Commissioning Safety Systems
Sponsor: TC 09.09 Building Commissioning
Moderator: Carl N. Lawson, Member, PWI Consulting Engineers, Durham, NC
APC Liaison: Jeff J. Traylor, PWI Consulting Engineers, Durham, NC

Safety systems in facilities today are taking on an extremely high priority and the commissioning of these particular systems has become an even larger chore. In commissioning safety systems, we are advising the owner that all of these systems are safe and designed to meeting the owner’s requirements for his facility, as well as being user friendly.

1. Commissioning Fire Alarm Systems
Rodney Lewis, P.E., Fellow, Rodney H. Lewis Associates, Houston, TX

2. Commissioning of Smoke Exhaust and Pressurization Systems
Gerald Kettler, P.E., Member, Air Engineering and Testing, Dallas, TX

3. Commissioning Emergency Power Systems
Jeff Traylor, Member, PWI Consulting Engineers, Durham, NC

Impact of Commissioning on Commercial Construction
Sponsor: TC 09.09 Building Commissioning
Chair: Andrew P. Nolfo, P.E., Member, National Environmental Balancing Bureau, Manchester, MO
APC Liaison: Kelley P. Cramm, P.E., IDEA, Kansas City, MO

Commissioning of building systems is becoming more common for institutional projects. The benefits of commissioning have been confirmed by many institutional owners and builders. This seminar discusses how the commissioning process can be applied to the commercial construction marketplace. It addresses some of the similarities and differences when applying commissioning to commercial versus institutional projects. The presentations discuss how a structured approach, starting early in the project, helps establish and deliver value to the overall project, including commercial projects.

1. CM/GC Commissioning Buy-In: What’s In It for Them?
Jack Wolpert, Ph.D., ECUBE, Boulder, CO

2. Can Commissioning Help the Commercial Building Owner?
John P. Castelvecchi, Member, Dominion Evantage, Mechanicsville, VA

3. Retrocommissioning of Commercial Buildings
Janice Peterson, Member, Portland General Electric, Portland, OR

4. Reliability and Commissioning
Wayne A. Dunn, P.E., Member, Sunbelt Engineering Inc., Jacksonville, FL

Commissioning of Specialty Systems
Sponsor: TC 09.09 Building Commissioning
Chair: Carl N. Lawson, Member, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC
APC Liaison: Carl N. Lawson, Member, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC

Commissioning is fast becoming business as usual in the building industry. Specialty systems are an even bigger concern. With the vast changing of technology encompassing the building industry, the commissioning of specialty systems has brought on different technology and a more refined commissioning authority. This seminar discusses some of those systems and the difference in technicians who are actually doing the commissioning of these systems.

1. Commissioning Emergency Power Systems
Jeff Traylor, Member, PWI Consulting Engineers, Durham, NC

2. Commissioning Fire Alarm Systems
Richard Rose, Member, Mechanical Technology Inc., Billings, MT

3. Auditing the Commissioning Process
J.R. Anderson, P.E., Member, Anderson Engineering LLC, Germantown, TN

4. Developing a Quality Intent Document for Laboratory Animal Facilities
Dan Frasier, P.E., Member, Cornerstone Commissioning, North Andover, MA

5. Commissioning Control Systems
Larry Fisher, Member, ECT Building Automation, Louisville, KY

Interoperable Computer Applications
Sponsor: TC 01.05 Computer Applications; TC 09.09 Building Commissioning
Chair: David J. Branson, P.E., Member, Compliance Services Group, Inc., Lubbock, TX
APC Liaison: Jeff J. Traylor, PWI Consulting Engineers, Durham, NC

Collaborative efforts are well underway to define the structure of flexible methods for exchanging HVAC & R data among computer tools. Standardized collection and preservation of pertinent data will greatly facilitate the development of comprehensive, computer-based methods for managing design, commissioning and operations information. This session presents some of those efforts. Particular focus is given to the topics of HVAC & R design, building commissioning and energy simulation.

