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ASHRAE Publishes New Guidance on Commissioning Process

ATLANTA – Specific tasks to successfully implement the
commissioning process for HVAC&R systems and assemblies
are featured in a new guideline from ASHRAE.

ASHRAE Guideline 1.1, HVAC&R Technical Requirements
for the Commissioning Process, describes the technical requirements
for the application of the commissioning process
described in ASHRAE Guideline 0-2005 that will verify that
the HVAC&R systems achieve the owner’s project requirements.

“The quality-oriented process outlined in the guideline provides
improved quality and greater cost effectiveness compared
to commissioning as currently practiced by many commissioning
providers,” Walter Grondzik, secretary of the committee
that wrote the guideline, said. “One problem with the
current practice is that 100 percent checking is performed during
the construction phase of the project delivery process, and
this checking usually focuses on limited or targeted systems.
Quality-based sampling is not used, and so the current approach
has limited quality-based random inspection procedures.”

The guideline contains more than 100 pages of annexes, providing
concrete examples of forms and documents to assist the
commissioning team and owners in their efforts to deliver
quality buildings that meet the owner' s project requirements.
Twenty-five sample checklists, covering pre-design, design
and construction, are included along with a sample owner’s
project requirements verification test procedure.

The cost of ASHRAE Guideline 1.1, HVAC&R Technical Requirements
for the Commissioning Process, is $69 ($55, ASHRAE
members). To order, contact ASHRAE Customer Service
at 1-800-527-4723 (United States and Canada) or 404-
636-8400 (worldwide) or visit at www.ashrae.org/bookstore.

SIDEBAR
Why should you use the commissioning process? Commissioning
a building (and systems within a building) helps ensure
that:
♦ The owner’s project requirements are complete, feasible and
well-documented;
♦ The design team’s solutions adequately address the owner’s
requirements;
♦ Construction is complete and of appropriate quality;
♦ The owner receives the training and project documentation
to successfully operate the project;
♦ The many players in the project acquisition process can cooperate
for the common good.