Commissioning and Startup
Z&F Consulting offers professional commissioning services, with the basic purpose of providing 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
- Issue Commissioning Report
- Review of shop drawings
- Assembly and Issue System Manuals (OEM, As-Builts, Single Line)
- Oversee Training
- Post 10 Month review – Interview and Report