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Commissioning Process
for Buildings and Systems
Approved by the ASHRAE Standards Committee on June 22, 2013; by the ASHRAE Board of Directors on June 23, 2013; by the
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CONTENTS
ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 202-2013,
Commissioning Process for Buildings and Systems
SECTION PAGE
Foreword ...................................................................................................................................................................... 2
1 Purpose.............................................................................................................................................................. 3
2 Scope ................................................................................................................................................................. 3
3 Definitions .......................................................................................................................................................... 3
4 Utilization ........................................................................................................................................................... 4
5 Initiating the Commissioning Process ................................................................................................................ 5
6 Owner's Project Requirements .......................................................................................................................... 6
7 Commissioning Plan .......................................................................................................................................... 7
8 Basis of Design .................................................................................................................................................. 7
9 Contractor, Supplier, and Manufacturer Commissioning Requirements ............................................................ 7
10 Design Review ................................................................................................................................................... 8
11 Commissioning Submittal Review ...................................................................................................................... 8
12 Construction Observation and Testing ............................................................................................................... 8
13 Issues and Resolutions Documentation ............................................................................................................. 9
14 Systems Manual................................................................................................................................................. 9
15 Training ............................................................................................................................................................ 10
16 Postoccupancy Operation ............................................................................................................................... 10
17 Commissioning Report ..................................................................................................................................... 10
Informative Appendix A—Commissioning Process Documentation Matrix ............................................................ 12
Informative Appendix B—Quality Based Sampling Process .................................................................................. 15
Informative Appendix C—Initiating the Commissioning Process ........................................................................... 19
Informative Appendix D—Owner’s Project Requirements...................................................................................... 21
Informative Appendix E—Commissioning Plan...................................................................................................... 23
Informative Appendix F—Basis of Design.............................................................................................................. 25
Informative Appendix G—Commissioning Specifications ...................................................................................... 27
Informative Appendix H—Design Review and Report............................................................................................ 29
Informative Appendix I—Submittal Review and Report ......................................................................................... 31
Informative Appendix J—Construction Observation and Testing Checklists and Reports..................................... 32
Informative Appendix K—Issues and Resolution Log ............................................................................................ 35
Informative Appendix L—Systems Manual ............................................................................................................ 36
Informative Appendix M—Training Plans and Records.......................................................................................... 39
Informative Appendix N—End of Warranty Commissioning................................................................................... 43
Informative Appendix O—Commissioning Report.................................................................................................. 44
Informative Appendix P—Commissioning Resources............................................................................................ 46
Informative Appendix Q—References.................................................................................................................... 47
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(This foreword is not part of this standard. It is merely missioning Process detailed in these guidelines is the result of
informative and does not contain requirements necessary experience on projects requiring that systems and assemblies
for conformance to the standard. It has not been worked from the first day the project was turned over to the
processed according to the ANSI requirements for a owner. This Commissioning Process is further based upon
standard and may contain material that has not been experience with projects that met the requirements of owners,
subject to public review or a consensus process. occupants, users of processes, and facility operating-mainte-
Unresolved objectors on informative material are not nance-service organizations at a high level of satisfaction
offered the right to appeal at ASHRAE or ANSI.) and that reduced the cost to deliver the project.
In 2008, it became evident that a standard with mini-
FOREWORD mum requirements for the Commissioning Process was
The Commissioning Process is a quality-focused process necessary to support many other standards and programs.
for enhancing the delivery of a project. The process focuses Standard 202 presents the minimum requirements for the
upon evaluating and documenting that all of the commissioned Commissioning Process without focusing upon specific
systems and assemblies are planned, designed, installed, building types, systems or assemblies, or on specific proj-
tested, operated, and maintained to meet the Owner’s Proj- ect sizes. Supplementary technical guidelines have been
ect Requirements (OPR). and continue to be developed to provide specific and
The Commissioning Process assumes that owners, pro- detailed information on how to implement the Commis-
grammers, designers, contractors, and operations and main- sioning Process for each major building/facility, system,
tenance entities are fully accountable for the quality of their or assembly, and for various stages of facility develop-
work. The Commissioning Team uses methods and tools to ment and operation. The scope and budget for the Com-
evaluate that the project is achieving the Owner’s Project missioning Process is set by the owner for each project at
Requirements throughout the delivery of the project. the beginning of the development process.
