CATERING AND ACCOMODATION

1.2. BUILDING FABRICS

i) Components of a building

ii) Function of a building fabrics component

· Ventilation

· Lighting· Air conditioning· Fume extraction· Support· Comfort· Privacy· Partitioning

iii) Sound and acoustics of a building fabric· Sources of sound· Absorption of sound by different materials· Application of sound

iv) Care and maintenance· Importance· Daily/routine· Weekly/special· Periodical

 Components of a building

A building is a structure consisting of walls, roofs, windows, drain pipes, ceiling chimney floor and doors