1. Identifying Building Design Information Necessary for Commissioning and Proper System Operation
Larry Luskay, P.E., Member, Portland Energy Conservation Inc., Portland, OR

2. A Data Model for Capturing Life-Cycle Data for Reuse During Building Commissioning
James Forester, P.E., Member, Marinsoft, San Rafael, CA

3. Software Interoperability for Energy Simulation
Robert J. Hitchcock, Ph.D., Member, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Washington, DC

New Commissioning Guidelines
Sponsor: TC 09.09 Building Commissioning
Chair: Carl N. Lawson, Member, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

With commissioning becoming more business-as-usual, this seminar discusses the new commissioning guidelines and how they will pertain to the entire building process. It also discusses in-depth the marriage with NIBS and their role in assisting the total building commissioning process.

1. Guideline 0 from the Commissioning Provider’s Perspective
Jeff Traylor, Member, PWI Consulting Engineering Inc., Morrisville, NC

2. Following the Owner’s Role in the Commissioning Process Guidelines Development
Tim Corbett, Member, Social Security Administration, Baltimore, MD

3. ASHRAE Commissioning Guidelines 0 and 1 Status and Prospects
Walter Grondzik, Member, Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, FL

4. Coordination with the National Institute of Building Science
Michael J. King, Member, ArcoM, Alexandria, VA

Building Commissioning Begins with Design Intent
Sponsor:TC 09.09 Building Commissioning
Chair: Walter Grondzik, P.E., Member, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida

Recent efforts to update and revise ASHRAE Guideline 1, HVAC Commissioning Process, have underscored the critical and fundamental role that clearly defined and documented des ign intent plays in a successful commissioning outcome. This symposium presents several views on how design intent may be obtained, documented, used and connected to other aspects of the design and commissioning process. The relationship of design intent to terms such as "program," "project requirements" and "basis of design" is explored. Building commissioning truly begins with design intent.

1. Design Intent and Basis of Design: Clarification of Terms, Structure and Use
Karl Stum, P.E., Member, CH2M HILL, Portland, OR

2. Developing Owner's Project Requirements During Pre-Design
Chad B. Dorgan, P.E., Member, Farnsworth Group Inc., Madison, WI

3. The Responsibilities of the Owner in Defining Design Intent
Tim Corbett, P.E., Member, Social Security Administration, Baltimore, MD

4. Design Intent from the Design Team's Perspective
John P. Castelvecchi, Member, Shultz and James, Inc., Mechanicsville, VA

5. Early Energy Performance for a Green Academic Building
John Scofield, Associate Member, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH

Commissioning of Laboratories
Sponsor: TC 9.9 Building Commissioning; TC 9.10 Laboratory Systems
APC Liaison: Charles E. Henck, P.E., Henry Adams, Inc., Baltimore, MD
Chair: Carl Lawson, Member, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

With the complexity of laboratories today, it is imperative that commissioning be part of the process of completing and turning over facilities to owners. This seminar looks at different types of laboratories and how the commissioning process allows owners to have functioning systems that maintain energy and remain within budget.

1. Lessons Learned from Commissioning a College Chemistry Lab Renovation
Rodney H. Lewis, P.E., Fellow, Rodney H. Lewis & Associates, Houston, TX

2. Commissioning Ventilation Systems in Rodent Holding Rooms
Daniel Frasier, Member, Phoenix Controls, Newton, MA

3. Laboratory Ventilation Standards and the Commissioning Process
Gregory F. DeLuga, P.E., Member, Siemens Building Technology, Buffalo Grove, IL

4. Commissioning of a Pediatric Medical Research Laboratory Facility
Robert L. Cox, P.E., Member, Avanti Technologies, St. Louis, MO

Experiences and Results of One-Pass, Re-Commissioning and Continuous Commissioning With and Without Monitoring
Sponsor: TC 09.09 Building Commissioning
APC Liaison: Ira G. Poston, Duke Power Company
Moderator: Charles Culp, Ph.D., Member, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

Commissioning is the engineering activity of assuring the complete system performs to provide efficient comfort to occupants. Some experience indicates that the efficiency reduces over a couple of years if the building is not properly monitored. This forum discusses real experiences and looks to establish potential program and research areas.