The Commissioning Process begins at project inception Due to the integration and interdependency of facility
(during predesign) and continues for the life of the facility systems, a performance deficiency in one system can
(through occupancy/operations). Because this standard result in less than optimal performance by other systems.
details a process, it can be applied to both new and renova- Implementing the Commissioning Process is intended to
tion projects. The Commissioning Process includes specific reduce the project capital cost through the warranty
tasks to be conducted to evaluate if the design, construction, period and also reduce the life-cycle cost of the facility.
testing, documentation, and training meet the Owner’s Proj- Using this integrated process results in a fully functional,
ect Requirements. This standard describes the overall Com- fine-tuned facility, with complete documentation of its
missioning Process in order to provide a uniform, integrated, systems and assemblies and trained operations and main-
and consistent approach for delivering and operating facili- tenance personnel.
ties that meet an owner’s ongoing requirements.
Emphasis is placed on documentation of the Owner’s
Due to the inherent variations in the planning and data
Project Requirements at the inception of the project and
gathering process in existing buildings and ongoing commis-
the proper transfer of this information from one party to
sioning, this standard and process is intended for projects
the next. Owners adopt the Commissioning Process to
including construction and renovation (sometimes called
achieve their stated objectives and criteria—starting with
capital projects). During an existing building Commissioning
the inception of a project instead of after a facility is
Process, if the project construction utilized the Commission-
occupied.
ing Process, the OPR may transition to the Current Facility
Requirements (CFR) and the Commissioning Plan may tran- While circumstances may cause owners to adopt the
sition to an ongoing Commissioning Plan. If these documents Commissioning Process during the Design or Construc-
do not exist, an existing building Commissioning Process tion Phase of a project, such later implementation must
would be used to develop the necessary documentation. capture the information that would have been developed
The Commissioning Process is a quality-based had the Commissioning Process begun at project incep-
method that is adopted by an owner to achieve successful tion. Beginning the Commissioning Process at project
construction and renovation projects. It is not an addi- inception will achieve the maximum benefits.
tional layer of construction or project management. In This standard describes the Commissioning Process; the
fact, its purpose is to reduce the cost of delivering con- roles of the Commissioning Authority and commissioning
struction projects and increase value to owners, occu- specialist; and a framework for developing an OPR, Basis of
pants, and users. This standard has been developed to Design (BoD), Commissioning Plan, specifications, proce-
assist those who are adopting or plan to adopt a quality- dures, documentation, and reports. This standard also
based and cost-effective process. describes the general requirements for a training program
Development of guidelines for the Commissioning Pro- for continued successful system and assembly performance.
cess began formally in 1982 when ASHRAE formed a com-
mittee to document best practices to provide and operate 1. PURPOSE
facilities that performed according to the Owner’s Project
Requirements. ASHRAE published its original commissioning The purpose is to identify the minimum acceptable
guideline in 1989 and an updated version in 1996. The Com- Commissioning Process for buildings and systems.
Commissioning Process (Cx Process): a quality-focused design checklist: a form developed by the Commissioning
process for enhancing the delivery of a project. The process Team to verify that elements of the design are in compli-
focuses upon verifying and documenting that all of the ance with the Owner’s Project Requirements. Also see
commissioned systems and assemblies are planned, checklists.
designed, installed, tested, operated, and maintained to
design review (peer): an independent and objective tech-
meet the Owner’s Project Requirements.
nical review of the design of the project or a part thereof,
Commissioning Process Activities (Cx Process Activi- conducted at specified stages of design completion by one
ties): components of the Commissioning Process. or more qualified professionals, for the purpose of enhanc-
ing the quality of the design.
