MAA 6231. APPLIED PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS BASIC CONCEPTS OF PROBABILITY THEORY 3 1 0 4 15 Probability - Random variables - Moments - Moment Generating Function - Standard Distribution s - Functions of Random variables - Two dimensional random variables Correlation and Regression. 2. ESTIMATION THEORY 12 Principles of least squares - Multiple and partial Correlation - Regression - Estimation of Parameters - Maximum likelihood Estimates - Method of moments. 3. TESTING OF HYPOTHESIS 12 Sampling distributions - Tests based on Normal, t, Chi-square and F distributions Analysis of variance - One way and Two way classifications. 4. DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS 12 Completely Randomised Design - Randomised Block Design - Latin Square Design - 2 2 Factorial Design. 5. QUEUEING THEORY 9 Single and Multiple server Markovian Queueing models - Customer impatience - M/G/1 Queueing system - Queueing applications. TOTAL : 60 REFERENCES 1. 2. 3. 4. Taha, H.A. Operations Research - An Introduction, Prentice Hall of India Ltd. 1997 Fruend, J.E. and Miller, I, Probability and Statistics for Engineers, Prentice Hall of India Ltd. 1994. Gupta, S.C. and Kapur, V.K., Fundamentals of Mathematical statistics, Sultan Chand & Sons, 1999. Goel, B.S., and Mittal, S.K., Operations Research, Pragati Prakashan, Meerut, 2000. . Equipment for Dewatering and Grouting – Foundation and Pile Driving Equipment 4. Construction Equipment and Job Planning.Hauling Equipment 5. EQUIPMENT FOR EARTHWORK 10 Fundamentals of Earth Work Operations . 1995 Sharma S. 1983. OTHER CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 10 Equipment for Dredging..Hauling.L. Scrapers. Front end Waders. Motor Graders. Singapore.MCE631 1. C.B. Dr. 4. Khanna Publishers. Construction Planning. Deodhar. Pouring and Pumping Equipment – Transporters TOTAL : 45 REFERENCES 1. W. 3. 2.Earth Moving Operations . New Delhi.C. R. Earth Movers 3. and Schexnayder. New Delhi. Khanna Publishers.Erection Equipment . Blasting . Construction Equipment and Management. Ledbetter. Equipment and Methods.Cost Control of Equipment Depreciation Analysis – Safety Management 2. Trenching. Construction Equipment and its planning and Application. . EQUIPMENT FOR PRODUCTION OF AGGREGATE AND CONCRETING 10 Crushers – Feeders .Mahesh Varma.V.Screening Equipment . Peurifoy. MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT 5 Forklifts and related equipment ..Handling Equipment . 5th Edition. Tunneling. 1988.Portable Material Bins – Conveyors .Maintenance Management – Replacement – Unit Operating Cost . McGraw-Hill.Batching and Mixing Equipment . S.Tractors. 1988. Drilling.Types of pumps used in Construction .Types of Earth Work Equipment .Equipment Management in Projects . CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT 3 1 0 4 10 Identification – Planning . Metropolitan Book Company.Equipment for Compaction . New Delhi. . SMART AND INTELLIGENT MATERIALS 5 Brief Outline and Uses TOTAL : 60 REFERENCES 1. M. S. 1999 4. Prentice Hall Inc. Mamlouk. 2001 2. METALS 10 New Alloy Steels – Aluminium and its Products – Other Alloys 3. Derucher.MCE 633 MODERN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS 1. 1999 3. Prentice Hall Inc. Materials for Civil and Highway Engineers... Materials for Civil and Construction Engineers. Aitkens. and Zaniewski. 2nd Edition. High Performance Concrete. OTHER MATERIALS 10 Water Proofing Compounds – Non-weathering Materials – Flooring and Facade Materials 5.. Shan Somayaji.P.G. 4th Edition.S. Civil Engineering Materials. 3 1 0 4 CONCRETES 10 High Strength and High Performance Concrete – Fibre Reinforced Concrete 2. Prentice Hall Inc. J. McGraw-Hill. COMPOSITES 10 Plastics –Reinforced Polymers – FRP – Cellular Cores 4. Korfiatis. and Ezeldin.. K. 1999 . .Scope of Technology Transfer TOTAL : 60 REFERENCES 1. and Wilkinson.W.7). Prasanna Chandra.. PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION 5 Private sector participation in Infrastructure Development Projects . McGraw Hill. Hand Book of Management Consulting Services. Projects – Planning Analysis Selection Implementation & Review Fourth Edition. Macmillan India Ltd. .Technology Transfer and Foreign Collaboration . United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) Manual for the preparation of Industrial Feasibility Studies. 