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Program:  Byce & Associates, Inc. provided commissioning services for the renovation and addition to the Ambulance Facility of Life EMS of Kalamazoo.  The renovation and addition involved LEED v2.2 fundamental commissioning for the buildings Mechanical and Electrical systems. Byce & Associates, Inc. was responsible for leading, reviewing and overseeing the completion of the commissioning process activities. Byce & Associates, Inc. reviewed the Owner's Project Requirements (OPR) and the design team's Basis of Design (BOD) for clarity and completeness. We developed and incorporated commissioning requirements into the construction documents and developed and implemented a commissioning plan. After the verification of the installation and performance of the systems being commissioned, Byce & Associates, Inc. completed and issued a summary commissioning report to the projects owner.

Commissioning process activities were completed for the following energy related systems:

• Heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems and associated controls.
• Lighting and daylighting controls
• Domestic hot water systems.

 Commissioning Benefits:  Complete system documentation and owner's integration with the commissioning team has increased the understanding of mechanical systems as well as improved the owner's understanding of the maintenance requirements.

Scope of Commissioning Services:   All HVAC systems; Domestic hot water system; Lighting and day lighting control.