Track: Systems and Equipment
Sponsor: 1.4 Control Theory and Application
Chair: Israa Ajam, Associate Member, Ecosystem, New York, NY
Building automation systems (BAS) can substantially improve: building comfort, occupant wellness and building systems efficiency, with reduced energy costs and promoting proactive facilities maintenance measures for better customer service. Getting a BAS project to provide palatable results is achievable with the right recipe and balance of ingredients. Realize how the BAS standard, commissioning agent, CSI Division 25 and being involved in the BAS design development process from the start can generate great results. The discussion establishes how these ingredients can provide an owner with a BAS deliverable that controls building systems effectively, efficiently with the aroma of success.

1. Control System Best Practices: How to Make the Control System a Success Part 2A
Barry Bridges, P.E., CPMP, Life Member, NV5, Saint Paul, MN
The commissioning agent should be involved in the project from the development of the Owners Project Requirements (OPR) document through the Functional Testing and Owner Training. The commissioner has a significant role in the successful outcome of the project. Addressing the control system requirements in the OPR, seeing that the OPR requirements are implemented in the bid documents and submittals are an important step towards success. The best practices for developing the functional tests and their execution to demonstrate the control system operation for all likely operating modes and conditions are highlighted.

2. Control System Best Practices: How to Make the Control System a Success Part 2B
Chariti Young, Member, Automated Logic Corp., Kennesaw, GA
Building Automation Systems (BAS) can substantially improve: building comfort, occupant wellness, and building systems efficiency, with reduced energy costs and promoting proactive facilities maintenance measures for better customer service. Getting a BAS project to provide palatable results is achievable with the right recipe and balance of ingredients. Realize how the BAS Standard, Commissioning Agent, CSI Division 25 and being involved in the BAS design development process from the start can generate great results. The discussion establishes how these ingredients can provide an owner with a BAS deliverable that controls building systems effectively, efficiently with the aroma of success.

3. Control System Best Practices: How to Make the Control System a Success Part 2C
Israa Ajam, Associate Member, Ecosystem, New York, NY
How can it be ensured that a new HVAC design is operated properly? Information must be properly transferred throughout the project from the design team to build team to the O&M team. The design team should stay with the project for a 1 full year (all seasons) to fine tune the project and provide continuous O&M team training. Systems must remain automated to prevent inefficient operation and monitoring is used to optimize building operation. Ideally, a building fault detection system is installed to indicate alarms in addition to troubleshooting to help the O&M team maintain proper operation of the building.

Presented: Tuesday, January 23, 2018, 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Run Time: 90 min.

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