What Constitutes Design Intent?
Sponsor: TC 09.09 Building Commissioning
APC Liaison: Robert J. Linder, Owens Services Corp.
Moderator: Karl Stum, P.E., Member, PECI, Portland, OR

Design intent is becoming a standard requirement in many commissioning projects. However, what constitutes design intent is not well understood by the design community. Level of needed detail, components and issues included, when it should be developed or updated, who should write it, who should approve it and whether it should be included in contract documents are issues that need clarification among practitioners.

Practical Experience Using DDC Systems for HVAC Commissioning and Continuing Evaluation
Sponsor: TC 1.4 Control Theory and Application; TC 1.7 Operation and Maintenance Management, TC 4.11 Smart Building Systems, TC 9.9 Building Commissioning
Chair: Barry B Bridges, P.E., Member, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
APC Liaison: Sally McInerny, P.E., The University of Alabama

The practical experience of HVAC professional provides a real world understanding of the difficulties, challenges, and benefits which become possible using DDC for more than just control. In ten years DDC fault detection and diagnostics may range from whole campus smart building systems to chip based smart actuators. The acceptance and application of what is possible will depend on the pragmatic value now being understood and developed in detail.

1. Statistically Sound FDD Methodologies
Robert Dodier, Student Member, and Jan Kreider, Ph.D., P.E., Member, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

2. Smart Building Operation
Paul Ehrlich, P.E., Member, The Trane Co., St. Paul, MN

3. Experience with Portable Data Acquisition and Analysis Tools for Rooftop Package Equipment Service and Maintenance
Todd M. Rossi, Ph.D., Member, Field Diagnostic Services, Inc., Langhorne, PA

4. On-Line Monitoring and Fault Detection of Control System Performance
John E. Seem, Ph.D., Member, Johnson Controls, Inc., Milwaukee, WI

5. EMS Diagnostics for Continuous Commissioning
Jeffrey Rutt, Member, NSA/DOD, Ft. Meade, MD

Commissioning Documentation: How Should O&M Manuals Be Produced?
Sponsor: TC 9.9 Building Commissioning; TC 1.7 Operation and Maintenance Management
APC Liaison: Charles G. Arnold, P.E., HDR Architecture, Inc.
Moderator: Gerald J. Kettler, P.E., Member, AIR Engineering and Testing, Inc., Dallas, TX

One of the important products of commissioning is the documentation on the facility from design through operations. ASHRAE Guideline 1 in Chapter 12 lists some of the information that should be included but does not detail formats, arrangements, or storage methods. As ASHRAE progresses to the next levels of commissioning, a discussion is needed with providers and users to facilitate and standardize the assembly, presentation, storage, and use of the operations and maintenance data.

Designing and Commissioning the Modern Hospital: Part 1
Sponsor: TC 9.8 Large Building Air-Conditioning Applications; TC 9.9 Building Commissioning
Chair: Joseph F. Scolaro, P.E., Life Member, Scolaro Engineering Consultants, Dallas, TX
APC Liaison: Sally McInerny, P.E., The University of Alabama

With new rules and regulations being adopted and imposed on the hospitals by the federal government, insurance companies and state and local governments, it has become a difficult task to operate, maintain, and design hospitals. The financial strain placed on the hospital creates an additional concern for what was contracted for from design to occupancy. This seminar allows designers and owners to address achieving a successful project on time and within budget. Part 2 is scheduled Sunday at 10:15 a.m.

1. User Groups Design Request
David Prusha, HKS, Inc., Dallas, TX

2. Bringing a Modern Hospital On-Line: The Challenges and Lessons Learned
Charles D. Kieffer, P.E., Member, University of Texas Facilities Planning, Austin, TX

3. Surgical Suite Pressurization and Air Flow
Milton S. Goldman, M.D., EIT, Member, Abrahamson Engineering, Laramie, WY

4. Patient Room HVAC Systems
Anand Seth, Member, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

5. Investment in Technology
Frederick Gibson, Taylor and Partners, Boston, MA

Designing and Commissioning the Modern Hospital: Part 2
Sponsor: TC 9.8 Large Building Air-Conditioning Applications; TC 9.9 Building Commissioning
Chair: Joseph F. Scolaro, P.E., Life Member, Scolaro Engineering Consultants, Dallas, TX
APC Liaison: Sally McInerny, P.E., The University of Alabama

With new rules and regulations being adopted and imposed on the hospitals by the federal government, insurance companies and state and local governments, it has become a difficult task to operate, maintain, and design hospitals. The financial strain placed on the hospital creates an additional concern for what was contracted for from design to occupancy. This seminar provide for designers and owners to address achieving a successful project on time and within budget. Part 1 is scheduled Monday at 8:00 a.m.

