Health Care Facility Commissioning Handbook, 2nd Edition (Digital Version)

Description

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By providing step-by-step instructions for implementing commissioning in a health care facility, this updated handbook aims to ensure every piece of equipment, system or structure utilized is offering owners optimal value and the most efficient and productive use of their space. The book outlines how to leverage commissioning to ensure contractors and facilities staff adhere to stated project requirements, current facility requirements and promised return on investment. By sharing best practices in commissioning (Cx), existing building commissioning (EBCx), building enclosures commissioning (BECx), and ongoing commissioning (OCx), this handbook serves as a complete how-to guide for optimizing health care facility performance and operations throughout the life of equipment and systems. 

Commissioning maximizes the value, cost-effectiveness and efficiency of health care construction and renovation projects from predesign, design, preconstruction, construction, occupancy and operations, and during ongoing performance. Because of their 24-hour use and vulnerable population, many health care facilities require building system maintenance and operations procedures that are different than those for commercial buildings. This book takes these differences into account. By partnering with the Building Commissioning Association on the creation of this second edition of the book, the American Society for Health Care Engineering has ensured the insights are directly in line with commissioning industry best practices.

Table of Contents Overview: 

• Predesign Phase
• Design Phase
• Construction Phase
• Occupancy and Operations Phase
• Existing Building Commissioning
• Ongoing Commissioning
• Building Enclosures Commissioning
• Detailed Appendices