1995 2.Project identification – Preliminary Analysis. PROJECT APPRAISAL 15 NPV – BCR – IRR – ARR – Urgency – Pay Back Period – Assessment of Various Methods – Indian Practice of Investment Appraisal – International Practice of Appraisal – Analysis of Risk – Different Methods – Selection of a Project and Risk Analysis in Practice 4.. BOOT . 1992 3. BOLT. Barcus. New York. PROJECT COSTING 10 Project Cash Flows – Time Value of Money – Cost of Capital 3. Total Project Management . Detailed Project Report – Different Project Clearances required 2.Pre-Feasibility Report and its Clearance. Market. PROJECT FORMULATION AND APPRAISAL PROJECT FORMULATION 3 1 0 4 10 Generation and Screening of Project Ideas . Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd.The Indian Context (Chapters 3 ..BOT.. Financial.K. 1987 4. S.W. PROJECT FINANCING 5 Project Financing – Means of Finance – Financial Institutions – Special Schemes – Key Financial Indicators 5. 1986. New Delhi.MCE 635 1. Joy P. J. Economic and Ecological . (IDBI Reproduction) Bombay. New Delhi. Project Estimates and Techno-Economic Feasibility Report. Technical. . Longman. ADVANCED CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY 3 1 0 4 CONCRETE INGREDIENTS 15 Composition of OPC – Manufacture – Modified Portland Cements – Hydration Process of Portland Cements – Structure of Hydrated Cement Pastes Mineral Admixtures – Slags – Pozzolanas and Fillers – Chemical Admixtures – Solutes – Retarders – Air Entraining Agents – Water Proofing Compounds – Plasticizers and Super Plasticizers Shape and Mechanical Properties – Absorption and Physical Durability – Chemical Stability – Packing Characteristics 2. Mindass and Young. Prentice Hall.K. 2. 2nd edition. GGBS – Mixes for High Performance Concrete – Mix Design methods – variations in concrete strength. 1998 Properties and . 1995.. Concrete Structure Materials. Metha P. HARDENED CONCRETE 7 Interfacial Transition Zone – Fracture Strength – Mechanical Properties – High Strength Concrete – Shrinkage – Creep – Other Properties 4.M. SPECIAL TOPICS 5 Manipulation of Strength of Concrete – Fibre Reinforced Concrete – Self Compacting Concrete – Polymer Concrete – Super Plasticized Concrete. A. 1998.and Montreio P. Nevile. Concrete. Silica fume. Properties of Concrete.MCE637 1. FRESH CONCRETE 10 Workability – Mix Proportioning – Mixes incorporating Fly . 3.J. 4th edition. Prentice Hall.Ash.M. 3. TOTAL : 60 REFERENCES 1. DURABILITY OF CONCRETE 8 Basic Consideration – Stability of Constituents – Chemical Attack – Corrosion of Reinforcing Steel 1. .Industrialized Construction and Pre-fabrication .Organization of Project Participants .Strategic Planning and Project Programming .Interpersonal Behavior in Project Organizations Perceptions of Owners and Contractors 3.Project Life Cycle .Applications of Cost Indices to Estimating .Functional Design . MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT UTILIZATION 9 Historical Perspective .Unit Cost Method of Estimation .Trends in Modern Management . CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT THE OWNERS' PERSPECTIVE 3 1 0 4 9 Introduction .Type of Construction Cost Estimates .Material Procurement and Delivery .Problems in Collective Bargaining .Factors Affecting Job-Site Productivity Labor Relations in Construction . DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROCESS 9 Design and Construction as an Integrated System .Financing of Constructed Facilities .Legal and Regulatory Requirements .Inventory Control .Construction Contractors .Computer-Aided Engineering 4.Effects of Project Risks on Organization .Choice of Equipment and Standard Production Rates .Traditional Designer-Constructor Sequence .Construction Equipment .Innovation and Economic Feasibility .Changing Environment of the Construction Industry .MCEE53 1.Materials Management .Selection of Professional Services .Role of Project Managers 2.Historical Cost Data .Owner-Builder Operation .Leadership and Motivation for the Project Team .Professional Construction Management .Labor