introduct ion
About This Guide
Commissioning Agent
The term Commissioning Agent
The primary audience for this Building Commissioning Guide is GSA's Project
is used synonymously with
Commissioning Authority in this
Managers, their construction management agents, and the Commissioning
Guide. The term "Commisioning
Agent" is not intended to carry
Agent. The secondary audience for this Guide includes the many stakeholders
any further legal interpretation
in the commissioning process including customer agencies, the balance of the
beyond that of a "Commisioning
Authority."
project team, other members of government, as well as GSA's partners.
building commissioning from project planning through tenant occupancy, keys
to success within each step and the ways that each team member supports the
process of commissioning. While recognizing that every project is unique and
that the required activities will vary on every project, this Guide provides recom-
mendations, minimum requirements and best practices based upon industry
guidance and GSA experience. The Building Commissioning Guide encourages the
use of these best practices to ensure completeness and consistency nationwide
and to address the facility needs of the Customer Agency.
The Guide is organized into the following sections:
Philosophy provides GSA's definition and expectations for commissioning
Building Commissioning Process details the considerations, practices and
recommendations for commissioning along the GSA project process including
Planning, Design, Construction and Post-Construction Stages
Appendices provide samples, tools, definitions and links to further resources for
additional information on commissioning
Beyond This Guide
GSA's design criteria document, the Facilities Standards for the Public Buildings
Service (P-100), requires all GSA capital construction projects to employ Total
Building Commissioning practices, as addressed by this Building Commissioning
Guide. Also, GSA's Project Planning Tools (PPT) web site enables development
of project specific commissioning plans, identifying commissioning tasks and
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