Today was my first day at Brandt a company specialized in building and I was given a tour guide to show me around the building. I what I found interesting is that the building had an amazing design but the building also helped out the environment. For example, some of the walls were already there and the building had a server that cycled the cool air and warm air. There parking lot was from light color concrete because that would help observe less heat and their plants do not require much water. I will continue the rest of the tour tomorrow. Then I shadowed a plumbing engineer who had to figure out the sizing of a plumbing sleeve. Each level of a building had its own plumbing due to toilets, lavatories, medical gas, showers, faucets, water fountains, and kitchen sinks that had to be connected with the other level above and below. He also got to pick out with toilets and faucets to use. The plumbing for the hospital he had to identify the gases by code to make sure that the pipes do not get intertwined with other pipes because it could cause damage and contamination. Plumbing has to work around other systems such as the sprinkler system. He had diagrams that identified levels and even individual rooms that would contain some sort of plumbing. Once he determined the sizes of the pipes and the location of the pipes he drew the small scale pipe on the diagram then entered it on the computer. He utilized the program AutoCad which used for designing and one could view the building, the plumbing, and the duct work in the third dimension by navigating. This program helps view if the plumbing will collide with other systems and if so there would be a red cloud made to indicate that there had to be a modification. He was working on a new hospital building and the new gym for Jesuit high school. I learned about symphonic plumbing which is a drainage system utilized to get water from the roof to the cross space under the building by using less piping and not providing a slope like the gravitational drainage system .
Examples of AutoCad
Hi Abby,
ReplyDeleteGreat entry! It sounds as though you had a great first day. I like the detail you put into your entry. It is interesting to know how the building is environmental. We need more of those in Dallas. It would be fascinating if you could get more info on how they keep the building green. Keep up the good work!
Hi Abby,
ReplyDeleteWow! Your third days sounded very buzy and interesting. It is great that you can see these types of projects in action and attend meetings where difficult negotiations take place. This is a great learning experience. Keep it up and thanks for adding pictures.