Is it acceptable to use the BAS test results as a form of functional testing?
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NC-v4 EAp1: Fundamental commissioning and verification
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BAS Report as Functional Testing
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Gustavo De las Heras Izquierdo
LEED Expert181 thumbs up
January 29, 2020 - 9:45 am
Hi Shannon,
You haven't explained the content of your BAS test. I think the reviewers will look for most of the following verifications: measurement validation, energy and water usage profiles, reporting capability, storage capacity, alarms, access privileges...
Scott Bowman
LEED FellowIntegrated Design + Energy Advisors, LLC
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February 28, 2020 - 3:29 pm
Short answer is...no. Just testing the sensors and actuators of a BAS system is only the very first part of functional testing. The real value of the testing is sequences...confirming the correct response/action of the system to match the Sequence of Control.