Commissioning Progress Report (Cx Progress Report):
a written document that details activities completed as part design review (constructability): the review of effective
of the Commissioning Process and significant findings from and timely integration of construction knowledge into the
those activities, and is continuously updated during the conceptual planning, design, construction, and field oper-
course of a project. ation of a project to achieve project objectives efficiently
and accurately at the most cost-effective levels to reduce or owners for their Commissioning Process Owner’s Project
prevent errors, delays, and cost overruns. Requirements.)
design review (code or regulatory): a review of a document performance test (PT): performance testing is the process
conducted by staff or designated entity of an authority of verifying that a material, product, assembly, or system
having jurisdiction to determine whether the content of the meets defined performance criteria. The methods and
document complies with regulations, codes, or other stan- conditions under which performance is verified are
dards administered by the jurisdiction. described in one or more test protocols.
design review (commissioning): a review of the design recommissioning: an application of the Commissioning
documents to determine compliance with the Owner’s Proj- Process requirements to a project that has been delivered
ect Requirements, including coordination between systems using the Commissioning Process. (See existing building
and assemblies being commissioned, features and access Commissioning Process.)
for testing, commissioning and maintenance, and other
reviews required by the OPR and Commissioning Plan. retrocommissioning: the Commissioning Process applied
to an existing facility that was not previously commis-
Evaluation: the process by which specific documents, compo- sioned. (See existing building Commissioning Process.)
nents, equipment, assemblies, systems, and interfaces among
systems and their performance are confirmed with respect to systems manual: a system-focused composite document that
the criteria required in the Owner’s Project Requirements. includes the design and construction documentation, facility
guide and operation manual, maintenance information, training
existing building Commissioning Process: a quality- information, Commissioning Process records, and additional
focused process for attaining the Current Facility Require- information of use to the owner during occupancy/operations.
ments of an existing facility and its systems and assemblies
being commissioned. The process focuses on planning, test procedure: a written protocol that defines methods, person-
investigating, implementing, verifying, and documenting nel, and expectations for tests conducted on components, equip-
that the facility and/or its systems and assemblies are oper- ment, assemblies, systems, and interfaces among systems to
ated and maintained to meet the Current Facility Require- verify compliance with the Owner’s Project Requirements.
ments, with a program to maintain the enhancements for the
remaining life of the facility. training plan: a written document that details the expectations,
schedule, duration and deliverables of Commissioning Process
facility guide: A basic building systems description and Activities related to training of project operating and mainte-
operating plan with general procedures and confirmed nance personnel, users, and occupants.
facility operating conditions, setpoints, schedules, and
operating procedures for use by facility operations to prop- 4. UTILIZATION
erly operate the facility.
4.1 Introduction. The application of this standard can be for
final Commissioning Report (final Cx Report): a document the delivery of all or selected systems and assemblies in a project.
that records the activities and results of the Commissioning The scope will depend upon how the project will be designed,
Process and is developed from the final Commissioning Plan built, and operated. The scope shall be defined in the Owner’s
with all of its attached appendices. Project Requirements and the Cx Plan and performed based on
issues and resolution log: a formal and ongoing record of the extent of commissioning effort defined and procured. The
problems or concerns and their resolutions that have been process described in this standard is written for a generic project
compiled by members of the Commissioning Team during and must be adapted to each project. This standard describes the
the course of the Commissioning Process. Cx Process and can be supplemented by companion technical
documents and guidelines to describe the specific details to
ongoing Commissioning Process (OCx): a continuation of properly implement the Cx Process relative to a specific facility,
the Commissioning Process well into occupancy/operations to system, or assembly. This standard can be applied to both new
continually improve the operation and performance of a facility and renovation projects.
to meet current and evolving CFR or Owner’s Project Require-
ments. Ongoing Commissioning Process Activities occur 4.2 Requirements
throughout the life of the facility; some of these will be close 4.2.1 The requirements of this standard are to
to continuous in implementation, and others will be either
scheduled or unscheduled as needed. a. provide the minimum activities for the application of
the Cx Process in the design, development, construc-
Owner’s Project Requirements (OPR): a written document
tion, operation, and modification of physical build-
that details the requirements of a project and the expectations of
ings, systems, and assemblies,
how it will be used and operated. This includes project goals,
measurable performance criteria, cost considerations, b. establish process activities and sequence of activities, and
benchmarks, success criteria, and supporting information. c. establish deliverables and documentation for the pro-
(The term project intent or design intent is used by some cess application.
