Field Demonstration of an Automated Building Commissioning Tool.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Reeve, Hayden; Buyun (Jason) Jing; Zhengang Zhu; Chabukswar, Rohan; Ghosh, Anarta; Yun Li
- Source
- ASHRAE Transactions. 2019, Vol. 125 Issue Part 1, p37-46. 10p.
- Subject
- *INDUSTRIALIZED building
*CONSTRUCTION equipment
*SKYSCRAPERS
*BUILDING performance
*AIR quality
*BUILDING commissioning
- Language
- ISSN
- 0001-2505
Commissioning is important for ensuring that buildings operate efficiently and provide satisfactory occupant comfort and productivity. Unfortunately, commissioning building systems can be labor intensive, limiting how widely and often it is performed. This paper presents an automated commissioning tool for the testing of variable air volume (VAV) terminal units. Multiple field demonstrations are presented including one of the tallest skyscrapers in Asia. Results found that an average 13% of VAVs had pre-existing faults. The scalability and labor savings of the method are discussed along with the resulting improvements in building energy performance and air quality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]