BTEC HNC in Building Services Engineering (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning)

You will develop an awareness of the design process and be able to produce design propositions and a construction information package for a project. You will be able to prepare pre-design information and present a design proposal for a non-domestic heating, ventilation and air conditioning installation, as well as analyse heating and cooling loads. Focusing on the principles of public health engineering, you will be able to calculate, design and select appropriate pipework systems and plantroom equipment for water services, sanitation and rainwater systems for large commercial buildings. Students will be able to manage the people and processes of a building site comprising different trades, ensuring quality and safety on site. An understanding of scientific principles and mathematical concepts necessary to design and specify building services plant and equipment, will be developed. You will explore heat transfer, fluid flow, acoustics electrical networks and control systems.

The development and impact of the construction industry will be explored, as well as the routes to employment and progression. Your knowledge and understanding of the mathematical principles and theories that underpin construction technology, structures and materials will be developed. This will involve the use of analytical and computational methods to solve engineering construction problems, the interpretation of data and application of statistical and calculus techniques. Building Information Modelling, the process of information management through a project life cycle, is explored and will involve the generation of 2D and 3D views of a building model.

Pearson Education Ltd.