Modern Mechanical Electrical Systems by Crawford P E (8 results)

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - The Field Reference for Managers Who Manage Engineers, and Were Never Taught MEP.A ceiling conflict caught on a drawing costs a redline. The same conflict caught after ductwork, sprinkler mains, and cable tray are already installed costs three trades, two weeks, and a change order.Most construction managers are never formally taught mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems. They are still held responsible for them: the submittals, the coordination meetings, the inspections, the budget. The gap is not engineering knowledge. It is the ability to read what the engineer designed, recognise what the subcontractor is actually installing, and see a conflict coming before it is built.This handbook closes that gap. It builds coordination judgment, not design capability. Equations appear only where a construction manager genuinely needs to sanity-check a submitted number.- Read mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and controls drawings with confidence- Trace an air-side system from unit to diffuser, and a one-line diagram from service to branch panel- Recognise the field defects that most often fail an inspection, and prepare for the walkthrough- Sequence rough-in across trades so systems can be installed in the order their geometry requires- Run coordination and clash detection meetings that resolve conflicts instead of logging them- Evaluate cost proposals and challenge a change order on technical grounds- Know when a field question is yours to answer and when it must go to the engineer of recordTwenty-one chapters, in three parts. Part I: reading drawings, specifications, and submittals, and handling site utilities before they set the schedule. Part II: HVAC, power distribution, emergency and standby systems, plumbing, fire protection, building automation, and specialty scope including elevators and low-voltage systems. Part III: coordination and clash detection, trade sequencing, commissioning, inspections and permitting, change orders and cost control, closeout and warranty, and the energy trends reshaping design.Every chapter opens with learning objectives and closes with practice problems that test judgment rather than calculation. Case applications trace real failures back to the decision that caused them.For construction managers, project managers, superintendents, field engineers, owner's representatives, and construction management students responsible for MEP scope without an engineering background.Stop being surprised by MEP scope. Open the book and start reading the job the way the coordination meeting demands.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - You Learned the Theory. Nobody Taught You the Building.>Thermodynamics, heat transfer, and circuit theory are taught as separate subjects, each of them rigorously. Then a real building arrives and refuses to announce which subject it belongs to. Students discover that no course prepared them to coordinate. Practising engineers, fluent inside one discipline, must work alongside three whose governing logic they were never taught. The book moves from foundations, to equipment, to distribution, to integration. Every equation is derived or its origin explained. Every variable carries its units. Every worked example states its data, assumptions, and objective, then tracks units line by line to a boxed answer, and the practice problems that follow are answerable from the chapter itself.What You Will Be Able To Do- Calculate design heating and cooling loads, and understand why cooling load is not instantaneous heat gain- Select boilers, chillers, air handlers, pumps, and heat rejection on performance rather than catalogue habit- Size ducts and pipes, and find the true operating point where the fan or pump curve meets the system curve- Apply ventilation and filtration requirements, control pressure relationships, and size energy recovery- Size services, feeders, transformers, generators, and transfer equipment, with grounding and arc-flash clearances respected- Design lighting by the lumen method and judge quality, not illuminance alone- Write control sequences, then verify through commissioning that the installation performs as designed- Separate what is established, what is estimated, and what remains professional judgementChapters run in dependency order and each states its prerequisites, so the book works read straight through or opened at one problem. Behind them sit consolidated design data, a notation appendix, a glossary, a full answer key, and an index. Who It Is For>Open it at the chapter your current project needs, and start building the judgement that holds all four disciplines together.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The Field Reference for Managers Who Manage Engineers, and Were Never Taught MEP.A ceiling conflict caught on a drawing costs a redline. The same conflict caught after ductwork, sprinkler mains, and cable tray are already installed costs three trades, two weeks, and a change order.Most construction managers are never formally taught mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems. They are still held responsible for them: the submittals, the coordination meetings, the inspections, the budget. The gap is not engineering knowledge. It is the ability to read what the engineer designed, recognise what the subcontractor is actually installing, and see a conflict coming before it is built.This handbook closes that gap. It builds coordination judgment, not design capability. Equations appear only where a construction manager genuinely needs to sanity-check a submitted number.Read mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and controls drawings with confidenceTrace an air-side system from unit to diffuser, and a one-line diagram from service to branch panelRecognise the field defects that most often fail an inspection, and prepare for the walkthroughSequence rough-in across trades so systems can be installed in the order their geometry requiresRun coordination and clash detection meetings that resolve conflicts instead of logging themEvaluate cost proposals and challenge a change order on technical groundsKnow when a field question is yours to answer and when it must go to the engineer of recordTwenty-one chapters, in three parts. Part I: reading drawings, specifications, and submittals, and handling site utilities before they set the schedule. Part II: HVAC, power distribution, emergency and standby systems, plumbing, fire protection, building automation, and specialty scope including elevators and low-voltage systems. Part III: coordination and clash detection, trade sequencing, commissioning, inspections and permitting, change orders and cost control, closeout and warranty, and the energy trends reshaping design.Every chapter opens with learning objectives and closes with practice problems that test judgment rather than calculation. Case applications trace real failures back to the decision that caused them.For construction managers, project managers, superintendents, field engineers, owner's representatives, and construction management students responsible for MEP scope without an engineering background.Stop being surprised by MEP scope. Open the book and start reading the job the way the coordination meeting demands. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The Field Reference for Managers Who Manage Engineers, and Were Never Taught MEP.A ceiling conflict caught on a drawing costs a redline. The same conflict caught after ductwork, sprinkler mains, and cable tray are already installed costs three trades, two weeks, and a change order.Most construction managers are never formally taught mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems. They are still held responsible for them: the submittals, the coordination meetings, the inspections, the budget. The gap is not engineering knowledge. It is the ability to read what the engineer designed, recognise what the subcontractor is actually installing, and see a conflict coming before it is built.This handbook closes that gap. It builds coordination judgment, not design capability. Equations appear only where a construction manager genuinely needs to sanity-check a submitted number.Read mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and controls drawings with confidenceTrace an air-side system from unit to diffuser, and a one-line diagram from service to branch panelRecognise the field defects that most often fail an inspection, and prepare for the walkthroughSequence rough-in across trades so systems can be installed in the order their geometry requiresRun coordination and clash detection meetings that resolve conflicts instead of logging themEvaluate cost proposals and challenge a change order on technical groundsKnow when a field question is yours to answer and when it must go to the engineer of recordTwenty-one chapters, in three parts. Part I: reading drawings, specifications, and submittals, and handling site utilities before they set the schedule. Part II: HVAC, power distribution, emergency and standby systems, plumbing, fire protection, building automation, and specialty scope including elevators and low-voltage systems. Part III: coordination and clash detection, trade sequencing, commissioning, inspections and permitting, change orders and cost control, closeout and warranty, and the energy trends reshaping design.Every chapter opens with learning objectives and closes with practice problems that test judgment rather than calculation. Case applications trace real failures back to the decision that caused them.For construction managers, project managers, superintendents, field engineers, owner's representatives, and construction management students responsible for MEP scope without an engineering background.Stop being surprised by MEP scope. Open the book and start reading the job the way the coordination meeting demands. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. …