1. Operation and Maintenance of Hospitals
Kimball Ferguson, Member, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

2. Hospital Room Pressurization: A Parameter for Airborne Hazard Control
Andrew J. Streifel, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

3. Trends in Hospital Ventilation
Richard D. Hermans, P.E., Member, Ellerbe Becket, Minneapolis, MN

4. Indoor Air Quality Considerations in Hospitals
Elia Sterling, Member, Theodor D. Sterling and Associates, Ltd., Vancouver, BC, Canada

5. Commissioning the Modern Hospital
Carl Lawson, Member, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

Existing Building Commissioning: Energy Savings Opportunities
Sponsor: TC 9.6 Systems Energy Utilization; TC 9.9 Building Commissioning
Chair: Adam W. Hinge, P.E., Member, Sustainable Energy Partnerships, Tarrytown, NY
APC Liaison: Branislav B. Todorovic, Ph.D., University Belgrade

Different approaches optimize the efficient operation of buildings, including better operation and maintenance practices and commissioning of existing buildings. Recent studies have shown that tune-ups of typical buildings can result in savings of 5% to 15%, with paybacks generally under two years. Most savings come from operational and behavioral changes, as opposed to purchase and installation of new equipment or technology. This seminar presents information on the existing building commissioning process, and the savings opportunities that can result.

1. Applying Commissioning to Existing Buildings
J. Michael MacDonald, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

2. Case Study of Continuous Commissioning
Mingsheng Liu, Ph.D., P.E., Member, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE

3. How to Have a Successful Retrocommissioning Project
Karl Stum, P.E., Member, Portland Energy Conservation, Inc., Portland, OR

4. Selecting Optimization Strategies for Different Markets
Steven Nadel, Member, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, Washington, DC

5. Motivating Facility Staff Toward Improved Operational Efficiency
Peter Herzog, Member, Herzog/Wheeler & Associates, St. Paul, MN

What Constitutes Functional Performance Testing?
Sponsor: TC 9.9 Building Commissioning
Chair: Gerald J. Kettler, P.E., Member, AIR Engineering and Testing, Inc., Dallas, TX
APC Liaison: Janet M. Lynch, Johnson Controls

Commissioning includes many important functions from project inception, through design, construction, testing and operation. Functional performance testing is one critical part but is often misunderstood. Functional performance testing is more than testing and balancing. It involves verification of equipment operation to meet the design intent under all normal modes of operation. This seminar discusses the methods to specify proper functional performance testing, testing methodologies and alternatives, field application of testing along with examples, deficiency resolution, and report forms, formats and presentation.

1. Specifying Functional Performance Tests
Richard B. Casault, P.E., Member, Casault Engineering, Seattle, WA

2. Functional Performance Testing Methods
Karl Stum, Member, PECI, Vancouver, WA

3. Performing Functional Performance Testing
Cedric Truman, Member, Truman Engineering Services, Victoria, BC, Canada

4. Requirements for Preparing Functional Performance Testing Reports
Andrew P. Nolfo, P.E., Member, Senco Services Corp., St. Louis, MO

Commissioning Documentation: What Is Needed and Why!
Sponsor: TC 09.09 Building Commissioning
APC Liaison: Sally A. McInerny, P.E., The University of Alabama
Moderator: Gerald J. Kettler, P.E., Member, Air Engineering and Testing, Dallas, TX

One of the important products of commissioning is the documentation on the facility from design through operations. ASHRAE Guideline 1, Chapter 12 lists some of the information that should be included but does not detail formats, arrangements, or storage methods. As ASHRAE progresses to the next level of commissioning, a discussion is needed with providers and users of the information to facilitate and standardize the assembly, presentation, storage, and use of the information. This forum discusses what is needed and how it will be used.

