Building Commissioning

Fundamentals
Module 1

Definition & Philosophy of

Building Commissioning

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Challenges

Why is a commissioning process

needed?

Owners often asked

(and still do!) Why won’t my building operate
like it is supposed to, especially
with a design engineer and a
good contractor??

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They should, but
they don’t!

Very complex buildings

such as hospitals or
research laboratories often
took/take years to become
fully functional prior to
commissioning.

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Philosophy of Building Cx
• Term originated from the naval practice
• A whole building approach for quality assurance in new construction
and facility modernization
• A team effort which helps in achieving, validating and documenting
that the performance of the total building and its systems meet the
design intent and requirements of the owner
• Help restoring the existing buildings to high performance and
productivity

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The Commissioning Process is a proven method to
consistently deliver cost effective, quality buildings and
construction projects. Its application includes:
• New buildings, facilities, and construction projects
• Identification of functional requirements and needs in existing buildings
• Retro-commissioning and commissioning existing facilities
• Building and process rehab/modification
• Sustainable/green buildings
• Energy projects
• Design-Build
• ESCO projects and Performance contracts
• LEED, BREEAM (UK), HQE(FR)
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Fundamentals of Building Cx

Building commissioning doesn’t only benefit energy

efficiency:
• Fewer system deficiencies
• Improved IAQ, occupant comfort and productivity
• Decreased potential for liability due to poor IAQ
• Reduced operation and maintenance cost

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Definition of New Building Commissioning

NEBB “A quality process focused upon verifying and documenting that
the facility and all of its systems and assemblies are planned,
Definition designed, installed, tested, operated, and maintained to meet the
Owner's Project Requirements (OPR).”

ASHRAE A quality-focused process for enhancing the delivery of a project.

The process focuses on verifying and documenting that the
Definition facility and all of its systems and assemblies are planned,
designed, installed, tested, operated, and maintained to meet the
Owner's Project Requirements.

BCA Building commissioning provides documented confirmation that

building systems function according to criteria set forth in the
Definition project documents to satisfy the owner’s operational needs.

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Verify and document

Clearly document the
compliance with these
owner’s project
criteria throughout
requirements,
design, construction,
including performance
acceptance, and initial
and maintainability
operation phases

Building
Cx
Objectives

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New Building Commissioning Goals

Specific goals of commissioning include:
• Providing documentation and tools to improve quality of deliverables
• Verifying and documenting that systems and assemblies perform
according to OPR by end of construction with building occupancy
• Providing a uniform and effective process for delivery of construction
projects
• Using quality-based sampling techniques to detect systemic problems
• Verifying proper coordination among all contractors, subcontractors,
vendors, and manufacturers of all furnished equipment and
assemblies in the completed systems
• Verifying that adequate and accurate system and assembly
documentation is provided to owner
• Verifying that operation and maintenance personnel and occupants
are properly trained

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Who and How ?
• Pre-design Phase
When applied • Design Phase
in buildings? • Construction Phase
• Occupancy and Operations Phase - the first year

• Commissioning Authority (CA)

Performer • AEE, Building Commissioning Association (BCA),

NEBB, ASHRAE, and other organizations offer
commissioning certification

• ASHRAE Guideline 0–2019

Guidelines The Commissioning Process
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Cx Process Overview

Pre-design Phase:

• OPR definition and development

• Develop commissioning scope of work and budget
• Conduct commissioning meeting
• Develop commissioning plan
• Develop the format of the issues log
• Develop system manual requirements
• Update OPR

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Design Phase:

• Design kick-off meeting

• Commissioning activities scheduled
• Evaluate basis of design conformance
• Establish training requirements and Cx specs
• Schematic design document evaluation
• Design development document evaluation
• Construction document evaluation
• Contract document evaluation
• Update the OPR and Cx Plan
• Manage the Issues Log and update Issues Log documentation
• Pre-Bid Meeting

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Cx Process Overview
Construction Phase:

