From the Back Cover
Building services engineers aim to provide a safe environment which is comfortable for building occupants and suitable for any processes happening within buildings. But often the finished building does not perform as building services engineers had intended; for example, the end-users are not comfortable in their environment, the building operator is not happy with the maintainability, flexibility or energy consumption, or it fails to satisfactorily support the processes happening within. So, even when the design is seemingly complete, it does not necessarily mean the construction phase will proceed smoothly and clients will be handed their ideal building. Building Services Engineering: after design, during construction focuses on the design-construction interface and how the design intent is handled through the construction stage to handover and on into the defects liability period, perhaps when fit-outs or the first re-configuration are happening. The author gives practical and relevant information for those involved with the design of building services engineering systems. In particular she recognises the idiosyncrasies and distinct features of building services engineering which are not specifically covered in general texts on construction management. Part One sets the scene by describing the stakeholders involved in the construction phase who are involved with translating the building services engineering design into the finished installation. Part Two focuses specifically on the potential processes and duties building services engineers may be involved with during construction and the initial post-construction period. Examples are used throughout to reinforce the text and at the end of chapter there are feedback questions to help with the learning process; responses for these are discussed on the book�s website. The guidance here is tried-and-tested on the author�s training with BSRIA, CIBSE and within her own workplace and the book is an essential resource for students as well as for practicing building services engineers frustrated that all their efforts to deliver the best design are subsequently scuppered.
Dr Jackie Portman DBEnv., MSc., BEng(Hons), ACGI, CEng, FCIBSE, FIET, MCIOB, is a highly accomplished building services engineering project manager with an enviable track record of delivering complex multi-million pound infrastructure and construction projects within budget and operational standards. She graduated in electrical engineering from Imperial College, University of London and too her first steps into the construction industry. She was attracted by the exciting, challenging, ever-changing and all-encompassing nature of the construction industry: where there are always new challenges and areas of interest and has never looked back. She has worked in consultancy, main-contracting, building services sub-contracting, project management and client organisations in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. She has led the project management process of a range of projects in terms of complexity, size and uses: university complexes (libraries, archive buildings, state of the art education and research facilities), healthcare projects (wards, laboratories, clinical areas), single and mixed-use commercial office complexes, residential developments and schools. She has always been keen to enthuse and motivate students and trainees and has used her 'hands-on' perspective to support full-time academics and teachers. She has been a visiting lecturer at the University of the West of England and the City of Bristol College: also, contributing to the development of the syllabuses, in particular, ensuring the relevance to current industry trends and requirements. She obtained her doctorate from the University of the West of England, researching into ways and means of improving the contribution of building services engineers to the building design process: looking at how they are perceived by the rest of the construction industry and what tools and processes would help improve their performances.
