Continuing Professional Development
The Faculty of Architecture, Design & Planning runs Continuing Professional Development short courses which provide a valuable opportunity for participants to be updated on career-related skills and any recent changes in their professions. It is also an opportunity for students to try a unit of study from a program to gauge its suitability. Once the assessment requirements are completed participants may be able to receive credit towards a future degree. The granting of credit is subject to faculty resolutions governing candidature as specified in the Faculty of Architecture, Design & Planning handbook.
All programs qualify for CPD points for SBSE/EA & AIRAH members.
How to enrol?
Please download the cpd brochure, complete the form and post/fax it to:
Sue Lalor
Professional Education Coordinator
Faculty of Architecture, Design & Planning,
Wilkinson Building G04, University of Sydney, NSW, 2006
Fax: (02) 9351 5665
Program Schedule
| Semester 1, 2009 |
| Semester 2, 2009 |
Introduction to Building Services
5 day intensive March 4, 5, 18, 19, 20 (Code: DESC9151)
Students and professionals receive an overview of the big picture co-ordinated design aspects of building services for commercial buildings which are essential to the design team in the early stages of development, prior to detailed engineering.
Presenters - Alan Obrart & Industry Professionals.
Cost: $615 (One Day), $1740 (Full Course)
| Date | Course Description | |
| Day 1 | March 4, Wed | Natural ventilation, air quality, mechanical ventilation, regulations, council and statutory approvals, energy & noise |
| Day 2 | March 5, Thu | Air conditioning and smoke control |
| Day 3 | March 18, Wed | Electrical services, Fire Services |
| Day 4 | March 19, Thu | Hydraulic services and water supply, vertical transportation |
| Day 5 | March 20, Fri | Site inspection, workshop, assignment and review |
Mechanical Services
5 day intensive March 25, 26 & April 7, 8, 9 (Code: DESC9067)
Major drivers for change are energy efficiency, space requirements, comfort conditions, noise and the necessary controls. This programme provides students and professionals with a detailed introduction to the design and mechanical equipment selection issues for occupant performance and regulation compliance, suitable for students with backgrounds other than mechanical engineering.
Presenters - Alan Obrart & Industry Professionals.
Cost: $615 (One Day), $1740 (Full Course)
| Date | Course Description | |
| Day 1 | March 25, Wed | Overview How and why of Mechanical Services, performance, regulations, health and comfort, efficiency, noise, size. |
| Day 2 | March 26, Thu | Natural ventilation, mechanical ventilation, air conditioning – current, new and emerging technologies, basics of psychometrics and heat transfer |
| Day 3 | April 7, Wed | Indoor air quality, filtration, air distribution, smoke control, mechanical ventilation systems |
| Day 4 | April 8, Thu | Mechanical equipment selection and application, coils, fans, fan coils, pumps, compressors and refrigeration systems |
| Day 5 | April 9, Fri | Chillers and pumping systems, heat rejection equipment, towers and condensers. |
Building Acoustics & Noise Control
5 day intensive April 15, 16, 17, 23, 24 (Code: DESC9191)
This unit investigates the attenuation and control of noise generated by mechanical building services systems. This will impart in students an understanding of the basics of sound transmission; sound pressure and power; and the fundamentals of the human auditory response. Students will further have an awareness of the statutory noise control requirements, current standards and sources of data. Moreover, students will obtain an ability in design and selection of acoustic treatment methods to meet those statutory requirements.
Presenters - Alan Obrart & Industry Professionals.
Objectives At the successful completion of this Unit students will have:
- an awareness of the statutory noise control requirements, current standards and sources of data
- an understanding of the fundamentals of the basics of sound transmission; sound pressure & power; and human auditory response
- an ability in design and selection of acoustic treatment methods to meet those statutory requirements
Cost: $615 (One Day), $1740 (Full Course)
| Date | Course Description | |
| Day 1 | April 15, Wed | Overview Fundamentals of Acoustics, sound power, sound pressure, how we hear, regulations & standards for indoor and outdoor noise, sound propagation, sound insulation, sources of building services noise, case studies |
| Day 2 - 5 | April 16, Thu | Detailed principals, review and solutions for room acoustics, sound insulation, outdoor sound and environmental noise, services noise, introduction to vibration and structure borne noise, workshop, laboratory visit and assignment. |
Electrical Services
5 day intensive May 22, 23 & June 4, 5, 6 (Code: DESC9040)
Cost: $615 (One Day), $1740 (Full Course)
| Date | Course Description | |
| Day 1 | May 22, Sun | Overview of design issues |
| Day 2 - 5 | May 23, Mon | An understanding of electrical services is an essential requirement for building services practitioners involved in the design professions and the construction and building management industries. The course is designed to provide an introduction to these services for recent graduates or diplomates in engineering, architecture or science and for people involved at a professional level in the building industry who do not possess a background in electrical engineering. |
Air Conditioning Design
5 day intensive August 5, 6, 7, 12, 13 (Code: DESC9001)
This specialised unit compliments DESC9067, Mechanical Services (not a pre-requesite - but advisable) and provides an introduction to detailed thermal load estimates, based on AIRAH publication DA9 (Load Estimation), from which the principal building thermal design issues, fabric, glazing, ventilation, equipment, will be reviewed in detail, to allow calculation (manually) of the thermal loads in a space. Corresponding computer software ACADS BSG Camel will be demonstrated, an overview of air conditioning new and emerging technologies will be provided. Presented by Alan Obrart with Industry Professionals.
