2024 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Undergraduate major in Architecture and Building Engineering
Control of Building Services
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Architecture and Building Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Naoki Kagi / Hajime Tamura / Hideki Sato
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Intensive
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- ARC.E304
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course covers the role of automatic controls, the types and characteristics of sensors used in building services, and typical control methods with reference to the examples of the latest controls and the performance of automatic control devices.
The aim of this course is to learn the fundamental knowledge of automatic controls for building services, while providing an understanding of building management systems and instrumentation drawings.
Course description and aims
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Explain the role of automatic controls and control methods in building services.
2) Make a basic design in consideration of automatic controls.
Student learning outcomes
実務経験と講義内容との関連 (又は実践的教育内容)
Lecture by the designer of building services.
Keywords
Atuomatic controls, Sensors, Control methods,
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Intensive course. Towards the end of class, students are given exercise problems related to what is taught on that day to solve.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Overview of automatic controls in building services. | Understanding of the role of automatic controls and the aims of contrlos. |
| Class 2 | Sensors and control methods used in building services. | Understanding of types and characteristics of sensors and typiacl control methods. |
| Class 3 | Automatic controls in air conditioning systems. | Understanding of building management systems and instrumentation drawings. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None required.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Course materials are provided during class.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Students' course scores are based on final exams(70%) and exercise problems(30%).
Related courses
- ARC.E303 ： Electrical Systems for Building
Prerequisites
No prerequisites.