• Construction kick-off meeting

• Prepare commissioning duration schedule
• Submittal and shop drawing review
• Site observations
• Pre-functional tests
• FPT (Functional Performance Tests)
• Update OPR and Commissioning Plan
• Issues log & deficiency resolution

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Acceptance Phase:

• Monitor and update commissioning duration schedule

• Testing, adjusting and balancing report verification
• Functional Performance Tests (FPT)
• Sound & vibration testing
• Record documents/as-built drawings and operations and
maintenance manuals
• Owner training
• Update the OPR, Issues Log and Cx Plan
• Issues log & deficiency resolution
• Final Commissioning Report
• Produce Systems Manual

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Cx Process Overview
Occupancy Phase:

• Deferred systems tests

• Warranty visit
• Lessons learned workshop

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Retro-commissioning (RCx) Definitions

ASHRAE The Commissioning Process applied to an existing facility
Definition: that was not previously commissioned.”

NEBB “A process of evaluating, testing, adjusting and correcting

Definition: building systems to meet the owner’s requirements and to
improve comfort and environmental quality and to optimize
energy and resource conservation.”

BCA A systematic process for investigating, analyzing, and optimizing the

performance of building systems by improving their operation and
Definition: maintenance to ensure their continued performance over time. This
process helps make the building systems perform interactively to
meet the owner’s current facility requirements.

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Goals
• Improve building performance by saving energy and reducing operational costs
• Ensure the persistence of improvements over the building’s life
• Assist in achieving LEED certification for existing buildings
• Improve the building’s ENERGY STAR rating
• Identify and resolve building system operation, control and maintenance problems
• Verify that a facility and its systems meet the current facility requirements (CFR)
• Reduce or eliminate occupant complaints and increase tenant satisfaction
• Identify the O&M staff training needs and provide such training
• Minimize operational risk and increase asset value
• Extend equipment life-cycle
• Improve indoor environmental comfort and quality, and reduce associated liability
• Document system operation

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Existing Buildings Commissioning Benefits

Benefits
• Provides a safe and healthier facility
• Optimizes energy use
• Reduces operating costs
• Ensures adequate O&M staff orientation and
training
• Improves installed building systems documentation

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 Retro-commissioning (RCx) : When,
Who & How?
When applied • Occupancy and Operations Phase
in buildings?
• Commissioning Authority
Performer • AEE, BCA, NEBB, ASHRAE, and other
organizations offer retro-commissioning
certification
• BCA's “Best Practices in Commissioning Existing Buildings”
• NEBB's “Procedural Standards for Retro-Commissioning of
Existing Buildings”

Guidelines • ASHRAE G1.2 – “HVAC&R Technical Requirements of the

Commissioning Process for Existing Building Systems and
Assemblies.”
• Canmet Energy Recommissioning Guide for Building Owners
and Managers (2008)

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RCx Process Overview

Contract Phase:
• Site tour
• Define the RCx scope of work for the project
• Develop an RCx contract

Pre-Site Investigation Phase:

• Develop a preliminary RCx plan
• Document and design review
• Operation records review
• Utility usage evaluation
• Create current facility requirements
• Management staff and occupant interview

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Site Investigation Phase:
• Owner’s staff training
• Initiate site investigations
• Design calculations/studies
• Building systems investigation and tests
• Perform “quick fixes”
• Update the current facility requirements

Analysis Phase:
• Define issues that are affecting the building’s performance
• Analyze issues
• Recommended problem resolution
• RCx corrective action report development
• Corrective action report presentation

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RCx Process Overview

Corrective Action Phase:

• Approval of recommendations
• Remedial design
• Commissioning all construction and corrections made

Follow Up Phase:

• Performance verification
• Lessons learned workshop

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Retro-commissioning (RCx)

Re-commissioning (Re-Cx)

Monitoring-based Commissioning (MBCx)

On-going commissioning (OCx)

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Definition of Re-Commissioning (Re-Cx)

Definition:
• The periodic re-implementation of the commissioning
process, either on a regularly occurring schedule
(every 3 to 5 years is typical), or if building
performance degrades, or if the building occupancy
or usage changes significantly.
Note:
• Re-commissioning of a building.
• Re-retro-commissioning of a building.

