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Re-Commissioning of the CAMET HVAC System: A Successful Case Study
Abstract
Commissioning is a unique opportunity, for all
partners concerned, to learn a lot about the real
behavior of a HVAC system.
It has to start from comfort and health requirements
in occupancy zones, and going back to the plant
through the whole air conditioning system.
Focus is given here to the so-called “recommissioning”
and the proposed principles are
illustrated by reference to a specific case study: the
“CAMET” building.
The "CA-MET" is a new ministry office
building, designed for an occupancy of about 1000
people and located in the city of Namur, in
Belgium. The building is cooled, thanks to a
VAV/CAV system. Heating is provided
independently by a classical hydronic radiator
system.
By lack of time, here as usually, the HVAC
initial commissioning was done in a hurry
And, as soon as starting his job, the manager
received a fair amount of complaints from the
building occupants.
The building was selected as a "good" case study to
illustrate the work developed in the frame of the
IEA-ECBCS "annex 40" project
This paper is presenting the methodology used in
the first re-commissioning phase, some examples
of results and also some general recommendations.
Citation
Andre, P.; Cuevas, C.; Lacote, P.; Lebrun, J. (2003). Re-Commissioning of the CAMET HVAC System: A Successful Case Study. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /5208.