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Responsibilities

For EAp1 Only For EAp1 and EAc3
Tasks
Designate commissioning authority Owner or project team Owner or project team
(CxA)
Document Owner’s Project Owner or CxA design Owner or CxA design
Requirements team team
Owner or CxA design Owner or CxA design
Develop Basis of Design
team team or CxA design team
Review OPR and BOD CxA CxA
Incorporate commissioning requirements Project team or CxA Project team or CxA
into the construction documents
Conduct commissioning design review n/a CxA
prior to midconstruction documents
Develop and implement a Project team or CxA Project team or CxA
commissioning plan
Review contractor submittals applicable n/a CxA
to systems being commissioned
Verify the installation and performance CxA CxA
of commissioned systems
Develop a systems manual for the n/a Project team or CxA
commissioned systems
Verify that the requirements for training n/a Project team or CxA
are completed
Complete a summary commissioning CxA CxA
report
Review building operation within 10 months n/a CxA
after substantial completion

TABLE 4.0.2 Tasks and Primary Responsibilities for Commissioning per LEED-NC 2009 Reference Guide

Intent
Establish the minimum level of energy efficiency for the proposed building and systems.
Requirements
Design the building project to comply with both
• The mandatory provisions (Sections 5.4, 6.4, 7.4, 8.4, 9.4 and 10.4) of ASHRAE/IESNA
Standard 90.1-2004
And
• The prescriptive requirements (Sections 5.5, 6.5, 7.5 and 9.5) or performance requirements
(Section 11) of ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2004
Potential Technologies and Strategies
Design the building envelope, HVAC, lighting, and other systems to maximize energy
performance. The ASHRAE 90.1-2004 User’s Manual contains worksheets that can be used to