INTRODUCTION

The lighting design intent should be monitored throughout the entire construction process, particularly in the final installation. The correct luminaires, lamps, ballasts and controls should be properly installed and perform according to criteria that achieve user acceptance and satisfies the owner's operational needs.

Commissioning describes a process undertaken to achieve this goal for buildings and their systems, including lighting. It is a quality assurance process used to verify that buildings and their installed systems satisfy owner and designer performance criteria initially and throughout the life of the building.

To be more specific, the term "commissioning" in this design guide is defined as the Commissioning Process for buildings and systems as described within Guideline 0-2005, The Commissioning Process, published by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).1 The guideline was also published by the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) as Guideline 0, The Total Building Commissioning Process.

This overall building commissioning process is illustrated in Figure 1. As shown, commissioning occurs throughout the delivery of the project. It begins at project inception (during the pre-design phase), proceeds through design and construction, and subsequently continues for the life of the facility (through the occupancy and operations phase). Emphasis is placed upon documentation of the owner's performance criteria at the inception of the project and proper transfer of this information from one party to the next throughout the life of the project.

Note that while the process interacts within the design and construction process to increase quality, it does not interfere with the competency, authority or responsibility of licensed professionals nor upon the obligations between owners, designers or contractors contained in contract forms or project-specific contracts.

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