Productivity .Construction Processes Queues and Resource Bottlenecks 5. LABOR.Turnkey Operation .Construction Site Environment .Tradeoffs of Costs in Materials Management.Design Methodology . ORGANIZING FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT 9 Project Management .Methods for Allocation of Joint Costs .Innovation and Technological Feasibility .Approaches to Cost Estimation .Value Engineering .Effects of Scale on Construction Cost .Physical Structures-Geo-technical Engineering Investigation .Cost Indices . COST ESTIMATION 9 Costs Associated with Constructed Facilities .Estimate Based on Engineer's List .Types of Construction .Construction Planning . 5. Scheduling and Control. Ernest E. CBS Publishers & Distributors. 2.of Quantities . 1998. Scheduling and Controlling. Project Management. Texas.Allocation of Construction Costs Over Time . .. Macmillan India Ltd. Engineers. Construction Project Management: Planning. Frederick E. 3. Total Project Management – The Indian Context. 6. Harold Kerzner. Wentworth Institute of Technology. Joyce.Computer Aided Cost Estimation .K. Project Management – A Systems Approach to Planning. 2000. Prentice Hall.K. Project Management for Construction – Fundamental Concepts for Owners. Houstan. Chris Hendrickson and Tung Au. 1988. New Delhi.. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. New Delhi. Choudhury. Ludwig. K. Joy. Applied Project Engineering and Management. Architects and Builders. 1992. 4. Gulf Publishing Company. 2000. New Delhi. TOTAL : 60 REFERENCES 1. Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company. Chitkara. Delhi. Gould. Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company. P. Vary E. Pittsburgh. 1988. S. 1988.Estimation of Operating Costs. Construction Project Management. braced domes and space decks. aerial transporting handling erecting lightweight components on tall structures – 3.protecting sheet piles. Robertwade Brown.micropiling for strengthening floor and shallow profile . cable stayed bridges – launching and pushing of box decks – Advanced construction techniques in offshore construction practice – construction sequence and methods in domes and prestress domes – support structure for heavy equipment and conveyor and machinery in heavy industries – erection of articulated structures. 1992 Jerry Irvine.driving well and caisson . CA Rocketr. sky scrapers. J. Advanced Construction Techniques.Under water construction of diaphragm walls and basement Tunneling techniques . John Wiley & Sons. screw anchors . 3.sub grade water proofing under pining 5.sinking cofferdam cable achoring and grouting . large span structures – launching techniques for heavy decks – insitu prestressing in high rise structures. Practical foundation engineering hand book. sheet piles . chimney.. 2.pipe jacking . DEMOLITION 4 Advanced techniques and sequence in demolition and dismantling TOTAL : 60 REFERENCES 2. CONSTRUCTION OF SPECIAL STRUCTURES 10 Erection of lattice towers and rigging of transmission line structures – construction sequence in cooling towers.piling techniques .laying operations for built up offshore system . ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES SUB STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION 3 1 0 4 15 Box jacking . 1984 . 4.pipeline laying .dewatering and stand by plant equipment for underground open excavation.MCE 632 1. silos.shoring for deep cutting .driving diaphragm walls.large reservoir construction with membrances and earth system . REHABILITATION TECHNIQUES 6 Mud jacking grout through slab foundation . McGraw-Hill Publications. bow string bridges. SUPER STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION FOR BUILDINGS 10 Vacuum dewatering of concrete flooring – concrete paving technology – techniques of construction for continuous concreting operation in tall buildings of various shapes and varying sections – launching techniques – suspended form work – erection techniques of tall structures.well points . Construction Dewatering: New Methods and Applications. 1995 Patrick Powers. 4. 1995. OTHER PROBLEMS 5 Decision Making-Bayes Theory-Simulation Models TOTAL : 60 REFERENCES: 1. “Computer Applications in Construction”. McGraw-Hill.. Feigenbaum. 