Following my January article, “A Job Not Well Done,” which was published in Engineered Systems, I received an email from Mark Goransrud, RSE, chief estimator, Kesil Test & Balance Ltd., who endorsed my recommendation that third-party testing, adjusting, and balancing (TAB) should be integral with third-party HVAC commissioning. He also stated he is aware of insurance companies giving back/crediting building owners for being code-compliant with fire damper inspection requirements.
To his point, I looked up National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 80(10), Sec. 19.4. 1.1, which requires testing and inspection of fire dampers and noted the following: