This document discusses the integration of building systems. It notes that buildings consist of subsystems that provide spatial and environmental elements and determine building characteristics. These include the envelope, mechanical, structural, and interior systems. Mechanical systems alone constitute over 30% of costs in office buildings. There are often design problems that arise from a lack of coordination between systems, overemphasizing some factors like aesthetics over performance, or costs overriding performance. Successfully designed projects integrate building systems, materials, and products to achieve a unified solution and consider opportunities for dual functions or shared spaces between components.

1. Architectural and Technical Detailing
Building Systems Integration
Dr. Yasser Mahgoub

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Introduction
• A building consists of many subsystems
• Systems provide spatial and environmental
elements
• Systems determine the building
characteristics

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EnvelopeMechanical
StructuralInterior
Integration
Building Systems

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Building Determinates
Cost
Performance
Form

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Mechanical Systems
• How important mechanical Systems in the
building?
– Mechanical systems constitute more than 30% of
the cost in office buildings

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Design Problems!!!
Lack of Coordination
Overemphasizing a determinate
Aesthetics override performance
Cost overrides performance

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Performance
• Spatial
• Thermal
• Air Quality
• Acoustical
• Visual
• Integrity

9. Integrated Building Systems
• In a successfully designed project, building
systems, materials, and products must be
integrated to create a unified whole that
achieves the desired functional purpose.
• An integrated solution results from a design
approach that considers the characteristics of
each component proposed in the project and
searches for opportunities for dual functions
or for sharing of volume.

11. SupplyReturn

13. Duct
Supply diffuser
Beam
Roof

14. Fire Fighting

15. Fire Fighting

16. Sound System

17. Security & Surveillance

18. Security & Surveillance CCTV

19. Security & Surveillance CCTV

20. Smart Building Integration

21. Sweets
• http://sweets.construction.com

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