Cost: $615 (One Day), $1740 (Full Course)
| Date | Course Description | |
| Day 1 | August 5, Wed | Overview – upgraded occupant requirements, regulation compliance for comfort, energy, noise; assumptions in thermal load estimating, problems, accuracy and strategies |
| Day 2 | August 6, Thu | Psychometrics, properties of air, air conditioning processes, advanced properties and processes |
| Day 3 | August 7, Fri | Air conditioning load estimates, leat transfer, interior and exterior loads, air conditioning load estimates using systems in practice |
| Day 4 | August 12, Wed | Current and future technology, new and emerging developments in air conditioning systems; site visit – air conditioning systems in practice |
| Day 5 | August 13, Thu | Workshop – worked examples of load estimating, equipment and system selection |
Energy Management in Building
4 day intensive August 17, 18 & October 12, 13 (Code: DESC9111)
The environmental imperative for response to climate change. Mechanical and electrical services and equipment are the culprits for energy consumption, the how and why of energy efficiency including practical energy audit, survey and management plan.
Presenters - Alan Obrart and Dr. Paul Banniscol, with Industry Professionals.
Cost: $615 (One Day), $1740 (Full Course)
| Date | Course Description | |
| Day 1 | August 17, Mon | Overview of energy consumption in commercial buildings, heat transfer in & out, aspirational (GREENSTAR), operational (ABGR) and regulatory (BCA sect. J) energy rating systems, Case studies. |
| Day 2 | August 18, Tue | Energy efficient strategies for Mechanical plant and lighting |
| Day 3 | October 12, Mon | Energy use & abuse, current & future trends, ABGR energy rating in detail. |
| Day 4 | October 13, Tue | Energy auditing, & management plans, theory & practice. |
Energy Code Compliance
6 day intensive September 16, 17, 26, 27 & October 10, 11 (Code: DESC9192)
BCA Section J, Energy Efficiency Measures from Building Design to Certification - this programme will cover the BCA Energy Efficiency Measures, Deemed to Satisfy prescriptive, as well as Alternative Solution documentation and certification procedures and by modelling using both ACADS-BSG CAMEL/ Beaver and Energy Plus/Design Builder/DOE2.
In addition to Graduates & CPD Professionals, this is of particular interest to all Architects, Engineers, Certifiers, involved in achieving BCA Section J Compliance for Commercial Buildings. This intensive programme is presented to allow CPD professionals to attend day by day, 2 day modules, or the complete programme.
Presenters – Alan Obrart and specialised energy modelling experts, Murray Mason/Trevor Kingston- ACADS BSG –Camel/Beaver & PC Thomas (Team Catalyst), Energy Plus/Design Builder based on DOE2.
Cost: $615 (One Day), $1740 (Full Course)
| Date | Course Description | |
| Day 1 | September 16, Wed | Overview of energy rating schemes, aspirational Greenstar, operational ABGR, & mandatory BCA sect J. Energy balance in buildings, exterior & interior thermal loads, heat gains & losses, where the energy is consumed. BCA section J, Deemed to Satisfy prescription in detail, interpretations, applications & certification; introduction to alternative solutions, verifications and modelling. |
| Day 2 | September 17, Wed | BCA Sect J, DTS worked examples, equipment and material selection and specifications. Lighting provisions, mechanical services windows calculator & façade design requirements, certification, documentation & sign off for BCA sect. J compliance. |
| Day 3 | September 26, Wed | Alternative Solution workshop using hands on energy simulation computer model, with class worked example of JV 2 & JV3 methods to spec JV. |
| Day 4 | September 27, Wed | Workshop continues. |
| Day 5 | October 10, Mon | Alternative solution workshop using hands on energy simulation model, with class worked examples. |
| Day 6 | October 11, Tue | Workshop continues. |
Services Control Systems
5 day intensive OCTOBER 7, 8, 14, 15, 16 (Code: DESC9170)
CONTROL IS THE KEY TO EFFICIENCY
The Key to Successful Operations - spend a fortune on systems and equipment, but without good design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of the controls, building services performance will suffer.
Presenters - Alan Obrart & John Penny.
Cost: $615 (One Day), $1740 (Full Course)
| Date | Course Description | |
| Day 1 | October 7, Wed | Overview – why controls? Promise and failure, comfort, energy, star ratings, regulations, control logic, psychometrics, case studies. |
| Day 2 | October 8, Thu | Controls for Greenstar, ABGR, lighting, air conditioning energy efficiency, chillers, VAV, chilled beam and displacement systems. |
| Day 3 | October 14, Wed | Controls hardware selection and installation, VSD, valves, actuators, dampers, VAV boxes, BMS, time switch to computer. |
| Day 4 | October 15, Thu | Controls for HVAC equipment, compressors, fans, coils, towers, condensers, pumps, commissioning & maintenance, site visit & inspection. |
| Day 5 | October 16, Fri | Workshop, functional descriptions & specifying performance, assignment. |