LEED User offers the following advice for projects that completely outsource their cooling tower management:
"Unless cooling tower management is completely outsourced, staff training is required, even if your onsite staff is only performing minor monitoring and inspection duties."
Our project completely outsources the cooling tower management however the technical advice of the LEED review team requires us to provide details on staff training as it relates to cooling tower maintenance.
Please advise.
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Nadav T. Malin
BuildingGreen, Inc4 thumbs up
June 27, 2011 - 5:25 pm
Hi David,
In this situation I would provide information on the training available to whoever it is on your team who contracts with and oversees the work done by the outside maintenance contractor.
Scott Bowman
LEED FellowIntegrated Design + Energy Advisors, LLC
LEEDuser Expert
519 thumbs up
June 29, 2011 - 9:01 am
Another idea would be to ask what training the vendor provides to its clients. Often, the person maintaining the chemical treatment will work with the client to understand what they are to do between their visits and when to call if there is a problem, etc. I think that is "training" but not as formal.
My guess is USGBC is interested in the long term performance of the treatment system, to make sure it is performing at the level intended.
SIG - Sustainability Main Account
Sustainability ConsultantsSustainable Investment Group (SIG)
86 thumbs up
August 9, 2011 - 4:53 pm
To document training for a building with partially outsourced maintenance, we submitted training certificates from the specialist to the on-site engineers noting dates within the performance period. However, the credit is pending, "more details on the duration, frequency, and subjects of staff training as it relates to cooling tower maintenance."
Be sure you include all those variables in your written plan.