CAWS/NBS Engineering Services comparison

 

CAWS WORK SECTIONS

Mapped sections

 

NBS Engineering services work sections

CAWS

Block/Section title

 

 

Block/Section title

B

Complete buildings /structures/ units

 

B

Complete buildings /structures/ units

B20

Residential projects

 

B06

Engineering services general description

C

Existing site /buildings /services

 

C

Existing site /buildings /services

C10

Removal of complete systems

 

 

 

C12

Underground services survey

 

 

 

C14

Building services survey

 

 

 

C20

Demolition

 

C20

Demolition

C21

Toxic/hazardous material removal

 

 

 

C90

Alterations - spot items

 

 

 

 

 

 

K

Linings/ Sheathing/ Dry partitioning

 

 

 

K45

Suspended ceiling system alterations

 

 

 

K46

Raised access floor system alterations

 

 

 

L

Windows/ Doors/ Stairs

 

 

 

L35

Fixed utilitarian access systems

N

Furniture/ Equipment

 

N

Furniture/ Equipment

N10

General fixtures/furnishings / equipment

 

 

 

N11

Domestic kitchen fittings

 

 

 

N12

Catering equipment

 

 

 

N13

Sanitary appliances/fittingss

 

N13

Sanitary appliances and fittings

 

 

 

N15

Fire and safety signage systems

N20

Special purpose fixtures

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

Building fabric sundries

 

 

 

P12

Fire stopping systems

 

 

 

P30

Trenches/ Pipeways/ Pits for buried engineering services

 

 

 

P31

Holes/ Chases/ Covers/ Supports for services

 

 

 

P32

Services painting systems

 

 

 

P33

Plinths and bund systems

R

Disposal systems

 

R

Disposal systems

R1

Drainage

 

R1

Drainage

R10

Rainwater pipework/gutters

R10

R10

Rainwater drainage systems

R11

Foul drainage above ground

R11

R11

Above ground foul drainage systems

R12

Drainage below ground

R12

R12

Below ground drainage systems

R13

Land drainage

R13

R13

Land drainage systems

R14

Laboratory/Industrial waste drainage

R14

R14

Laboratory and industrial waste disposal systems

 

 

 

R16

Ground water pressure relief drainage

R19

Rainwater and foul drainage above ground - (self contained)

 

R17

Soakaways, septic tanks and sewage treatment plant

 

 

 

R18

Pumping stations and pressure pipelines

R2

Sewerage

 

R2

Sewerage

R20

Sewage pumping

R20

R20

Sewage pumping

R21

Sewage treatment/sterilisation

R21

R21

Sewage treatment and sterilisation systems

 

 

 

R23

Sewage treatment systems

 

 

 

R24

Constructed wetlands

R3

Refuse disposal

 

R3

Refuse disposal 

R30

Centralised vacuum cleaning

 

R30

Centralised vacuum cleaning systems

R31

Refuse chutes

R31

R31

Refuse chutes

R32

Compactors/Macerators

R32

R32

Compactors and macerators

R33

Incineration plant

R33

R33

Incineration plant

 

 

 

R9

Domestic disposal 

 

 

 

R90

Waste disposal systems - domestic

 

 

 

R91

Refuse disposal systems - domestic

S

Piped supply systems

 

S

Piped supply systems

S1

Water supply

 

S1

Water supply

S10

Cold Water

S10 + S11

S10

Hot and cold water supply systems

S11

Hot water

 

 

 

S12

Hot and cold water - self contained

S20

S12

Water treatment equipment

S13

Pressurised water

S13

S13

 

S14

Irrigation

S14

S14

Irrigation 

S15

Fountains/Water features

S15

S15

Fountains and water features

S16

Borehole/well supply

 

S16

Bore hole systems

S17

Water reclamation system

 

S17

Water reclamation systems

 

 

S21

S18

Swimming pool water treatment systems

 

 

 

 

 

S2

Treated on site water supply

 

S2

Medical gas supply

S20

Treated/Deionised/Distilled water

S34

S20

Medical oxygen supply systems

S21

Swimming pool water treatment

S34

S21

Medical nitrous oxide supply systems

S22

High purity water

S34

S22

Medical compressed air supply systems

 

