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SECTI ON TABLE OF CONTENTS

DI VI SI ON 01 - GENERAL REQUI REMENTS

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PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 SUMMARY

1. 2 REFERENCES

1. 3 DEFI NI TI ONS

1. 3. 1 Ai r Bar r i er Envel ope

1. 3. 2 Ai r Leakage Rat e

1. 3. 3 Basi s of Desi gn ( BoD)

1. 3. 4 Bi as Pr essur e

1. 3. 5 Bl ower Door

1. 3. 6 Bui l di ng Encl osur e ( or envel ope)

1. 3. 7 Bui l di ng Encl osur e Commi ssi oni ng ( BECx)

1. 3. 8 Bui l di ng Encl osur e Commi ssi oni ng Pr ovi der ( BECxP)

1. 3. 9 Const r uct i on Phase

1. 3. 10 Desi gn Phase

1. 3. 11 Envi r onment al Separ at or

1. 3. 12 Funct i onal Per f or mance Test ( FPT)

1. 3. 13 Owner ' s Pr oj ect Requi r ement s ( OPR)

1. 3. 14 Pr essur e Test

1. 3. 15 Negat i ve Pr essur e Test ( Depr essur i zat i on Test )

1. 3. 16 Posi t i ve Pr essur e Test ( Pr essur i zat i on Test )

1. 3. 17 Ver i f i cat i on & Test i ng ( V&T) Pr ovi der

1. 4 COMMUNI CATI ON WI TH THE GOVERNMENT COMMI SSI ONI NG PROVI DER

1. 5 COMMUNI CATI ON WI TH GOVERNMENT ACCCEPTANCE TESTI NG REPRESENTATI VES

1. 6 ENCLOSURE COMPONENTS TO BE COMMI SSI ONED

1. 6. 1 Ver i f i cat i on of t he Desi gn and I nst al l at i on of t he Cont i nuous

Ai r Bar r i er

1. 6. 2 I nspect i on of Fenest r at i on and Door s

1. 6. 3 I nspect i on of Opaque Roof , Wal l s, and Fl oor s

1. 6. 4 Fenest r at i on I nspect i ons

1. 6. 5 Loadi ng Dock Weat her seal I nspect i ons

1. 6. 6 Addi t i onal Bui l di ng Encl osur e Test s

1. 7 SUBMI TTALS

1. 8 BUI LDI NG ENCLOSURE TESTI NG WORK PLAN

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1. 9 ACCESSI BI LI TY REQUI REMENTS

1. 10 SCHEDULI NG

1. 11 COORDI NATI ON

1. 12 QUALI TY CONTROL

1. 12. 1 Modi f i cat i on of Ref er ences

1. 12. 2 Qual i f i cat i ons

1. 12. 2. 1 Bui l di ng Encl osur e Commi ssi oni ng Speci al i st Qual i f i cat i ons

1. 12. 2. 2 Pr essur e Test Agency

1. 12. 2. 3 Ther mogr apher Qual i f i cat i ons

1. 12. 3 Test Repor t s

1. 13 CLI MATE CONDI TI ONS SUI TABLE FOR A PRESSURE TEST

1. 13. 1 Rai n

1. 13. 2 Wi nd

1. 14 CERTI FI CATE OF READI NESS

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2. 1 TEST EQUI PMENT

2. 2 PRESSURE TEST EQUI PMENT

2. 2. 1 Bl ower Door Fans and Tr ai l er Mount ed Fans

2. 2. 2 Di gi t al Gages as Test I nst r ument s

2. 3 THERMAL I MAGI NG CAMERA REQUI REMENTS

PART 3 EXECUTI ON

3. 1 MEETI NGS

3. 2 DESI GN PHASE COORDI NATI ON MEETI NG

3. 3 PRELI MI NARY BECx PLAN

3. 4 DESI GN REVI EW

3. 5 FI NAL BECx PLAN

3. 6 CONSTRUCTI ON SUBMI TTAL REVI EWS

3. 7 TEMPLATE BUI LDI NG ENVELOPE I NSPECTI ON CHECKLI STS

3. 8 BUI LDI NG ENVELOPE I NSPECTI ON AND TESTI NG

3. 8. 1 Addi t i onal Bui l di ng Encl osur e Test i ng

3. 9 BUI LDI NG ENCLOSURE AI R BARRI ER PRESSURE TESTI NG

3. 9. 1 Pr essur e Test Agency

3. 9. 1. 1 Fi el d Wor k

3. 9. 1. 2 Repor t i ng Wor k

3. 9. 2 Envel ope Sur f ace Ar ea Cal cul at i on

3. 9. 3 Pr epar i ng The Bui l di ng Envel ope For The Pr essur e Test

3. 9. 3. 1 Test i ng Dur i ng Const r uct i on

3. 9. 3. 2 Seal i ng t he Ai r Bar r i er Envel ope

3. 9. 3. 3 Seal i ng Pl umbi ng

3. 9. 3. 4 Cl ose and Lock Door s

3. 9. 3. 5 Hol d Excl uded Bui l di ng Ar eas at t he Out door Pr essur e Level

3. 9. 3. 6 Mai nt ai n an Even Pr essur e wi t hi n t he Envel ope

3. 9. 3. 7 Mai nt ai n Access t o Mechani cal and El ect r i cal Rooms

3. 9. 3. 8 Mi ni mi ze Pot ent i al f or Bl owi ng Dust and Debr i s

3. 9. 3. 9 De- ener gi ze Ai r Movi ng Devi ces

3. 9. 3. 10 I nst al l i ng Bl ower Door Equi pment i n a Door Openi ng

3. 9. 4 Bui l di ng Envel ope Ai r Ti ght ness Requi r ement

3. 9. 4. 1 Ar chi t ect ur al Onl y Test

3. 9. 4. 1. 1 Test Goal

3. 9. 4. 1. 2 Pr epar i ng t he Envel ope f or t he Pr essur e Test - Seal

Al l Openi ngs t hr ough t he Ai r Bar r i er

3. 9. 4. 2 Ar chi t ect ur al Pl us HVAC Syst em Test

3. 9. 4. 2. 1 Test Goal

3. 9. 4. 2. 2 Pr epar i ng t he Bui l di ng f or t he Pr essur e Test

3. 9. 5 Conduct i ng The Pr essur e Test

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3. 9. 5. 1 Ext end Pneumat i c Tubes and Est abl i sh a Ref er ence Di f f er ent i al Pr essur e

3. 9. 5. 2 Bi as Pr essur e Readi ngs

3. 9. 5. 3 Test i ng i n Bot h Posi t i ve and Negat i ve Di r ect i ons

3. 9. 5. 4 Si ngl e Di r ect i on Test i ng

3. 9. 5. 5 Usi ng a Bui l di ng' s Own Ai r Handl i ng Syst em t o Pr essur e

Test an Envel ope

3. 9. 5. 5. 1 Test Set up

3. 9. 5. 5. 2 Measur i ng Ai r f l ows

3. 9. 5. 5. 3 Out door Ai r Fl ow Measur i ng St at i ons

3. 9. 5. 6 Pr essur e Test i ng - Speci al Cases

3. 9. 5. 6. 1 Pr essur e Test i ng a Tal l or Lar ge Bui l di ng Envel ope

3. 9. 5. 6. 2 Pr essur e Test i ng a Mul t i pl e I sol at ed Zoned Bui l di ng

3. 9. 5. 6. 3 Pr essur e Test i ng a Bui l di ng Addi t i on

3. 9. 5. 7 Fai l ed Pr essur e Test

3. 9. 5. 8 Ai r Leakage Test Repor t

3. 9. 6 Locat i ng Leaks By Di agnost i c Test i ng

3. 9. 6. 1 Seal i ng and Re- Test i ng

3. 9. 6. 2 Fi nd Test

3. 9. 6. 3 Feel Test

3. 9. 6. 4 I nf r ar ed Ther mogr aphy Test

3. 9. 6. 4. 1 Ther mogr aphy Test Met hods

3. 9. 6. 4. 1. 1 Ther mogr aphy Test i ng of t he Ai r Bar r i er

3. 9. 6. 4. 2 Ther mogr aphy Test Resul t s

3. 9. 6. 5 Fog Test

3. 9. 6. 6 Di agnost i c Test Repor t

3. 9. 6. 6. 1 Ther mogr aphi c I nvest i gat i on Repor t

3. 9. 6. 6. 2 Fog Test Repor t

3. 9. 7 Cal cul at i on Pr ogr am

3. 9. 8 Af t er Compl et i on Of The Pr essur e And Di agnost i c Test

3. 9. 9 Repai r And Pr ot ect i on

3. 10 TRAI NI NG

3. 11 FI NAL BECx REPORT

3. 12 APPENDI CES

ATTACHMENTS:

