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resources described below.
California
Commissioning Collaborative
http://www.cacx.org/index.html
The California
Commissioning Collaborative is an ad hoc group of government, utility
and building services professionals who are committed to developing
and promoting viable building commissioning practices in California.
The site contains pages with standards, research, demonstrations, and
many other resources.
ASHRAE
Guideline 1-1996: The HVAC Commissioning Process
(Abstract)
This guideline
describes a commissioning process which ensures that HVAC systems perform
according to design intent. It can be purchased from ASHRAE's online bookstore,
or by calling ASHRAE Customer Service (404-636 -8400). Guideline 1
is currently being updated to reflect the Guideline 0 format.
National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) – Building
Commissioning
Total
Building Commissioning
The National
Institute of Building Sciences is working with ASHRAE to develop a set
of commissioning guidelines focused on Total Building Commissioning.
ASHRAE’s Guideline 0 will set the format to develop discipline specific
guidelines to commission features as diverse as mechanical systems,
interior systems, and fire protection systems. The Total Building
Commissioning website is maintained by the Florida Design Initiative
and is organized around the individual technical guidelines.
The Whole
Building Design Guide offers an introductory
article on commissioning. This article outlines commissioning concepts
and processes and provides links to more information.
Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED™) Rating System
http://www.usgbc.org/LEED/LEED_main.asp
The LEED
Green Building Rating System™ (developed by the USGBC)
is a voluntary, consensus-based national standard for developing high-performance,
sustainable buildings. Building Commissioning is one of the requirements
for obtaining a LEED™ certification.
National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
(NCEF): Building Commissioning Resource List
http://www.edfacilities.org/rl/commissioning.cfm
This
website contains NCEF's resource list of links, books, and journal articles
on building commissioning, especially pertaining to the commissioning
of educational facilities.
Associated Air Balance Council (AABC)
http://www.aabchq.com/publications.htm
The Associated
Air Balance Council (AABC) is a non-profit association of qualified,
independent test and balance agencies. Their new Commissioning guide
provides detailed, step-by-step methodologies for various types of commissioning.
The Guide includes a list of roles and responsibilities, a recommended
scope of services, sample forms, specifications, & RFPs as well
as a discussion of commissioning and its benefits. It may be purchased
on-line using this form or requested by mail.
National Environmental Balancing Bureau (NEBB) Procedural
Standards for Building Systems Commissioning
https://www.nebb.org/bsc-man.htm
The
105-page publication provides comprehensive guidance for systematic
development and implementation of a plan for commissioning building
HVAC systems. The easy-to-read text describes organization, planning,
procedures and methods for verifying and documenting that the performance
of building systems is (or is not) in conformance with building specifications
and contract documents. In addition, it includes model reporting forms,
check sheets and functional performance checklists for documenting the
performance of the building system components. Another feature is a
one-page schematic that depicts the commissioning process.
Copies
can be purchased at the NEBB Publications Online
Order Form
Model
Commissioning Plan and Guide Specifications, 1997
www.peci.org/cxmcpgs.html
Developed
jointly by Portland Energy Conservation Inc. (PECI) and the U.S. DOE,
this 500-page document details the commissioning process for new equipment
during both the design and construction phases for larger projects.
It also provides boilerplate language, content, format, and forms for
specifying and executing commissioning.
The
document is generally based on ASHRAE Guideline 1-1996 with significant
additional detail, clarification, and interpretation. Updated in February
1998, the document can be downloaded from this site.
Working
with the Oregon Office of Energy, PECI revised this model plan for
inclusion in the Oregon Commissioning Toolkit.
Portland
Energy Conservation Inc. (PECI)
http://www.peci.org/
This
nonprofit corporation offers innovative approaches to the responsible
use of energy and facility resources, particularly commissioning. PECI
offers a wide range of commissioning-related documents, all of which
are listed on this site. Some of the documents are available online;
others are available only in print form.
Building Commissioning Association
http://www.bcxa.org/
The
Building Commissioning Association (BCA) is a non-profit membership-based
professional organization for commissioning providers.
The
BCA's goal is to achieve high professional standards, while allowing
for the diverse and creative approaches to building commissioning that
benefit the profession and its clients. For this reason, the BCA focuses
on identifying critical commissioning attributes and elements, rather
than attempting to dictate a rigid commissioning process.
Federal
Energy Management Program (FEMP) – Building Commissioning Guide
http://www.eren.doe.gov/femp/techassist/bldgcomgd.html
The
Energy Policy Act of 1992 requires the head of each Federal agency to
adopt procedures necessary to ensure that new Federal buildings meet
or exceed the Federal building energy standards established by the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE). DOE's Federal Energy Management Program
(FEMP), in cooperation with the General Services Administration, developed
the Building Commissioning Guide.
Users
have access to view and download the Building Commissioning Guide, model
commissioning plans, and guide specifications.
New
York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
http://www.nyserda.org/commissioning.html
In
addition to providing New York residents with information regarding
commissioning in their area, this website includes sample documents
such as Commissioning Plans, Commissioning reports, Pre-functional and
functional tests, and more.
Facility
Design Manual (Univ. of Washington)
http://depts.washington.edu/fsesweb/fdi2001/fdi2001.html
Although
this document is specific to the University of Washington, it shows
how the university incorporates commissioning in its projects. The manual
can be downloaded from this Web site. If using this document, please
be sure to review its disclaimer and copyright notice.
Commissioning Specialists Association (Great Britain)
http://www.csa.org.uk/
The
CSA is an association for the commissioning industry within the construction
world. Its membership comprises commissioning industry companies, individual
commissioning engineers and associated companies (such as equipment
manufacturers, instrument suppliers, etc.), who have a vested interest
in ensuring that the commissioning function in today's complex buildings
is carried out to a uniformly high standard.
Commissioning
Resources: Procedural Guidelines, Specifications and Functional Tests
These links
list various resources pertaining to commissioning procedural guidelines,
specifications and functional tests.
- PECI Commissioning Resources: http://www.peci.org/cx/guides.html
- NYSERDA Commissioning Resources: http://www.nyserda.org/cmresourcelist.pdf
- Green Building Resource Center: http://www.greendesign.net/gbrc/index.html
- Energy Center of Wisconsin (ECW) Resources: http://www.ecw.org/ecw/index.jsp
Note:
The ECW page contains a good index of articles pertaining to commissioning,
but they are hard to find. The best way to find the articles is to
use the site's search function to search for the keyword 'commissioning'
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