Sunday, 15 November 2015

1. What is Building Service?

Basically, building services are the systems installed in buildings to make them comfortable, functional, efficient and safe. In other words, what makes a building come to life.
Sample Building with M&E System

Building services include:
  • energy supply - gas , electricity and renewable sources
  • heating and ventilating
  • water , drainage and plumbing
  • daylighting and artificial lighting
  • escalators and lifts
  • ventilation and refrigeration
  • harnessing solar, wind and biomass energy
  • communications, telephones and IT networks
  • security and alarm systems
  • fire detection and protection
  • air conditioning and refrigeration
  • facade engineering




Well, list of building services above mostly cover M&E services which will be explore on the next post.