Building Engineering and Systems Design
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Building Engineering and Systems Design Second Edition
Frederick S. Merritt Consulting Engineer, West Palm Beach, Florida and
James Ambrose University of Southern California
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Copyright © 1990 by Van Nostrand Reinhold Softcover reprint ofthe hardcover 1st edition 1990 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 89-14641 ISBN 978-1-4757-0150-0 ISBN 978-1-4757-0148-7 (eBook) DOl 10.1007/978-1-4757-0148-7 All rights reserved. Certain portions of this work © 1979 by Van Nostrand Reinhold. No part of this work covered by the copyright hereon may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means-graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, or information storage and retrieval systems-without written permission of the publisher.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Merritt, Frederick S. Building engineering and systems design / Frederick S. Merritt and James Ambrose.-2nd ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographies and index. ISBN 978-1-4757-0150-0 1. Building. 2. Systems engineering. I. Ambrose, James E. ll. Title. TH846.M47 1989 690-dc20 89-14641 CIP
Preface to Second Edition
This edition is based upon a firm conviction of the authors that the purpose of, and the need for the book, as described in the Preface to the First Edition, are as critical today as they were when the first edition was prepared. In fact, now, there is a greater need for applications of systems design to buildings. This need occurs because of rising construction costs, greater demand for more and improved building services, and better quality control of construction. In brief, this book explains what needs to be designed, and the issues to be addressed in the design process. Revisions of the first edition have been aimed at refining the text and developing new topics which have emerged during the past decade. Increased attention is given to the involvement of architects in systems design, and to the inclusion of architectural goals and objectives in the value systems for optimized design. Traditionally, architects have been the only members of the building team whose formal training has included some work in all the major areas of building design. College courses in structures, plumbing, lighting, electrical power, mechanical systems, and building services in general, have, in the past, been included in most architectural education curricula. What is new is the tendency for architects to work directly and interactively with engineers, contractors, and other specialists during design development. This is facilitated by the use of shared computer-stored data and interactive computer-aided design processes. While architects have traditionally been broad