Pr essur e Test Dat a Anal ysi s

Appendi x A - Ai r Leakage Test For m

Appendi x B - Ai r Leakage Test Resul t s For m

Appendi x C - Test Agency Qual i f i cat i ons Sheet

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USACE / NAVFAC / AFCEC UFGS- 01 91 19 ( May 2023)

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BUI LDI NG ENCLOSURE COMMI SSI ONI NG

05/ 2023

NOTE: Thi s gui de speci f i cat i on cover s bui l di ng encl osur e/ envel ope commi ssi oni ng, i ncl udi ng r equi r ement s f or pr essur e t est i ng a bui l di ng' s ai r bar r i er f or ai r l eaks. Mi ni mi zi ng ai r l eakage t hr ough an ai r bar r i er hel ps r educe ener gy cost s.

Thi s speci f i cat i on i s appl i cabl e t o new bui l di ng const r uct i on and maj or r enovat i ons i nvol v i ng upgr ades t o t he bui l di ng envel ope.

Adher e t o UFC 1- 300- 02 Uni f i ed Faci l i t i es Gui de Speci f i cat i ons ( UFGS) For mat St andar d when edi t i ng t hi s gui de speci f i cat i on or pr epar i ng new pr oj ect speci f i cat i on sect i ons. Edi t t hi s gui de speci f i cat i on f or pr oj ect speci f i c r equi r ement s by addi ng, del et i ng, or r evi s i ng t ext . For br acket ed i t ems, choose appl i cabl e i t em( s) or i nser t appr opr i at e i nf or mat i on.

Remove i nf or mat i on and r equi r ement s not r equi r ed i n r espect i ve pr oj ect , whet her or not br acket s ar e pr esent .

Comment s, suggest i ons and r ecommended changes f or t hi s gui de speci f i cat i on ar e wel come and shoul d be submi t t ed as a Cr i t er i a Change Request ( CCR) .

NOTE: TO DOWNLOAD UFGS GRAPHI CS AND APPENDI CES

Go t o ht t p: / / www. wbdg. or g/ f f c/ dod/ uni f i ed- f aci l i t i es- gui de- speci f i cat i ons- uf gs/ f or ms- gr aphi cs- t abl es

PART 1 GENERAL

NOTE: Thi s UFGS Sect i on cont ai ns t ai l or i ng opt i ons f or Cont r act or ( KTR) HI RED COMMI SSI ONI NG PROVI DER, GOVT HI RED COMMI SSI ONI NG PROVI DER, DESI GN- BUI LD, ARMY, and NAVY.

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Sel ect KTR HI RED COMMI SSI ONI NG PROVI DER t ai l or i ng f or pr oj ect s t hat r equi r e t he Commi ssi oni ng Pr ovi der t o be pr ovi ded by t he Const r uct i on Cont r act or .

Sel ect GOVT HI RED COMMI SSI ONI NG PROVI DER t ai l or i ng f or pr oj ect s wher e t he Commi ssi oni ng Pr ovi der i s r et ai ned under a separ at e Cont r act wi t h t he Gover nment .

Sel ect DESI GN- BUI LD t ai l or i ng f or Desi gn- Bui l d pr oj ect execut i on.

Sel ect ARMY t ai l or i ng f or pr oj ect s t hat wi l l r epor t t he r eal pr oper t y asset f or Ai r For ce or Ar my.

Sel ect NAVY t ai l or i ng f or pr oj ect s t hat wi l l r epor t t he r eal pr oper t y asset f or Navy or Mar i ne Cor ps.

Ver i f i cat i on of t he ener gy per f or mance of t he bui l di ng envel ope i s r equi r ed f or al l pr oj ect s t hat r equi r e commi ssi oni ng and ver i f i cat i on i n accor dance wi t h UFC 1- 200- 02; f aci l i t i es t hat r equi r e ai r bar r i er i nspect i on and t est i ng ar e def i ned wi t hi n UFC 3- 101- 01. As di r ect ed i n UFC 1- 200- 02, t he Commi ssi oni ng r equi r ement s i n t hi s Sect i on ar e based on ASHRAE 90. 1 as r equi r ed f or commer ci al and mul t i - f ami l y hi gh- r i se bui l di ngs; f or pr oj ect s i nvol v i ng l ow- r i se r esi dent i al bui l di ngs t hi s Sect i on wi l l need t o be edi t ed t o meet t he Commi ssi oni ng r equi r ement s of I ECC. For commi ssi oni ng r equi r ement s of Medi cal Tr eat ment Faci l i t i es, r ef er t o UFC 4- 510- 01 and edi t t hi s Sect i on accor di ngl y. When a pr oj ect r equi r es t hi s Sect i on, edi t and i ncl ude UFGS Sect i on 07 27 10 BUI LDI NG AI R BARRI ER SYSTEM f or addi t i onal per f or mance t est i ng and ver i f i cat i on r equi r ement s.

For pr oj ect s wher e mor e over si ght i s needed beyond t he mi ni mum bui l di ng envel ope r equi r ement s of ASHRAE

90. 1 and t he r equi r ement s of Sect i on 07 27 10 BUI LDI NG AI R BARRI ER SYSTEM, r evi se t hi s speci f i cat i on accor di ngl y. ( Exampl es i ncl ude f aci l i t i es wi t h pr essur i zat i on or humi di t y cont r ol r equi r ement s such as ar mor i es, el ect r oni c equi pment f aci l i t i es, hospi t al s, and l abor at or i es. )

Coor di nat e t hi s Sect i on wi t h t he commi ssi oni ng r equi r ement s of ASHRAE 90. 1, as r equi r ed by UFC 1- 200- 02, " Hi gh Per f or mance and Sust ai nabl e Bui l di ng Requi r ement s" par agr aph " Commi ssi oni ng. "

NOTE: The basi s f or t he ai r l eakage t est i ng wi t hi n t hi s speci f i cat i on i s UFC 3- 101- 01 and t he U. S. Ar my Cor ps of Engi neer s Ai r Leakage Test Pr ot ocol f or Measur i ng Ai r Leakage i n Bui l di ngs. Thi s pr ot ocol can be f ound at t he f ol l owi ng web si t e:

ht t ps: / / www. wbdg. or g/ FFC/ ARMYCOE/ usace_ai r l eakaget est pr ot ocol . pdf .

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Thi s speci f i cat i on i ncl udes addi t i onal r ecommendat i ons not f ound i n t he af or ement i oned pr ot ocol . These r ecommendat i ons ar e based on per sonal pr essur e t est exper i ence and di scussi ons wi t h i ndust r y exper t s.

An Excel spr eadsheet t i t l ed Pr essur e Test Dat a Anal ysi s, avai l abl e f or downl oad at ht t p: / / www. wbdg. or g/ f f c/ dod/ uni f i ed- f aci l i t i es- gui de- speci f i cat i ons- uf gs/ f or ms- gr aphi cs- t abl es i s an i nt egr al par t of t he bui l di ng' s ai r bar r i er pr essur e t est . Dat a obt ai ned dur i ng t he t est may be i nput i nt o t he spr eadsheet t o det er mi ne t he ai r bar r i er ' s l eakage r at e.