Existing Building Commissioning II: Diagnostic Methods
Sponsor: TC 09.09 Building Commissioning
Chair: Karl Stum, P.E., Member, PECI, Portland, OR
APC Liaison: Ira G. Poston, Duke Power Co.

Commissioning is a systematic process applied to existing buildings for identifying and implementing operational and maintenance improvements, to optimize system performance and to ensure continued performance over time. There are a number of methods of identifying operational improvements and for ensuring their continued correct operation. Presentations about diagnostic methods range from more manual methods to the fully automated. The seminar provides engineers with technical information on methods they can apply to their general troubleshooting work and can assist them in developing their own existing building commissioning program.

1. Data Visualization Methods for the HVAC Diagnostics
Kris Kinney, Associate Member, Supersymmetry U.S.A., Oakland, CA

2. Using Dataloggers for Improving HVAC System Operation
W. Mark Arney, P.E., Architectural Energy Corp., Boulder, CO

3. Automated Diagnostic for Continuous Commissioning of Outside-Air Control
Michael R. Brambley, Ph.D., Member, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA

4. Automated Diagnostic Using Energy Management and Control System Data
Lon Brightbill, P.E., Member, Facility Dynamics, Columbia, MD Jeffrey P. Rutt, Member

Does Commissioning Actually Reduce Overall Cost of Projects?
Sponsor: TC 09.09 Building Commissioning
Chair: Gerald J. Kettler, P.E., Member, Air Engineering and Testing, Inc., Dallas, TX
APC Liaison: Ismena V. Deacon, C.Eng., Ove Arup & Partners

Commissioning has proven to be very effective in delivering a properly functioning facility. There are costs associated with providing the commissioning services and savings in both construction and operational functions. This seminar addresses both ends of this cost-benefits equation with examples of how commissioning results in a net benefit to building owners.

1. Commissioning Is Cost Effective and Beneficial to Owners
Carl N. Lawson, Member, EMR, Inc., Arlington, VA

2. A Sustainable Commissioning Process Will Lower Total Cost
Charles Dorgan, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

3. Project Costs with Commissioning: Some Examples
Cedric S. Trueman, P.E., Member, Trueman Engineering Services, Victoria, BC, Canada

4. Costs and Benefits of Building Commissioning for Public Sector Owners: Experience Case Review
Paul Tseng, P.E., Member, Montgomery County Govt., Rockville, MD

How Should GPC-1 (The HVAC Commissioning Process) Be Modified to Fit a Total Building Commissioning Guide?
Sponsor: TC 09.09, Building Commissioning
APC Liaison: Janet M. Lynch, Johnson Controls, Inc.
Moderator: Karl Stum, P.E., Member, PECI, Portland, OR

In addition to HVAC systems, owners are now asking to have other building systems commissioned. A total building commissioning guide is currently being developed under which each of the respective disciplines will be responsible to develop their own guide. ASHRAE will be providing the submission for HVAC commissioning. How should GPC-1 be modified? Should the scope or process change to allow players for other fields? Who coordinates it all? What shouldn't we allow to change to fit into the uniform format?

Designing, Installing or Operating Engineers -- Who Will Most Impact New Millennium Facilities?
Sponsor: TC 01.07, Operation and Maintenance Management; TC 01.04, Control Theory and Application; TC 04.11, Smart Building Systems, TC 9.9 Building Commissioning, ASHRAE Program Committee
Moderator: Jim Gartner, Member, Shaw ALMEX Fusion Systems, Cincinnati, OH

How will engineers, contractors and owners respond to environmental challenges and productivity issues in the new millennium? Panelists from ASHRAE, AIA, BOMA, ARI, IFMA, NIBS, AFE and NAIMA share their opinions on who most will determine the economics, comfort, IAQ, energy use and productivity in facilities.

AFE
John Blumenshine

AIA
Richard Hobbs

ARI
Dilip Vyavaharkar

ASHRAE
James Woods

BOMA
Larry Schoen

IFMA
Frank Gallo

N.I.B.S.
Carl Lawson

NAIMA
George Phelps

Owner Views of Building Commissioning
Sponsor: TC 9.9 Building Commissioning
Chair: Joseph Scolaro, P.E., Member, Scolaro Engineering Consultants, Dallas, TX
APC Liaison: Chad Dorgan, P.E., Dorgan Associates Inc.

