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PATH 2. ENHANCED COMMISSIONING FOR BUILDING ENCLOSURE AND MEP SYSTEMS (2 POINTS)

Comply with Path 1, AND:

  • Comply with ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 202-2024, Commissioning Process, for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, control, data center, process, building monitoring, and renewable energy systems.

  • Provide commissioning for components installed within the project scope of work. For any systems or controls that require future interconnection with tenant systems, provide templates for future commissioning of these interconnections addressing the most likely tenant interconnection scenarios in the systems manual and tenant guidelines. At a minimum, provide these templates for design review checks, functional tests, and systems manual addenda.

  • The CxP must comply with the following additional requirements:

o Attend at least two coordination meetings during the design phase and at least four

milestone meetings during the construction phase to discuss review comments and commissioning.

o Provide an ongoing commissioning plan.

o During occupancy, review the training materials to confirm that they meet the training

plan, and confirm that the training occurred.

AND/OR

Option 2. Monitoring-Based Commissioning (MBCx) (1 point)

PROCESS AND COMMUNICATIONS

Commit to implementing MBCx for a minimum of three years, through a contract with an MBCx provider or qualified monitoring-based commissioning provider (MBCxP) staff person. MBCx shall commence no later than building occupancy and shall be fully coordinated between the commissioning provider, facilities management, tenants, and MBCxP.

Develop a monitoring-based commissioning plan summarizing the process including all the following:

  • Roles and responsibilities

  • Software technology description including frequency and duration for trend monitoring Review and reporting criteria including:

o Training of facilities staff

o Expeditious communication of major anomalies or faults identified to facilities staff

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