Thi s speci f i cat i on descr i bes t he r esponsi bi l i t i es of t he Cont r act or and t he Cont r act or ' s pr essur e t est agency. The bui l di ng desi gner i s r esponsi bl e f or cr eat i ng, def i ni ng and det ai l i ng t he ai r bar r i er envel ope. The Cont r act or ' s pr essur e t est agency i s r esponsi bl e f or pr epar i ng t he bui l di ng envel ope f or t he pr essur e t est , per f or mi ng t he t est , r ecor di ng t est r esul t s, and r et ur ni ng t he bui l di ng t o pr e- t est condi t i ons. The t est agency i s al so r esponsi bl e f or per f or mi ng t he cal cul at i ons t o det er mi ne i f t he envel ope passed t he pr essur e t est . Di agnost i c t est i ng i s al so t he r esponsi bi l i t y of t he t est agency.

Thi s speci f i cat i on does not cover duct and HVAC syst em pr essur e t est i ng and i s l i mi t ed t o t he envel ope penet r at i ng damper s as deemed appl i cabl e f or l eakage t est i ng. Duct and HVAC syst em pr essur e t est i ng r ef er ences can be obt ai ned f r om ASHRAE Handbook of Fundament al s, HVAC Desi gn Sect i on and Chapt er s and ASHRAE St andar d 215, Met hod of Test t o Det er mi ne Leakage of Oper at i on HVAC Ai r Di st r i but i on Syst ems, shoul d duct and HVAC syst em pr essur e t est i ng be r equi r ed by ot her speci f i cat i ons. See Sect i on 23 05 93, TESTI NG, ADJUSTI NG, AND BALANCI NG FOR HVAC f or duct t est i ng r equi r ement s.

1. 1 SUMMARY

Use t hi s Sect i on i n conj unct i on wi t h UFGS 01 91 00. 15 BUI LDI NG COMMI SSI ONI NG. Bui l di ng Encl osur e Commi ssi oni ng ( BECx) i s an essent i al par t of over al l Bui l di ng Commi ssi oni ng. The f i nal BECx r epor t i s par t of t he Fi nal Commi ssi oni ng Repor t as def i ned i n 01 91 00. 15 BUI LDI NG COMMI SSI ONI NG. Thi s Sect i on cover s Bui l di ng Encl osur e Commi ssi oni ng f or al l s i x sur f aces ( 4 wal l s, r oof , and f l oor , f or a r ect angul ar shaped zone) of a bui l di ng. Addi t i onal Qual i t y Cont r ol and t est i ng r equi r ement s f or speci f i c component s of t he bui l di ng encl osur e ar e descr i bed i n t he Di v i s i on 03 t hr u 08 UFGS Sect i ons of t he pr oj ect speci f i cat i ons.

1. 2 REFERENCES

NOTE: Thi s par agr aph i s used t o l i s t t he publ i cat i ons c i t ed i n t he t ext of t he gui de

SECTI ON 01 91 19 Page 6 speci f i cat i on. The publ i cat i ons ar e r ef er r ed t o i n t he t ext by basi c desi gnat i on onl y and l i s t ed i n t hi s par agr aph by or gani zat i on, desi gnat i on, dat e, and t i t l e.

Use t he Ref er ence Wi zar d' s Check Ref er ence f eat ur e when you add a Ref er ence I dent i f i er ( RI D) out si de of t he Sect i on' s Ref er ence Ar t i c l e t o aut omat i cal l y pl ace t he r ef er ence i n t he Ref er ence Ar t i c l e. Al so use t he Ref er ence Wi zar d' s Check Ref er ence f eat ur e t o updat e t he i ssue dat es.

Ref er ences not used i n t he t ext wi l l aut omat i cal l y be del et ed f r om t hi s sect i on of t he pr oj ect speci f i cat i on when you choose t o r econci l e r ef er ences i n t he publ i sh pr i nt pr ocess.

The publ i cat i ons l i s t ed bel ow f or m a par t of t hi s speci f i cat i on t o t he ext ent r ef er enced. The publ i cat i ons ar e r ef er enced wi t hi n t he t ext by t he basi c desi gnat i on onl y.

AMERI CAN ARCHI TECTURAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCI ATI ON ( AAMA)

AAMA 501. 2 ( 2015) Qual i t y Assur ance and Di agnost i c Wat er Leakage Fi el d Check of I nst al l ed St or ef r ont s, Cur t ai n Wal l s and Sl oped Gl azi ng Syst ems

AMERI CAN SOCI ETY FOR NONDESTRUCTI VE TESTI NG ( ASNT)

ANSI / ASNT CP- 105 ( 2020) ASNT St andar d Topi cal Out l i nes f or Qual i f i cat i on of Nondest r uct i ve Test i ng Per sonnel

ANSI / ASNT CP- 189 ( 2020) ASNT St andar d f or Qual i f i cat i on and Cer t i f i cat i on of Nondest r uct i ve Test i ng Per sonnel

ASNT SNT- TC- 1A ( 2020) Recommended Pr act i ce f or Per sonnel Qual i f i cat i on and Cer t i f i cat i on i n Nondest r uct i ve Test i ng

AMERI CAN SOCI ETY OF HEATI NG, REFRI GERATI NG AND AI R- CONDI TI ONI NG

ENGI NEERS ( ASHRAE)

ASHRAE 90. 1 - I P ( 2019) Ener gy St andar d f or Bui l di ngs Except Low- Ri se Resi dent i al Bui l di ngs

ASHRAE 202 ( 2018) Commi ssi oni ng Pr ocess f or Bui l di ngs and Syst ems

ASHRAE RP- 935 ( 1998) Pr ot ocol f or Fi el d Test i ng of Tal l Bui l di ngs t o Det er mi ne Envel ope Ai r Leakage Rat e

ASTM I NTERNATI ONAL ( ASTM)

ASTM C1193 ( 2016) St andar d Gui de f or Use of Joi nt

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Seal ant s

ASTM D3464 ( 1996; R 2014) St andar d Test Met hod f or Aver age Vel oci t y i n a Duct Usi ng a Ther mal Anemomet er

ASTM D4541 ( 2022) St andar d Test Met hod f or Pul l - Of f St r engt h of Coat i ngs Usi ng Por t abl e Adhesi on Test er s

ASTM E779 ( 2019) St andar d Test Met hod f or Det er mi ni ng Ai r Leakage Rat e by Fan Pr essur i zat i on

ASTM E783 ( 2002; R 2018) St andar d Test Met hod f or Fi el d Measur ement of Ai r Leakage Thr ough I nst al l ed Ext er i or Wi ndows and Door s

ASTM E1105 ( 2015; R 2023) St andar d Test Met hod f or Fi el d Det er mi nat i on of Wat er Penet r at i on of I nst al l ed Ext er i or Wi ndows, Skyl i ght s, Door s, and Cur t ai n Wal l s, by Uni f or m or Cycl i c St at i c Ai r Pr essur e Di f f er ence

ASTM E1186 ( 2022) St andar d Pr act i ces f or Ai r Leakage Si t e Det ect i on i n Bui l di ng Envel opes and Ai r Bar r i er Syst ems

ASTM E1258 ( 1988; R 2018) St andar d Test Met hod f or Ai r f l ow Cal i br at i on of Fan Pr essur i zat i on Devi ces

ASTM E1827 ( 2022) St andar d Test Met hods f or Det er mi ni ng Ai r t i ght ness of Bui l di ngs Usi ng an Or i f i ce Bl ower Door

ASTM E2029 ( 2011) St andar d Test Met hod f or Vol umet r i c and Mass Fl ow Rat e Measur ement i n a Duct Usi ng Tr acer Gas Di l ut i on

ASTM E2813 ( 2018) St andar d Pr act i ce f or Bui l di ng Encl osur e Commi ssi oni ng