Owners representative of distinctly different building groups present their views of the commissioning progress, what they like, dislike, and suggestions for improvement. The general objectives that commissioning can accomplish are discussed.

1. Which Construction Team Member Provides the Best Commissioning? - Retail and Other Facilities
Thomas Bartlett, P.E., Member, JC Penney Co., Inc., Plano, TX

2. A Public Sector Owner's View of Building Commissioning - Public and Governmental Facilities
Paul Tseng, P.E., Member, Montgomery County Division of Facilities and Svcs., Rockville, MD

3. Owner View of Building Commissioning - Commercial and Office Facilities
Harvey Brickman, P.E., Fellow, Tishman Realty & Construction, New York, NY

4. Owner View of Building Commissioning - Hotels
Jay Thompson, P.E., Member, Marriott Corp., Washington, DC

Building Commissioning Guidelines and Practices
Sponsor: TC 09.09 Building Commissioning
Chair: Wayne Dunn, P.E., Member, Bosek Gibson & Associates, Jacksonville, Florida
APC Liaison: Larry Degelman, P.E., Texas A&M University

Achieving and defining building performance is subject to significant interpretation. Building commissioning outlines a process through which performance is verified. Commissioning itself as a process, therefore, has a number of definitions. This seminar offers insight into applying commissioning and profiles several significant building commissioning guidelines. Also featured is a presentation of the impact of total building commissioning.

1. ASHRAE Guideline 1-1996: What's In It? How Do I Use It?
Gerald Kettler, P.E., Member, Air Engineering and Testing Inc., Dallas, TX

2. GSA Building Commissioning Guide
Naresh Khosla, Member, Enviro-Management and Research, Springfield, VA

3. Development and Implementation of a Commissioning Guidelines for a Utility ESCO
Christie R. Kjellman, Member, Edison ENVEST, Irwindale, CA

4. Model Commission Plan and Guide Specifications
Karl R. Stum, P.E., Member, Portland Energy Conservation, Portland, OR

5. Public Works and Government Services Canada Commissioning Guidelines
Randy Beauchamp, Public Works and Government Services Canada, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

6. The Impact of Total Building Commissioning
Carl N. Lawson, Member, Wren-Janus Engineering, Chantilly, VA

The Hot Zone: Commissioning in Laboratories that Handle Hazardous Materials
Sponsor: TC 09.10 Laboratory Systems; TC 9.09 Building Commissioning
Chair: Kathy Radke, Member, Honewell Technology Center, Plymouth, MN
APC Liaison: Robert Suggs, P.E., R M Suggs Company

This seminar addresses the special needs and consideration for the commissioning of HVAC systems in laboratories that handle biological or chemical hazardous materials. Special equipment is required to storage and use these material within these facilities. Laboratory designers, builders, owners and commissioning agents must understand the importance of using applicable guidelines and standards for performing commissioning of laboratory systems.

1. Biological Safety Cabinets: What's the Risk?
David M. Lupo, B&V Testing, Inc., Waltham, MA

2. Performance Testing of Hoods for Use with High Level Hazards
Dale T. Hitchings, P.E., Member, Hitchings Associates, P.C., Indianapolis, IN

3. Air Changes Per Hour in Laboratory Ventilation Design
Gerhard Knutson, Ph.D., Member, Knutson Ventilation Consulting, Inc., Edina, MN

4. Commissioning Laboratory Control Systems
Wade Smith, Honeywell, Inc., Minneapolis, IN

5. Comparison of Through the Wall VAV Position Sensors Versus Sash Position Sensors
Thomas C. Smith, Member, Exposure Control Technologies, Inc., Cary, NC

Should the ASHRAE Guideline on HVAC Commissioning Become A Standard?
Sponsor: TC 9.09 Building Commissioning
APC Liaison: Sally McInerny
Moderator: Carl Lawson, Member, Wren-Janus Engineering Inc., Chantilly, Virginia

With many institutions, schools, governmental agencies, consulting engineers and owners now using the commissioning process, the questions are being asked why isn't this a standard instead of a guideline. By having this guideline published as a standard it would be a more effective and enforceable tool along with allowing the users to have a firmer grasp on the contract documents. This forum addresses the question should the ASHRAE guideline on HVAC commissioning be a standard.

