MECH3023: Building Energy Management and Control Systems
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    Apr 2005
    • Schedule: Written examination (MECH3023):
      • Date: Thursday, 19 May 2005
      • Time: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
      • Venue: Lindsay Ride Sports Centre
    Dec 2004
    • Useful reference for self study:
      • Honeywell, 1997. Engineering Manual of Automatic Control for Commercial Buildings, SI edition, Honeywell, Minneapolis, Minn. [download website] (4.3 MB)
    • Schedule: 17_19-Jan-2005: Practical Work:
      • Time: 9:30-12:30 and 14:00-17:00
      • Location: 3/F, Yam Pak Building
      • Grouping: please see lab schedule
    Nov 2004
    • Schedule: 02-Dec-2004: Technical Seminar: Guide to BMS Design (By Dr. M. K. Yip, EMSD) [PowerPoint can be found on WebCT]
    • Gallery: photos taken at the technical visit to Cyberport on 25 Nov 2004
    • Schedule: Technical visit to Cyberport
      • Time & Date: 14:00-16:00, 25 Nov 2004
      • Assembly Time: 13:45 (please be punctual)
      • Assembly Place: The road between Library Extension and Main Building (* a HKU shuttle bus will take us to the building)
      • Content: Intelligent building & IT systems and building services installations
    • The technical visit to Cyberport will be held on 25 Nov 2004. But the host requires a fee of HK$20 per person to arrange the visit. Students are asked to submit the fee to the class representative on or before the visit.
    • Gallery of the course is set up.
      • Photos taken at the Technical Visit to One International Finance Centre (IFC) on 11 Nov 2004.
    • Schedule: To arrange the visit to Cyberport, the technical seminar on Integrated Building Management Systems will be changed to 2 Dec 2004. Please see the teachnig schedule for details.
    • Schedule: Technical visit to Cyberport is confirmed.
      • [Technical Visit: Hong Kong Cyberport]
      • Time & Date: 14:00-16:00, 25 Nov 2004
      • Assembly Time: 13:30 (please be punctual)
      • Assembly Place: G/F loading bay, Haking Wong Building (near carpark entrance)
      • Content: Intelligent building & IT systems and building services installations
    • Schedule: A HKU shuttle bus is arranged for the visit to IFC. Please note the assembly place and time.
      • [Technical Visit: One International Finance Centre (IFC)]
      • Time & Date: 14:00-16:00, 11 Nov 2004
      • Assembly Time: 13:30 (please be punctual)
      • Assembly Place: G/F loading bay, Haking Wong Building (near carpark entrance) (* a HKU shuttle bus will take us to the building)
      • Visit starting point: U3 level in One IFC, near to the sofa resting area, IFC, Connaught Rd Central, HK
      • Content: Building management system and building services plant room at roof level
    • Update of lecture outline: Intelligent Buildings [outline]
    • Recommended seminar:
      • ASHRAE Technical Seminar - Overview of ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1 - Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings [PDF]
    • Info of the video presented on 4 Nov 2004 at the lecture time.
      • Advanced System Control Strategies [videorecording, 90 min.], American Standard Inc. and Trane, La Crosse, Wiscosin, , 2001. [AV 697.93 A24]
        • Discusses practical application of various advanced system controls strategies such as: fan pressure optimization; ventilation reset; control of parallel ventilation air and economizer air paths; and exhuast versus return fan control. Examines how these strategies affect building comfort, compliance with ASHRAE standards, and building operating costs.
    • Webpage for the [Wishlist on BEMCS by Our Students] is set up.
    • A technical visit will be held on 11 Nov 2004 to see practical design and installation of building management system and building services plant.
      • Technical Visit: One International Finance Centre (IFC)
      • Time & Date: 14:00-16:00, 11 Nov 2004
      • Assembly Time: 13:50 (please be punctual)
      • Assembly Place: U3 level in One IFC, near to the sofa resting area, IFC, Connaught Rd Central, HK
    Oct 2004
    • Self-evaluation exercise [PDF] and suggested solutions [PDF]
    • Crossword Puzzle: (* for self-evaluation, no need to submit)
      • Fundamentals of Controls [PDF]    -  answer [PDF]
    Sep 2004
    • Video presented at the lecture on 30-Sep-2004:
      • Introduction to Commercial Voice/Data Cabling Systems [CD-ROM], BICSI, Tampa, Fl., 2000. [AV 621.382 I61 B58]
        • Overview (0-2 min.)
        • Introduction to building infrastructure (2-33 min.)
        • Terminal hardware (33-45 min.)
        • Horizontal pathway (45-58 min.)
        • Introduction to electrical protection (58-70 min.)
        • Media overview (70-88 min.)
        • Review (88-90 min.)
    • A technical seminar has been arranged on 25-Nov-2004 to discuss the practical design issues of BEMCS.
      • Technical Seminar: Integrated Building Management Systems, by Dr. M. K. Yip, EMSD
    Aug 2004
    • General update of the website.



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