Proposal for Fundamental

Commissioning for LEED

Certification

Presented
by
Shankar. K
 PROPOSAL FOR FUNDAMENTAL
COMMISSIONING FOR LEED
CERTFICATION
Get the Brief detail of the Proposed
construction Which includes:-

 Total Built up area

 Total Air Conditioned Area
 Number of floors
 Number of Air Handling Unit (AHU)
 Number of Basements
 Total Air Conditioned load
 Number of chillers
 Heat Recovery System
 VAV Boxes
 Solar water Heating System
Total Project cost
Project completion period

Review and check the Services

offered:-

 Check the services offered for the proposed

construction site meet the requirements of
LEED certification or not ,etc.
Services are:-
1) Sustainable Site , 2) Energy &
Atmosphere , 3) Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) , 4)
Material & Resources , 5) Water Efficiency ,
6) innovation & Design Resources.
 Services offered
-summary:

LEED Offere Scope of Work

Module
Sustainable Site d Nil -
Servic
Water Efficiency Commissioning &
es
Yes Additional
Energy & commissioning
Commissioning &
Atmosphere Yes Additional
Materials & Nil commissioning
-
Resources
Indoor Air Quality Commissioning &
Yes Additional
Innovation & Nil commissioning
-
 Commissioning Scope in LEED

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Atmosph Environmen
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Pollution
Technolo ce Performan
Reduction
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Waterz CO2
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Water Monitorin ility of
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Scope Of Fundamental Commissioning:
Intent:

To verify and ensure that fundamental

building elements and systems are designed,
installed, and calibrated to operate as
intended.

Commissioning involves:-
1)Start Up
2)Construction Observation
3)TAB (Testing, Adjusting and Balancing)

Note:- But these Procedures alone do not

constitute commissioning
Tasks Performed During
Commissioning process:
Documentation:-
This task will require Commissioning Authority
(CA) to Document the owners Project
Requirement Regarding all equipments and
features that will be a part of a commissioning
plan.

These Requirements will address HVAC,

Lighting, Indoor air Quality , Water Efficiency ,
Energy Efficiency and additional environmental
features like solar water heater.

This report will record the Basis of Design

including all Design assumptions such as
Design temperatures, space, process
requirements, applicable codes and standards.
Create a commissioning plan:

Commissioning plan is the axis of commissioning

process.
It will include:

 A brief overview of the commissioning process.

 A list of all commissioned features and
activities.
 CA will Create commissioning plan in
discussion with owner and project execution
team.
 Identification of all role players in the process
and a brief discussion of their tasks.
 Outline of the scope of the commissioning
process.
 A list of deliverables and A detailed activity
Inclusion of commissioning Requirements in
Bid Documents:-

Contract documents will be furbished with

relevant excerpts for the commissioning plan.
These documents will define the scope of work
for the contractor’s test Engineer and role of
the contractor.

CA will review all bid documents to ascertain

that they are consistent with and include all
green building requirements as defined by the
Reference manual.

Deliverable:-
Functional Test Report:

During the testing of major equipment like

HVAC and water pumping systems the vendors
would be carrying out various performance
tests as per the requirement of the contract.

CA would witness the tests.

The test reports would be prepared and

submitted to CA.

A review report would be prepared by the CA

confirming that the performance of the
equipments/ systems meet the design intent.

Deliverable.:- Review
Commissioning Report:
Commissioning report will be presented to the
owner after the completion of all Functional
Testing.
The Report will include a list of all
commissioned equipment and features, and will
also compare the performance of each feature
with its design intent.
Report will document if the commissioned
features meet
1) the design intent
2) the specifications
3) have been properly installed.
The report will also compromise the functional
Commissioning Activities:
Construction Observation
Start-up
TAB
Functional Testing
Training
O&M Manual
Construction Observation:
 It verifies with quantity, size and capacity of the
installed equipment comply with specifications,
and the quantity of workman ship is
satisfactory.
 It can help uncover problems with installation
and help reach solutions that are less costly to
Star t –Up:

Start-up is a one-time, primarily “static” activity

focused on making sure that equipment is
installed correctly and that all necessary safety
features and controls are working.

Start-up is mostly limited to the equipment

level, with little work on the system level.

Commissioning, on the other hand, focuses on

the system level during start-up, shutdown, full
and part load, and alarm conditions.

CA will ensure that all commissioned equipment

is installed correctly and that all necessary
safety features and controls are working.
Testing, Adjusting and Balancing:
Testing, Adjusting and Balancing (TAB) work is
generally limited to setting flows, pressures and
temperatures to design values at minimum and
maximum conditions.

Except for testing static pressure, TAB usually

involves optimizing the operating &
performance condition.

TAB work must be complete before performing

the “dynamic” verification tests that are a
major aspect of commissioning.
Functional Testing:
A performance checklist and performance test
data sheets for each system will be included.

These procedures along with the pre functional

checklists being prepared and submitted by the
Contractor shall be reviewed by the appropriate
design engineers.

The CA will approve and supervise all test

procedures.

All large equipment will be tested individually. A

sampling strategy will be devised for similar
Training:

The CA will schedule and coordinate training sessions

for the Owner’s staff for each system in consultation
with the Contractor.

Training shall be in a classroom setting with the

appropriate schematics, handouts, and visual / audio
training aids (prepared by the Contractor) on-site with
equipment.

The appropriate installing contractors shall provide

training on all the major systems per specifications.

The equipment vendors shall provide training on the

specifics of each major equipment item including
philosophy, troubleshooting, and repair techniques.
The automatic control and fire alarm vendors shall
provide training on the control system and fire alarm
system per their specification section.
The CA will assemble written verification that training
O&M Manual:
The CA will review the draft form of the O&M
manuals provided by the Contractor(s).

The review process shall verify that O&M

instructions meet specifications and also wiring
diagrams are specific to the actual equipment
provided for this project.

Required operation and maintenance

procedures, parts lists, assembly / disassembly
diagrams, and related information are provided.

The O&M manual review will be completed prior

to Owner training sessions, as these documents
are to be utilized in the training sessions.
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