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Commissioning:
Expediting Laboratory Construction, "On Time/On Budget"
Jeremy H. Deall,
E-Cube, Inc.
Commissioning Schedule: A commissioning schedule was developed
by the Commissioning Team and maintained by the Commissioning Authority.
This schedule coordinated commissioning tasks and activities along
with the contractors specified tasks and activities. This schedule
was intended to provide coordination information to the construction
and validation schedules, as well as to the contractor s and the
owners staff (operations/maintenance and validation).
The commissioning schedule endeavored to fit into the construction
schedule wherever possible to eliminate the duplication tasks and
observations.
Objectives:
This paper will describe the integration of the scheduling of,
construction phase commissioning tasks and activities with the Construction
Master Schedule. This added a level of detail necessary to assure
to performance of specific tasks in the correct order enabling the
construction, commissioning and validation to occur in an orderly
fashion.
Findings:
Specific examples of successes, problems and a number of lessons
learned will be presented. Included in this will be the level of
detail required to assure to performance of specific tasks in the
correct order enabling the construction, commissioning and validation
to occur in an orderly fashion. In addition the orderly performance
of the tasks involved created a cooperative work atmosphere and
allowed a very limited number of outstanding issues to resolve at
the substantial completion of the project. This allowed, on-time
occupancy and laboratory fit up by the owner, as well as a reduction
in warranty claims for the contractors. Also aided was the path
to a Certificate of Occupancy (CO) by the prevention of overlapping
and conflicting testing such as Test & Balance and Fire Alarm
testing.
Labs21 Connection:
To incorporate a comprehensive, whole building commissioning process
into a new construction project.
The purpose of the commissioning process was to assist in providing
Amgen with a high level of assurance that mechanical, electrical,
life-safety, control systems, and laboratory systems have been installed
in the prescribed manner. Also that these systems operate within
the performance guidelines set forth in the specifications, drawings,
manufacturers installation manuals, applicable codes and national
standards. Additionally the commissioning had to coordinate with
the validation of certain systems. Commissioned systems include
chilled water, hot water heating, HVAC, building automation system,
electrical, plumbing, piping, TAB, lab systems, sprinklers, and
fire alarm.
Biography:
Mr. Jeremy Deall
has over twelve years experience with the commissioning of building
systems (EMS, HVAC, piping, lighting, laboratory, vivarium and controls).
This work included all of the various phases of commissioning from
spec. review to documentation and fieldwork. In addition, Mr. Deall
has been responsible for auditing building specifications for installation,
service and energy efficiency. This work has entailed the development
and execution of appropriate documentation including site/equipment
audit forms, field inspections and measurements, and data analysis
and reporting. In addition, Mr. Deall has been responsible for computer
building modeling, for design and energy analysis.
Prior to his work at E-Cube, Mr. Deall served as the Facilities
Manager for three Boulder biotech firms; Amrion, NeXagen Inc.(now
Gilead), Cell Technology Inc. As start-up firms, much of the effort
here involved simultaneously providing a productive working environment
for demanding scientific research projects and manufacturing, while
being responsible for the on-going facility expansion and development.
Tasks in this role included: design, construction and up-keep of
offices laboratories, vivarium.
Mr. Deall previously worked as a master HVAC mechanic and service
manager, and has over twenty years in the construction industry.
As Service Manger for a diverse organization, he assisted in a wide
range of services including: system design, planned maintenance
and field personnel supervision.
Examples of papers given:
"Energy-Efficient Laboratories: Realizing Performance Benefits",
Labs for the 21st Century, Cambridge, Mass. 1999
"What Owners Should Know About Building Commissioning",
GLOBALCON '99, Denver, Colo. April 7-8, 1999
"Commissioning, How to Get More Bang for Your Green Buck",
USGBC Member Summit - Green Building "University" Tucson
Arizona, August 19-21, 2001
Examples of projects commissioned under Mr. Deall's management and
supervision include: Qwest, National Water Quality Lab David Skaggs
Research Building - NOAA, Array BioPharma. and Amgen AC-24.
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