1999.MCE 634 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND PLANNING 3 1 0 4 1. L... INTRODUCTION 5 Introduction to System Hardware-Languages-Database Management-Spread SheetsApplications 2. Dynamic and Integer Programming-Branch and Bound Techniques-Application to Production Scheduling. B. 2.Use of Management Software 5. Prentice Hall Inc.. Gillet. 1990. Material Transportation and Work Assignment Problems-Software Development 3. Paulson. “Construction Scheduling With Primevera Project Planner”.A Computer Oriented Algorithmic Approach. Tata McGraw-Hill. OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES 10 Linear. Bily E.R. 3. INVENTORY PROBLEMS 10 Deterministic and Probabilistic Inventory Models-Software Development 4.. “Introduction to Operation Research” . Equipment Replacement. . SCHEDULING APPLICATIONS 15 PERT and CPM-Software Development . SCHEDULING AND CONTROL 3 1 0 4 1.Schedule and Budget Updates .Activity Float and Schedules . COST CONTROL. 3.Quality Control by Statistical Methods . QUALITY CONTROL AND SAFETY DURING CONSTRUCTION 9 Quality and Safety Concerns in Construction .Statistical Quality Control with Sampling by Variables .Choice of Technology and Construction Method . SCHEDULING PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES 9 Relevance of Construction Schedules .Scheduling in Poorly Structured Problems . Lags. 4. and Windows Calculations for Scheduling with Leads.Relational Model of Databases .Control of Project Cash Flows Schedule Control .Organizing for Quality and Safety .Coding Systems 2. MONITORING AND ACCOUNTING 9 The Cost Control Problem .Accuracy and Use of Information .Computerized Organization and Use of Information .MCE 636 CONSTRUCTION PLANNING.Safety 5.Work and Material Specifications .The Project Budget .Databases and Applications Programs .Presenting Project Schedules Critical Path Scheduling for Activity-on-Node and with Leads.Crashing and Time/Cost Tradeoffs .Defining Precedence Relationships Among Activities .Centralized Database Management Systems .Statistical Quality Control with Sampling by Attributes . ORGANIZATION AND USE OF PROJECT INFORMATION 9 Types of Project Information .Other Conceptual Models of Databases .Improving the Scheduling Process.Estimating Resource Requirements for Work Activities .Total Quality Control .Use of Advanced Scheduling Techniques .Relating Cost and Schedule Information.Calculations for Monte Carlo Schedule Simulation .Estimating Activity Durations . Lags and Windows .Calculations for Critical Path Scheduling . CONSTRUCTION PLANNING 9 Basic Concepts in the Development of Construction Plans .The Critical Path Method .Forecasting for Activity Cost Control Financial Accounting Systems and Cost Accounts . TOTAL : 60 .Defining Work Tasks .Scheduling with Resource Constraints and Precedences .Resource Oriented Scheduling .Scheduling with Uncertain Durations .Organizing Information in Databases .Information Transfer and Flow. . 1985. W.. Engineers. John Wiley & Sons. Wiley. New Delhi. C. Construction Project Management: Planning. Architects and Builders. Financial and Cost Concepts for Construction Management. 1986. K. New York. . Willis. Scheduling and Control. 4. Project Management for Construction – Fundamental Concepts for Owners. Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company. 3. 1998. Scheduling Construction Projects. 1983. Project Management with CPM. Calin M. M. Chotchai Charoenngam. New York. J. Popescu. Pittsburgh. 1995. 6.REFERENCES 1. Chitkara. 2. 2000. Moder.. E. PERT and Precedence Diagramming. Davis. Chris Hendrickson and Tung Au. Prentice Hall. D. Scheduling and Control in Construction: An Encyclopedia of terms and Applications. John Wiley & Sons. Project Planning. 5. Halpin. Phillips and E. Third Edition. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company.K. Excise and Custom Duties and their Influence on Construction Costs – Legal Requirements for Planning – Property Law – Agency Law – Local Government Laws for Approval – Statutory Regulations 5. McGraw-Hill. Sales Tax. TENDERS 10 Prequalification – Bidding – Accepting – Evaluation of Tender from Technical. 