BUILDING SYSTEM

DESIGN
No. of Units
2 Units Lecture
1 Unit Laboratory

No. of Contact Hours

2 hours Lecture per Week
3 hours Laboratory per
Week
ENGR. AMER A. GONZALES
Instructor
 Building Construction is examined from the
Coursestand
Description
point of life safety (including fire
safety and zoning constraints on site
planning); architectural and building service
system (plumbing, electrical, vertical
transportation, security, fire protection);
materials, sustainability, and life cycle
analysis; accessibility; technical
documentation and outline specifications;
buildings enclosure system; and interior
finish system.
 systems, including architectural design
building materials and construction
techniques, and will foster the skills
Course Description
required to adopt a building system
approach compliant to the National
Building Code and its referral codes. The
students developed knowledge of
building system will also include
understanding of different types and
application of building materials and
diverse construction techniques.
Sustainability principles’ impact on the
property lifecycle, and how these will
integrate and apply to skills and
knowledge to industry based case
studies will also be examined. The course
will at least one visit to an operating
building in the locality.
Course Description
The laboratory class will focus on the
tools and techniques to create a
computer generated building model, and
applied tools for working with computer
model exploring output simulation.
Students will develop techniques looking
at both realistic and schematic
representation, and the integration of
building systems modeling as a tool to
inform and enhance the design process.
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course, the students
must be able to:
1. Identify appropriate provision of the
National Building Code and its referral
codes as these apply to buildings;

2. Codes and Regulations: Ability to design

sites, facilities, and systems that are
responsive to relevant codes and regulations,
and include the principles of life safety and
accessibility standards.
Course Outcomes
3. Technical Documentation: Ability to make
At the end of the course, the students
technically clear drawings, prepare outline
must be able to:
specifications and construct models
illustrating and identifying the assembly of
materials, systems, and components
appropriate for a building design.
4. Building Envelop System and Assemblies:
Understanding of the basic principles involve
in the appropriate selection and application of
building envelop systems relative to
fundamental performance, easthetics,
moisture transfer, durability, and energy and
material resources.
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course, the students
must be able to:
5. Building Materials and Assemblies:
Understanding of the basic principles used in
the appropriate selection of interior and
exterior construction materials, finishes,
products, components and assemblies based
on their inherent performance, including
environment impact and reuse.
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course, the students
must be able to:
6. Building Service Systems: Understanding of
the basic principles and appropriate
application and performance of building
service systems, including lighting,
mechanical, plumbing, electrical,
communication, vertical transportation,
security, and fire protection systems.
7. Financial Consideration: Understanding of
the fundamentals of building costs, which
must include life cycle costs.
Course Outline
LECTURE:
I. Codes and Regulation:
National Building Codes of the
Philippines
Architectural Code of the Philippines
National Structural Code of the
Philippines
Electrical Code of the Philippines
Fire Code
National Plumbing Code
Sanitation Code of the Philippines
Course Outline
LECTURE:

II. Technical Documentation:

Space Planning
Calculation
Specification
Quantity Survey and Cost Estimate
Building Permit
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LECTURE:

III. Building Envelop Systems and Assemblies:

Fundamentals of Performance
Aesthetics
Moisture Transfer
Durability
Energy and Material Resources
Course Outline
IV. Building Materials and Assemblies:
LECTURE:
Appropriate selection of interior and
exterior
construction materials
Finishes, Products, Components,
and
Environmental Impact and
Reuse of Materials
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LECTURE:
V. Building Service Systems:
Lighting
Mechanical System in Buildings including
VerticalTransportation
Plumbing System in Building
Electrical, Communication, and
Security
Fire Protection Systems
VI. Financial Consideration:
Fundamentals of Building Costs
Life Cycle Costs
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Description:
• The laboratory course focuses on the tools and
LABORATORY:
techniques to create a computer generated
building model, and apply tools for working with
computer model exploring output and
simulation. In this course, students are taught
on how to apply their knowledge of building
systems such as architectural design, civil
works, mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire
protection (MEPF), as well as building materials
and construction method by creating a model
using computer programs such as AutoCAD and
Revit. Through this, students will develop
techniques looking at booth realistic and
schematic representation, and the integration of
building information modeling (BIM) as a tool to
inform and enhance the design process.
Course Outline
EXERCISES:

I. Building Planning and Conceptualization:

Perspective
Floor Plans
Elevations
Section
Schedule of Door and Windows
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EXERCISES:

II. Structural Plan/Details:

Foundation Plan
Floor Framing Plan
Roof Framing Plan
Concrete Slab Detail
Column Schedule/Details
Footing Schedule/Details
Beam Schedule/Details
Steel Truss Details
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EXERCISES:

III. Plumbing Plans/Details:

Sewer Line Layout
Water Line Layout
Storm Drain Layout
Plumbing Details, (i.e. Septic Tanks)
Isometric Layout
Course Outline
EXERCISES:

IV. Electrical Plans

Lighting Layout
Power Layout
Schedule of Loads
Line Diagram
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EXERCISES:

V. Mechanical Plans
Fire Suppression System
Air Conditioning System
Generator Plan
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EXERCISES:

VI. Electronic Plans

Fire Alarm System
Security System
CCTV
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REFERENCES:
1. Codes and Standards
National Building Code of the Philippines
Architectural Code
National Structural Code of the
Philippines
Electrical Code
Fire Code
National Plumbing Code
Sanitation Code
Course Outline
REFERENCES:
2. Fundamentals of Building Construction, 6th
Ed.
By:Edward Allen and Joseph Iano

3. Building Construction Illustrated 5th Ed.

By: Francis D.K. Ching
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REFERENCES:
4. Max B. Fajardo Jr. Reference
Simplified Methods of Building
Construction
Planning and Designers
Handbook
Simplified Construction Estimate
Electrical Layout and Estimate
Plumbing Design and Estimate
Specification and Contracts