BTEC HND Building Services Engineering Top-Up (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning)

Following on from the Level 4 HNC Building Services Engineering, the Level 5 units prepare students to move on to specific areas of building services engineering at Level 6 or to enter employment with the qualities and abilities necessary for roles that require personal responsibility and decision making. Students will be able to develop and apply their own ideas to their studies, to deal with uncertainty and complexity, to explore solutions, demonstrate critical evaluation and use both theory and practice in a wide range of construction situations. By the end of Level 5, students will have a sound understanding of the principles in this area of specialist study and will know how to apply those principles more widely.

The understanding of more advanced mathematics is important in the civil engineering and building services engineering industries. Students will be introduced to additional topics that will be relevant to them as they progress to the next level of their studies; advancing their knowledge of mathematical theory gained in the Level 4. Modern high-rise and multi-zone buildings have complex requirements for heating, cooling and ventilation. Their scale, number of occupants and need for better performance and efficiency, mean that the design and installation of systems for heating, cooling and ventilation are critical. The Advanced HVAC Design & Installation unit supports students to build an understanding of the broad application of technologies and design techniques used to satisfy the requirements in large commercial or complex/multi-zone buildings. The study of thermofluids is critical to the design, specification and operation of building services engineering systems. By the end of the programme, students will also have an advanced knowledge of the formulae required to undertake calculations related to thermofluids and acoustics, applying the results to the design and specification of equipment, plant and environments.