2000 .MCE638 1.T.. 2. LEGAL REQUIREMENTS 10 Insurance and Bonding – Laws Governing Sale. Bockrath. McGraw-Hill. LABOUR REGULATIONS 10 Social Security – Welfare Legislation – Laws relating to Wages. 1982 Tamilnadu PWD Code. Contracts and the Legal Environment for Engineers and Architects. Gajaria G. Bonus and Industrial Disputes. ARBITRATION 5 Comparison of Actions and Laws – Agreements – Subject Matter – Violations – Arbitration Act .Appointment of Arbitrators – Conditions of Arbitration – Powers and Duties of Arbitrator – Rules of Evidence – Enforcement of Award – Costs 4. Purchase and Use of Urban and Rural Land – Land Revenue Codes – Tax Laws – Income Tax. M. 6th Edition. CONTRACT LAWS AND REGULATIONS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS 3 0 03 10 Indian Contracts Act – Elements of Contracts – Types of Contracts – Features – Suitability – Design of Contract Documents – International Contract Document – Standard Contract Document – Law of Torts 2..M. 3. 3. 2001 Joseph T. Bombay. Contractual and Commercial Points of View – Contract Formation and Interpretation – Potential Contractual Problems – World Bank Procedures and Guidelines – Tamilnadu Transparency in Tenders Act. Laws Relating to Building and Engineering Contracts in India. 5. 1986 Jimmie Hinze.Tripathi Private Ltd. Construction Contracts. Labour Administration – Insurance and Safety Regulations – Workmen’s Compensation Act – Indian Factory Act – Tamilnadu Factory Act – Child Labour Act Other Labour Laws TOTAL : 60 REFERENCES 1. 2nd Edition. Cracking. chemicals. Effects of cover thickness and cracking. repair and rehabilitation. permeability. UK. wear and erosion. Facets of Maintenance importance of Maintenance Preventive measures on various aspects Inspection. Allen and Harold Roper. coatings.T. 2. Assessment procedure for evaluating a damaged structure causes of deterioration . MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR STRATEGIES 8 Definitions : Maintenance. ferro cement. Maintenance and Repair. Gunite and Shotcrete Epoxy injection. Mortar repair for cracks. fire. corrosion resistant steels. Blakie and Sons. 2. Deflection. shoring and underpinning. Design and construction errors. cathodic protection. MATERIALS FOR REPAIR 8 Special concretes and mortar. vacuum concrete. weathering wear. .Edwards.MCEE61 MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES 3 1 0 4 1. polymer concrete. INFLUENCE ON SERVICEBILITY AND DURABILITY 8 Effects due to climate.case studies 2 TOTAL : 60 TEXT BOOKS 1. corrosion mechanism. EXAMPLES OF REPAIR TO STRUCTURES 7 Repairs to overcome low member strength. “Concrete Structures”. marine exposure. 6. TECHNIQUES FOR REPAIR 7 Rust eliminators and polymers coating for rebars during repair foamed concrete. mortar and dry pack. Chemical disruption.Allen and S. Materials. concrete chemicals. GENERAL 5 Quality assurance for concrete construction as built concrete properties strength. Denison Campbell. Fibre reinforced concrete. Engineered demolition techniques for Dilapilated structures . temperature.C. methods of corrosion protection. Expansive cement. thermal properties and cracking. corrosion inhibitors. 1987. leakage. 4. special elements for accelerated strength gain. R. 1991. 3. sulphur infiltrated concrete. “Repair of Concrete Structures”.testing techniques. 5. 7. Longman Scientific and Technical UK. . Chennai.30th October 1999. Santhakumar. Construction and Service . 2. July. 1992. Bombay.R. 5. 1992. Lakshmipathy. 29 . “Training Course notes on Damage Assessment and repair in Low Cost Housing”. New Delhi. Raikar Bhavan. Metal Lecture notes of Workshop on “Repairs and Rehabilitation of Structures”.Theory and Practice”. 3. 1987. “RHDC-NBO” Anna University. N. .R & D Centre (SDCPL). A.Shetty.. “Concrete Technology .Chand and Company. “Learning from failures .Palaniappan.Deficiencies in Design”. R. “Estate Management. S.REFERENCES 1.N. Anna Institute of Management”.S. M. Raikar. 1992. 4. Productivity Improvement in Construction.M. 5.Different aspects of quality Appraisals. Construction Inspection Handbook – Quality Assurance and Quality Control. QUALITY CONTROL AND ASSURANCE IN CONSTRUCTION 3 1 0 4 CONSTRUCTION ORGANISATION 10 Types of organizations . Reston Publishing Co.G. E & F. optimum design .Critical. M.Spon. A. J.Time of Completion . 