure; your work is unresolved, unclear or incomplete.
Suggested Primary Textbook(s)

Allen, Edward and Joseph Iano, Architects Studio Companion (5TH edition), New York:
John Wiley & Sons, 2011

Baker, Nick and Koen Steemers, Energy and Environment in Architecture: A Technical
Design Guide. New York: Taylor & Francis Group, 2000

Zeiher, Laura C, The Ecology of Architecture: A Complete Guide to Creating the

Environmentally Conscious Building. New York: Whitney Museum of Design, Watson-Guptill
Publishers, 1997

Stein, Benjamin and John S. Reynolds, Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for Buildings
(11th edition). New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2009

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