{"product_id":"principles-of-building-commissioning-isbn-9780470112977","title":"Principles of Building Commissioning","description":"Commissioning is coming of age.  \u003cp\u003eSavvy building owners have adopted commissioning as an effective way to improve the facility acquisition process. Green building initiatives have embraced commissioning as a way of assuring quality in the delivery of high-performance buildings. This long-established quality control process for building mechanical systems is emerging as a broader construction management tool improving nearly all aspects of a project.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat exactly is this thing called commissioning? Principles of Building Commissioning answers this fundamental question with the first all-inclusive, practical guide to the application of the principles of commissioning. The book clarifies the underlying philosophy of commissioning: the why, what, when, and who of this process. Shaped by the ASHRAE Guideline 0 view of the world of commissioning, Building Commissioning:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaps out the territory of commissioning\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutlines its defining characteristics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eExplains its flow of processes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eDemystifies its documentation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking the fundamentals of commissioning accessible to all parties—building owners and operators, architects and engineers, users and suppliers—who may be called upon to join the commissioning team for a particular project, Building Commissioning serves as the professional's road map to the commissioning process, from the predesign phase through occupancy.\u003c\/p\u003e  Preface.  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 What Is Commissioning?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding Commissioning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Building Acquisition Process.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Building Commissioning Is and Is Not.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Building Commissioning Can Do.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Building Commissioning Cannot Do.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTotal Building Commissioning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Commissioning Process.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommissioning Is a Process.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePredesign Phase.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOwner’s Project Requirements.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommissioning Plan.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesign Phase.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBasis of Design.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommissioning Plan.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConstruction Documents.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstruction Phase.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEquipment and Systems Verification.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTraining.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSystems Manual.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommissioning Plan Updates.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOccupancy and Operations Phase.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The Commissioning Team.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeamwork Is Necessary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Commissioning Authority.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOwner Representatives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesign Team Representatives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContractor Representatives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecialists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommissioning Team Participation Expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Commissioning Coordination.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of Coordination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining and Conveying Project Requirements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining and Verifying Design Solutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining and Conveying Construction Verification Requirements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining and Conveying Training Requirements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining and Conveying Operational Information.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlanning for Ongoing Commissioning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Verification and Testing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Importance of Verification.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePredesign Phase.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesign Phase.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstruction Phase.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOccupancy and Operations Phase.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Documentation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommissioning Documentation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Commissioning Plan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOwner’s Project Requirements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasis of Design.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContract Documents\/Construction Documents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstruction Checklists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraining Plan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystems Manual.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIssues Log.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeeting Minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommissioning Process Reports.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Training.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraining Owner’s Personnel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Training Plan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePredesign.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesign.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstruction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOccupancy and Operations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Special Commissioning Contexts.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial Contexts?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOngoing Commissioning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRetrocommissioning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommissioning for Green Buildings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscipline-Specific Commissioning Guidance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommissioning Resources.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWalter T. Grondzik, PE, LEED-AP, is a professor in the School of Architecture, Ball State University. He has served as president of the Architectural Research Centers Consortium and the Society of Building Science Educators, and is a Fellow of ASHRAE and a member of several ASHRAE technical and guideline committees.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eincorporate commissioning into the building acquisition process\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommissioning is coming of age.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSavvy building owners have adopted commissioning as an effective way to improve the facility acquisition process. Green building initiatives have embraced commissioning as a way of assuring quality in the delivery of high-performance buildings. This long-established quality control process for building mechanical systems is emerging as a broader construction management tool improving nearly all aspects of a project.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat exactly is this thing called commissioning? Principles of Building Commissioning answers this fundamental question with the first all-inclusive, practical guide to the application of the principles of commissioning. The book clarifies the underlying philosophy of commissioning: the why, what, when, and who of this process. 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