A Practical Guide for Commissioning Existing Buildings

Technical Report · Thu Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/15043· OSTI ID:15043

Haasl, T ^[1]; Sharp, T

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Although this guide focuses on the retrocommissioning process and its advantages, all three types of commissioning--retrocommissioning, commissioning, and recommissioning--play an equally important role in ensuring that buildings perform efficiently and provide comfortable, safe, and productive work environments for owners and occupants. For new construction and retrofit projects, commissioning should be incorporated early, during design, and last throughout the length of the project. For buildings that were never commissioned, the retrocommissioning process can yield a wealth of cost-saving opportunities while enhancing a building's environment. Finally, once a building is commissioned or retrocommissioned, incorporating recommissioning into the organization's O and M program (by periodically reapplying the original diagnostic testing and checklist procedures) helps ensure that cost savings and other benefits gained from the original process persist over time.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-96OR22464
• OSTI ID: 15043
• Report Number(s): ORNL/TM-1999/34
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
COMMISSIONING
CONSTRUCTION
DESIGN
OCCUPANTS
TESTING