Principles of building commissioning / Walter T. Grondzik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grondzik, Walter T.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Building commissioning.

Building--Quality control.

Building.

Buildings--Specifications.

Buildings.

Physical Description:

xii, 132 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, [2009]

Summary:

Commissioning is coming of age.

Savvy building owners have adopted commissioning as an effective way to improve the facility acquisition process. Green building initiatives have embraced commissioning as a way of assuring quality in the delivery of high-performance buildings. This long-established quality control process for building mechanical systems is emerging as a broader construction management tool improving nearly all aspects of a project.

What exactly is this thing called commissioning? Principles of Building Commissioning answers this fundamental question with the first all-inclusive, practical guide to the application of the principles of commissioning. The book clarifies the underlying philosophy of commissioning: the why, what, when, and who of this process. Shaped by the Ashrae Guideline 0 view of the world of commissioning, Building Commissioning:

Maps out the territory of commissioning

Outlines its defining characteristics

Explains its flow of processes

Demystifies its documentation

Making the fundamentals of commissioning accessible to all parties-building owners and operators, architects and engineers, users and suppliers-who may be called upon to join the commissioning team for a particular project, Building Commissioning serves as the professional's road map to the commissioning process, from the predesign phase through occupancy.

Contents:

1 What Is Commissioning? 1

Building Commissioning 1

The Building Acquisition Process 3

What Building Commissioning Is and Is Not 7

What Building Commissioning Can Do 8

What Building Commissioning Cannot Do 8

Total Building Commissioning 9

References 13

2 The Commissioning Process 15

Commissioning Is a Process 15

Predesign Phase 16

Owner's Project Requirements 16

Commissioning Plan 18

Design Phase 20

Basis of Design 20

Commissioning Plan 22

Construction Documents 22

Construction Phase 23

Equipment and Systems Verification 24

Training 24

Systems Manual 25

Commissioning Plan Updates 25

Occupancy and Operations Phase 25

References 29

3 The Commissioning Team 31

Teamwork Is Necessary 31

The Commissioning Authority 32

Owner Representatives 36

Design Team Representatives 37

Contractor Representatives 38

Specialists 39

Commissioning Team Participation Expectations 39

4 Commissioning Coordination 53

The Role of Coordination 53

Defining and Conveying Project Requirements 54

Defining and Verifying Design Solutions 55

Defining and Conveying Construction Verification Requirements 56

Defining and Conveying Training Requirements 57

Defining and Conveying Operational Information 57

Planning for Ongoing Commissioning 58

References 62

5 Verification and Testing 63

The Importance of Verification 63

Predesign Phase 64

Design Phase 67

Construction Phase 69

Occupancy and Operations Phase 71

Reference 76

6 Documentation 77

Commissioning Documentation 77

The Commissioning Plan 77

Owner's Project Requirements 78

Basis of Design 79

Contract Documents/Construction Documents 80

Construction Checklists 81

Training Plan 83

Systems Manual 84

Issues Log 85

Meeting Minutes 86

Commissioning Process Reports 86

References 87

7 Training 89

Training Owner's Personnel 89

The Training Plan 90

Predesign 90

Design 91

Construction 93

Occupancy and Operations 94

Reference 94

8 Special Commissioning Contexts 97

Special Contexts? 97

Ongoing Commissioning 97

Retrocommissioning 99

Commissioning for Green Buildings 100

Discipline-Specific Commissioning Guidance 104

References 111.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780470112977

0470112972

OCLC:

237018438