Systems to be Commissioned

(1) Building Envelope

  1. Insulation
  2. Glazing
  3. Vapor barriers
  4. All elements of the building exterior wall
  5. Roof
  6. Building pressure testing

(2) Life Safety

  1. Fire-resistive ratings
  2. Smoke barriers
  3. Smoke-tight partitions
  4. Stair pressurization system
  5. Fire command center

(3) HVAC Systems

  1. Air terminals
  2. Induction units
  3. Fan coil units
  4. Unit heaters
  5. Air handling units
  6. Energy recovery units
  7. Exhaust system
  8. Chilled water system
  9. Heating water system
  10. Steam system
  11. Humidifiers
  12. Fire and Smoke dampers
  13. Special applications
    1. Operating rooms (anesthetizing locations)
    2. Airborne infection isolation (AII rooms)
    3. Protective environment (PE)
    4. Data center
    5. Pharmacy
    6. Imaging

(4) Controls

  1. Workstations
  2. Systems graphics and dashboards
  3. Networks
  4. Controllers
  5. Sensors
  6. Actuators
  7. Meters

(5) Plumbing Systems

  1. Domestic cold water
    1. Meter
    2. Backflow preventers
    3. Booster pump
    4. Water softener
  2. Domestic hot water
    1. Water hater
    2. Recirculation system
  3. Sump pumps
  4. Natural gas
  5. Fuel oil
  6. Propane or synthetic natural gas
  7. Disinfection systems
  8. Rainwater harvesting
  9. Process cooling

(6) Medical Gas Systems

  1. Oxygen
  2. Bulk oxygen system
  3. Remote oxygen supply connection
  4. Nitrogen
  5. Nitrous oxide
  6. Medical vacuum
  7. Waste anesthesia gas disposal
  8. Instrument air
  9. Medical air
  10. Manifold rooms
  11. Master and area alarms
  12. Valves
    1. Source
    2. Future
    3. Riser
    4. Service
    5. Zone

(7) Electrical Systems

  1. Meter
  2. Primary transformers
  3. Main switchgear
  4. Panelboards
  5. Isolated power systems
  6. Power conditioners
  7. Power factor correction equipment
  8. Uninterruptible power supplies
  9. Step-down transformers
  10. Generators
  11. Paralleling switchgear
  12. Automatic transfer switches
  13. Lightning protection systems
  14. Grounding systems

(8) Fire Alarm Systems

  1. Work Stations
  2. Controllers
  3. Sensing devices
  4. Interface with life safety systems
  5. Interface with fire protection system
  6. Interface with HVAC system
  7. Interface with elevators

(9) Information technology

  1. Telephone
  2. Data
  3. Intercom
  4. Paging
  5. Doctor’s dictation
  6. Telemetry
  7. Security
  8. Master clock
  9. Dedicated antenna
  10. Television
  11. Nurse call
  12. Infant abduction
  13. Wireless access points
  14. Cellular phone repeaters

(10) Fire Protection System

  1. Backflow preventer
  2. Fire pump/jockey pump
  3. Drains
  4. Tamper and flow switches
  5. Valves
  6. Fire department connections
  7. Standpipes
  8. Sprinkler heads
  9. Pre-action systems
  10. Clean agent systems

(11) Interior Lighting

  1. Occupancy sensors
  2. Controls

(12) Exterior Lighting

  1. Controls
  2. Illumination levels

(13) Refrigeration

  1. Food services refrigerators
  2. Food services freezers
  3. Clinical refrigerators and freezers
  4. Blood banks

(14) Vertical Transport

  1. Elevators
  2. Escalators
  3. Dumbwaiters

(15) Materials Handling

  1. Pneumatic tube
  2. Linen and trash conveyance
  3. Electronic transportation vehicles (ETV’s)

 


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