 

S34

S23

Medical vacuum systems

 

 

S34

S24

Medical entonox supply systems

 

 

U17

S25

Medical anaesthetic gas scavenging systems

 

 

S34

S29

Medical gas equipment

 

 

 

 

 

S3

Gas supply

 

S3

Gas supply

S30

Compressed air

S30

S30

Compressed air supply systems

S31

Instrument air

S31

S31

 

S32

Natural gas

S32

S32

Natural gas supply systems

S33

Liquefied petroleum gas

S33

S33

Liquefied petroleum gas supply systems

S34

Medical/Laboratory gas

S34

S34

Laboratory gas supply systems

 

 

S50

S35

Biogas systems

S4

Petrol/Oil storage

 

S4

Fuel supply

S40

Petrol/Diesel storage/distribution

S40

S40

Petrol and diesel supply systems

S41

Fuel oil storage/distribution

S41

S41

Fuel oil supply systems

 

 

 

S42

Biofuel systems

S5

Other supply systems

 

S5

Steam supply

S50

Vacuum

S51

S51

Steam and condensate systems

S51

Steam

 

 

 

S52

Clean steam

 

 

 

S53

High pressure steam

 

 

 

S6

Fire fighting - water

 

S6

Fire fighting - water

S60

Fire hose reels

S60

S60

Fire hose reel systems

S61

Dry risers

S61

S61

Dry riser systems

S62

Wet risers

S62

S62

Wet riser systems

S63

Sprinklers

S63

S63

Sprinkler systems

S64

Deluge

S64

S64

Deluge systems

S65

Fire hydrants

S65

S65

Fire hydrant systems

 

 

 

S66

Water mist systems

S7

Fire fighting - gas/foam

 

S7

Fire fighting - gas and foam

S70

Gas fire fighting

S70

S70

Gaseous fire-extinguishing systems

S71

Foam fire fighting

S71

S76

Foam fire fighting systems

S72

Powder fire fighting

 

 

 

 

 

 

S9

Domestic piped supply systems

 

 

S12

S90

Hot and cold water supply systems - domestic

 

 

 

S91

Gas supply systems - domestic

 

 

 

S92

Sprinkler systems - domestic

T

Mechanical heating/ Cooling/ Refrigeration systems

 

T

Mechanical heating, cooling and refrigeration systems

T1

Heat source

 

T1

Heating 

T10

Gas/Oil fired boilers

T30, T31, T33

T10

Heating systems

T11

Coal fired boilers

 

 

 

T12

Electrode/Direct electric boilers

 

 

 

T13

Packaged steam generators

 

 

 

T14

Heat pumps

 

 

 

T15

Solar collectors

 

 

 

T16

Alternative fuel boilers

 

 

 

T19

CHP

 

 

 

T2

Primary heat distribution

 

T2

Heat sources

T20

Primary heat distribution

T10

T20

Gas and oil fired boilers

 

 

T11

 

 

 

 

T12

T22

Electrode and direct electric boilers

 

 

 

T23

Steam boilers and equipment

 

 

T14

T24

Solid fuel boilers

 

 

T15

T25

Combined heat and power equipment systems

 

 

T16

T26

Solar collectors

 

 

 

 

 

T3

Heat distribution/utilisation - water

 

T3

Heat emitters

T30

Medium temperature hot water heating

T30, T31, U70

T30

Heat emitters

T31

Low temperature hot water heating

 

 

 

T32

Low temperature hot water heating (self-contained specification)

 

 

 

T33

Steam heating

 

 

 

 

 

T40

T36

Direct gas fired heating units

 

 

 

 

 

T4

Heat distribution/utilisation - air

 

T4

Heating and cooling

T40

Warm air heating

T50

T40

Heat pump systems

T41

Warm air heating (self-contained specification)

 

T41

Variable refrigerant flow systems

T42

Local heating units

 

T42

Underfloor heating and cooling systems

 

 

 

 

 

T5

Heat recovery

 

T5

Cooling

T50

Heat recovery

T60, T61

T50

Chilled water systems

 

 

 

T51

Climatic ceiling and beam systems

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T6

Central refrigeration/Distribution

 