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 Definition of Monitoring-based Commissioning (MBCx)

• MBCx combines ongoing building systems monitoring

with standard retro-commissioning (RCx) practices aiming
at substantial and persistent building performance and
energy savings.
• Four primary streams of additional energy savings from
MBCx relative to traditional RCx:
• Savings from persistence and optimization due to early
identification of deficiencies through metering and trending;
• Savings from measures identified through metering and
trending;
• Continually identified new measures;
• Has the potential to reduce on-site field engineering time.

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Definition of On-going Commissioning (OCx)

Also referred to as “retro-commissioning follow-up”, this is a

continuation of the Commissioning Process well into the Occupancy
and Operations Phase to verify that a project continues to meet current
and evolving Owner’s Project Requirements. Retro-commissioning
follow-up activities are ongoing for the life of the facility.

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 Definition of Continuous Commissioning® (CC®)
Definition:
• “An ongoing process to resolve operating problems, improve comfort,
optimize energy use, and identify retrofits for existing commercial and
institutional buildings and central plant facilities.”
FEMP Continuous Commissioning Guidebook

Purpose:
• Optimize HVAC systems operation and control for existing building
conditions

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CC Process Overview

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Building Commissioning Costs & Savings

Quantifying the benefits of commissioning is challenging,
but a 2009 study of 643 commercial buildings provided a
solid initial data set to which 839 additional buildings
were added in 2018 for a significantly expanded and
updated meta-analysis representing 34.7 million square
meters (373 million square feet) of floor area.

Source : Eliot Crowe and All, 2020, Building commissioning costs and savings across three decades and 1,500 North American buildings

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Source : Eliot Crowe and All, 2020, Building commissioning costs and savings across three decades and 1,500 North American buildings

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Building Commissioning Costs & Savings

Source : Eliot Crowe and All, 2020, Building commissioning costs and savings across three decades and 1,500 North American buildings

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To assess the significance of non-energy benefits, 2018 survey respondents indicated the
presence or absence of up to 16 non-energy benefits that occurred as a result of a given project,
and the following seven benefits were indicated for 75 percent or more of the projects:

• construction project on schedule, problems detected and corrected earlier;

• occupied on schedule;
• improvements to system design, equipment sized correctly;
• improved thermal comfort;
• ease of maintenance improvements;
• improved operations;
• facility staff training and education.

These non-energy benefits are highly valuable to building owners and developers.

Source : Eliot Crowe and All, 2020, Building commissioning costs and savings across three decades and 1,500 North American buildings

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Life-Cycle Building
Commissioning (LCBCx)

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Comprehensive Solution?
ASHRAE Guideline 0-2013
• Retro-Commissioning Process (RCx): The Commissioning Process applied to an
existing facility that was not previously commissioned. This guideline does not
specifically address retro-commissioning. However, the same basic process should
be followed from Predesign through Occupancy and Operations to optimize the
benefits of implementing the Commissioning Process philosophy and practice.

• Ongoing Commissioning Process (OCx): A continuation of the Commissioning

Process well into the Occupancy/Operations Phase to verify that a project
continues to meet current and evolving Owner's Project Requirements. Ongoing
Commissioning Process Activities occur throughout the life of the facility; some of
these will be nearly continuous in implementation, and others will be either
scheduled or unscheduled (as needed).

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How Do We Transition to a More

Comprehensive Solution?

• IEA ANNEX 40 (Completed 2001-2004)

• Favor a broader view that the Commissioning Process
begins at project inception during the predesign phase and
continues for the life of the facility through the occupancy &
operation phase.
• This global view aims at providing a uniform, integrated, and
consistent approach for delivering and operating facilities
that meet the owner’s ongoing requirements.

