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EU 4 O
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EU 4 O
PERATIONS
& M
AINTENANCE
E
XCLUSION
None.
O
BJECTIVE
Enable building operators to operate the HVAC&R, lighting and other
Building Services Installation and systems in an energy efficient
manner according to the design intent, able to monitor the
performance of the building, and maintain the performance.
C
REDIT ATTAINABLE
1
C
REDIT REQUIREMENT
1 credit for provision of digital or online operations and maintenance
(O&M) manual and energy management manual or an energy
management section in O&M manual
A
SSESSMENT
Where the host building operator provides maintenance service for
the entire Building Services installation (excluding Fire Services), the
Applicant shall submit the information including the contract, scope of
work, programme, schedule, and maintenance method statements to
achieve this credit.
For project where alterations to host building services are undertaken
or supplementary building services were installed, the following shall
apply:
Criteria
The digital operations and maintenance manual(s) and the energy
management manual(s) shall include the details given in
Appendices 9.2.3 and 9.2.4respectively as a minimum and cover the following
systems at a minimum:
i.
Heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration
(HVAC&R) systems and associated controls;
ii.
Lighting systems and associated controls;
iii.
Energy monitoring systems (if any);
iv.
Renewable energy systems (if any);
v.
Domestic hot water systems (if any).
Only systems installed by the Applicant and serving the project space
are assessed.
Documentation
Credit shall be achieved when the Applicant provides the
documentation stated below, to demonstrate compliance:
i.
List person responsible;
ii.
List all systems;
iii.
digital O&M manual and energy management manual for all
systems and equipment. It can be in PDF format with table of
content linked to respective sections for easy navigation,
scanned pdf images not accepted.
B
ACKGROUND
Facilities to carry out basic maintenance and equipment for
monitoring consumption can help improve operating efficiency and
environmental performance of a building. ASHRAE [
1] and BSRIA [
2]1
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. Preparation of Operating and
Maintenance Documentation for Building Systems. ASHRAE Guideline 4. Atlanta.
2
J H Armstrong. Building Services Research and Information Association. Operating and Maintenance Manuals for
Building Services Installations. Application Guide 1/87. Dec. 1990.