Associated Air Balance Council

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Commissioning as a Quality Assurance Solution
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WHO AM I?

• JIM MAGEE, Certified Cx Agent

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WEBSITES

• www.facomgrp.com for Facility Commissioning Group
• www.acgcommissioning.com for Associated Air
• Balance Council Commissioning Group
• www.peci.org/om/index.html Portland Energy
  Conservation, Inc.
• www.energyusernews.com for magazine
• www.bcxa.org/discuss.htm for Building
  Commissioning Association

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WEBSITES

• www.automatedbuildings.com for industry links and
  product libraries
• www.ddc-online.org control products information
• www.eren.doe.gov or 1-800-363-3732 for Rebuild
  America go to Buildings (Energy Efficiency
  and Renewable Energy Clearinghouse)
• www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/energy_tools/energyplus
  for new U.S. Dept. of Energys new EnergyPlus
  program (software to optimize building
  performance by simulating energy use) can be
  downloaded for free
• www.ncdc.noaa.gov for U.S. National Oceanographic
  and Atmospheric Administration (weather data
  base)
• www.chemlabs.uoregon.edu/safety/toxicity.html for
  LD50 MSDS info.
• www.aeecenter.org for Association of Energy
  Engineers.
• www.energyiastate.edu for Iowa Energy Center
• www.chps.net for collaborative for high
  performance schools
• www.myhouseisyourhouse.org for community
  education and consumer organizing campaign

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WEBSITES

• www.buildingamerica.gov for U. S. Dept. of Energy
  Building America Program
• www.jamesmcalm.com for alternative refrigerant
  concepts
• www.airxpert.com David W. Bearg, PE, CIH
  Director of IAQ Programs AIRxpert Systems,Inc.
  Concord, MA 978-369-5680 carbon dioxide
  monitoring as a Cx tool
• www.mdanderson.org/purchase for info on Basic
  Sciences Research Bldg., a 450,000 sq. ft.
  research laboratory in Houston, TX
• www.lexashrae.org for Lexington ASHRAE Chapter
• www.energydesignresources.com for CA Cx
  Collaborative

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CERTIFICATIONS

• ACG
• NEBB
• BCA
• U of Wisconsin
• IEEE
• SMACNA/TABB
• ISP

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Bottom Line

• Commissioning benefits all parties involved in
  the design, construction and operation of new and
  existing building.
• From the building owner or developers
  perspective, it is a win-win proposition.

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What is needed to make commissioning happen?

• Owner/developer must make a conscious decision to
  include commissioning and make it a project
  requirement
• A knowledgeable architect, engineer or
  commissioning agency can make the owner aware of
  the benefits of commissioning

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Commissioning is a Team Effort

• Commissioning succeeds when
• Every team member understands and carries out
  their responsibilities
• Every team member cooperates and coordinates with
  each other and third-party agencies
• Communication and accountability are the keys to
  teamwork and they are the responsibility of the
  commissioning agent.

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Who is on the commissioning team?

• Owner/operator both development and
• O M staff
• Commissioning agent
• Retained by the owner
• Leader of the team
• Architect
• Mechanical and electrical engineers
• End-user

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Commissioning Team (continued)

• General contractor or construction mgr.
• Mechanical contractor
• Electrical contractor
• Controls contractor
• Sheet metal contractor
• TAB agency

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Commissioning Team (continued)

• General contractor or construction mgr.
• Mechanical contractor
• Electrical contractor
• Controls contractor
• Sheet metal contractor
• TAB agency

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Potential Cx Team Members

• Vendors
• Specialty Trades
• Specialty Designers
• Program Manager
• Service Contract Providers
• BAS/FMS Specialists
• IT Support Groups

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Every stake holder in the design and construction
of a facility contributes to the commissioning
process
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• So why add a commissioning authority?

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• QUALITY ASSURANCE

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Complaint Commissioning
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TWEAKING
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• Callback Commissioning

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• Warranty Commissioning

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• Default Commissioning

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• Commissioning Attributes
• Documented test protocols
• Verification of design intent criteria
• Testing and OM documentation
• Improved OM Training
• Defined Roles and Responsibilities

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• RCx
• Retro-Commissioning

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• A Retro-Commissioning Team
• Owner Personnel
• Design Professional
• End User
• TAB Agency (HVAC Cx)
• Independent 3rd Party Cx Agent
• Infinite team member permutations
• Customize RCx Team

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• Vintage 1955 Hospital Hot Water System

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• 3 OF 18 decoupled loops piped wrong
• 6 Hot Water line piped HWS to HWR

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• Aircraft Hangar Make-Up Air

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• 50 of Design Airflow

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• Humidity Issues in Public Schools
• Infiltration Points
• Malfunctioning dampers and valves
• Control Sequence Problems
• Portable Dehumidifier Systems
• Portable Ventilation Fans
• Cleaning and Disinfecting

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• RCx Results
• Summer projects for corrective work
• Streamlined summer project objectives

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• Fire Alarm Verification
• OM staff assumed FACx role by default
• History of unsatisfactory FA system turnovers to
  owner

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• 3rd Party FACx Benefits
• Clear lines of communication between owner
  personnel, occupants, contractors, designers,
  AHJs,
• and Cx team.

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• 3rd Party FACx Benefits
• Design review input reduces discoveries during
  construction and acceptance
• Owner engagement in contractor verification
• Documentation of verification process
• Owner input throughout design build

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• CONCLUSIONS
• Creative applications of 3rd party Cx
• New work impacts retro issues
• Customized teams reduce costs
• Array of RCx Team configurations
• Reactive Cx increases OM costs
• Reactive Cx reduces PM effectiveness

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