Rehabilitation of Technical Installations in Buildings

Recommended Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of building technology for the design of water supply and sewage drainage systems in buildings.

Teaching Methods

Teaching model both theoretical and practical, combining in a balanced way theoretical presentations, presentation and discussion of case studies, critical participation by students (including the development of mini-projects), and also the contact with entities and relevant external projects, either through guest speakers, or through field visits.

Learning Outcomes

This course unit is intended primarily to provide the student survey methodologies of technical installations in buildings as well as the detection of anomalies in its functioning.

The student should know the requirements underlying the interventions in facilities, among which we highlight the increase in consumption, the existence of new standards of comfort, new safety requirements or new regulatory requirements in various fields.

The student should understand the possibilities of rehabilitation of existing facilities and the problems of reconciling them, their extension and others that may eventually be introduced.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS OF EXISTING STRUCTURES

Survey and inspection of facilities

Pathologies and deterioration of materials and components

 

REFORMING OF INSTALLATIONS

Adequacy of facilities to new levels of comfort

Health and safety issues

Requirements for firefighting

Heating installations

Other facilities introduced in recent legislation

 

CURRENT PROBLEMS IN WATER NETWORKS

Post-intervention consumptions evaluation

Low pressure problems in supply networks

Need for recirculating flows

 

CURRENT PROBLEMS IN SEWER NETWORKS

Changes in pressures and maintenance of water siphoning

Sewage and groundwater drainage in basements

Separation of hydrocarbons and on site effluent treatment.

Head Lecturer(s)

Fernando José Telmo Dias Pereira

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Resolution Problems: 40.0%
Frequency: 60.0%

Bibliography

Afonso, A. S., Dimensionamento de Instalações Prediais de Água. Considerações sobre o Método Proposto na Norma Europeia, Congresso da Construção 2007

CEN/ TC 164 (2013), Business Plan – Water Supply, Bruxelas.

CEN/ TC 165 (2013), Business Plan – Wastewater Engineering, Bruxelas.

EN 806 – Specifications for Installations Inside Buildings Conveying Water for Human Consumption

EN 12056 – Gravity Drainage Systems Inside Buildings

Pedroso, V., Patologia das Instalações Prediais de Distribuição de Água., LNEC 1997

Pedroso, V., Manual dos Sistemas Prediais de Distribuição e Drenagem de Águas, LNEC, 2007

Pedroso, V., Sistemas de Combate a Incêndios em Edifícios de Acordo com a Nova Regulamentação, LNEC, 2009

Pedroso, V., Medidas para um uso Eficiente de Água nos Edifícios, LNEC 2009

Pedroso, V., Instalações Elevatórias e Sobrepressoras de Água para Edifícios, LNEC 2013

Regulamento Geral dos sistemas Públicos e Prediais de Distribuição de Água e de Drenagem de Águas Residuais, DR n.º 23/95.