4.2.2 Commissioning Process Activities and Deliverables 5.1.2 Project Team Selection-Commissioning Process
Providers. The owner is responsible for selecting qualified
Activity Deliverable Cx Process professionals. The CxA directs the Cx Process
Initiate Cx Process Roles and Responsibilities and shall be an objective advocate of the owner.
5.1.3 Providing Direction and Acceptance. The owner
shall provide direction, reviews and acceptance as required
Decide Owner’s
throughout the project and the Cx Process.
Project Requirements Project Requirements
5.2 Commissioning Requirements
Develop Cx 5.2.1 Roles and Responsibilities
Cx Plan Process Plan The owner shall include in the design and construction
team’s contracts, or roles and responsibilities, the Cx activities
contained in this standard and the project Cx Plan.
Design Approach Basis
to Requirements of Design
5.2.2 Commissioning Scope. The owner shall determine
the systems and assemblies to be included in the project
team’s scope.
Set Contractor Cx 5.2.3 Owner’s Project Requirements. For new construc-
Cx Requirements Specifications
tion or major renovations, the owner shall ensure develop-
ment of the OPR as described in Section 6 of this standard
Review Design Design Review prior to development of the architectural program. The owner
to Requirements Report shall require a final updated and approved OPR at substantial
completion.
Review Submittals Submittal Review Report 5.2.4 The Commissioning Plan. The owner shall require
the development of the Cx Plan as described in Section 7 of
this standard and associated documents that define the project
Observe Construction Checklists team’s roles and responsibilities, communication protocols,
and Test and Reports
Cx procedures, documentation, activities, and the schedule of
those activities.
Resolve Issues Issues and Resolution Log 5.2.5 Checklists. The owner shall require, by agreement,
the Cx Team including the CxA and design and construction
Assemble Systems Manual Systems Manual service providers to develop, utilize, and complete Cx proce-
dures and written Cx observation and testing checklists in
accordance with the Cx Plan.
Conduct Training Training Plans and Records
5.2.6 Basis of Design Documentation. For construction
or renovation projects requiring design, the owner shall
Postoccupancy Operation End of Warranty Cx Report require, by agreement, the development and updating of the
Basis of Design by the designers as described in Section 8 of
this standard.
Assemble Cx Report Cx Report
5.2.7 Commissioning Specifications. For construction or
renovation projects requiring contract documents, the owner
shall require, by agreement, the design/construction team to
4.3 Acceptance. The process for each activity and deliver- include Cx specifications in the project contract documents.
able shall include an acceptance step as defined in the OPR The Cx specification shall include the meeting of all require-
and Cx Plan. This step shall formalize the acceptance of the ments defined in the OPR applicable to the contracted parties
commissioning deliverable by the owner or client. Under this and follow the Cx Process contained in the project’s Cx Plan
standard, the CxA is not required to accept designer’s or con- as detailed in Section 9 of this standard.
tractor’s work on behalf of the owner or jurisdiction.
5.2.8 Commissioning Design Reviews. For construction
or renovation projects requiring design, the owner shall
5. INITIATING THE COMMISSIONING PROCESS require, by agreement, the design team to review, respond to,
and participate in an issue resolution process to resolve issues
5.1 General identified during the Cx design review process in Section 10
5.1.1 Introduction. At the initiation of the Cx Process, the of this standard. The owner or designated representative shall
owner is responsible for determining the scope of the Cx Plan review the Cx Process design review comments, participate in
(that is, the systems and assemblies to be included), selecting an issue resolution process, and provide direction to the team
the Cx Process team leader, selecting the Cx Process team for when needed to meet the OPR.
the project, incorporating Cx activities into project team roles 5.2.9 Construction Submittals Review. For construction
and responsibilities, and the establishment of Cx budget. or renovation projects requiring design and/or submittals, the