Approach
Building enclosure commissioning should include ongoing efforts to verify the owner’s project requirements (OPR) are considered and implemented throughout all phases of the project. SGH works closely with the project team to help them achieve the desired building enclosure performance through design, construction, and operation. Highlights of the important project milestones include:
- Pre-design: helping the owner define their goals in the OPR and preparing a BECx plan outlining the scope, organization, schedule, allocation of resources, responsibilities, testing, and required documentation
- Design: reviewing the basis of design and design documents to verify alignment with the established OPR and how the project team will assess and test the building enclosure’s performance
- Pre-construction: reviewing requests for information, addenda, and bids related to the building enclosure and meeting with the team to establish project expectations that will help them achieve the OPR
- Construction: reviewing submittals, observing the building enclosure as it is being constructed and tracking open items
- Testing: working with the project teams to develop testing plans and clarify test procedures, witnessing or conducting performance testing on mockups and as-built assemblies, reviewing testing plans and reports by others, and tracking the results to confirm the design was implemented as intended
- Post-occupancy: visiting the site after construction when required for specific certifications or to confirm the building is performing as expected, and recommend a routine assessment and maintenance program