Ensure that all relevant building personnel have access to operational documentation. Put documentation online in a company intranet site or organize all documents in a [no-glossary]binder[/no-glossary] that is readily available in the appropriate office.

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Ensure that all relevant building personnel have access to operational documentation. Put documentation online in a company intranet site or organize all documents in a binder that is readily available in the appropriate office.

Operational documentation may be created entirely by in-house staff to minimize overall costs. You can also hire commissioning agents or energy auditors to develop these documents if doing the work in-house is not possible.

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Operational documentation may be created entirely by in-house staff to minimize overall costs. You can also hire commissioning agents or energy auditors to develop these documents if doing the work in-house is not possible.

Develop and maintain an annual review procedure to update these operational documents. Specify the personnel who should be involved, and define the types of events that should trigger updates outside the review cycle. These events may include, but are not

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Develop and maintain an annual review procedure to update these operational documents. Specify the personnel who should be involved, and define the types of events that should trigger updates outside the review cycle. These events may include, but are not limited to:

Changes in space uses
Changes in occupancy levels
Installation of new systems
Commissioning activities or changes to mechanical equipment that occur after occupant feedback or monitoring system alarm.

If you want to work with an external provider, look for commissioning providers using the following Resources: local utilities, state and local government agencies, or the membership of the Building Commissioning Association. 

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If you want to work with an external provider, look for commissioning providers using the following Resources: local utilities, state and local government agencies, or the membership of the Building Commissioning Association. 

Teams best-suited to perform this work in-house are teams with prior experience performing energy audits or commissioning, that have a sophisticated understanding of how the building systems work together and are intended to operate under various conditio

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Teams best-suited to perform this work in-house are teams with prior experience performing energy audits or commissioning, that have a sophisticated understanding of how the building systems work together and are intended to operate under various conditions, and that have a strong understanding of energy efficiency measures in building operations.

In-house audits can fall short of the credit intent if conducted by inexperienced staff. In-house audits sometimes identify few meaningful energy conservation measures. More successful audits uncover low-cost, high-payback opportunities in the reconfiguri

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In-house audits can fall short of the credit intent if conducted by inexperienced staff. In-house audits sometimes identify few meaningful energy conservation measures. More successful audits uncover low-cost, high-payback opportunities in the reconfiguring of operations schedules, system set-points and lighting technologies (such as adjusting or recalibrating system controls, replacement of T12s with T8s, use of low-wattage lamps, and other strategies) during the audit.

Upfront costs for commissioning are likely to be greater than those for the ASHRAE Level II Audit. However, the additional testing involved in commissioning can lead to additional long-term operational savings beyond those generated by the ASHRAE Level II

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Upfront costs for commissioning are likely to be greater than those for the ASHRAE Level II Audit. However, the additional testing involved in commissioning can lead to additional long-term operational savings beyond those generated by the ASHRAE Level II Audit.

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