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NC-2009 EAp1:Fundamental Commissioning of Building Energy Systems

Commissioned Systems

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Dave Madsen
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Qualis Group LLC
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I have a question regarding the commissioned systems. If you put in your initial scope the standard energy related systems for commissioning, but during functional testing you notice a flaw in another piece of equipment or component of the building design (outside the commissioning scope), is it our duty as a CxA to include this deficiency in our issues log, even though it is outside of our responsibility contractually? I would want to include this regardless...would this be correct? Our main goal here is to ensure the building matches the OPR for energy related systems, but if we notice something I feel we have the responsibility to report it.

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Tristan Roberts
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Thu, 11/17/2011 - 16:38

Andy, I don't think there are LEED implications to your question—as long as you are following the required scope for LEED, I don't think it is important one way or the other.More broadly, it seems like you have a duty to your client to bring to their attention this issue. If there is a concern about taking responsibility for something that is not in your offiical scope, perhaps there is a way to check with the owner about whether and how they'd like to receive the information.
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Chris Ladner
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Fri, 11/18/2011 - 14:55

Agreed. To satisfy the credit you need to ensure you cover your LEED-required scope. There is nothing to keep you from identifying issues you see outside of your scope while you are performing your services. I would make sure you note that these items are outside your scope to keep the client from thinking you’re are supposed to do a complete review of these systems.

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