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Section 01811
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SECTION 01811
BUILDING ENVELOPE COMMISSIONING
PART 1
GENERAL
1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS
A. This section is only a portion of the Contract Documents. All of the Contract Documents,
including Conditions of the Contract and Division 01 General Requirements, apply to this section.
Refer to Divisions 03 through 14 for requirements specific to each Section.
B. Owner’s Project Requirements (OPR) and Basis of Design (BOD) documentation are included
for information only.
1.2 SUMMARY
This Section includes building envelope commissioning procedures, including substructure, superstructure,
exterior enclosure, and roofing construction that protects climate controlled interior space from unconditioned
spaces and the exterior environment.
A. Commissioning
1. A systematic process of ensuring that all building enclosure systems perform interactively
according to the Architect’s BOD and the OPR. This is to be achieved through actual
verification of systems performance during the construction period.
2. The commissioning process does not take away from, or reduce the responsibility of, the
General Contractor and installing subcontractors to provide a finished and fully functioning
product.
3. Whole building commissioning includes both MEP commissioning agents and building
enclosure commissioning agents. This specification only addresses building enclosure
commissioning.
B. Building Envelope/Enclosure Commissioning Service Procurement: The Owner shall or
Mechanical Commissioning Agent shall retain a Building Envelope/Enclosure Commissioning Agent
(BECA) for the Project to provide building enclosure coordination and to oversee the commissioning
of all building enclosure components.
C. Systems to be Commissioned: Sections of Work to be commissioned include, but are not
limited to, the sections of the building that include materials and assemblies that are responsible for
creating environmental separation. All performance values shall be as described within each
individual section.
1.3 COMMISSIONING TEAM MEMBERS
A. Commissioning Team
1. Owner (PM) and his/her consultants
2. General Contractor (GC or Contractor)
3. Designer and design engineers (particularly the Architect and Engineers – A/E)
4. Building Envelope/Enclosure Commissioning Authority (BECA)
5. Specialty subcontractors
6. Building Enclosure Testing Agency (BETA)
1.4 CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES
A. Provide complete set of Coordination Drawings (see 1.9 Building Enclosure Coordination
Drawings) showing the complete coordination and integration of all Work of commissioned systems to
the BECA.
B. Provide cut sheets and shop drawing submittals of commissioned systems to the BECA.
C. Attend pre-construction, design, and construction phase building enclosure coordination
meetings.
D. Provide test data, letters of compatibility, and certificates to BECA.
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