May 25, 2005—A new guideline, Guideline 0-2005, The Commissioning Process, from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) describes how to verify that a facility and its systems meet the owners project requirements.
Those requirements also define sustainable development goals and how the building will function before designers begin the design process. To keep costs at a minimum, the design team must understand what they are tasked with accomplishing, which is provided by the requirements.
Commissioning can help ensure that the sustainable development principles contained in building rating systems, such as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) perform as intended.
The cost of ASHRAE of the guideline is $59, or $49 for ASHRAE members. To order, visit the ASHRAE Bookstore.
