Commissioning & Startup
Z&F Consulting offers professional commissioning services whose "basic purpose is to provide a systematic, quality based process with documented confirmation that building systems are planned, designed, installed, tested, operated and maintained in compliance with the Owner's Project Requirements."
Reasons for Commissioning:
- Verification of Owner's Project Requirements
- Ensure that Health, Safety, and Indoor Air Quality are maintained
- Required by International Energy Code
- Confirmation that the system will function, as it was designed, on day 1
- Energy Efficient Performance of the system
- System complexity of installed systems continues to increase
- Ensure comfort control for increased productivity
- Training of facilities staff
- Requirement for LEED Certification
General Process:
- Review Design
- Develop Commissioning Plan
- Commissioning Incorporation meeting with design team
- Develop Commissioning Protocols
- Develop Commissioning Schedule
- Commissioning Meetings
- Execute Commissioning Protocols
- ASHRAE Review
- Issue Commissioning Report
- Leed Commissioning (enhanced)
- Review Building Design Drawings / Shop Drawings
- Assembly and Issue System Manuals (OEM, As-Builts, Single Line)
- Oversee Training
- Post 10 Month review - Interview and Report.