ASTM E2947 ( 2021) St andar d Gui de f or Bui l di ng Encl osur e Commi ssi oni ng

I NTERNATI ONAL ORGANI ZATI ON FOR STANDARDI ZATI ON ( I SO)

I SO 6781 ( 1983) Ther mal I nsul at i on - Qual i t at i ve Det ect i on of Ther mal I r r egul ar i t i es i n Bui l di ng Envel opes - I nf r ar ed Met hod

I SO 6781- 2 ( 2010) Per f or mance of Bui l di ngs - Det ect i on of Heat , Ai r , and Moi st ur e I r r egul ar i t i es i n Bui l di ngs by I nf r ar ed Met hods - Par t 2: Equi pment Requi r ement s

I SO 6781- 3 ( 2015) Per f or mance of Bui l di ngs - Det ect i on of Heat , Ai r , and Moi st ur e

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I r r egul ar i t i es i n Bui l di ngs by I nf r ar ed Met hods - Par t 3: Qual i f i cat i ons of Equi pment Oper at or s, Dat a Anal yst s, and Repor t Wr i t er s

1. 3 DEFI NI TI ONS

The def i ni t i ons i ncl uded her e ar e speci f i c t o t hi s Sect i on. Ref er t o UFGS 01 91 00. 15 f or def i ni t i ons t hat appl y t o bot h Sect i ons. The f ol l owi ng t er ms as t hey appl y t o t hi s sect i on:

1. 3. 1 Ai r Bar r i er Envel ope

The sur f ace t hat separ at es t he i nsi de ai r f r om t he out si de ai r . The combi nat i on of ai r bar r i er assembl i es and ai r bar r i er component s, connect ed by ai r bar r i er accessor i es ar e desi gned t o pr ovi de a cont i nuous bar r i er t o t he movement of ai r t hr ough an envi r onment al separ at or . A s i ngl e bui l di ng may have mor e t han one ai r bar r i er envel ope. The ai r bar r i er sur f ace i ncl udes t he t op, bot t om, and si des of t he envel ope. The t er m " ai r bar r i er envel ope" i s al so known as " ai r bar r i er syst em" or s i mpl y " ai r bar r i er " .

1. 3. 2 Ai r Leakage Rat e

A measur ement of ai r i nf i l t r at i on or exf i l t r at i on t hr ough t he bui l di ng envel ope over t i me. The ai r l eakage r at e i s t he r at e of ai r f l ow acr oss t he ai r bar r i er per uni t sur f ace ar ea of t he envel ope at a def i ned di f f er ent i al pr essur e.

1. 3. 3 Basi s of Desi gn ( BoD)

A document devel oped by t he desi gn t eam whi ch i ncl udes t echni cal concept s, assumpt i ons, cal cul at i ons, deci s i ons, and pr oduct sel ect i ons t o suppor t t he Owner ' s Pr oj ect Requi r ement s ( OPR) .

1. 3. 4 Bi as Pr essur e

Al so known as zer o f l ow pr essur e, basel i ne pr essur e, of f set pr essur e or backgr ound pr essur e. Wi t h t he envel ope not ar t i f i c i al l y pr essur i zed, bi as i s t he di f f er ent i al pr essur e t hat al ways exi st s bet ween t he envel ope t hat has been pr epar ed ( seal ed) f or t he pr essur e t est and t he out door s. Bi as pr essur e i s made up of t wo component s, f i xed st at i c of f set ( usual l y due t o st ack ef f ect or t he HVAC syst em) and f l uct uat i ng pr essur e ( usual l y due t o wi nd or a movi ng el evat or ) . Because of pr essur e f l uct uat i ons many bi as pr essur e r eadi ngs ar e r ecor ded and aver aged f or use i n t he cal cul at i ons.

1. 3. 5 Bl ower Door

Commonl y used t er m f or an appar at us used t o pr essur i ze and depr essur i ze t he space wi t hi n t he bui l di ng envel ope and quant i f y ai r l eakage t hr ough t he envel ope. The bl ower door t ypi cal l y i ncl udes a door f an and an ai r r esi st ant f abr i c or a ser i es of har d panel s t hat ext ends t o cover and seal t he door openi ng bet ween t he f an shr oud and door f r ame. The door f an i s a cal i br at ed f an capabl e of measur i ng ai r f l ow and i s usual l y pl aced i n t he openi ng of an ext er i or door . Wi t h t he ai r bar r i er ot her wi se seal ed, ai r pr oduced by t he door f an pr essur i zes or de- pr essur i zes t he envel ope, dependi ng on t he f an' s or i ent at i on.

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1. 3. 6 Bui l di ng Encl osur e ( or envel ope)

The mat er i al s, component s, syst ems, and assembl i es i nt ended t o pr ovi de an envi r onment al separ at or bet ween t he i nt er i or and ext er i or or bet ween i nt er i or spaces wi t h di f f er ent envi r onment r equi r ement s. " Encl osur e" i s used i nt er changeabl y wi t h " envel ope" .

1. 3. 7 Bui l di ng Encl osur e Commi ssi oni ng ( BECx)

Techni cal ser vi ce pr ovi ded on behal f of t he Gover nment t o pr ovi de a qual i t y- f ocused pr ocess f or enhanci ng t he per f or mance of t he bui l di ng encl osur e by val i dat i ng t he desi gn phase and ver i f y i ng dur i ng t he const r uct i on phase t hat t he per f or mance of t he bui l di ng encl osur e mat er i al s component s, assembl i es, and syst ems ar e desi gned and i nst al l ed t o meet t he Owner ' s Pr oj ect Requi r ement s ( OPR) .

1. 3. 8 Bui l di ng Encl osur e Commi ssi oni ng Pr ovi der ( BECxP)

An ent i t y t hat f unct i ons as par t of t he over al l Commi ssi oni ng Team and i s r esponsi bl e f or val i dat i ng t he desi gn phase and ver i f y i ng dur i ng t he const r uct i on phase t hat t he per f or mance of t he bui l di ng encl osur e mat er i al s, component s, assembl i es, and syst ems ar e desi gned and i nst al l ed t o meet t he Owner ' s Pr oj ect Requi r ement s ( OPR) .

1. 3. 9 Const r uct i on Phase

The per i od of a pr oj ect f ol l owi ng t he awar d of const r uct i on Cont r act t o pr oj ect compl et i on.

1. 3. 10 Desi gn Phase

The per i od of t he pr oj ect del i ver y pr ocess when a desi gn suppor t i ng t he Owner ' s Pr oj ect Requi r ement s i s devel oped and t r ansl at ed i nt o Cont r act Document s.

1. 3. 11 Envi r onment al Separ at or

The par t s of a bui l di ng t hat separ at e t he cont r ol l ed i nt er i or envi r onment f r om t he uncont r ol l ed ext er i or envi r onment , or t hat separ at e spaces wi t hi n a bui l di ng t hat have di ssi mi l ar envi r onment s. The t er m " envi r onment al separ at or " i s al so known as t he " cont r ol l ayer " .

1. 3. 12 Funct i onal Per f or mance Test ( FPT)

A syst emat i c pr ocess t o ver i f y t hat cont r ol s and ot her el ement s of t he bui l di ng pr oj ect ar e capabl e of and conf i gur ed t o oper at e or per f or m as r equi r ed.

[ 1. 3. 13 Owner ' s Pr oj ect Requi r ement s ( OPR)

NOTE: The Owner ' s Pr oj ect Requi r ement s ( OPR) document may be i ncl uded as deemed appr opr i at e by t he pr oj ect t eam or as r equi r ed by some Thi r d Par t y Cer t i f i cat i on ( TPC) syst ems ( such as LEED and Gr een Gl obes) . The pr el i mi nar y desi gn del i ver abl es and pr el i mi nar y desi gn aut hor i t y ( PDA) document at i on ( such as 1391, Basi s of Desi gn, and UFCs) const i t ut e t he Owner ' s Pr oj ect Requi r ement s ( OPR) and may be

SECTI ON 01 91 19 Page 10 used i n l i eu of a st and- al one OPR. I f used, t he OPR i s r ef er enced by t he CxC dur i ng desi gn r evi ew when t he speci f i cat i on i s t ai l or ed f or KTR HI RED

COMMI SSI ONI NG PROVI DER.

