BUILDING COMMISSIONING

Commissioning and Retro Commissioning

 

Commissioning exists to help architects, engineers, building owners, and contractors produce great buildings with consistent, cost-effective, energy-efficient systems, including HVAC systems that perform in accordance with how they were visualized and designed. This is achieved through stringent commissioning standards and specifications.

Precision Air & Water Balance provides a true value through actual third party technical testing, inspection and verification of all building energy systems. The commissioning process is ideal for innovative buildings new systems and complex facilities and to help ensure system operators are well trained with good maintenance documentation.

Commissioning typically happens in new construction projects but may also be utilized in existing buildings in the form of Retro Commissioning which enhances the productivity of existing buildings.  A Precision Air Water Balance commissioning authority may be hired to work during any or all of these phases, depending on your needs. They include:

 

The Phases of Building Systems Commissioning:

 

(a) Design Phase Commissioning

1. Documentation of owners’ performance requirements (OPR)

2. Create Design Phase Technical commissioning plan and issues log

3. Design Reviews

4. Setting Design phase Cx activities

(b) Construction Phase Commissioning 

1. Field inspection verifications

2. Operational performance tests

 

(c) Acceptance Phase Commissioning 

1. Functional performance tests

2. Operator and owner training

3. Commissioning report

 

(d) Warranty Phase Commissioning 

1. Deferred or off-season testing

 

(e) Post Acceptance Phase Commissioning 

1. Re-Commissioning tests