1. Department of Architecture University of Arkansas
ARCH 3144 – TECH IV
Department of Architecture
University of Arkansas
BUILDING SYSTEMS AND DESIGN INTEGRATION
"The woman making the coat has no interest in making a coat, per se, but in making someone warm. She could do this by putting her arms around a shivering person, but instead she accomplishes her goal by indirection - by making the object which then remakes the human site that is her actual object .... the coat-maker is working not to make the artifact (which is just the midpoint in the total action), but to remake human sentience."
Elaine Scarry, The Body in Pain

2. BUILDING SYSTEMS AND DESIGN INTEGRATION
The course covers
Fundamental concepts of environmental technology in architecture.
Environmental Technology includes all building systems that affect
the function of the building and the comfort of the occupants: hvac, lighting, plumbing, fire protection and indoor air quality.
Critical issues of how building systems are integrated into an overall design
the processes by which systems are selected, and the recognition that passive and active systems can be significant generators of architectural form.
Tech IV provides the student
Critical thinking skills through a sequence of interrelated exercises
Significant training in the process of environmental system design
Ability to communicate effectively with engineering consultants
Proactive role with regard to system selection, design, and integration.

3. PROJECT I VAV SYSTEMS WITH VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE FANS
THERMAL ZONING FOR HVAC SYSTEMS DISTRIBUTION
PROJECT I
VAV SYSTEMS WITH VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE FANS
Alenya Becker, Nathalie Blair, Jason Jackson, Shena Mitchell
Perspective Looking North Towards Glass Curtain Wall
First Floor: Delineation of Thermal Zones
Second Floor: Delineation of Thermal Zones
Interiors of a building demand different supplies of heating and cooling because their exposure to the sun changes through the day. Other factors such as occupants and the use of electric light also add heat to the rooms.

4. HVAC Systems Axonometric

5. Plumbing and Ductwork
HVAC and Fire Sprinkler
Plumbing and Ductwork
Plan View

6. Larger Image of HVAC and Sprinklers Systems

7. SECTIONS SHOWING SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
Transverse Sections
Longitudinal Section

8. REFLECTED CEILING PLANS
Reflected Ceiling Plans Showing HVAC Distribution
and Electric Lighting Layout

9. Electric light is needed in the absence of daylight
LIGHTING DESIGN
Dropped Ceiling
Luminaire With Parabolic
Recessed Louvers
2PMO 340
3 Lamps per Luminaire
F40T12/WW/RS
3200 Lumens per Lamp
Reference Collection
Map Storage
Map Viewing
Electric light is needed in the absence of daylight

10. Fire Protection and Fresh Air Supply are Important Design Imperatives