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• IEA ANNEX 40
• Four types of commissioning:
1) Initial Commissioning (I-Cx) is a systematic process applied to
production of a new building and/or an installation of new systems.
2) Retro-Commissioning (Retro-Cx) is the first-time commissioning is
implemented in an existing building in which a documented
commissioning process was not previously implemented.
3) Re-Commissioning (Re-Cx) is a commissioning process implemented
after I-Cx or Retro-Cx when the owner hopes to verify, improve, and
document the performance of building systems.
4) On-Going Commissioning (On-Going Cx) is a commissioning process
conducted continually for the purposes of maintaining, improving, and
optimizing the performance of building systems after I-Cx or Retro-Cx.

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Comprehensive Solution?

Initial Commissioning Ongoing Commissioning

Initial Commissioning Re-Commissioning

Missing Initial Commissioning

Retro-Commissioning
(or missing documentation on Initial Commissioning)

Production Operation & Maintenance

Pre-Design Design Elaboration Construction Occupancy & Operation

Preliminary Working Post- Ordinary

Program Planning Design Design Elaboration Construction Acceptance
Acceptance Operation

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ASHRAE : Building Commissioning Standards &

Guidelines
ASHRAE Standard 202 – 2018: Cx Process for Buildings & Systems
ASHRAE Guideline 0 – 2019: The Commissioning Process
(Being used as the foundation of ASHRAE Guideline 1)
ASHRAE Guideline 0.2 – 2015
Commissioning Process for Existing Guideline 1 – ASHRAE, HVAC&R System
Systems and Assemblies Guideline 2 – ASCE, Structural Systems
Guideline 3 – BETEC, Exterior Envelope Systems
ASHRAE Guideline 1.2 – 2019 Guideline 4 – NRCA, Roofing Systems
Technical Requirements of Cx
Guideline 5 – AWCI, Interior Systems
Process for Existing HVAC&R
Guideline 6 – NEII, Elevator Systems
Guideline 7 – ASPE, Plumbing Systems
ASHRAE Guideline 1.3 – 2018
Building O&M Training for the
Guideline 8 – IES, Lighting Systems
HVAC&R Commissioning Process Guideline 9 – IEEE, Electrical Systems
Guideline 10 – NFPA, Fire Protection Systems
ASHRAE Guideline 1.4 – 2014 Guideline 11 – TIA, Telecommunications Systems
Procedures for Preparing Facility
Systems Manuals

ASHRAE Guideline 1.5 – 2017 ASHRAE Guideline 1.1 – 2007 ASHRAE/NIBS Guideline 3 – 2012 (Removed)
HVAC&R Technical Requirements Technical commissioning guidelines dealing with
The Commissioning Process for
Smoke Control Systems for the Commissioning Process lighting, fire, interiors, envelopes, plumbing, etc.

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Introduction
LEED® BD+C Energy and Atmosphere(EA) Category

• The Energy and Atmosphere (EA) category approaches energy from a holistic
perspective, addressing energy use reduction, energy-efficient design
strategies, and renewable energy sources.
• The commissioning process is critical to ensuring high-performing buildings.

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Fundamental
commissioning
and verification

Minimum energy
performance
Required
Building-level
energy metering

Fundamental
EA(up to 33 points) refrigerant
management

Enhanced
commissioning
(up to 6 points)
Extra Points( up
to 33 points)
Others

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LEED® V4 Fundamental Commissioning

Objective
• To support the design, construction, and eventual operation of a project that meets the
owner’s project requirements for energy, water, indoor environmental quality, and durability.
Commissioning Process Scope & Requirements
Complete the following commissioning (Cx) process activities for mechanical, electrical,
plumbing, and renewable energy systems and assemblies, in accordance with ASHRAE Guideline
0–2005 and ASHRAE Guideline 1.1–2007 for HVAC&R Systems, as they relate to energy, water,
indoor environmental quality, and durability.
Requirements for exterior enclosures are limited to inclusion in the owner’s project requirements
(OPR) and basis of design (BOD), as well as the review of the OPR, BOD and project design.
• Develop the OPR
• Develop a BOD

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Systems to be commissioned:
Mechanical
• including HVAC&R equipment and controls

Plumbing
• including domestic hot water systems, pumps, and controls

Electrical
• including service, distribution, lighting, and controls
• including daylighting controls
Renewable energy systems
Elements of envelope commissioning (New!)