When Will Owners and Engineers Accept Commissioning?
Sponsor: TC 9.09 Building Commissioning
APC Liaison: Filza Hassan
Moderator: Joe Scaloro, P.E., Scolano Engineering Consultings, Dallas, TX

With building systems technology continually increasing and maintenance of these systems seeming to continually deteriorate it seems as if engineers and owners would initiate the acceptance of the commissioning process. It seems as if engineers feel that their design and practices will be infringed upon, and owners are still thinking that they are receiving commissioning by hiring a design engineer to design their systems. In both cases neither is accurate. This forum addresses why engineers should specify commissioning and owners should request it and be ready to pay for it as an additional service.

HVAC Functional Test Criteria
Sponsor: 09.09, Building Commissioning
Chair: Wayne Dunn, P.E., Member, Sun Belt Engineering, Jacksonville, Florida
APC Liaison: Chad Dorgan

Functional testing is the most important test relating to the HVAC system in the facility. Functional testing is the process in commissioning that determines if the systems meet the design criteria and the operation of the systems are feasible and workable. Functional testing also allows the commissioning authority to determine the complete functionality of the systems and will guarantee that the systems have been installed and are operating as designed. This seminar will address the functional testing of the air distribution, hydronic systems and thermal storage systems.

1. Thermal Energy Storage Functional Test Criteria
Chad Dorgan, P.E., Member, Dorgan & Associates, Madison, Wisconsin

2. Air Side Testing in the Real World
Gerald Kettler, P.E., Member, Air Engineering & Testing Inc., Dallas, Texas

3. Functional Test Criteria of Hydronic Systems
Carl N. Lawson, Member, Wren Janus Engineering, Chantilly, Virginia

Should A Guideline on Total Building Commissioning Be Developed?
Sponsor: 09.09, Building Commissioning
APC Liaison: Charles McDowell
Moderator: Carl Lawson, Member, Wren Janus Engineering Inc., Chantilly, Virginia

With guidelines on commissioning HVAC Systems and Fire and Smoke Control System already published, it seems we may have left out the most important item of the building - the Total Building itself. The total building can and does affect the HVAC systems in the building: the windows, the walls, the roof, the electrical systems, etc., and it seem we are not currently addressing these items and owners are asking why. In order to have a total and complete functional building it appears that the total building should be commissioned. This forum will address the many reasons why a guideline on Total Building Commissioning should be developed.

The Commissioning of HVAC Systems for Laboratories that Handle Bio-Hazardous or Chemical-Hazardous Materials
Sponsor: 09.09, Building Commissioning; 9.10, Laboratory Systems
Chair: Kathleen Radke, Member, Honeywell Technology Center, Plymouth, Minnesota
APC Liaison: James Buckley

This seminar addresses the special needs and considerations for the commissioning of HVAC systems laboratories that involve the handling of biological or chemical hazardous materials. Several case study results for new construction and retrofit installations are described. The seminar also reinforces the importance of using applicable guidelines and standards for performing commissioning of laboratory systems.

1. Commissioning of a BL-2 Vaccine Production Facility
Peter B. Gardner, P.E., Member, Torcon, Westfield, New Jersey

2. Commissioning a HVAC System for a Pharmaceutical Potent Compound Suite
Henry J. Vance, P.E., Member, Vance Professional Services, Wilmington, Delaware

3. Commissioning Laboratory Fume Hoods Using the ASHRAE 110 Method
Dale Hitchings, P.E., Member, Hitchings Associates, P.C., Indianapolis, Indiana

4. Lessons Learned from a Commissioning Biomedical Research Laboratory
Rodney H. Lewis, P.E., Member, Rodney H. Lewis Associates, Houston, Texas

5. Using Average Face Velocity as a Criteria for the Commissioning of Fume Hoods - Part I
Thomas C. Smith, Member, Exposure Control Technology Inc., Cary, North Carolina

6. Using Average Face Velocity as a Criteria for the Commissioning of Fume Hoods - Part II
Ed Burt, Member, Honeywell, Inc., Westfield, New Jersey

See program report provided at latest TC meeting.