Building services engineering

Building services engineering (BSE), service engineering or facilities and services planning engineering is a <a href="/facts/Regulation_and_licensure_in_engineering/qfGudU03">professional engineering</a> discipline that strives to achieve a safe and comfortable <a href="/facts/Indoor_air_quality/qFtPo4Gk">indoor environment</a> while minimizing the <a href="/facts/Environmental_impact/6w5L44ek">environmental impact</a> of a <a href="/facts/Building/edSjKXje">building</a>.
Building services engineering can be considered a subdiscipline of utility engineering, supply engineering and <a href="/facts/Architectural_engineering/p66IyqCY">architectural engineering</a> (building engineering), which are all subsets of <a href="/facts/Civil_engineering/avh5kEq2">civil engineering</a>. 
Building services engineering encompasses the professional disciplines <a href="/facts/Mechanical%2c_electrical_and_plumbing/xnXSBnsn">mechanical, electrical and plumbing</a> (MEP) and technical building services, specifically the fields of 

<ul><li><a href="/facts/HVAC/gm1UQdR6">HVAC</a> and building related <a href="/facts/Sanitary_engineering/MjT0bn2c">sanitary engineering</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Electrical_engineering/YYXW1KLW">electrical engineering</a> including <a href="/facts/Building_automation/57392A57">building automation</a> and building related <a href="/facts/Telecommunications_engineering/xq79k0PW">telecommunications engineering</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Mechanical_engineering/cbId4fye">mechanical engineering</a> insofar it is building related, e.g. in the construction of <a href="/facts/Elevator/ug3nh0o8">elevators</a></li></ul>
Building services engineering is related to <a href="/facts/Facilities_engineering/BTkJHHDW">facilities engineering</a> which focuses on the technical facilities of commercial and industrial buildings.

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Building services engineering