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Who Can Be the Commissioning Authority

 
Interpretation of LEED 2.2 New Construction
12/30/05
Karl Stum
kstum@summitbe.com
 
Party Fundamental Commissioning Prerequisite Only [2] Enhanced Commissioning Credit [3]
<50k sf >=50k sf
1. Employee or subcontractor of Contractor with construction responsibilities Y    
2. Employee or subcontractor, with construction responsibilities, of a Construction Manager (CM) who holds constructor contracts Y    
3. Employee or subcontractor, with project design responsibilities, of the designer of record (A/E) Y    
4. Disinterested [1] employee or subcontractor of Contractor or CM Y Y  
5. Disinterested employee of A/E Y Y  
6. Disinterested subcontractor to A/E Y Y Y
7. Construction manager not holding constructor contracts Y Y Y
8. Independent consultant contracted to Owner Y Y Y
9. Owner employee or staff Y Y Y
  1. "Disinterested" means an employee or subcontractor who has no project responsibilities other than commissioning. Return to table footnote 1.

  2. Fundamental Cx Prerequisite requirements (summary-see USGBC requirements for more detail):
    1. Designate a commissioning authority.
    2. Owner documents owner project requirements (OPR). A/E develops basis of design (BOD). CxA reviews.
    3. Develop and use commissioning requirements in construction documents.
    4. Develop and use a commissioning plan.
    5. Verify installation and performance of systems.
    6. Complete a summary commissioning report. Return to table footnote 2.

  3. Enhanced Cx Credit requirements (summary): (the CxA individual must themselves do 2, 3; 6)
    1. Prior to construction documents phase designate an independent commissioning authority to oversee "all commissioning activities."
    2. CxA to perform review of OPR, BOD and design documents prior to mid-construction documents phase and perform a back-check.
    3. CxA to review contractor submittals.
    4. Develop a systems manual.
    5. Verify operator and occupant training.
    6. CxA to perform a post-occupancy review. Return to table footnote 3.
NOTE: The "all" in Enhanced Cx Requirement 1 means if one is seeking the Enhanced Cx credit, the same CxA performing the Enhanced Cx tasks must also be in charge of the Fundamental Commissioning tasks.
 

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