The first edition of a new national standard on commissioning of buildings and its accompanying electronic application are now available for sale online, CSA Standards has announced.
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The first edition of a new national standard on commissioning of buildings and its accompanying electronic application are now available for sale online, CSA Standards has announced.
The CSA Z320 standard applies to new construction and renovations of existing buildings and is intended to provide a consistent approach for commissioning.
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Development was funded by a consortium of stakeholders, including the Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada and its provincial and urban affiliates, Defence Construction Canada, Public Works and Government Services Canada, the Canadian Construction Association, The Mitchell Partnership and Mulvey & Banani International Inc.
Intended users of CSA Z320 include those who perform technical functions associated with major building systems as well as those who have an interest in building safety and related quality assurance.
The Z320 standard also includes non-mandatory annexes to provide further explanatory information, with sections on re-commissioning and retro-commissioning. These annexes are written in mandatory language to allow referencing in a project specification.
To support use of the standard, NRCan’s Office of Energy Efficiency funded the development of a web-based electronic checksheet application that includes access to more than 200 templates in Microsoft Excel.
The standard and its electronic application are available for sale online at http://shop.csa.ca or by calling 1-800-463-6727.
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