ANZ Electrical Services Engineering Training

About this Course:

CIBSE ANZ Electrical Services Training is a three-day course that forms part of a new building services series of face-to-face training that is launching in Australia and New Zealand.

This course introduces Electrical Services as a core discipline within building services engineering. This includes an overview of what Electrical Services are, their importance and design, and the vitality of how they integrate into the overarching building and construction process.

Who should attend:

This course is suited to:

Those in the early stages of their electrical services engineering career,
Those with international qualifications looking to understand local design requirements and framework, or
specialising in other areas of the construction and the building services industry, wishing to gain a better understanding of electrical services design principles in Australia.

Learning outcomes:

On completion of this course you will have an understanding of the following:

Statutory, Cost and Technical considerations for Electrical Services design and component selection
minimum standard requirements and best practices in Electrical Services design
key components of the electrical plant and systems
the complexities and interrelatedness of Electrical Services and other building services, which ensure/reflect a people-first approach, over a building-first mindset.
key aspects of Electrical Services including Generation, Distribution, Reticulation and Cabling, Load Demand Testing and Commissioning and Lighting
the importance comfort, health, wellbeing, and safety of the people who might occupy the building when considering design, and the appropriateness of the sustainability strategy in relation to those people.

Course Agenda:

DAY 1

1. Introduction to Electrical Services

Building Services Introduction
Electrical Services Introduction
Incoming power supply
Power Distribution
Emergency Power Supply
Communications
Regulations, Codes and Standards

2. Load Calculations

Understanding Maximum Demand
Calculating Maximum Demand
Power Factor Correction
Fault Current Assessment

3. Authority Mains Supplies and Private Generation

Introduction to the Grid
Electricity Generation
Transmission and distribution
Connecting to a Network
National Electricity Market
Private Generation
Standby/Emergency generation
Generator technology
Generator design issues
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
UPS Technology
UPS Power Quality

4. Supply Arrangement

Supply Arrangements – Introduction
Substation Types
Direct Feeder – HV Supply
Dedicated LV Supplies
Communal Supply
Alternate Sources of Supply
Metering
Earthing for LV Supply Arrangements
Earthing for HV Supply Arrangements

5. Sustainability and Energy Efficiency

Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD)
Sustainable Buildings
Energy Efficiency NCC (BCA) Section J
Section J Verification Methods
Section J DTS provisions – For J1P1
Building Energy Management

DAY 2

Fundamentals of Lighting Design

Lighting Design Issues
Lighting Design Constraints
Lighting Design Process

Daylighting

Benefits of Daylighting
Controlling Daylighting
Shading
Daylight Quantity
Daylight Solution

Artificial Lighting Interior

Interior Lighting Sources
Interior Control Gear
Interior Luminaires
Interior Power to Lighting Systems
Interior Controls

Artificial Lighting Exterior

Exterior Controls

DAY 3

10. Switchboards (Distribution)

Different types of switchboards and their key components
Protecting switchboards against faults and forms of separation
Switchboard design, specification and testing
Switchboard locations and restricted locations
- Main switchboards
- Any other switchboards
Electrical accessories
- Transformers
- Transfer switches
- Socket outlets and ‘end user’ accessories

11. Conductor Arrangements

Cable Distribution
Voltage Drop

12. Associated Systems

Data and Communications Systems
Lightning protection
Security systems

13. Advanced Technologies

Smart Buildings
Building Management Systems
Energy Management Systems
Integration
Wireless Technologies
- Wi-Fi Design
- Cellular Reception in Buildings
- Cellular Reception Enhancement

14. Electrical Testing, Commissioning and Maintenance

What is Electrical Testing and Commissioning
Factory Acceptance Testing
Site Acceptance Testing
Full Facility Black Start Test
Full Function Fire System test
Maintenance

Meet the Trainers:

Tommy Sailing

B.Eng (Hons) Electrical Engineering (University of New South Wales)
MIEAust, CPEng, NER, NSW DBP

Tommy is a visionary engineer specialising in innovative ways to pursue creative, artistic, and intelligent pursuits in building services engineering. With a decade of experience spanning traditional electrical engineering fields including power systems, lighting, and fire systems; Tommy also leads new-generation electrical building services including telecommunications, audio-visual and security, merging the innovations learned in the tech industry with construction to create smarter, safer and more sustainable buildings.

For his work in the smart buildings field, Tommy won the CIBSE Jack Pirie Award for Young Engineer of the Year in 2019.

He is currently the Group Manager and technical lead for ICT/Smart Buildings Engineering at JHA Consulting Engineers, currently applying his expertise to landmark projects including airports, rail, higher education and high-end commercial property.

Click here to read a recent interview with Tommy.

Trainer: Crispin Rock

B.Eng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering (University of Portsmouth)
M.ArchSc - Illumination Design (University of Sydney)

Crispin has worked in the lighting industry since graduating in 1988 and predominantly in the architectural lighting controls sector since 2002.

While based in Sydney since 1990, he has also lived worked in the UK, Europe, India, the Middle East and North Africa.

He has experience as a technical trainer with Philips and currently tutors undergraduate and postgraduate students in lighting at the School of Architecture, Design and Planning at the University of Sydney.

Click here to read a recent interview with Crispin.

Click here to watch a recording of the introductory session of this course.

What participants had to say

All participants agreed or strongly agreed that:

The course provided useful ideas that can be applied in the field
The facilitators both covered content on technical topics in an interesting way
The facilitators encouraged questions and interaction through the day
They feel confident enough in what they have learnt to present a summary of their learning to their colleagues

"Tommy explained things really clearly and in a way that I understood easily. It was particularly valuable to hear from his personal experience and learnings from projects and how the course content could be applied in real life."

"I found this course to be a very helpful overview of the electrical side of building services engineering. It was particularly useful in filling in the gaps between what a university degree covers and what we need to know to design building services well."

"I went into this course with a reasonably strong knowledge on the topics being covered and I had hoped to use the course as guide as to what my strengths and weaknesses were. To this end, I found it very useful and both Tommy and Crispin were very forthcoming with knowledge to my questions."

"The presentation on Switchboards and Associated Systems is in the top list of favourites. Very well structured and presented."

"This course is beneficial for both new personnel entering the industry (like me) and for individuals from different industries."