Commissioning New VT Systems

An important tracking area for each new VT system is to maintain documents and histories for reference. 

As Built Documentation

The process of building an accurate VT Assessment report requires a trained VT observer with experience with the VT equipment being assessed.  With due diligence, the observer should complete R&D of site and building history; organize records using an industry standard for identifying factory specification for as built systems in a professional database to record accurate assessment data.

VT Pro™ is a commercially available solution that provides the as built detail and daily observations to document the system construction information as part of new VT commissioning and quality assurance observation reporting.

An important tracking area for each VT system is to maintain documents and histories for reference.  Use the warranty tracking area in the database to add the warranty information, issued by, warranty number, issued date, expiry date.

All inspections, where observations were made should be listed by the name the firm and the inspector who made the observations, a list of the observed defects and his/her recommendations.  Often the building manager may refer to the past observations find open work items that can be added to a service request.

• VT Section Summary
• VT System Construction
• Document Management Areas
• Defects
• Inspections
• Surveys
• Recommendations
• Work History
• Warranties

Summary

The VT service goal for many commercial building owners and their managers is to maintain building/VT assets to support the business mission. Like other business assets, there is a capital cost to acquire the asset, costs to keep the asset in working condition and replacement at the end of its useful life. VT Asset Management is the activities that support the life cycle management of VT systems.

An important step is documenting the as built construction of the VT system. The commissioning process allows the design documents and the contractor on site modifications to the specification to be part of the as built documentation.

Building owners that maintain punch list and commissioning documents may find the trouble spots for future performance were identified during the initial warranty and acceptance.

Statistical information generated by the database is the most accurate predictor of VT systems ROI and life cycle costs when information is collected accurately.  Building statistically significant data allow building managers opportunities to spot underperforming systems relative to other VT type equipment groups.