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NC-2009 EAc3:Enhanced Commissioning

operating instructions for the "integrated building systems" ??

LEED for Schools 2007 and BD+C (v3-2009) both refer to this in the required documents within the Systems Manual. A customer got comments back from a reviewer suggesting what they had submitted the first time wasn't sufficient. So, now, the customer is asking me what the term "integrated building systems" means. I checked both reference guides and did not find it in the glossaries. I think I know what it means, but decided I would get input from you all before responding to my customer. Thank you.

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Mon, 06/18/2012 - 22:02

You are right, this is not defined that I can find. I apply the term to the energy using systems, and how those systems integrate for operation. However, I write the Operating Instructions from the viewpoint of the users, not necessarily the facility manager. If they have a facility manager, then they would get training on how to work with the BAS and DDC systems. I try to document how they should typically interface with the building, and what things they should look out for. As for what does “integrated building systems” mean, I would use the example of a chiller. There is a unit that has a complex computer control system that integrates with the building BAS system, which both receives and sends information to the chiller. But on a daily basis, the users would not integrate much with the chiller itself. Since there is not a lot of guidance on what a Systems Manual should look like (some on what it should include), I am sure there are lots of different interpretations out there.

Mon, 07/02/2012 - 15:30

My interpretation of "integrated building systems" would be multiple systems working together to achieve an operational goal. For example, an air handling unit airside economizer system will allow a reduction of CHW or HW system production by controlling the air handling unit outdoor dampers, CHW/HW control valves, and CHW/HW equipment (chiller, boiler, etc.). A system manual should include operational sequences of interconnecting system and sub-components so the operator can understand the correct equipment operation. This is especially important for systems that have manual seasonal changeover operation.

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