T6

Refrigeration plant

T60

Central refrigeration plant 

T60

T60

Central refrigeration plant

T61

Primary/secondary cooling distribution

 

 

 

T62

VRV systems

 

 

 

T69

Chilled water - self contained

 

 

 

T7

Local cooling/Refrigeration

 

T7

Specialist refrigeration 

T70

Local cooling units

 

 

 

T71

Cold rooms

T71

T71

Cold rooms

T72

Ice pads

T72

T72

Ice pads

 

 

 

T9

Domestic heating, cooling and refrigeration systems

 

 

T32

T90

Heating systems - domestic

U

Ventilation/Air conditioning systems

 

U

Ventilation and air conditioning systems

U1

Ventilation/Fume extract

 

U1

Ventilation systems

U10

General ventilation

U10, U11, U16

U10

Ventilation systems

U11

Toilet ventilation

 

 

 

U12

Kitchen ventilation

U12

U12

Kitchen ventilation equipment

U13

Car parking ventilation

U13

U13

Car parking ventilation systems

U14

Smoke extract/Smoke control

U14

U14

Smoke and heat control systems

U15

Safety cabinet/Fume cupboard extract

 

 

 

U16

Fume extract

 

 

 

U17

Anaesthetic gas extract

 

 

 

U19

Ventilation - self contained

 

 

 

U2

Industrial extract

 

U2

Specialist extract

U20

Dust collection

U20

U20

Dust collection systems

 

 

U15

U21

Safety cabinet and fume cupboard extract systems

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U24

Industrial fume extract systems

 

 

 

 

 

U3

Air conditioning - all air

 

U3

Air conditioning - all air

U30

Low velocity air conditioning

U30, U31, U32, U33

U30

Air conditioning systems

U31

VAV air conditioning

 

 

 

U32

Dual duct air conditioning

 

 

 

U33

Multi-zone air conditioning

 

 

 

U39

Air conditioning - self contained

 

 

 

U4

Air conditioning - air/water

 

U4

Air conditioning - air and water

U40

Induction air conditioning

U40

U40

Induction units 

U41

Fan-coil air conditioning

U41

U41

Fan-coil units 

U42

Terminal re-heat air conditioning

U31

U42

Variable air volume terminal units

U43

Terminal heat pump air conditioning

 

 

 

U5

Air conditioning - hybrid

 

 

 

U50

Hybrid system air conditioning

 

 

 

U6

Air conditioning - local

 

U6

Local air conditioning

U60

Air conditioning units

 

U60

Local air conditioning systems

U61

Passive cooling

 

 

 

U7

Other air systems

 

 

 

U70

Air curtains

 

 

 

 

 

 

U8

General air handling equipment

 

 

Y30

U80

Air ductwork and ancillaries

 

 

Y40

U81

Air handling units

 

 

Y41

U82

Fans

 

 

Y42

U83

Air filtration 

 

 

Y43

U84

Heating and cooling coils

 

 

 

U85

Heat recovery 

 

 

Y44

U86

Air treatment

 

 

Y45

U87

Silencers and acoustic treatment

 

 

Y46

U88

Air terminal devices

 

 

 

U9

Domestic ventilation and air conditioning systems

 

 

 

U90

Ventilation systems - domestic

 

 

 

U91

Air conditioning systems - domestic

V

Electrical supply/ power/lighting systems

 

V

Electrical systems

V1

Generation/Supply/HV distribution

 

V1

Electricity supply 

V10

Electricity generation plant

V11

V10

High voltage connection

V11

HV supply/distribution/public utility supply

V12

V11

Low voltage connection

V12

LV supply/public utility supply

V10

V12

Generator systems

 

 

 

V13

Wind power systems

 

 

 

V14

Photovoltaic systems

V2

General LV distribution/lighting/power

 

V2

High voltage distribution 

V20

LV distribution

V11

V20

High voltage distribution systems

V21

General lighting

Y70

V21

High voltage switchgear

V22

General LV power

V11

V22

Fluid immersed transformers

 

 

V11

V23

Dry-type transformers

 

 

Y61

V24

High voltage cabling

V3

Special types of supply/distribution

 

