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The generally accepted definition of “building commissioning” is
the process of ensuring that building systems are designed, installed,
functionally tested and capable of being operated and maintained
according to the owner’s operational needs. While this approach
addresses the basic elements of traditional commissioning,
it falls short of defining the holistic approach to commissioning
advocated by Syska Hennessy Group.
In the delivery of a large and complex facility, multiple factors
of varying weight bear on the decisions surrounding criteria
development. The
most commonly recognized of these within the engineering community
are cost and schedule. A multitude of other, often competing
factors however, also bear on criteria formulation.
It is the goal of Syska Hennessy Group’s holistic commissioning
approach to ensure that all the essential factors and expectations
are adequately addressed and properly translated into facility
criteria which can be understood and properly applied to design
and then contract documents to enable the delivery of a facility
which will meet or exceed those expectations. Syska Hennessy
Group can then develop processes to check and validate the incorporation
of those expectations into the contract documents and ultimately
the constructed facility.
In this case, the basic objectives of any commissioning process
are:
- Ensure that the client’s expectations have been properly
of interpreted and incorporated into the Basis of
Design and subsequently the Contract Documents.
Ensure that systems are designed and installed to
meet the client’s expectations as defined in the Basis
of Design and Contract Documents.
- Ensure LEED Requirements are properly interpreted
and incorporated into the project documents.
- Ensure that equipment and systems are installed properly
and receive adequate operational startup checkout
by installing contractors.
- Ensure that installed equipment and systems are properly
balanced, calibrated, and coordinated.
- Verify and document proper performance of equipment
both as functional individual equipment and as integrated
system.
- Ensure that the Owner is properly empowered to maintain
and sustain the performance of the facility.
- Operations, Maintenance and “As-Built” documentation
is clear and complete.
- Ensure that the Owner’s operating personnel are adequately
trained.
- Ensure that the site can be properly and efficiently
maintained within established O&M Budget.
- Validate that facility performance meets or exceeds
target levels defined in the design criteria and documentation.
There are various commissioning guidelines and standards prevalent
throughout the building design and construction industry. Syska
Hennessy Group’s commissioning philosophy is that these industry
standards can be adhered to in conjunction with a more client-oriented process
to ensure that not only do we meet the Owner’s Project Requirements
(OPR) but that we also investigate and incorporate as appropriate
all the latest innovative best practices and industry accepted
innovations to ensure the most state-of-the-art facility possible
in an ever evolving business climate. To do this, Syska Hennessy
Group takes a holistic approach to Commissioning, which involves all
the phases of a facility’s life cycle. |
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