304 Green Building Commissioning
Class Syllabus
Introduction
Learning Objectives
Class Organization and Grading
Grading Policies
The Textbook
Introduction
Building commissioning is a process designed to verify that a
building will meet the project design requirements. It is a quality
assurance process for the delivery of buildings and building systems.
This course will cover the various aspects and requirements of building commissioning
through the pre-design phase, design, construction and post construction
phases of a building construction project. We will study the make up of
the Commissioning Team and the role of scheduling and coordination in
the commissioning process. Some of the topics we will study includes
verification and testing, documentation, training, systems and ongoing
commissioning. We will go over construction checklists, construction
verification requirements and special contexts. The course will stress
green building requirements in regards to commissioning with an emphasis
on construction operations.
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Learning objectives:
By the end of this class you should:
- Understand the relationship between LEED 3.0 and Commissioning
- Learn about the Commissioning process from programming through
post construction
- Learn about the Commissioning Team and the Commissioning Agent
- Be able to list the benefits of commissioning for the Owner,
designer and contractor
- Understand different approaches to the commissioning process
- Be able to use a commissioning plan
- Understand the affect commissioning has on the project schedule
and budget.
- Have a good grasp on the economics of commissioning
- Understand the role of retro commissioning
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Class Organization and Grading
The following table lists the learning modules, the maximum value in points a student
can receive within each module, and the time in which the modules must be finished.
Module |
Point Value |
By End of Week |
| 0. Student Orientation |
0 |
Before start |
| 1. LEED and Building Commissioning |
25 |
1 |
| 2. Overview of Commissioning |
25 |
2 |
| 3. The Commissioning Team |
25 |
3 |
| 4. Commissioning in the Pre-Design Phase |
25 |
4 |
| 5. Design Phase Commissioning |
25 |
5 |
| 6. Commissioning During the Construction Phase |
25 |
6 |
| 7. Project Occupancy and Commissioning |
25 |
7 |
| 8. The Economics of Commissioning |
25 |
8 |
| 9. Retro-Commissioning |
25 |
9 |
| 10.
Commissioning Case Study
|
25 |
10 |
| 10.b Final Exam or Project |
50 |
10 |
| Total Points |
300 |
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It is important that the student keep up with the class and not fall
behind. Course modules will be made available to students on Sunday of each
week. Class work must be completed before the following Monday. Students will
not be able to work ahead of the class although reading assignments will be made available
in advance. Actual dates that modules will become available will be posted in
advance on the course calendar.
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Grading Policies
Graded assignments will consist of one quiz for each module and participation in at
least two class discussions. Each quiz will count 10 points and class discussions
will count 15 points per module. You can see that I consider class discussions to be
a very important part of this course. For that reason, the regular weekly
discussions are even more important than the weekly quizzes. Students
should provide at least 4 on-topic contributions to the class discussions each week
to gain the maximum points.
Grades will be posted on a weekly basis. You will have full access to your grade
sheet so you will be able to keep track of how you are doing at all times.
Your overall grade in the course will be determined by the total number of
points you have accumulated on quizzes and assignments. The grading scale is
as follows:
You will be given more information about the grading and other course matters in the
Orientation Module.
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The Textbook
You can find detailed textbook information at
http://www.constructionclasses.com/textbooks.htm#304
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