NOTE: The Owner ' s Pr oj ect Requi r ement s ( OPR) document may be i ncl uded as deemed appr opr i at e by t he pr oj ect t eam or as r equi r ed by some Thi r d Par t y Cer t i f i cat i on ( TPC) syst ems ( such as LEED and Gr een Gl obes) . When not ot her wi se r equi r ed f or TPC, i ncl usi on of t he OPR f or CxC r evi ew may be benef i c i al f or ensur i ng l ar ge or compl ex pr oj ect s conf or m t o t he Owner ' s needs. Thi s may be unnecessar y f or mor e t ypi cal const r uct i on pr oj ect s.

I f used, t he OPR i s r ef er enced by t he CxC dur i ng desi gn r evi ew and dur i ng submi t t al r evi ew, i nspect i ons, and t est i ng.

NOTE: I f used, i nser t t he OPR as Appendi x A t o Sect i on 01 91 00. 15 BUI LDI NG COMMI SSI ONI NG. I ncl ude a st at ement on t he OPR cover st at i ng t hat t he document i s pr ovi ded f or commi ssi oni ng r evi ew pur poses onl y and i s not a Cont r act r equi r ement .

Ret ai n t he br acket ed r ef er ences t o Owner ' s Pr oj ect Requi r ement s ( OPR) t hr oughout t he speci f i cat i on when one i s i ncl uded. Del et e t he br acket ed OPR r ef er ences when t he OPR i s not i ncl uded.

A document t hat det ai l s t he st akehol der s ' r equi r ement s f or t he pr oj ect and t he expect at i ons f or how i t wi l l be used and oper at ed. The OPR i s pr ovi ded f or commi ssi oni ng r evi ew pur poses onl y and i s not a Cont r act r equi r ement .

] 1. 3. 14 Pr essur e Test

A gener i c t er m f or a t est i n whi ch t he envel ope i s ei t her pr essur i zed or de- pr essur i zed wi t h r espect t o t he out door s.

1. 3. 15 Negat i ve Pr essur e Test ( Depr essur i zat i on Test )

A t est wher ei n ai r i nsi de t he envel ope i s dr awn t o t he out door s. Thi s pl aces t he envel ope at a l ower ( negat i ve) pr essur e wi t h r espect t o t he out door s.

1. 3. 16 Posi t i ve Pr essur e Test ( Pr essur i zat i on Test )

A t est wher ei n out door ai r i s pushed i nt o t he envel ope. Thi s ai r movement pl aces t he envel ope at a hi gher ( posi t i ve) pr essur e wi t h r espect t o t he out door s.

1. 3. 17 Ver i f i cat i on & Test i ng ( V&T) Pr ovi der

An ent i t y who compl et es t he act i v i t i es needed t o i mpl ement t he bui l di ng f unct i onal per f or mance t est i ng ( FPT) act i v i t i es or ver i f y t hat el ement s of t he bui l di ng pr oj ect meet st at ed r equi r ement s.

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1. 4 COMMUNI CATI ON WI TH THE GOVERNMENT COMMI SSI ONI NG PROVI DER

For communi cat i on r esponsi bi l i t i es, see Sect i on 01 91 00. 15 BUI LDI NG

COMMI SSI ONI NG.

1. 5 COMMUNI CATI ON WI TH GOVERNMENT ACCCEPTANCE TESTI NG REPRESENTATI VES

NOTE: The f ol l owi ng par agr aph i s t ai l or ed f or use on NAVY pr oj ect s onl y.

The QC Manager must communi cat e di r ect l y wi t h t he Gover nment Accept ance Test i ng Repr esent at i ves and Cont r act i ng Of f i cer ' s Repr esent at i ve r egar di ng Gover nment accept ance t est i ng act i v i t i es. I nf or m t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer ' s Repr esent at i ve when syst ems ar e r eady f or t est i ng t o be wi t nessed by Gover nment Accept ance Test i ng Repr esent at i ves, and al l ow access t o t he const r uct i on s i t e and syst em( s) t o be t est ed

1. 6 ENCLOSURE COMPONENTS TO BE COMMI SSI ONED

NOTE: The f ol l owi ng component s ar e r equi r ed t o be commi ssi oned per ASHRAE 90. 1. Sel ect al l syst ems t hat ar e par t of t he scope. Add ot her syst ems as r equi r ed by t he scope of t he pr oj ect or r equi r ed by t he appl i ed sust ai nabl e t hi r d- par t y cer t i f i cat i on pr ogr am.

Whol e bui l di ng ai r t i ght ness t est i ng i s r equi r ed f or al l pr oj ect s as out l i ned i n t he Edi t or ' s Not e f or t he Par t 3 sect i on BUI LDI NG ENVELOPE AI R TI GHTNESS REQUI REMENT; however , t hi s t est i s per f or med near t he end of t he pr oj ect . Once t he bui l di ng encl osur e i s f ul l y const r uct ed, i nst al l at i on cor r ect i ons needed t o compl y wi t h t he t est r equi r ement s may r equi r e subst ant i al di sassembl y and r e- wor k. Smal l er scal e t est s per f or med on mock- ups or at t he i ni t i al i nst al l at i on of bui l di ng component s ar e r ecommended t o val i dat e t he desi gn and i nst al l at i on of bui l di ng encl osur e el ement s and syst ems. These t est s may i ncl ude:

Adhesi on t est s on l i qui d- appl i ed or adher ed wat er pr oof i ng and ai r / weat her bar r i er such as ASTM D4541, Test Met hod f or Pul l - of f St r engt h Coat i ngs Usi ng Por t abl e Adhesi on Test er s.

Ai r l eakage t est i ng of f enest r at i on or opaque wal l s usi ng a s i t e- bui l t t est chamber t o pr ovi de di f f er ent pr essur es such as ASTM E783, Test Met hod f or Fi el d Measur ement of Ai r Leakage t hr ough I nst al l ed Ext er i or Wi ndows and Door s.

Smal l scal e t est s of wat er pr oof i ng or ai r weat her bar r i er s such as t he bubbl e t est descr i bed i n ASTM E1186, Pr act i ces f or Ai r Leakage Si t e Det ect i on i n Bui l di ng Envel opes and Ai r Bar r i er Syst ems.

Wat er penet r at i on t est s of f enest r at i on wi t h a s i t e- bui l t t est chamber ( same chamber as ASTM E783) per ASTM E1105, Test Met hod f or Fi el d Det er mi nat i on

SECTI ON 01 91 19 Page 12 of Wat er Penet r at i on of I nst al l ed Ext er i or Wi ndows, Skyl i ght s, Door s, and Cur t ai n Wal l s by Uni f or m or Cycl i c St at i c Ai r Pr essur e Di f f er ence.

Wat er penet r at i on t est i ng usi ng a hose wi t h a cal i br at ed nozzl e such as AAMA 501. 2, Qual i t y Assur ance and Di agnost i c Wat er Leakage Fi el d Check of I nst al l ed St or ef r ont s, Cur t ai nwal l , and Sl oped Gl azi ng Syst ems.

Adhesi on and cohesi on t est i ng of seal ant s accor di ng t o ASTM C1193, Gui de f or Use of Joi nt Seal ant s: Fi el d- Appl i ed Seal ant Joi nt Hand Pul l Tab.