7. environmental safety. 1998.MCEE57 1. Factors influencing construction quality . Virginia.Quality Management Systems and method . F. owner. QUALITY ASSURANCE AND CONTROL 20 Objectives .M. contract and construction oriented objectives. Juran Frank. Guevara. and Gryna.Reliability testing. Viva Books. Quality circle. detailing. design.Construction activity. TOTAL : 60 REFERENCES 1. Ashford.O’ Brian. social and environmental factors . Van Nostrand.Life cycle costing . ISO 9000.Regularity agent. Steven McCabe. 6.Processes and products – Total QA / QC programme and cost implication. 2. Oglesby. Quality Improvement Techniques in Construction. Fundamentals of Construction Management and Organization.. Kwaku. major failure aspects and failure mode analysis. QUALITY PLANNING 15 Quality policy.Consumers satisfaction. James. and special consultants. 1982. 1989. Tenah.Statistical tolerance – Taguchi’s concept of quality – Codes and Standards – Documents – Contract and construction programming – Inspection procedures . 3.Value engineering and value analysis. reliability coefficient and reliability prediction .Bid preparation . New Delhi. 1993. specification. 1989.Influence of drawings.Responsibilities and authorities in quality assurance and quality control – Architects. Jose. Clarkson H. New York.Natural causes and speed of construction . engineers. 1989.N. Quality Planning and Analysis. England. . 3. The Management of Quality in Construction. 1985. Tata McGraw-Hill.Inspection. methods . Objectives and methods in Construction industry . Ergonomics .Techniques and needs of QA/QC . 4. contractors. Hutchins. Addison Wesley Longman Ltd. 2. standardization . John L. control and enforcement ... McGrawHill. J. -Stability methods and tools. New York.Selection of new materials . Inc. Preliminary Investigation – Goals and policies – Energy audit – Types of Energy audit – Analysis of results – Energy flow diagram – Energy consumption / Unit Production – Identification of wastage. DESIGN 8 Natural building design consideration – Energy efficient design strategies – Contextual factors – Longevity and process Assessment – Renewable Energy Sources and design – Advanced building Technologies – Smart buildings – Economies and cost analysis.Energy Analysis – Active HVAC systems . Ventilating and Airconditioning – Solar Energy and Conservation – Energy Economic Analysis – Energy conservation and audits – Domestic energy consumption – savings .Energy Production Systems-Heating.Residential – Commercial – Institutional and public buildings. 4. ENERGY CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES CONSTRUCTION 3 1 0 4 INTRODUCTION IN BUILDING 6 Fundamentals of energy. ENERGY MANAGEMENT 12 Energy management of electrical equipment . water and materials Airborne emissions and waste management.Improvement of power factor – Management of maximum demand – Energy savings in pumps – Fans – Compressed air systems – Energy savings in Lighting systems – Air conditioning systems – Applications – Facility operation and maintenance – Facility modifications – Energy recovery dehumidifier – Waster heat recovery – Steam plants and distribution systems – Improvement of boiler efficiency – Frequency of blow down – Steam leakage – steam Flash and condense return. ENVIRONMENTAL 7 Energy and resource conservation – Design of green buildings – Evaluation tools for building energy – Embodied and operating energy – Peak demand – Comfort and Indoor Air quality – Visual and acoustical quality – Land. 2.Priority of conservative measures – Maintenance of energy management programme 4. SERVICES 12 Energy in building design – Energy efficient and environment friendly building – Thermal phenomena – thermal comfort – Indoor Air quality – Climate.Psychometrics – passive heating and cooling systems . . .MCEE52 1.challenges – primary energy use in buildings . 3. sun and Solar radiation. Sun. Inc. 1994. GZ.. 3. J. Environmental Control system McGraw-Hill. & . Brown. . John Wiley Sons. Wind and light: Architectural design strategies. McGraw-Hill. 1984.1985..TOTAL : 60 REFERENCES 1. 2. Cook. Award – Winning passive Solar Design. Moore F.