Design of Cold and Hot Water Systems

1. Design principles

2. Water demand

3. Water storage

4. Pipe sizing

5. Pipe materials

6. Pump systems

7. Other considerations

• WSD, 2000a. General Information on the Use of Different Types of Pipe Materials as Inside Services in Buildings, Water Supplies Department (WSD), Hong Kong. [www.wsd.gov.hk/en/html/pdf/GenInfoEng.pdf]
• WSD, 2000b. Installation Notes of Different Types of Corrosion Resistant Pipe Materials as In Inside Service in Buildings, Water Supplies Department (WSD), Hong Kong, June 2000. [www.wsd.gov.hk/en/html/pdf/InstallNotesEng.pdf]

• CIBSE, 1999. Public Health Engineering, CIBSE Guide G, Chp. 2, Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), London. [LB 628 P97]
• Garrett, R. H., 2008. Hot and Cold Water Supply, 3rd ed., Blackwell Science, Malden, MA. [696.1 G239 h83]
• Hall, F. and Greeno, R., 2007. Building Services Handbook, 4th ed., Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, U.K. [690 H17]
• IOP, 2002. Plumbing Engineering Services Design Guide, [New ed.], Institute of Plumbing, Hornchurch, Essex, UK. [LB 696.1 P73]
• Moss, K. J., 1996. Heating and Water Services Design in Buildings, Chps. 7 & 9, E & FN Spon, London, pp. 168-185 & 201-222. [697 M91]
• Wise, A. F. E. and Swaffield, J. A., 1995. Water, Sanitary and Waste Services for Buildings, 4th ed., Chps. 1 & 2, Longman Scientific & Technical, Harlow, Essex, England. [628.0942 W8]

• Hong Kong Water Supplies Department (WSD) www.wsd.gov.hk
• Plumbing and Engineering www.wsd.gov.hk/en/html/plumb/
• Circular Letters issued to Licensed Plumbers and Authorized Person www.wsd.gov.hk/en/html/plumb/lplumber/circltrs.htm
• WSD Standard Drawings www.wsd.gov.hk/en/html/info_publ/wsdstandard/
• WSD Mechanical & Electrical Standard Specifications www.wsd.gov.hk/en/html/info_publ/me_standard_spec/
• Guidelines for Excavation Near Water Mains www.wsd.gov.hk/en/html/info_publ/excavateguuide/
• Plumbing design example for a house (layout and schematic diagram)

http://arch.hku.hk/teaching/project/f-pl.htm
• Apartment Building : Plumbing Schematic

http://arch.hku.hk/teaching/envctrl/KPC_pro/pro154.html