《建筑类专业英语》是根据国家教委颁发的《大学英语专业阅读阶段教学基本要求》编写的专业阅读教材，该书题材广泛，覆盖相关专业各自的主要内容：包括专业基础课，专业主干课及主要专业选修课，语言材料的难易度切合学生的实际水平；词汇以大学英语“通用词汇表”的4000个单词为起点，每个专业类别的三册书将增加1000-1200个阅读本专业必需掌握的词汇。本教材重视语言技能训练，突出对阅读、翻译和写作能力的培养，以求达到《大学英语专业阅读阶段教学基本要求》所提出的教学目标：“通过指导学生阅读有关专业的英语书刊和文献，使他们进一步提高阅读和翻译科技资料的能力，并能以英语为工具获取专业所需的信息。”

UNIT ONE

 Text Heat Transmission and Distribution Systems

 Reading Material A Infiltration Heat Loss

 Reading Material B Cast-iron Radiators

UNIT TWO

 Text Exhaust Hoods

 Reading Material A Ceiling Diffusers

 Reading Material B Infiltration Measurement

UNIT THREE

 Text Heat Transmission Through Glazing

 Reading Material A The Factors Affecting Thermal Comfort

 Reading Material B Effect of Shifting Sun Load on Different Zones of Building

UNIT FOUR

 Text Fluid Bed Technology is in Transition

 Reading Material A Draft of Boiler

 Reading Material B Safety Valves

UNIT FIVE

 Text Compressor Failure

 Reading Material A Compressor Overheating Due to Electrical Problems

 Reading Material B District Heating and Cooling Systems

UNIT SIX

 Text Injection Odorization System Design

 Reading Material A Safer Repair of Plastic Pipe

 Reading Material B Computers Analyze Odorant Concentration

UNIT SEVEN

 Text Floor Heating: Achieving Thermal Comfort in Artificial Environments

 Reading Material A Floor Heating Design Criteria

 Reading Material B System Economies and Design Optimisation of Floor Heating System

UNIT EIGHT

 Text Fabric Filters

 Reading Material A Particle Removers

 Reading Material B Dust Classification

UNIT NINE

 Text Introduction to VAV Systems

 Reading Material A Test Method of the Air Conditioning Plant

 Reading Material B Air Conditioning Water System Characteristics

UNIT TEN

 Text Horizontal-Return-Tubular Boilers

 Reading Material A Blueprints in the Fire

 Reading Material B Coil Watertube Boilers

UNIT ELEVEN

 Text Absorption Heat Pumps

 Reading Material A Operating Characteristics and Design Considerations of the Refrigeration system

 Reading Material B Absorption Chiller Controls

UNIT TWELVE

 Text New Emphasis on Natural Gas Storage

 Reading Material A SCADA Cuts Pipeline

 Reading Material B Flow Measurement up Grade Enables Cost-effective Monitoring

UNIT THIRTEEN

 Text Design of District Heating Networks

 Reading Material A Pipe Sizing for Steam Heating Systems

 Reading Material B Hot and Chilled Water Pipe Sizing

UNIT FOURTEEN

 Text Operation and Maintenance of the Airconditioning Plant

 Reading Material A Design Factors Affecting Outdoor Air Quantity

 Reading Material B Methods of Varying Fan Volume

UNIT FIFTEEN

 Text Gas Gathering and Transport

 Reading Material A Gas-Water Systems and Dehydration Processing

 Reading Material B Gas and Liquid Separation

UNIT SIXTEEN

 Text The Volumetric Behavior of Natural Gases Containing Hydrogen Sulfide and Carbon Dioxide

 Reading Material A How to Estimate Size Cost of Producing Equipment

 Reading Material B Foam Insulation Reduces Gathering System Costs

Appendix Ⅰ Vocabulary

Appendix Ⅱ Translation for Reference

Appendix Ⅲ Key to the exercises