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Fundamental Commissioning & Verification

Systems that are not required to be commissioned:

Envelope

Life safety systems

Communications and data systems

Fire protection and fire alarm systems

Process equipment

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The commissioning authority (CxA) must do the following:
• Review the OPR, BOD, and project design.
• Develop and implement a Cx plan.
• Confirm incorporation of Cx requirements into the construction documents.
• Develop construction checklists.
• Develop a system test procedure.
• Verify system test execution.
• Maintain an issues and benefits log throughout the Cx process.
• Prepare a final Cx process report.
• Document all findings and recommendations and report directly to the owner
throughout the process.

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LEED® V4 Fundamental Commissioning

Commissioning Authority

By the end of the design development phase, a commissioning authority must be engaged with the following
qualifications.
• The CxA must have documented commissioning process experience on at least two building projects with a
similar scope of work. The experience must extend from early design phase through at least 10 months of
occupancy;
• The CxA may be a qualified employee of the owner, an independent consultant, or an employee of the
design or construction firm, who is not part of the project’s design or construction team, or a disinterested
subcontractor of the design or construction team.
• For projects smaller than 20,000 square feet (1 860 square meters), the CxA may be a qualified member of the
design or construction team in all cases, while the CxA must report his or her findings directly to the owner.
Project teams that intend to pursue EA Credit Enhanced Commissioning should note a difference in the CxA
qualifications: for the credit, the CxA may not be an employee of the design or construction firm, nor a
subcontractor to the construction firm.
The review of the exterior enclosure design may be performed by a qualified member of the design or
construction team (or an employee of that firm), who is not directly responsible for design of the building
envelope.

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All
Documentation
projects
CxA previous Experience X
Confirmation of OPR and BOD
X
Contents
Required List of Systems to be Commissioned X
Documentation
Verification of CxA Activities and
X
Reviews
Cx Plan X
Documentation of Testing and
X
Verification
CFR, O&M Plan X
Cx Report X

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LEED® V4 Enhanced Commissioning

An Enhanced commissioning is a natural extension of the fundamental process.
It requires to implement, or have in place a contract to implement, the following
commissioning process activities in addition to those required under EA
Prerequisite Fundamental Commissioning and Verification.
OR
And/OR Path 1 (3 points)
Option 1 (3-4 points)
Requirements Path 2 (4 points)
Option 2 (2 points)

• Option 1. Enhanced systems commissioning

Path 1: Enhanced commissioning (3 points)
Path 2: Enhanced and monitoring-based commissioning (4 points)
• Option 2. Envelope commissioning (2 points)
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Path 1 Requirements : Enhanced Commissioning (3 points)

Complete the following commissioning process (CxP) activities for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and
renewable energy systems and assemblies in accordance with ASHRAE Guideline 0–2013 and ASHRAE
Guideline 1.1–2007 for HVAC&R systems, as they relate to energy, water, indoor environmental quality,
and durability. The commissioning authority must do the following:
 Include all enhanced commissioning tasks in the OPR and BOD
 Review contractor submittals
 Verify inclusion of systems manual requirements in construction documents
 Verify inclusion of operator and occupant training requirements in construction documents
 Verify systems manual updates and delivery
 Verify operator and occupant training delivery and effectiveness
 Verify seasonal testing
 Review building operations 10 months after substantial completion
 Develop an on-going commissioning plan

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LEED® V4 Enhanced Commissioning

Path 2 Requirements : Enhanced and Monitoring-Based Commissioning (4 points)

