BUILDING COMMISSIONING
Commissioning is a process for achieving, verifying and documenting the performance of facilities,
systems and assemblies to meet defined objectives and the Owner’s Project Requirements. Mandatory for
most NYC buildings, (thresholds are 600,000 BTU/h for heating equipment (inclusive of domestic water
heating equipment) and 480,000 BTU/h for cooling equipment (i.e. 20-tons of air conditioning). A properly
executed Commissioning Process may result in increased energy efficiency of 5% to 10%.
SYSTEMS COMMISSIONED:
- Mechanical – HVAC&R equipment and controls
- Plumbing – domestic hot water systems, pumps, and controls
- Electrical – service, distribution, lighting and controls
COMMISSIONING REPORT:
- Commissioning Plan
- Construction Checklists
- Specifications
- Start-up Reports
- Functional Tests
- Trend log analysis