This section includes commissioning measures or requirements in the construction documents (plans and specifications) for newly constructed nonresidential buildings. Commissioning measures or requirements should be clear, detailed, and complete. These requirements should include:
•The list of systems and assemblies commissioned.
•Testing scope.
•Roles and responsibilities of contractors.
•Requirements for meetings.
•Management of issues.
•The commissioning schedule.
•O&M manual development and training.
•Checklist and functional test compliance document development, execution and documentation.
•Roles of non-contractor parties (for information only).
Include commissioning measures or requirements in the construction documents (plans and specifications). Commissioning measures or requirements should be clear, detailed and complete to clarify the commissioning process.
The Energy Code requires specific functional test compliance documents (Certificate of Acceptance) to be included in the construction documents. These functional test compliance documents are a part of the commissioning requirements.
Compliance is achieved by including commissioning requirements in the project plans and specifications. The commissioning specifications should include:
A. Primary (and optionally all) commissioning requirements are included in the general specification division (typically Division 1) and clear cross references of all commissioning requirements to and from the general division are included to ensure all subcontractors are held to them.
B. A list of the systems and assemblies covered by the commissioning requirements.
C. Roles and responsibilities of all parties including:
1. General contractor, subcontractors, vendors, and construction manager.
2. Commissioning coordinator.
3. Owner and facility staff.
4. Architect and design engineers.
5. Non-contractor parties (for information only to provide the contractor with context for their work).
6. The individual who writes checklists, tests, reviews and approves functional test compliance documents, directs and executes tests, records test results, and approves completed tests. These roles may vary by system or assembly.
D. Meeting requirements.
E. Commissioning schedule management procedures.
F. Issues and non-compliance management procedures.
G. Requirements for execution and documentation of installation, checkout, and start up, including control point-to-point checks and calibrations.
H. Specific testing requirements by system, including:
1. Monitoring and trending.
2. Opposite season or deferred testing requirements, functions and modes to be tested.
3. Conditions of test.
4. Acceptance criteria and any allowed sampling.
5. Details of the format and rigor of the functional test compliance documents required to document test.
6. Example compliance documents (recommended).
I. Submittal review and approval process.
J. Content, authority, and approval process of the commissioning plan.
K. Commissioning documents and reporting requirements.
L. Facility staff training requirements and verification procedures.
M. O&M manual review and approval procedures.
N. System’s manual development and approval requirements and procedures.
O. Definitions section.
The building official can confirm compliance at plan review by a receipt of a copy of the commissioning specifications.