V3

Low voltage distribution 

V30

Extra low voltage supply

V20

V30

Low voltage distribution systems

V31

DC supply

Y71

V31

Low voltage switchgear

V32

Uninterruptible power supply

Y61

V32

Low voltage cabling

 

 

Y62

V33

Busbar trunking

 

 

Y72

V34

Controls and starters

 

 

Y72

V36

Automatic power factor correction equipment

 

 

Y72

V37

Harmonic filtering equipment

 

 

Y81

V39

Electrical inspection and testing

V4

Special lighting

 

V4

Power 

V40

Emergency lighting

V22

V40

Small power systems

V41

Street/Area/Flood lighting

V22

 

 

V42

Studio/Auditorium/Arena lighting

V30

V42

Extra low voltage power supply

 

 

V31

V43

Direct current power supply 

 

 

V32

V44

Uninterruptible power supply

V5

Electric heating

 

V5

General lighting 

V50

Electric underfloor/ceiling heating

V21

V50

General lighting systems

V51

Local electric heating units

V21

V51

Automatic lighting controls

 

 

V40

V55

Self contained emergency and signage systems

 

 

V40

V56

Central battery emergency and signage systems

 

 

V40

V57

Static inverter emergency and signage systems

 

 

Y73

V59

General luminaires and lamps

 

 

 

V6

Specialist lighting

 

 

V41

V60

External lighting systems

 

 

V41

 

 

 

 

 

V67

Underwater lighting systems

 

 

Y73

V69

Specialist luminaires and lamps

 

 

 

V8

General electrical 

 

 

Y82

V80

Electrical identification

 

 

Y80 + W51

V81

Earthing and bonding systems

V9

General/Other electrical work

 

V9

Domestic electrical systems

V90

Electrical installation (self-contained specification)

V90

V90

Electrical systems - domestic

W

Communications/Security /Control systems

 

W

Communications, security, safety and protection systems

W1

Communications - speech/audio

 

W1

Audio

W10

Telecommunications

W20

W10

Radio distribution systems

W11

Paging/Emergency call

W12

W11

Public address systems

W12

Public address/Conference audio facilities

 

W12

Music systems

W14

Patient to nurse call

 

W16

Induction-loop systems

 

 

 

W17

Infra red systems

W15 

Facilities for disabled

 

W18

Sound field systems

W2

Communications - audio-visual

 

W2

Audio visual

W20

Radio/TV/CCTV

W20

W20

Television and radio distribution systems

W21

Projection

W21 + W22

W25

Presentation and conferencing systems

W22

Information/Advertising display

 

 

 

W23

Clocks

 

 

 

W3

Communications - data

 

W3

Voice and data

W30

Data transmission

W10

W30

Telecommunications systems

 

 

W30

W31

Data distribution systems

 

 

W30

W32

Active data distribution

W4

Security

 

W4

Security

W40

Access control

W40

W40

Access control systems

W41

Security detection and alarm

W41

W41

Intruder detection and alarm systems 

 

 

W20

W44

Closed circuit television systems

 

 

 

W46

Detection arch systems

 

 

 

 

 

W5

Protection

 

W5

Safety

W50

Fire detection and alarm

W50

W50

Fire detection and alarm systems

W51

Earthing and bonding

 

W51

Voice evacuation systems

W52

Lightning protection

W11

W53

Assistance call systems

W53

Electromagnetic screening

W11

W54

Incident call systems

W54

Liquid detection alarm

W11

W55

Nurse call systems

 

 

 

W57

Gas detection and alarm systems

 

 

W54

W58

Water leak detection and alarm systems

W6

Central control

 

W6

Protection

W60

Central control/Building management

W52

W60

Lightning protection 

W69

Central control/Building management - self contained

 

W61

Electronic surge protection units

 

 

 

W7

Display and information

W70

Structured cabling system

 

W70

Personnel counting systems

 

 

 

W71

Moving message display systems

 

 

 

W72

Customer tracking systems

 

 

 

W73

Timing  systems

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

W9

Domestic communications, security, safety and protection

 

 

 

W90

Communications and security systems - domestic

X

Transport systems

 

