A Guide to Building Commissioning - PNNL

BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM

A Guide to Building Commissioning

September 25, 2011 ? PNNL-21003

Building Technologies Program

A Guide to Building Commissioning

Prepared by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Michael Baechler Portland Energy Conservation, Inc. John Farley, PE, LEED AP, CxA

September 25, 2011

Prepared for U.S. Department of Energy under Contract DE-AC05-76RL01830

PNNL-21003

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland, Washington 99352

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Contents

A Guide to Building Commissioning..................................................................... 1 What is Commissioning?....................................................................................... 2 Types of Commissioning....................................................................................... 3 Benefits of Commissioning.................................................................................... 4 Top 13 Faults in Commercial Buildings ................................................................ 5 Commissioning Costs............................................................................................ 6 The Commissioning Process ................................................................................. 6 Commissioning Deliverables.................................................................................. 8 Building Your Commissioning Team..................................................................... 9 Team Member....................................................................................................... 9 Roles and Responsibilities..................................................................................... 9 Owner.................................................................................................................... 9 Owner's O&M Staff............................................................................................... 9 Contracting a Commissioning Agent................................................................... 12 Additional Resources.......................................................................................... 13 Acknowledgements.............................................................................................. 14 Appendices.......................................................................................................... 14 Appendix A: A Guide to Building Commissioning: Final Report (example) ..................................................................................... A.1 Appendix B: A Guide to Building Commissioning: Commissioning Team Roles and Responsibilities ..............................................B.1 Appendix C: A Guide to Building Commissioning: Request for Qualifications (example)..................................................................C.1 Appendix D: A Guide to Building Commissioning: Request for Commissioning Services Proposal.................................................. D.1 Appendix E: A Guide to Building Commissioning: Sample Contract for the First Phase of Existing Building Commissioning Services.....................................................................................E.1

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