All - I always thought that they 5-year exception to the performance period rules on pg. 172 of the reference guide could likely be used for either option, commissioning or the ASHRAE Level II. But, word on the street is that it is intentionally limited to the ASHRAE option, and if you are using Option 1: Commissioning, the cx activities have to fall within the normal maximum 2 year performance period.
Just wanted to spread the word, since this was news to me.
Shane Mason
Commissioning Services Project DirectorEnvironmental Building Strategies
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December 5, 2011 - 7:52 am
See EA 2.1 comment thread here on LEED USER. Comments are probably in the wrong place but take it from a team that got rejected for that strategy - we had to go back in the 30 days between reviews and perform a full Level II. Talk about missing the "intent"