Building Project
Final Commissioning Report
Prepared BY:
Zakir Hossain
May 2012
Executive Summary
The client requested that AkijGroup provide direction and oversight for the commissioning of Building X. Akij Group engaged AKH Group to work as part of the commissioning team and provide primary support for the construction phase commissioning. The project incorporated a highly energy efficient design with the goal of obtaining a high performance, low maintenance, low operating cost facility achieved through sustainable and energy efficient design features. The project had two primary commissioning-related goals: 1) to incorporate commissioning to ensure that the facility would operate to meet the energy efficient goals and design, and 2) to serve as a learning experience for the client. This is the first time the client has required commissioning starting in the design phase and continuing through the construction and acceptance phase of a project. Through the lessons learned, the client has gained a better understanding of how to more successfully incorporate commissioning into a construction project.
The American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) defines building commissioning as “the process of ensuring that systems are designed, installed, functionally tested, and capable of being operated and maintained to perform in conformity with the design intent.” The owner of a facility can further define goals for commissioning according to their desired outcomes for the selected facility.
Building X is a 20,000 square foot facility that houses administrative and morgue space for the client’s examiners. The total construction cost of this facility was approximately $xx million. The project began construction on date xx. The project was occupied by the users on/or around date xx. The commissioning process was fully
Prepared BY:
Zakir Hossain
May 2012
Executive Summary
The client requested that AkijGroup provide direction and oversight for the commissioning of Building X. Akij Group engaged AKH Group to work as part of the commissioning team and provide primary support for the construction phase commissioning. The project incorporated a highly energy efficient design with the goal of obtaining a high performance, low maintenance, low operating cost facility achieved through sustainable and energy efficient design features. The project had two primary commissioning-related goals: 1) to incorporate commissioning to ensure that the facility would operate to meet the energy efficient goals and design, and 2) to serve as a learning experience for the client. This is the first time the client has required commissioning starting in the design phase and continuing through the construction and acceptance phase of a project. Through the lessons learned, the client has gained a better understanding of how to more successfully incorporate commissioning into a construction project.
The American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) defines building commissioning as “the process of ensuring that systems are designed, installed, functionally tested, and capable of being operated and maintained to perform in conformity with the design intent.” The owner of a facility can further define goals for commissioning according to their desired outcomes for the selected facility.
Building X is a 20,000 square foot facility that houses administrative and morgue space for the client’s examiners. The total construction cost of this facility was approximately $xx million. The project began construction on date xx. The project was occupied by the users on/or around date xx. The commissioning process was fully