Lesson 1
Introduction

• Commissioning in Building Construction
• Stages of Building Commissioning
• Purpose of Building Commissioning
• Quality Control Process

Lesson 2
Benefits and Values of Commissioning

• Problems in the Building Delivery System
• Value to the Owner
• Value to the Designers
• Value to the Contractors
• Value to the Operations & Maintenance Personnel
• Value to the Occupants

Lesson 3
Who is the Commissioning Authority?

• Attributes of a Commissioning Authority
• Finding a Commissioning Authority

Lesson 4
Phases and the Commissioning Authority's Tasks

• Planning Stage
• Drafting a Commissioning Plan
• Design Stage
• Drafting Commissioning Specifications
• Construction Stage
• Conducting Commissioning Meetings
• Making Site Observations
• Conducting Functional Testing
• Reviewing Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Manuals
• Verifying Training
• Providing the Commissioning Report
• Operations

Lesson 5
LEED® Requirements

• Introduction
• Fundamental Commissioning - Energy & Atmosphere Prerequisite 1
• Additional Commissioning - Energy & Atmosphere Credit 3

Lesson 6
Cost and Benefits

• Costs of Commissioning
• Economic Benefits of Commissioning

Case Studies

• Oak Ridge National Laboratory East Campus Redevelopment
• State of Tennessee/ORNL Joint Institute of Computational Sciences