Idaho Admin. Code r. 24.39.30.200

Current through September 2, 2024
Section 24.39.30.200 - INTEGRATED DESIGN AND FUNDAMENTAL COMMISSIONING OF PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES
01.Technical and Educational Information. Technical and educational information related to integrated design and fundamental commissioning in the form of the American Institute of Architects Integrated Project Delivery Guide; Portland Energy Conservation, Inc. (PECI) Commissioning Guides; ASHRAE Guideline 0-2005-The Commissioning Process; and the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Integrated Design Special Focus on Energy Performance Guide is available on the Division's. A building commissioned under the prescriptive approaches defined by any of the above-named national organizations is deemed to have completed the Fundamental Commissioning process.
02.Commissioning Agents. The Division has compiled and made available for public examination a list of all known third party building commissioning agents in Idaho and its contiguous states. The Division has ensured that all such commissioning agents appearing on this list have been certified by the Building Commissioning Association (BCA) or other similar certifying entity.
03.Annual Optimization Review.
a. The third-party commissioning agent who performed the initial fundamental commissioning for a public school building must provide the school district with a written report identifying the systems which will be subject to the Idaho Code Section 33-356 annual optimization review and identifying the system requirements and/or other relevant measuring criteria. The written report shall, at a minimum include the following:
i. Verification that the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, controls, dampers, valves, sensors and other equipment used to control the system are functioning as they were at the commissioning of the building;
ii. Verification that the lighting controls are functioning as they were at the commissioning of the building; and
iii. The requirement that any changes made to any of the controls contained on the agent's list after the initial commissioning be re-set back to the commissioned settings unless it can be demonstrated that the new settings result in greater energy efficiency.
b. The annual optimization review shall be performed by persons qualified to make the required determinations and adjustments.
c. Following the annual optimization review, the school district shall submit to the Division written verification indicating (1) the systems identified by the commissioning agent, including those identified in this Section are functioning as they were at the initial commissioning; and (2) identifying the persons performing the optimization and their qualifications.
04.Commissioning Anniversary Date. The date upon which the commissioning agent provides the school district with the required written report described in Paragraph 038.04.b. of these rules shall be the commissioning anniversary date for purposes of this Section. If a school district seeks to qualify a building for the building replacement value calculation, the annual optimization review shall be performed within thirty (30) days of the annual commissioning anniversary date following the first year the building is in operation. The written verification required by Paragraph 038.03.e. of these rules is due to the Division not later than sixty (60) days after the annual commissioning anniversary date.
05.Fundamental Building Commissioning Requirements.
a. School districts seeking to qualify a building for the building replacement value calculation shall engage a building commissioning agent.
b. The commissioning agent must document the owner's requirements for each commissioned system in the facility. All HVAC and controls systems, duct work and piping, renewable and alternative technologies, lighting controls and day lighting, waste heat recovery, and any other advanced technologies incorporated in the building must be commissioned. Building envelope systems must also be verified. The owner's requirements for these systems may include efficiency targets and other performance criteria such as temperature and lighting levels that will define the performance criteria for the functional performance testing that occurs prior to acceptance.
c. The commissioning agent shall include commissioning requirements in the project construction documents. This includes the scope of commissioning for the project, the systems to be commissioned, and the various requirements related to schedule, submittal reviews, testing, training, O & M manuals, and warranty reviews.
d. The commissioning agent shall develop and utilize a commissioning plan. This plan must include an overview of the commissioning process for the project, a list of commissioned systems, primary commissioning participants and their roles, a communication and management plan, an outline of the scope of commissioning tasks, a list of work products, a schedule, and a description of any commissioning testing activities.
e. The commissioning agent must submit a report to the owner once the commissioning plan has been executed.

Idaho Admin. Code r. 24.39.30.200

Effective July 1, 2024