Is reviewing I&O manuals and as-built drawings a requirement for enhanced commissioning?
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Schools-2009 EAc3: Enhanced Commissioning
Is reviewing I&O manuals and as-built drawings a requirement for enhanced commissioning?
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Scott Bowman
LEED FellowIntegrated Design + Energy Advisors, LLC
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January 7, 2013 - 10:12 am
Sorry for the delay in response…and I saw your similar post in the NC v2009 area. Here is what I said there as well.
I am going to assume you that I&O would be similar to Operations and Maintenance (O&M) manuals. LEED does not require that the O&M be reviewed per say, but much of that information has to be included in the Systems Manual. The CxA should make sure they are developed and appear complete, that would be good practice.
As for record drawings, they would not be reviewed, and taking that scope on could be fairly risky. When we are the EOR on a project, we require the contractors to maintain As-Built’s and then when contracted by the owner, we will take that information and develop Record Drawings, but do not do any review or other confirmation. That is the responsibility of the contractors. Taking on any review would open a firm of any kind to liability since it would be nearly impossible to ensure that all as-built conditions were addressed. Now, when we are the CxA we tend to make sure that the Record Drawings or As-Built’s have been turned over to the owner, and we definitely like to include the As-Built control drawings in our Systems Manual.