ABSTRACT
This chapter provides the various collaborative activities through which the design of building services takes place as an integral part of the wider interdisciplinary development of the building design, alongside wider involvement in influencing the energy performance. The building services engineer’s typical design involvement at each stage is described as a series of interconnected activities that can form part of the collaborative development by all disciplines. The design team – or professional team – on a construction project has traditionally provided a consulting service that links the client – as the procurer of the building – with the contractor, who constructs the building. The principal design disciplines are architecture, civil and structural engineering, and building services engineering. Architects have a wide-ranging role that usually includes responsibility for the appearance, shape, form, space usage, finishes and planning for the building, and may include other responsibilities.
