Renovation, Commissioning and Project Closeout
How to renovate a building while people keep using it, prove its systems work and hand it over properly, following one London, Ontario contractor through the phased renovation of an occupied hospital wing under CCDC 2 2020: phasing, shutdowns and occupant protection; infection control to CSA Z317.13; existing conditions surveys, laser scanning and slab scanning; hazardous materials under Ontario's designated substance and asbestos rules; concealed conditions, change directives, unit prices and contingency; the commissioning process under CSA Z320 and ASHRAE guidance; checklists, start-up and testing, adjusting and balancing; functional and integrated systems testing; fire alarm verification to CAN/ULC-S537 and integrated testing to CAN/ULC-S1001; deficiencies, substantial performance, holdback and final payment under the Construction Act; turnover, training and records; and the warranty year, post-occupancy evaluation and a closeout plan for the next project.
CON-385 Year 3 3 credits 12 lessons · 4 h 9 min
Offered by HSM University · Construction Management
This is the Canadian version of this course. See the American version.
What you'll learn
- Plan renovation work in an occupied building, including stakeholders, phasing, shutdowns with a method of procedure, restricted work windows and occupant safety and communication.
- Assess infection control risk using CSA Z317.13 and design containment with barriers, anterooms, negative pressure, HEPA filtration, monitoring and safe water practices.
- Investigate existing conditions with records, interviews, condition assessments, laser scanning, slab scanning and exploratory openings, and record findings in an as-found model.
- Identify hazardous materials in existing buildings and plan their control under Ontario's designated substance and asbestos rules, with clearance before reoccupation.
- Manage concealed conditions and changes with prompt written notice, change directives, unit prices, risk-based contingency forecasts and time impact analysis.
- Explain the commissioning process under CSA Z320 and ASHRAE guidance, including the OPR, BOD, commissioning plan, roles, design reviews and the issues log.
- Use construction checklists, factory tests, start-up, piping and controls checks and testing, adjusting and balancing to prepare systems for functional testing.
- Plan and run functional performance tests and integrated systems tests, including failure modes, emergency power, trend logging and sampling rules.
- Verify fire alarm and life safety systems to CAN/ULC-S537 and CAN/ULC-S1001, manage impairments, test sprinklers and inspect firestopping before occupancy.
- Manage deficiencies, apply the Construction Act test for substantial performance and completion, and handle holdback, partial takeover and final payment.
- Deliver turnover: specific O&M information, a systems manual, record drawings and model, asset data, warranties, credentials and training for every operator crew and user group.
- Manage the warranty year with claim handling, seasonal testing, a ten-month review and post-occupancy evaluation, and write a closeout and commissioning plan for a new renovation.
Course content
12 lessons · 4 h 9 min total · final exam
- 1 Renovation projects and occupied buildings 23 min · quiz
- 2 Infection control and protecting occupants 21 min · quiz
- 3 Existing conditions: records, surveys and scanning 21 min · quiz
- 4 Hazardous materials in existing buildings 20 min · quiz
- 5 Managing surprises: concealed conditions, changes and contingency 20 min · quiz
- 6 The commissioning process: requirements, plans and roles 21 min · quiz
- 7 Checklists, start-up and testing, adjusting and balancing 20 min · quiz
- 8 Functional performance testing and integrated systems testing 20 min · quiz
- 9 Life safety systems and fire alarm verification 21 min · quiz
- 10 Deficiencies, substantial performance and completion 20 min · quiz
- 11 Turnover: operating information, training and records 21 min · quiz
- 12 Warranty, post-occupancy and the closeout plan 21 min · quiz
- E Final exam 20 questions
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
How to renovate a building while people keep using it, prove its systems work and hand it over properly, following one London, Ontario contractor through the phased renovation of an occupied hospital wing under CCDC 2 2020: phasing, shutdowns and occupant protection; infection control to CSA Z317.13; existing conditions surveys, laser scanning and slab scanning; hazardous materials under Ontario's designated substance and asbestos rules; concealed conditions, change directives, unit prices and contingency; the commissioning process under CSA Z320 and ASHRAE guidance; checklists, start-up and testing, adjusting and balancing; functional and integrated systems testing; fire alarm verification to CAN/ULC-S537 and integrated testing to CAN/ULC-S1001; deficiencies, substantial performance, holdback and final payment under the Construction Act; turnover, training and records; and the warranty year, post-occupancy evaluation and a closeout plan for the next project.
Part of the Construction Management stream, typically taken in year 3.