Download - Jim Magee President, Facility Commissioning Group

Southeast Region Chapter 2011 Fall MeetingBirmingham, Alabama Thursday, September 29, 2011

Jim MageePresident, Facility Commissioning Group

158 Burt RoadLexington, Kentucky 40503859-278-5552859-278-6501 Fax859-221-5838 [email protected]

Building Envelope Commissioning Diagnostic Techniques


Overview of References


National Institute of Building Sciences Guideline 3

• Exterior Enclosure Technical Requirements for the

Commissioning Process

• For use with: ASHRAE Guideline 0 – 2005

The Commissioning Process

• Quality-oriented process for achieving, verifying, and

documenting performance

• Describes technical requirements for bldg. Cx


National Institute of Building Sciences Guideline 3


National Institute of Standards and Technology

• NISTIR 4821: Envelope Design Guidelines for

Federal Office Buildings: Thermal Integrity and

Airtightness

• NISTIR 7238: Investigation of the Impact of

Commercial Building Envelope Airtightness on

HVAC Energy Use


NISTIR 4821 & NISTIR 7238


American Society for Testing and Materials

• ASTM E779: Standard Test Method for

Determining Air Leakage Rate by Fan

Pressurization

• ASTM 1827: Standard Test Methods for

Determining Airtightness of Buildings Using an

Orifice Blower Door


ASTM E779 & ASTM E1827


American Society for Testing and Materials

• ASTM C1060: Standard Practice for

Thermographic Inspection of Insulation

Installations in Envelope Cavities of Frame

Buildings

• Infrared imaging systems used for qualitative

inspection of building walls, ceilings, roofs and

floors


International Organization for Standardization

• ISO 6781: Thermal insulation-Qualitative

detection of thermal irregularities in building

envelopes-Infrared method

•Qualitative method for thermographic examination

to determine irregularities in building envelopes


ASTM C1060 & ISO 6781


American Architectural Manufacturers Association

• AMMA 501.2-03: Quality Assurance and

Diagnostic Water Leakage Field Check of Installed

Storefronts, Curtain Walls, and Sloped Glazing

Systems

• Type B-25, #6.030 brass nozzle with a 1/2" FPT

as manufactured by Monarch Manufacturing

Works, Inc./Newton Tool & Mfg. Company


AMMA 501.2-03


Questions