Dependi ng on t he pr oj ect compl exi t y, budget , and i nt er i or envi r onment al r equi r ement s, consi der i ncl udi ng t he smal l - scal e t est i ng l i s t ed above on mock- ups or ear l y i n t he i nst al l at i on of t hat const r uct i on component . Addi t i onal t est s not l i s t ed may be sel ect ed i n consul t at i on wi t h t he BECxP and Desi gn Team. See ASTM E2813 f or addi t i onal t est opt i ons. Sel ect and i ncl ude addi t i onal bui l di ng encl osur e t est s r equi r ed t o ver i f y envel ope per f or mance as appr opr i at e t o t he pr oj ect compl exi t y, OPR, envi r onment al r equi r ement s and geogr aphi c l ocat i on.

1. 6. 1 Ver i f i cat i on of t he Desi gn and I nst al l at i on of t he Cont i nuous Ai r Bar r i er

a. Conduct per i odi c f i el d i nspect i on of t he cont i nuous ai r bar r i er mat er i al s and assembl i es, i ncl udi ng al l penet r at i ons t hr ough t he si x s i des of t he ai r bar r i er , dur i ng const r uct i on whi l e t he cont i nuous ai r bar r i er i s st i l l accessi bl e f or i nspect i on and r epai r ( af t er i nst al l at i on of al l penet r at i ons and wal l c l addi ng anchor i ng devi ces and bef or e t he i nst al l at i on of i nt er i or f i ni shes) t o ver i f y and document compl i ance wi t h t he r equi r ement s. Conduct i nspect i ons at i ni t i al i nst al l at i on of each bui l di ng envel ope component and at i n- pr ogr ess const r uct i on i nt er val s as st at ed i n Par t 3 sect i on t i t l ed

BUI LDI NG ENVELOPE I NSPECTI ON AND TESTI NG.

[ b. Conduct Per f or mance Ver i f i cat i on Test i ng of t he ent i r e bui l di ng envel ope ( syst ems, component s, and assembl i es) f or ai r t i ght ness i n accor dance wi t h Par t 3 sect i on t i t l ed BUI LDI NG ENVELOPE AI R TI GHTNESS

REQUI REMENT. ]

1. 6. 2 I nspect i on of Fenest r at i on and Door s

a. Fenest r at i on and Door s must be l abel ed and i nspect ed t o ver i f y compl i ance wi t h Bui l di ng Envel ope ener gy r equi r ement s, i ncl udi ng appl i cabl e U- f act or s, Sol ar Heat Gai n Coef f i c i ent ( SHGC) , Vi s i bl e Tr ansmi t t ance ( VT) , and ai r l eakage r at es.

b. I nspect door s and wi ndows f or coor di nat i on wi t h t he i nsul at i ng pl ane of t he wal l , cont i nui t y wi t h t he ai r / weat her bar r i er , and f l ashi ng.

c. I nspect oper at i on of door s, c l oser s, and oper at i ng mechani sms f or conf or mance wi t h manuf act ur er ' s i nst r uct i ons.

d. I nspect seal s and gasket s f or f enest r at i on and door s ( i ncl udi ng

SECTI ON 01 91 19 Page 13 l oadi ng dock, sect i onal , and coi l i ng door s) f or pr oper i nst al l at i on and t o ver i f y t hat seal s ar e i n good condi t i on.

1. 6. 3 I nspect i on of Opaque Roof , Wal l s, and Fl oor s

Opaque r oof , above- gr ade and bel ow- gr ade wal l s, and f l oor s, must be subj ect t o t he f ol l owi ng i nspect i ons dur i ng const r uct i on:

a. Use of ASHRAE 90. 1 - I P- compl i ant mat er i al s and assembl i es.

b. I nsul at i on mat er i al meet s desi gn speci f i cat i ons and i s cont i nuous.

1. 6. 4 Fenest r at i on I nspect i ons

Conduct i nspect i ons of t he f ol l owi ng f enest r at i on- r el at ed i t ems dur i ng const r uct i on:

a. Skyl i ght s s i ze and l ocat i on i n r el at i on t o t he desi gned pr i mar y s i del i ght ed ar ea and secondar y s i del i ght ed ar ea bel ow.

b. Roof moni t or s i ze and l ocat i on i n r el at i on t o t he desi gned pr i mar y s i del i ght ed ar ea and secondar y s i del i ght ed ar ea bel ow.

c. Dynami c gl azi ng compl i ance wi t h SHGC and U- f act or s, and t est i ng of t he oper at i on f or conf or mance wi t h t he manuf act ur er ' s i nst r uct i ons.

d. Per manent f enest r at i on pr oj ect i ons i nst al l at i on and per f or mance i n accor dance wi t h ASHRAE 90. 1 - I P r equi r ement s and t he Cont r act document s.

[ 1. 6. 5 Loadi ng Dock Weat her seal I nspect i ons

NOTE: I ncl ude t hi s par agr aph wher e l oadi ng dock weat her seal s ar e a par t of t he pr oj ect .

I nspect l oadi ng dock weat her seal s f or pr oper i nst al l at i on and t o ver i f y t he seal s ar e i n good condi t i on.

] [ 1. 6. 6 Addi t i onal Bui l di ng Encl osur e Test s

NOTE: I ncl ude any addi t i onal t est i ng needed t o ver i f y per f or mance of t he bui l di ng encl osur e el ement s i n t hi s par agr aph, wi t h exampl es i n t he pr i or Edi t or ' s Not e.

Conduct t he f ol l owi ng bui l di ng encl osur e t est s on mock- ups or ear l y i n t he i nst al l at i on of t he r el at ed bui l di ng component s:

] 1. 7 SUBMI TTALS

NOTE: Revi ew submi t t al descr i pt i on ( SD) def i ni t i ons

SECTI ON 01 91 19 Page 14 i n Sect i on 01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES and edi t t he f ol l owi ng l i s t , and cor r espondi ng submi t t al i t ems i n t he t ext , t o r ef l ect onl y t he submi t t al s r equi r ed f or t he pr oj ect . The Gui de Speci f i cat i on t echni cal edi t or s have cl assi f i ed t hose i t ems t hat r equi r e Gover nment appr oval , due t o t hei r compl exi t y or cr i t i cal i t y, wi t h a " G. " Gener al l y, ot her submi t t al i t ems can be r evi ewed by t he Cont r act or ' s Qual i t y Cont r ol Syst em. Onl y add a “ G” t o an i t em, i f t he submi t t al i s suf f i c i ent l y i mpor t ant or compl ex i n cont ext of t he pr oj ect .

For Ar my pr oj ect s, f i l l i n t he empt y br acket s f ol l owi ng t he " G" c l assi f i cat i on, wi t h a code of up t o t hr ee char act er s t o i ndi cat e t he appr ovi ng aut hor i t y. Codes f or Ar my pr oj ect s usi ng t he Resi dent Management Syst em ( RMS) ar e: " AE" f or Ar chi t ect - Engi neer ; " DO" f or Di st r i ct Of f i ce ( Engi neer i ng Di v i s i on or ot her or gani zat i on i n t he Di st r i ct Of f i ce) ; " AO" f or Ar ea Of f i ce; " RO" f or Resi dent Of f i ce; and " PO" f or Pr oj ect Of f i ce. Codes f ol l owi ng t he " G" t ypi cal l y ar e not used f or Navy and Ai r For ce pr oj ect s.

The " S" c l assi f i cat i on i ndi cat es submi t t al s r equi r ed as pr oof of compl i ance f or sust ai nabi l i t y Gui di ng Pr i nci pl es Val i dat i on or Thi r d- Par t y Cer t i f i cat i on and as descr i bed i n Sect i on 01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL

PROCEDURES.

Choose t he f i r st br acket ed i t em f or Navy and Ai r For ce pr oj ect s, or choose t he second br acket ed i t em f or Ar my pr oj ect s.

