The Owners Responsibilities In The Commissioning Process

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The Owners Responsibilities In The Commissioning
Process
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WHY OWNERS COMMISSION
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A BUILDINGS REAL COST
CONSIDER
Operating expenses---things like lighting,
cooling and maintenancemake up the largest cost
of owning a building. First costsinitial
construction-- typically account for less than 10
percent of the money that must be spent on a
facility over its life as much as 85 percent of
the buildings real cost (life cycle cost) is
related to operating the facility. Other costs
include land acquisition, conceptual planning,
renewal or revitalization, and disposal. SOURC
E NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, 1998
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AND, THE BIG PICTURE----
PERSONNEL BUILDING COSTS

• Personnel costs---salary and benefits---make up
  78 percent of total business expenses for
  building occupants, according to a study
  conducted for the General Services
  Administration, while costs associated with the
  building itself account for only 9 percent. If a
  sustainable design can help improve worker
  health, productivity and retention, the payoff is
  far greater than any reduction in building life
  cycle costs.
• SOURCE CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY, 1999

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Commissioning (Cx) The Process That Binds
TogetherThe Components of Facility Life Cycle
Management
Phases of Facility Construction
Planning Programming
Design
Construction
Completion
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Sustainability
Major Repair/Renewal
Replacement
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Cx
CONTINUOUS Cx
AGE of FACILITY
ReCx
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What are the Owners Responsibilities?
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Commitment
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Select Phases of Project to Commission

• Select Phases of Project to Commission
• Facilities
  Master Planning
• Planning/Programming Development
• Design Acceptance
• Construction Final Approval
• Acceptance/Beneficial Occupancy Date
• Final Completion

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• Insure the Formation of a Motivated,
  Knowledgeable and Available commissioning Team.
• Appoint a Chairperson of the Commissioning Team
  a.k.a. the Commissioning Authority (CA).
• Assist the CA in the Selection of the Members of
  the Commissioning Team.
• Promote a Positive Attitude on the part of the Cx
  Team that Results in Good Cooperation,
  Constructive Dialogue and Interactive
  Communications.

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• Hire an Experienced Commissioning Firm a.k.a the
  Commissioning Agent (CxA) to Handle the Technical
  Requirements of the Commissioning Process.
• Provide Access to Accurate, Updated Background
  Data on the Project.
• Develop the Objectives (Design Intent) and Focus
  of the Project and Communicate to the Cx Team.

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Approve the Commissioning Teams Scope of the
Commissioning Effort for the Project (i.e. Total
Building Commissioning vs. Specific
Systems).Assist the Commissioning Authority in
the Development of the Commissioning Plan with
Particular Emphasis on the Training of Operating
Personnel and Project Budget.
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Conclusion
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Realizing the quality and suitability of the
workspace greatly affects the productivity and
well being of those using it and that people are
the most important resource and greatest expense
of any organization, the facility owner has
embraced, through personal leadership and
commitment, commissioning as the means to achieve
a healthy work environment while optimizing
operating expenses.