Commissioning And Integrated Testing Of Fire Protection And Life Safety Systems In Health Care Facilities
The codes, personnel, and terms related to the commissioning process for health care may seem to leave room for confusion. The authors delineate the differences for you here because, especially when it comes to these settings, no such room exists.
Commissioning (Cx) certain building systems has been occurring for years, and the process is continually evolving. Commissioning is heavily driven by the need to achieve, validate, and document the complex designs of today’s building systems that emphasize system integration in order to achieve sustainability and efficiency goals. Specifically, there has been a rise in the commissioning of fire protection and life safety systems — not for utility savings, but for owners that want to confirm the fire protection and life safety systems are designed and installed to meet the overall project goals, comply with applicable codes, and provide protection to the building occupants, the building, and its contents.