Gover nment appr oval i s r equi r ed f or submi t t al s wi t h a " G" or " S" c l assi f i cat i on. Submi t t al s not havi ng a " G" or " S" c l assi f i cat i on ar e [ f or Cont r act or Qual i t y Cont r ol appr oval . ] [ f or i nf or mat i on onl y. When used, a code f ol l owi ng t he " G" c l assi f i cat i on i dent i f i es t he of f i ce t hat wi l l r evi ew t he submi t t al f or t he Gover nment . ] Submi t t he f ol l owi ng i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES:

SD- 01 Pr econst r uct i on Submi t t al s

Bui l di ng Encl osur e Commi ssi oni ng Speci al i st Qual i f i cat i ons; G [ , Bui l di ng Encl osur e Test i ng Wor k Pl an; G [ , [ _____] ]

SD- 03 Pr oduct Dat a

Ther mal I magi ng Camer a; G[ , [ _____] ]

Test Equi pment ; G[ , [ _____] ]

SD- 05 Desi gn Dat a

Envel ope Sur f ace Ar ea Cal cul at i ons; G[ , [ _____] ]

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SD- 06 Test Repor t s

Compl et ed Bui l di ng Envel ope I nspect i on Checkl i st s; G[ , [ _____] ]

Pr essur e Test Pr ocedur es; G[ , [ _____] ]

Ai r Leakage Test Repor t ; G[ , [ _____] ]

Di agnost i c Test Repor t ; G[ , [ _____] ]

SD- 07 Cer t i f i cat es

Pr essur e Test Agency

Ther mogr apher Qual i f i cat i ons

Cer t i f i cat e of Readi ness

SD- 10 Oper at i on and Mai nt enance Dat a

Tr ai ni ng; G[ , [ _____] ]

1. 8 BUI LDI NG ENCLOSURE TESTI NG WORK PLAN

For each bui l di ng encl osur e t est t o be per f or med, submi t t he f ol l owi ng not l at er t han [ 120] [ _____] cal endar days [ af t er Cont r act awar d, but ] bef or e st ar t of t est i ng wor k, st eps t o be t aken by t he l ead t est t echni c i an t o accompl i sh t he r equi r ed t est i ng.

a. Memor andum of t est pr ocedur e.

( 1) Pr oposed dat es f or conduct i ng t he t est s.

( 2) Submi t det ai l ed t est pr ocedur es pr i or t o t he t est . Pr ovi de a pl an vi ew showi ng pr oposed l ocat i ons ( per sonnel door s or ot her s i mi l ar openi ngs) t o i nst al l equi pment ( such as bl ower door s or f l exi bl e duct s f or t r ai l er - mount ed f ans, i f used) .

b. Test equi pment t o be used.

c. Scaf f ol di ng, sci ssor l i f t s , power , el ect r i cal ext ensi on cor ds, duct t ape, pl ast i c sheet i ng and ot her Cont r act or ' s suppor t equi pment r equi r ed t o per f or m al l t est s.

d. Ot her Cont r act or ' s suppor t per sonnel who wi l l be on si t e f or t est i ng.

1. 9 ACCESSI BI LI TY REQUI REMENTS

Ai r bar r i er component s, i nsul at i on, f enest r at i on, and door s f or commi ssi oned syst ems must be made accessi bl e f or i nspect i ons. Cont r act or must make necessar y modi f i cat i ons at Cont r act or ' s own expense i f syst ems and encl osur es ar e not accessi bl e f or i nspect i ons and t est i ng. Assi st commi ssi oni ng t eam i n t est i ng and i nspect i ons by r emovi ng equi pment cover s, openi ng access panel s, and ot her r equi r ed act i v i t i es t hat assi st wi t h v i sual over si ght . Fur ni sh l adder s, f l ashl i ght s, met er s, gauges, or ot her i nspect i on equi pment as necessar y.

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1. 10 SCHEDULI NG

NOTE: The f ol l owi ng par agr aph i s t ai l or ed f or NAVY. For Navy pr oj ect s, r oof syst ems ar e consi der ed cr i t i cal syst ems per NAVFACI NST 3960. 1.

Qual i t y Assur ance f unct i ons by NAVFAC i s done on t he r oof i ng syst ems t o ensur e Cont r act or ' s const r uct i on qual i t y cont r ol ( CQC) pr ogr am and commi ssi oni ng del i ver a hi gh qual i t y and pr oper l y f unct i oni ng cr i t i cal syst em.

Not i f y t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer a mi ni mum [ 14] [ ] cal endar days i n advance of s i t e v i s i t s and i nspect i ons by t he r oof syst em manuf act ur er t echni cal r epr esent at i ve f or coor di nat i on wi t h t he Gover nment Accept ance Test i ng Repr esent at i ve.

1. 11 COORDI NATI ON

Ref er t o Sect i on 01 91 00. 15 BUI LDI NG COMMI SSI ONI NG f or r equi r ement s per t ai ni ng t o coor di nat i on dur i ng t he commi ssi oni ng pr ocess. Coor di nat e wi t h t he Commi ssi oni ng Pr ovi der i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 01 91 00. 15 and i n accor dance wi t h t he Commi ssi oni ng Pl an t o schedul e i nspect i ons as r equi r ed t o suppor t t he commi ssi oni ng pr ocess. Fur ni sh addi t i onal i nf or mat i on r equest ed by t he Commi ssi oni ng Pr ovi der .

Coor di nat e schedul i ng of ai r bar r i er i nspect i ons and ai r bar r i er pr essur e t est i ng wi t h t he commi ssi oni ng t eam. Upl oad pl ans, r epor t s, not es, and ot her document at i on t o t he Commi ssi oni ng Pr ovi der ' s web- based commi ssi oni ng sof t war e, or as speci f i ed i n t he commi ssi oni ng pl an, as i t i s compl et ed.

1. 12 QUALI TY CONTROL

1. 12. 1 Modi f i cat i on of Ref er ences

Per f or m al l pr essur e and di agnost i c t est s accor di ng t o t he r ef er enced publ i cat i ons l i s t ed i n par agr aph REFERENCES and as modi f i ed by t hi s sect i on. Consi der t he advi sor y or r ecommended pr ovi s i ons, of t he r ef er r ed r ef er ences, as mandat or y.

1. 12. 2 Qual i f i cat i ons

1. 12. 2. 1 Bui l di ng Encl osur e Commi ssi oni ng Speci al i st Qual i f i cat i ons

See UFGS 01 91 00. 15 BUI LDI NG COMMI SSI ONI NG f or t he qual i f i cat i on r equi r ement s of t he Bui l di ng Encl osur e Commi ssi oni ng Speci al i st .

1. 12. 2. 2 Pr essur e Test Agency

Submi t , no l at er t han [ 15] [ _____] cal endar days af t er Cont r act awar d, i nf or mat i on cer t i f y i ng t hat t he pr essur e t est agency i s not af f i l i at ed wi t h any ot her company par t i c i pat i ng i n wor k on t hi s Cont r act . The wor k of t he t est agency i s l i mi t ed t o pr essur e t est i ng t he bui l di ng envel ope, per f or mi ng a t her mogr aphy t est and f og t est , and i nvest i gat i ng, t hr ough var i ous met hods, t he l ocat i on of ai r l eaks t hr ough t he ai r bar r i er . See Par t 3 par agr aph PRESSURE TEST AGENCY f or addi t i onal r equi r ement s. For

SECTI ON 01 91 19 Page 17 t her mogr apher qual i f i cat i ons, see par agr aph THERMOGRAPHER QUALI FI CATI ONS.

