Chapter 2 - Investing in Recommissioning
Direct Benefits (Energy Savings)
Indirect Benefits (Non Energy Impacts)
Increased Asset Value
Lowering Operating and Tenancy Costs
Improved Equipment Performance
Increased O&M Staff Capabilities and Expertise
Improved Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)
Improved Building Documentation
Costs of Recommissioning
Budgeting for Recommissioning
Strategies to Reduce Costs of Recommissioning
Involving Facility Staff to Save Time and Money
Selling Recommissioning from Within
Recommissioning Process Overview
Breaking Down the Process
Phase 1: Planning
Phase 2: Investigation
Phase 3: Implementation
Phase 4: Hand-Off and Persistence Strategies
Recommissioning Team
Determining Roles
Involving Facility Staff
Outsourced O&M Services
Additional Team Members/Contractors
Key Strategies for Success
Identify the Best Building Candidates
Develop Well-Defined Objectives
Select a Recommissioning Provider Well-Suited to the Project
Designate an In-House Champion
Assign Key Facility Staff
Define Project Deliverables
Hold a Project Kick-Off Meeting
Define the Owner's Operating Requirements
Accomplish Strategic O&M Tasks Prior to the Investigation Phase
Review the Findings Log with the Recommissioning Provider
Select an Implementation Approach
Require or Develop an Implementation Plan
Require an Implementation Report
Require a Final Report and Hold a Project Hand-Off Meeting
Develop Persistence Strategies
Chapter 4 - Project Planning - Part 1: Building(s) Pre-Screening Selection
Good Candidates for Recommissioning
What Makes a Good Candidate for Recommissioning?
When is Recommissioning Not the First Step?
Other Pre-Screening Characteristics to Consider
Portfolio Approach to Building Selection
Working with a Recommissioning Provider to Select a Building
Coordinating Recommissioning and Retrofits
Defining Objectives and Project Scope
Chapter 9 - Making Recommissioning Benefits Last - Strategies for Ensuring Persistence
Building Documentation
O&M Manuals
Control System Documents
Building Staff Training
Maintaining Efficient Operating Performance
Performance Tracking
Benchmarking
Utility Bill Analysis
Trend Analysis
Automated Diagnostic Tools
Energy Information Systems
Periodic Recommissioning
Time to Recommission?
Ongoing Commissioning Plan
Feedback and Success Celebration
Energy Conversion Tables
References
Appendix A - List of Preferred Building Characteristics for Recommissioning
Appendix B - Owner's Operating Requirements
Appendix C - Recommissioning Implementation Plan
Appendix D - Recommissioning Implementation Report
Appendix E - Request for Proposal Checklist
Appendix F - Linking Energy Savings Performance Contracts and Recommissioning
Appendix G - US-EPA Guide Related Case Studies