X

Transport systems

X1

People/Goods

 

X1

Personnel transport

X10

Lifts

X10

X10

Lift systems

X11

Escalators

 

 

 

X12

Moving pavements

X11

X15

Escalators

X13

Powered stairlifts

X12

 

 

X14

Fire escape chutes/slings

X13

X17

Powered stair lifts

X19

Lifts - pre-engineered - (self contained)

X14

X18

Fire escape chutes and slings

X2

Goods/Maintenance

 

X2

Goods transport

X20

Hoists

X20

X20

Hoists

X21

Cranes

 

 

 

X22

Travelling cradles/gantries/ladders

X22

X22

Travelling cradles, gantries and ladders

X23

Goods distribution/ Mechanised warehousing

X23

X23

Goods distribution and mechanised warehousing systems

X3

Documents

 

X3

Documents transport

X30

Mechanical document conveying

X30

X30

Mechanical document conveying systems

X31

Pneumatic document conveying

X31

X31

Pneumatic document conveying systems

X32

Automatic document filing and retrieval

X32

X32

Automatic document filing and retrieval systems

 

 

 

X9

Transport systems - domestic

 

 

 

X90

Transport systems - domestic

Y

Services reference specification

 

Y

General engineering services

Y1

Pipelines and ancillaries

 

Y1

Pipelines and ancillaries

Y10

Pipelines

Y10

Y10

Pipelines

Y11

Pipeline ancillaries

Y11

Y11

Pipeline ancillaries

 

 

Y25

Y12

Mechanical cleaning and chemical treatment

Y2

General pipeline equipment

 

Y2

Pipeline equipment

Y20

Pumps

Y20

Y20

Pumps

Y21

Water tanks/cisterns

Y21

Y21

Tanks and cisterns

Y22

Heat exchangers

 

 

 

Y23

Storage cylinders/Calorifiers

 

 

 

Y24

Trace heating

 

Y24

Trace heating

Y25

Cleaning and chemical treatment

 

 

 

Y3

Air ductlines and ancillaries

 

Y3

General mechanical

Y30

Air ductlines/ancillaries

Y50

Y30

Mechanical thermal insulation

 

 

Y52

Y31

Vibration isolation mountings

 

 

Y54

Y32

Mechanical plant and equipment identification

 

 

 

Y35

Flues and chimneys

Y4

General air ductline equipment

 

Y4

Controls

Y40

Air handling units

W60 + Y53

Y40

Central controls and building management systems

Y41

Fans

 

 

 

Y42

Air filtration

 

 

 

Y43

Heating/Cooling coils

 

 

 

Y44

Air treatment

 

 

 

Y45

Silencers/Acoustic treatment

 

 

 

Y46

Grilles/Diffusers/Louvres

 

 

 

Y5

Other common mechanical items

 

Y5

Commissioning

Y50

Thermal insulation

Y51

Y50

Mechanical testing and commissioning

Y51

Testing and commissioning of mechanical services

 

 

 

Y52

Vibration isolation mountings

 

 

 

Y53

Control components - mechanical

 

 

 

Y54

Identification - mechanical

 

 

 

Y6

Cables and wiring

 

Y6

General wired services

Y60

Conduit and cable trunking

Y60

Y60

Conduit and trunking 

Y61

HV/LV cables and wiring

Y63

Y63

Cable supports

Y62

Busbar trunking

Y74

Y65

Electrical accessories

Y63

Support components - cables

 

 

 

Y7

General electrical equipment

 

 

 

Y70

HV switchgear

 

 

 

Y71

LV switchgear and distribution boards

 

 

 

Y72

Contactors and starters

 

 

 

Y73

Luminaires and lamps

 

 

 

Y74

Accessories for electrical services

 

 

 

Y8

Other common electrical items

 

 

 

Y80

Earthing and bonding components

 

 

 

Y81

Testing and commissioning of electrical services

 

 

 

Y82

Identification - electrical

 

 

 

Y9

Other common mechanical and/or electrical items

 

 

 

Y90

Fixing to building fabric

 

 

 

Y91

Off-site painting/Anti-corrosion treatments

 

 

 

Y92

Motor drives - electric

 

 

 


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