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Our project is considering LEED after construction has begun. Can we meet the EAp1 requirements and thus be eligible for LEED certification?

Can the CxA be a member of the design or construction team?

What type of certification is the CxA required to have?

The commissioning process turned up a few issues with the commissioned systems that should be corrected. Do we have to correct these issues and include documentation of that as part of our LEED documentation?

Can the CxA be contracted through the general contractor if the owner requires a single contract for the project?

For a building with individual systems per unit, does every single system need to be commissioned?

What kinds of projects must the CxA demonstrate experience on?

What level of authority does the CxA have towards correcting inaccurate or erroneous construction?

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NC-v4 EAp1:Fundamental commissioning and verification

Enhanced Commissioning

We are working on a big project, we are the LEED subcontractor (consultant) of the general contractor (All trades), 
The owner gave all LEED responsibilities to the general contractor, so to design a CxA,  they offered to us to provide this service, and we want to know: are we considered as a member of the execution team? knowing that we validate (check, confirm) the conformity of products and systems (datasheets), but we did not do the static and even dynamic commissioning.
not a member of the construction team
are we eligible to do the fundamental Cx?
Same question for enhanced Cx

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Dan Forino
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Horizon Engineering Associates
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Tue, 06/25/2019 - 17:44

We have successfully served as the CxA in a similar scenario based on the contractual requirements for a project.  At a minimum though you have to make sure you can justify your direct line responsibility to the Owner if called into question.  A letter (affidavit) from the Owner accepting this relationship and adknowledging the situation would probably be a good place to start to make sure you are outlining the relationship.  
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Scott Bowman
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Integrated Design + Energy Advisors, LLC
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Sun, 08/11/2019 - 21:49

It also comes down to qualifications, have you done this before for a similar project. Performance testing is almost always done by the contractors (who still own the systems) but the methodology and process are designed and observed by the CxA. That is the part that you have to experience and expertise in performing.

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