Achieve Path 1. AND Develop monitoring-based procedures and identify points to be measured and
evaluated to assess performance of energy- and water-consuming systems. Include the procedures and
measurement points in the commissioning plan. Address the following:
 roles and responsibilities;
 measurement requirements (meters, points, metering systems, data access);
 the points to be tracked, with frequency and duration for trend monitoring;
 the limits of acceptable values for tracked points and metered values (where appropriate, predictive
algorithms may be used to compare ideal values with actual values);
 the elements used to evaluate performance, including conflict between systems, out-of-sequence
operation of systems components, and energy and water usage profiles;
 an action plan for identifying and correcting operational errors and deficiencies;
 training to prevent errors;
 planning for repairs needed to maintain performance; and
 the frequency of analyses in the first year of occupancy (at least quarterly).

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Option 2 Requirements : Building Enclosure Commissioning (2 points)
The qualified independent member of the design or construction team responsible for building enclosure
commissioning must complete the following:
 Review contractor submittals.
 Verify inclusion of systems manual requirements in construction documents for enclosure systems.
 For specialty enclosure systems with controls and automation:
 Verify inclusion of operator and occupant training requirements in construction documents.
 Verify systems manual updates and delivery.
 Verify operator and occupant training delivery and effectiveness.
 Verify seasonal testing.
 Review building operations 10 months after substantial completion.
 Develop an on-going enclosure commissioning plan for maintenance, renewal and revitalization cycles.

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LEED® V4 Enhanced Commissioning Definition

Option 1, Option 1, Option 2
Documentation Path 1 Path 2
List of all tasks completed as part of Cx X X X
activities
Training outline and participation list X X X

Required Confirmation of system manual delivery X X X

Documentation Ongoing Cx plan X X X

Inclusion of monitoring and tracking in X

Cx plan
Inclusion of envelope in Cx plan X

Verification of additional reviews per data

X X
center requirements (data centers only)

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Introduction
LEED® O+M Energy and Atmosphere(EA) Category

• The Energy and Atmosphere (EA) category approaches energy from a holistic
perspective, addressing energy use reduction, energy-efficient design
strategies, and renewable energy sources.

• The commissioning process is critical to ensuring high-performing buildings.

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 Introduction Energy efficiency
best management
practices

Minimum energy
performance
Required
Building-level
energy metering

Fundamental
refrigerant
management
EA
Existing Building
(up to 38 points) Cx Analysis

Existing Building
Extra Points( up to Commissioning (7
Cx
38 points) points)
Implementation

Others On-going Cx

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LEED® O+M Commissioning Intent

To use the existing building commissioning process to
improve building operations, energy, and resource efficiency.

Existing Building Existing Building

Ongoing
Commissioning- Commissioning-
Commissioning
Analysis Implementation
(3 points)
(2 points) (2 points)

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Establishment:
• Evaluate the current performance of the project building against the
performance specifications in the current facilities requirements and the
operations and maintenance plan.
• Identify the systems and components in the facility to be investigated and
analyzed as part of the existing building commissioning process. Provide a
breakdown of estimated resource use for each of these systems.

Performance
• Apply the requirements below to all direct energy-consuming or energy-
producing systems, including lighting, process loads, HVAC&R, domestic
water heating, and renewable energy.
• Update the systems and components to be addressed as part of the
existing building commissioning or energy auditing process. Provide a
breakdown of estimated resource use for each of these systems.

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Existing Building Commissioning-Analysis

Documentation Option 1 Option 2

Existing building commissioning plan X

Level 2 energy audit plan X

Team members, roles, responsibilities X X

Schedule X X
Required
Documentation Energy use breakdown X X

List of issues found and planned

X
resolution
List of planned facility improvements X X
Confirmation that significant upgrades and
renovations have been added to CFR and Optional Optional
O&M plan

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 Establishment
Meet the requirements of EA Credit Existing Building
Commissioning—Analysis.

Performance
• Apply the requirements below to all direct energy-consuming or
energy-producing systems, including lighting, process loads, HVAC&R,
domestic water heating, and renewable energy.