Use t he sampl e TEST AGENCY QUALI FI CATI ONS SHEET f or m ( Appendi x C) , t o submi t t he f ol l owi ng i nf or mat i on.

a. Ver i f i cat i on of [ 2] [ _____] year s of exper i ence as an agency i n pr essur e t est i ng commer ci al or i ndust r i al bui l di ngs.

b. Li st of at l east t en commer ci al / i ndust r i al f aci l i t i es wi t h bui l di ng envel opes t hat t he agency has t est ed wi t hi n t he past 2 year s. I ncl ude bui l di ng name, addr ess, and name of pr i me const r uct i on Cont r act or and Cont r act or ' s poi nt - of - cont act i nf or mat i on.

c. Conf i r mat i on of 2 year s of commer ci al and or i ndust r i al bui l di ng pr essur e t est exper i ence f or t he l ead pr essur e t est t echni c i an and t he t her mogr apher i n usi ng t he speci f i ed ASTM E779 or ASTM E1827 t est i ng st andar d. Ref er ences f r om f i ve Cont r act i ng Of f i cer s f or f aci l i t i es wher e t he l ead t est t echni c i an has super vi sed commer ci al and or i ndust r i al bui l di ng pr essur e t est s i n t he l ast 2 year s.

d. Ver i f i cat i on t hat t he l ead pr essur e t est t echni c i an has been empl oyed by a bui l di ng pr essur e t est i ng agency i n t he capaci t y of a l ead pr essur e t est t echni c i an f or not l ess t han 1 year .

1. 12. 2. 3 Ther mogr apher Qual i f i cat i ons

To per f or m an i nf r ar ed di agnost i c eval uat i on, use a l ead t her mogr apher who has at l east an act i ve Level I I Cer t i f i cat i on t hat i s based on t he r equi r ement s i n ANSI / ASNT CP- 105 or ANSI / ASNT CP- 189 and i s i n accor dance wi t h ASNT SNT- TC- 1A. The cour se of st udy i s t o be speci f i cal l y f ocused on i nf r ar ed t her mogr aphy f or bui l di ng sci ence. The t her mogr apher must have at l east t wo year s of bui l di ng sci ence t her mogr aphy exper i ence i n I R t est i ng commer ci al or i ndust r i al bui l di ngs. The t her mogr apher must al so have exper i ence i n bui l di ng envel opes and bui l di ng sci ence i n or der t o make ef f ect i ve r ecommendat i ons t o t he Cont r act or shoul d t he envel ope r equi r e addi t i onal seal i ng. Ther mogr aphi c equi pment oper at or s, dat a anal yst s and r epor t wr i t er s must compl y wi t h t he r equi r ement s of I SO 6781- 3.

Submi t t he t her mogr apher ' s cer t i f i cat e f or appr oval . Submi t a l i s t of at l east t en commer ci al / i ndust r i al bui l di ngs on whi ch t he t her mogr apher has per f or med I R t her mogr aphy i n t he past t wo year s. The t her mogr apher i s t o have a cur r ent act i ve cer t i f i cat i on. Submi t cer t i f i cat i on at l east 60 days pr i or t o t her mogr aphy t est i ng.

1. 12. 3 Test Repor t s

No l at er t han 14 days af t er compl et i on of t he pr essur e t est , submi t el ect r oni c copi es of an or gani zed r epor t [ and [ _____] bound paper copi es i n a dur abl e 3- r i ng bi nder ] . The r epor t i s t o cont ai n a t abl e of cont ent s, an execut i ve summar y, an i nt r oduct i on, a r esul t s sect i on and a di scussi on of t he r esul t s. Submi t t he ai r l eakage t est r epor t as descr i bed i n par agr aph AI R LEAKAGE TEST REPORT. Submi t a di agnost i c t est r epor t as descr i bed i n par agr aph LOCATI NG LEAKS BY DI AGNOSTI C TESTI NG.

The di agnost i c t est r epor t i s t o i ncl ude t he Ther mogr aphi c I nvest i gat i on Repor t and t he Fog Test Repor t ( i f per f or med) .

Submi t f i el d dat a and compl et ed r epor t f or ms f ound i n t he appendi ces. Use t he sampl e f or ms, Test Agency Qual i f i cat i on Sheet , Ai r Leakage Test For m and Ai r Leakage Test Resul t s For m t o summar i ze t he t est s f or t he appr opr i at e bui l di ng envel ope. Submi t bot h el ect r oni cal l y popul at ed and

SECTI ON 01 91 19 Page 18 f i el d hand f i l l ed- i n f or ms.

Repor t Dat a. I ncl ude i n t he r epor t t he f ol l owi ng i nf or mat i on f or al l t est s:

a. Dat e of i ssue

b. Pr oj ect t i t l e and number

c. Name, addr ess, and t el ephone number of t est i ng agency

d. Dat es and l ocat i ons of sampl es and t est s or i nspect i ons

e. Names of i ndi v i dual s maki ng t he i nspect i on or t est f . Desi gnat i on of t he wor k and t est met hod

g. I dent i f i cat i on of pr oduct and speci f i cat i on sect i on

h. Compl et e i nspect i on or t est dat a i . Test r esul t s and an i nt er pr et at i on of t est r esul t s j . Comment s or pr of essi onal opi ni on on whet her i nspect ed or t est ed wor k compl i es wi t h Cont r act document r equi r ement s

k. Recommendat i ons on r et est i ng

1. 13 CLI MATE CONDI TI ONS SUI TABLE FOR A PRESSURE TEST

As t he t est dat e appr oaches, moni t or t he weat her f or ecast f or t he t est s i t e. Avoi d t est i ng on days f or ecast t o exper i ence hi gh wi nds, r ai n, or snow. Moni t or weat her f or ecast s pr i or t o shi ppi ng pr essur e t est equi pment t o t he s i t e. Based on cur r ent and f or ecast weat her condi t i ons, t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer ' s r epr esent at i ve i s t o gr ant f i nal appr oval f or t est i ng t o occur .

1. 13. 1 Rai n

NOTE: Leakage t hr ough some f l oor , r oof , and wal l assembl i es can be af f ect ed by heavy r ai n when mi nut e cr acks and hol es become t empor ar i l y seal ed. Rai n may cl ose pot ent i al l eaks, maki ng t he envel ope appear t i ght er t han i t woul d be i n dr i er condi t i ons. Rai nwat er can al so bl ock pneumat i c t ubes used i n pr essur e t est i ng t her eby al t er i ng di f f er ent i al pr essur e r eadi ngs.

For saf et y r easons, avoi d t est i ng dur i ng r ai n or i f r ai n i s ant i c i pat ed dur i ng t est i ng. I f pneumat i c hoses ar e i nst al l ed and exposed t o r ai n i nspect t he hose t o ensur e r ai nwat er has not mi gr at ed i nt o t he hose ends.

Or i ent al l exposed hose ends t o keep t hem out of wat er puddl es. Success i n t empor ar i l y seal i ng out door vent i l at i on component s such as l ouver s and exhaust f ans may al so be compr omi sed by r ai n. Don' t seal r oof - mount ed vent i l at i on component s dur i ng t i mes of pot ent i al l i ght ni ng.

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1. 13. 2 Wi nd

Because wi nd can skew pr essur e t est r esul t s, t est onl y on days and at t i mes when wi nds ar e ant i c i pat ed t o be t he cal mest . Avoi d pr essur e t est i ng dur i ng gust y or hi gh wi nd condi t i ons. Avoi d i nst al l i ng t est f ans on t he wi ndwar d si de of t he bui l di ng i f wi nd gust s dur i ng t he t est ar e ant i c i pat ed t o be gr eat er t han 16. 1 k i l omet er s/ hour 10 mi l es per hour .

1. 14 CERTI FI CATE OF READI NESS

NOTE: Thi s par agr aph cont ai ns t ai l or i ng opt i ons f or ARMY and NAVY. Sel ect or i nser t t he number of cal endar days f or desi r ed not i f i cat i on pr i or t o syst em commi ssi oni ng t est s. I ncl ude t he l ast br acket ed sent ence when t he pr oj ect r equi r es ai r t i ght ness t est i ng; whol e bui l di ng envel ope ai r t i ght ness t est i ng i s r equi r ed f or pr oj ect s as out l i ned i n t he Edi t or ' s Not e f or t he Par t 3 sect i on

BUI LDI NG ENVELOPE AI R TI GHTNESS REQUI REMENT.

Pr i or t o schedul i ng t he Commi ssi oni ng Test s as r equi r ed by t hi s Sect i on, submi t Cer t i f i cat e of Readi ness document at i on i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 01 91 00.