How to Create a Craig Hawkins acg 2008 Annual Meeting-Best Practices for Total Building Commissioning 1

□ Overall Goal □ Purpose □ Contents □ Commissioning Schedule □ Timeline □ Authors and Reviewers □ Pitfalls and Roadblocks □ Summary □ Q & A Session Overview acg 2008 Annual Meeting-Best Practices for Total Building Commissioning 2 2

□ Integrating Commissioning Into the Build Process □ Overview of the Project’s Cx Process □ Sequence of Events □ Roles and Responsibilities □ Requirements and Precursors □ Testing Durations □ Deficiencies Resolution Procedure □ Documentation Requirements Overall Goal acg 2008 Annual Meeting-Best Practices for Total Building Commissioning 3 3

□ Guideline □ Source of Cx Information for Project Team □ Specific for Each Project □ Scope of Work □ Description of Tasks per Phase □ List of Equipment/Systems to be Commissioned □ Procedures □ Installation Verification Checklists □ Functional Performance Test Procedures □ Deficiencies Resolution Procedures □ Training Expectations □ Team Structure □ List of Team Members □ Lines of Communication □ Roles & Responsibilities Purpose of the Commissioning Plan acg 2008 Annual Meeting-Best Practices for Total Building Commissioning 4 4

□ What Should Be In The Commissioning Plan □ Scope of Work, Specific for Project □ Commissioning Team Members □ List of Equipment/Systems to be Commissioned □ List of Commissioning Meetings □ List of Reference Documents □ Installation Verification Checklists □ Functional Performance Test Procedures □ Acceptance Criteria □ O&M and Facility Staff Training Requirements □ Commissioning Schedule Contents of the Commissioning Plan acg 2008 Annual Meeting-Best Practices for Total Building Commissioning 5 5

□ Identified by Phase/Task □ Integrated into Project Schedule □ Not a Separate Schedule □ By Systems/Equipment □ Not just One Line Item □ Pre-Test Requirements (Precursors) □ Durations (Theoretical) Commissioning Schedule acg 2008 Annual Meeting-Best Practices for Total Building Commissioning 6 6

□ Timeline for Creating The Commissioning Plan □ Pre-Design Phase Commissioning Outline □ Design Phase Commissioning Plan □ Construction Phase Commissioning Plan Updates □ Updates □ Post Submittal □ Post Major Change Order(s) Timeline acg 2008 Annual Meeting-Best Practices for Total Building Commissioning 7 7

Pre-Design Phase Commissioning Outline Cx Description Team Structure List of Systems Durations Design Phase Cx Outline Updated to Commissioning Plan Scope Team Members Equipment System Details FPT’s Acceptance Criteria Reference Info O&M/Training Documentation Construction Phase Commissioning Plan Update Post Submittal Changes to Equipment Post Major Change Orders Additional Systems Additional Equipment Deletion of Systems Deletion of Equipment Timeline acg 2008 Annual Meeting-Best Practices for Total Building Commissioning 8 8

□ Who Should Write The Commissioning Plan □ Project’s Commissioning Authority □ Who Should Review The Commissioning Plan □ Commissioning Team Members □ Owner □ Engineer/Designer □ GC & Installing Contractors Authors and Reviewers acg 2008 Annual Meeting-Best Practices for Total Building Commissioning 9 9

□ Pitfalls □ Too Early = Generic, Low Value □ Too Late = Reduced Impact, Missed Opportunities □ Roadblocks □ Slow Review Responses □ Team Member Apathy □ Lack of Support from Cx Authority Pitfalls and Roadblocks acg 2008 Annual Meeting-Best Practices for Total Building Commissioning 10

□ Make it Relevant and Keep it Current □ “The” Source of Cx Info for the Specific Project □ Thorough but Concise □ Created to Audience Level of Cx Understanding □ Addition/Extension of Contract Documents Summary acg 2008 Annual Meeting-Best Practices for Total Building Commissioning 11

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