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Testing and Commissioning
John Herbert
Director
Building systems Testing and Commissioning is often the last
and vital stage in the construction process, and its important
to ensure that building is properly delivered to the owners,
and operates as intended.
In the construction industry the testing and commissioning
process is usually the first victim, every project has
challenges where events causing some delay, and any float is
quickly consumed by inclement weather, etc. And when the
handover date is fixed, the time left for testing and
commissioning, the last process on the critical path,
too often shinks.
Above: commissioning valve on the drawings
Acting as the building owners representative, Kelcroft is
the right choice, your independent eyes and ears for the
testing and commissioning process, from reviewing the
contractors commissioning plan (CXP) through to checking
the settings (commissioning valve site checking photo) on
site.
Above: Site checking waterside commissioning valve
We understand, perhaps more than others, the value of testing
and commissioning, our extensive work in buildings requires
collecting records including testing and commissioning records,
as-built drawings, and manuals, as part of the data collection
process for energy auditing all too often records cannot be
found.
In light of our decades of experience, T&C data
should be recorded on As-built drawings because often only
the drawings survive, and that would provide invaluable
for future investigations whether its troubleshooting,
retro-commissioning, or energy auditing.
Kelcroft's international expertise, gained across three
continents helps ensure that better buildings, with testing
and commissioning records are delivered!
This experience means we can determine if the testing and
commissioning regime proposed by the contractor is complete
and practical.
Thermal Infrared Testing and Commissioning
We have the latest technology with fluke thermal infrared
imager to scan completed electrical panels, operating at full
load is another step to verify that the live panel and its
electrical cabling connections are not defective, providing
visual reassurance for the building owner that the testing
and commissioning stage has been completed.
Commissionability
Can the building systems be commissioned? Our commissionability study
examines the building systems on the drawing board to iron
out Testing and commissioning problems at the start of works,
not during the critical handover phase.
Solving commissioning on the drawing board
To order an independent testing and commissioning package call us today!
