Part of every significant construction project and major
renovation should be the commissioning of the electrical systems
(or recommissioning for renovations) along with the heating,
ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC); mechanical; fire alarm;
and other systems in the facility. Two excellent sources for
information about commissioning are the National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA) 70B Recommended Practice for Electrical
Equipment Maintenance (2010 Edition) and U.S. General Services
Administration (GSA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Building Commissioning Guide, July 30, 1998. NFPA defines
commissioning as a qualitative and quantitative process used to
accomplish the following: - Develop procedures to verify and
document functional system-level and component-level
requirements - Develop a testing and operational tune-up (system
and component final adjustment) plan - Determine and record
baseline information for operation and maintenance procedures -
Evaluate initial system performance results an