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Documentation
Credit(s) shall be achieved when the Applicant provides the
documentation stated below, to demonstrate criteria compliance:
i.
iCXA Resume;
ii.
commissioning plan , records, reports all endorsed by iCXA
iii.
record photographs;
iv.
engagement letter for iCxA stating ICXA is responsible for
reporting of all conditions, and findings directly to the owner;
Note: Minor adjustment/relocation (within 1 metre) of existing host
building air conditioning and lighting systems shall be considered as
“no alteration to host building system” under this Assessment.
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ACKGROUND
Commissioning is a quality assurance process for systems from
concept to completion, and operation.
It involves verifying, and documenting the performance of each
system to meet the operational need within the capabilities of the
documented design and equipment capacities, according to the
owner’s functional criteria.
In this context, commissioning shall also include preparing project
operational and maintenance documentation, and training for
operation and maintenance personnel. The result should be fully
functional systems that can be properly operated and maintained
throughout the life of th
e project space .CIBSE [
1, 2,
3], BSRIA [
4]and ASHRAE [
5]publications provide
guidance on commissioning requirements and procedures, such as
management, design for commissioning, access, testing,
measurements and tolerances, installed transducers, specification for
portable measuring equipment, etc. Architectural Services
Department publishes commissioning procedures for Government
buildings [
6].
Effective commissioning and proper instruction for operation and
maintenance procedures have been shown to improve the operating
efficiency and environmental performance of systems over their life
cycle. The commissioning requirements shall cover all HVAC&R,
lighting and other Building Services systems including but not limited
to, the renewable systems (if any), energy monitoring systems (if any)
and domestic hot water systems (if any).
The iCXA must oversee the implementation of the Commissioning
Plan, this work should compliment and not cross over the
responsibility of the building services designers who may also have
commissioning responsibility.
1
The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers. Air distribution systems. CIBSE Commissioning Code A
2
The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers. Water distribution systems. CIBSE Commissioning Code W
3
The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers. Automatic controls. CIBSE Commissioning Code C
4
Building Services Research and Information Association. Commissioning air systems. Application procedures for
buildings.
http://www.bsria.co.uk/5
ASHRAE. New Building Commissioning.
http://www.ashrae.org/6
Architectural Services Department, Building Services Branch. Testing and Commissioning Procedure No.1 for Air-
conditioning, Refrigeration, Ventilation and Control System in Government Buildings.
http://www.archsd.gov.hk/en/publications.aspx