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Building commissioning views building quality holistically and uses scientific principles to improve building efficiency and cost-effectiveness. In March of 2009, the American Institute of Architects presented a symposium that convened architects, providers, and other professionals involved with building performance to explore the broad spectrum of issues associated with commissioning. The Building Commissioning Association’s Building Commissioning “Best Practices” The Building Commissioning Association’s “Best Practices” process is intended to communicate initiatives that are innovative, sound and represent generally accepted standards. This presentation will provide an overview of the process and current status of developing “Best Practices” for the building Commissioning Association. OPR, BOD and Systems Manual: Cost Effective Tools Three commissioning related documents – the Owner’s Project Requirements (OPR), Basis of Design (BOD), and Systems Manual (SM) – can be cost effective keys to successfully commissioning and sustaining building functionality. This presentation discusses a cost-effective approach for OPR, BOD, and SM development application. It will explain how these documents provide a venue for efficiently documenting and effectively utilizing vital information upon which the building systems are based; information that is often addressed at the time it is first needed and later forgotten. A Need for Standard Commissioning Documents This presentation will discuss the need for a comprehensive set of commissioning contract documents that parallels traditional construction contract documents. Documents which are crafted to blend with traditional documents to achieve commissioning process goals and to document commissioning contract requirements included in newly expanded commissioning guidelines. Transfer of Design Intent to Design Performance: Strategies, Criteria, and Applications This session discusses design intent transfer through all stages of building design and operation. Important considerations are different roles of involved agents, cost-impact of decisions, sustainable design principles and LEED, and design representations. Simulation Modeling Potentiates the Commissioning Process Computerized Simulation Modeling is a powerful evidenced based tool which has been used for many years in industries such as manufacturing and defense. Although at its early development stages as an evidenced based planning tool, its use and acceptance in healthcare facility space planning and floor plan design is increasing the field of architecture. Our paper will demonstrate how the tool is even more powerful when used in parallel with the Commissioning process. In fact, we maintain, Commissioning without simulation modeling is less effective. Taking Responsibility: Monitoring as Commissioning Researchers from KieranTimberlake will present four case studies on how projects which deploy unusual or novel technologies. These case studies evidence that monitoring of systems through ad-hoc or unconventional methods may emerge as an essential component of green building commissioning and that sustained monitoring provides essential feedback for future projects. Why Commission the Building Enclosure? The objective of the presentation is to introduce the process and benefits of building enclosure commissioning for achieving high performance, energy efficient and sustainable building enclosure design and construction. High Performance Envelope Commissioning: History and Practice Commissioning the entire building envelope from the design to completed construction is the most effective means to ensure that the building envelope is constructed to meet the design intent, expected service life, code requirements, and to aid in the prevention of complications that otherwise might arise during the construction process. |
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