CME 332 – Mechanical and Electrical Equipment
3 Credits (3 Lecture Hours)
Lecture – Meets in 230 Baker, Tuesday and Thursday 9:30-11:00
Instructor – Paul Crovella
219 Baker Laboratory
Phone X-6839 (470-6839)
E-mail plcrovella@esf.edu
Webpage – www.esf.edu/scme/crovella/default
Office hours – Tu,Th 11:00-12:00, M,W,F 10:30-11:30
Text – Mechanical and Electrical Systems in Construction and Architecture, 5th ed., Dagostino,
Frank and Joseph Wujek. Prentice Hall, 2009.
Optional Reference Text – Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for Buildings, 10th ed. Stein,
Benjamin, John Reynolds, Walter Grondzik, and Alison Kwok. John Wiley and Sons, 2006.
Description - This course shall introduce the basic concepts of mechanical systems design and
construction for residential and commercial buildings. Systems design and equipment
selection are performed for heating, cooling, plumbing, sanitation, electrical, lighting, and
acoustics. Emphasis is placed on the use of the New York State Building Code, the New York
State Energy Conservation Code, the National Electrical Code and the American
Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineering Handbook.
Relation to Learning Objectives: This course directly supports the following departmental
learning objectives:
3.
An ability to read and interpret construction documents thereby having the ability
to communicate with all project participants in professional manner to deliver a
successful construction project
6.
An ability to understand and apply the proper use of construction materials in
construction projects.
This course also meets the ACCE learning objectives in section 4.2 Analysis and
Design of Construction Systems (4.22,4.23)
Student outcomes:
1. Understand the function of individual mechanical systems, and how the construction manager
ensures their effective integration in residential and commercial buildings.
2. Be familiar with standard architectural symbols and line diagrams for mechanical systems
used in construction management.
3. Appreciate the importance of energy efficiency, commissioning, and renewable energy
technologies in construction management.
4. Be able to use code requirements for simple design, perform sample take-offs, and determine
project costs for an individual mechanical system.
Attendance - Students are expected to attend all scheduled classes and laboratories. If special
circumstances such as illness, travel difficulties, family emergencies or active participation in
college-sponsored events make absence unavoidable you must see me to make up the work. For
these cases, no student will be allowed to complete graded work after that work has been returned
to others in the class. In the case of absence due to religious observance, students will be provided
an opportunity to make up any examination, study, or work requirements that may be missed
provided you notify me by e-mail before the end of the second week of classes. Further
information about the SU policy that this is based on can be found at
http://supolicies.syr.edu/emp_ben/religious_observance.htm
While in class, please keep cell phones turned off, this includes during tests (no cell phone
calculators). To maintain the proper classroom environment, computers may not be used during
lecture without permission of the instructor. When in use they it should be strictly for classrelated activity.
Academic Accommodations - Students wishing to utilize academic accommodations due to a
diagnosed disability of any kind must present an Academic Accommodations Authorization
Letter generated by Syracuse University’s Office of Disability Services. If you currently have an
Authorization Letter, please present this to me as soon as possible so that I may assist with the
establishment of your accommodations. Students who do not have a current Academic
Accommodations Authorization Letter from Syracuse University’s Office of Disability Services
cannot receive accommodations. If you do not currently have an Authorization Letter and feel
you are eligible for accommodations, please contact Heather Rice in the Office of Counseling
and Disabilities Services, 110 Bray Hall, (315) 470-6660 or counseling@esf.edu as soon as
possible.
Academic Honesty – Honesty and integrity are major elements in professional behavior and are
expected of each student. Any assignment (including those in electronic media) submitted by a
student must be of the student's original authorship. Representation of another's work as the
student’s own shall constitute plagiarism. Cheating, in any form, is an unacceptable behavior
within all college courses, and the college policy on academic integrity (as outlined in the
handbook “Academic Integrity ESF” at http://www.esf.edu/students/handbook/ ) will be strictly
adhered to.
Grading – The course grading will be a combination of grades earned on homework, quizzes,
project report, class participation, and the final exam.
The final grade will be based on these percentages
Homework
20%
Quizzes
30%
HVAC project
10%
Elec Project
10%
Plumbing Project
10%
Class participation
10%
Final Exam
10%
Graded work will be returned on a timely basis. This typically means:
Short homework assignments:
1 week to 10 days
Quizzes
Up to 10 days
Laboratory assignments
Up to 2 weeks
Major Exams
Up to 2 weeks
Major projects or papers
Up to 2-3 weeks
Homework - All written work must be word-processed and spell checked. Any calculations may
be hand-written neatly with the answer labeled with units and boxed. Any homework not turned in
on-time needs to be discussed with me to determine if credit will be given. No late homework will
be accepted after the assignment has been graded and returned to the rest of the class.
Course Outline:
Chapter 1 – Thermal, Environmental, and Comfort Concepts – Homework Questions
Week 1 1-1 to 1-13, 1-19 to1-22, 1-23 b only, 1-24 to 1-26
Day 1 assignment - Personal Introduction
Week 2 Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Heat Transfer 2-1 to 2-14
Chapter 3 Concepts in Building Science 3-1 to 3-18
Week 3 Chapter 3 Concepts in Building Science 3-19 to 3-36
Chapter 4 – Heating Load Computations for Buildings –4-1 to 4-14, 4-20a,b, 4-26
Week 4 Chapter 6 HVAC Equipment and Systems 6-1 to 6-26
Week 5
Week 6
Chapter 7 HVAC Distribution System and Components 7-1 to 7-31
Chapter 8 HVAC Air Distribution Systems 8-1 to 8-21, 8-27, 8-34, 8-41
Baker HVAC analysis is due
Chapter 12 - Plumbing Fundamentals
Week 7
Homework Questions 12-1to 12-15, 12-17 (cu ft not sq ft),12-18,12-23,12-30 (just
one fixture)
Week 8 Chapter 13 – Building Water Supply System Design – Homework questions 13-1 to
13-9, 13-11 to 13-15
Week 9
Chapter 13 – Building Water Supply System Design 13-16 to 13-31, and 13-32, 1333, 13-35, 13-36, 13-38,13-51
Chapter 14 – Sanitary Drainage System Design 14-1to 14-6, 14-10, 14-12
Week Chapter 15,16 Wastewater Treatment and Disposal, Building Storm Water Drainage
10
15-1 to 15-8 and 15-10, 16-1 to 16-6
Take-off and Estimate for Baker Lab due
Week
11
Chapter 17 Electrical Theory – 17-1 to 17-20, 17-24,17-25, 17-38
Week
12
Chapter 18 Building Electrical Materials and Equipment 18-1 to18-21
Week
13
Chapter 18 Building Electrical Materials and Equipment 18-22 to 18- 45
Week Chapter 19 Building Electrical Design Principles 19-1 to 19-16, 19-17.
14
Residential Electrical Project is Due