• Implement no- or low-cost operational improvements and develop a

five-year plan for equipment replacement and major modifications or
upgrades based on the analysis phase.

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Existing Building Commissioning-Implementation

Documentation All
projects

List of all no- and low-cost measures

X
implemented and their benefits
Required Summary of capital plan for major
X
Documentation retrofits, upgrades
Description of management staff
X
training program

Revisions to CFR and O+M plan X

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Establishment:
• Meet the requirements of EA Credit Existing Building Commissioning–Analysis
and EA Credit Existing Building Commissioning–Implementation.
• Establish an ongoing commissioning process that includes planning, point
monitoring, system testing, performance verification, corrective action
response, ongoing measurement, and documentation to proactively address
operating problems in the systems being commissioned.

Performance
• Apply the requirements below to all direct energy-consuming or energy-
producing systems, including lighting, process loads, HVAC&R, domestic
water heating, and renewable energy.
• Continue to update the facility’s operating and maintenance plan and current
facilities requirements to reflect actual conditions and issue annual revisions
of these documents.
• Only activities associated with ongoing commissioning completed within two
years of the LEED application may be included to show progress.

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Ongoing Commissioning

Documentation All projects

Ongoing commissioning plan X

Confirmation that systems manuals

X
Required has been updated
Documentation Confirmation that CFR and O&M plan
have been updated to reflect actual X
conditions
List of activities and tasks
X
implemented as part of Ongoing Cx

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OVERVIEW ON ISO COMMISSIONING STANDARDS

(Many standards are still under development)
• ISO/WD 24359-1 Building commissioning process planning — Part 1: New buildings [UNDER
DEVELOPMENT]
• ISO/WD TR 5911 Light and lighting – Commissioning of lighting systems in building– Explanation
and justification of ISO/TS 21274 [UNDER DEVELOPMENT]
• ISO/TS 21274:2020 Light and lighting — Commissioning of lighting systems in buildings
• ISO 19455-1:2019 Planning for functional performance testing for building commissioning — Part 1:
Secondary hydronic pump, system and associated controls
• ISO/AWI 7240-14 Fire detection and alarm systems — Part 14: Design, installation, commissioning
and service of fire detection and fire alarm systems in and around buildings
• ISO 21105-1:2019- Performance of buildings — Building enclosure thermal performance
verification and commissioning

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ISO 21105-1: 2019 - Performance of buildings

— Building enclosure thermal performance
verification and commissioning
• This standard describes a building enclosure
commissioning process to achieve a well performing,
durable and maintainable building enclosure.
• It includes procedures, methods and documentation
requirements describing the application of the
commissioning process to a building enclosure at each
phase of a project span from predesign through owner
occupancy and operation.

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— Building enclosure thermal performance
verification and commissioning
The standard identifies steps necessary to perform a building enclosure risk
analysis. The analysis will result in tasks that define the level of BECx,
commensurate with the owner's tolerance for risk associated with building
enclosure performance.
The Levels of BECx are:
 Level 1: Basic - minimum
 Level 2: Intermediate - medium
 Level 3: Comprehensive – maximum
Each level has many fundamental tasks that are required to achieve the process.

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ISO 21105-1: 2019 - Performance of buildings

— Building enclosure thermal performance
verification and commissioning
The evaluation of risks is based on:
 owner risk tolerance;
 cost of loss per square meter of area repaired;
 building use or function (including potential future use);
 area of building enclosure;
 building enclosure design complexity;
 environment;
 level of innovation and/or performance, and/or building sustainability;
 owner’s number of prior projects and bidding requirements;
 level of commitment of the owner’s representatives to the project throughout all phases;
 schedule;
 project delivery method;
 experience and knowledge of contractor.

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verification and commissioning
Level 1 basic BECx would require:
 one design review
 monthly construction observation site visits
 and witness to 25 % of performance testing during construction

level 3 comprehensive BECx would require:

• three design reviews
• weekly construction observation site visits
• witness to 100 % of performance testing during construction

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