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Building services engineering (BSE) is a professional engineering discipline that strives to achieve a safe and comfortable indoor environment while minimizing the environmental impact of a building.

Professional bodies

The two most notable professional bodies are:

• The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) was founded in 1894.
• The British Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) was founded in 1976 and received a Royal Charter in the United Kingdom, formally recognising building services engineering as a profession.

Education

Building services engineers typically possess an academic degree in civil engineering, architectural engineering, building services engineering, mechanical engineering or electrical engineering. The length of study for such a degree is usually 3–4 years for a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) or Bachelor of Science (BSc) and 4–5 years for a Master of Engineering (MEng).

In the United Kingdom, the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) accredits university degrees in Building Services Engineering. In the United States, ABET accredits degrees.

Building services engineering software

Many tasks in building services engineering involve the use of engineering software, for example to design/model or draw solutions. The most common types of tool are whole building energy simulation and CAD (traditionally 2D) or the increasingly popular Building Information Modeling (BIM) which is 3D. 3D BIM software can have integrated tools for Building Services calculations such sizing ventilation ducts or estimating noise levels. Another use of 3D/4D BIM is that empowers more informed decision making and better coordination between different disciplines, such as 'collision testing'.

See also

• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
• Architectural engineering
• Building engineer
• Building Engineering Services Association

References

1. "Accredited Courses". CIBSE. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
2. Search All Accredited Programs Archived 2011-08-17 at the Wayback Machine
3. K. Mahmud, U. Amin, M.J. Hossain, J. Ravishankar, "Computational tools for design, analysis, and management of residential energy systems", Applied Energy, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.03.111

External links

• ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
• BESA Building Engineering Services Association
• BSRIA The Building Services Research and Information Association
• CIBSE Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
• ECA ECA - Excellence in Electrotechnical and Engineering Services
• Modern Building Services journal
• Online Building Services Engineering Lecture Notes
• India
• School of Planning and Architecture, JNA & FAU, Hyderabad, India

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