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Table 7.5 Owner requirements.
Accessibility 
Access and use by children, aged, and disabled persons 
Acoustics
Control of internal and external noise and intelligibility of 
sound
Comfort
Identify and document those comfort problems that have 
caused complaints in the past and which will be avoided 
in this facility (i.e., glare, uneven air distribution, etc.)
Communications
Capacity to provide inter- and intra-telecommunications 
throughout the facility
Constructability Transportation
Constructability
Transportation to site, erection of facility, and health and 
safety during construction
Design Excellence Potential/Objectives for design recognition
Durability
Retention of performance over required service life
Energy
Goals for energy efficiency (to the extent they are not 
called out in the Green Building Concepts)
Fire Protection 
and Life Safety
Fire protection and life safety systems
Flexibility
For future facility changes and expansions
Green Building 
Concepts
Sustainability concepts including LEED certification goals
Health & Hygiene Protection from contamination from waste water, garbage 
and other wastes, emissions and toxic materials
Indoor 
Environment
Including hydrothermal, air temperature, humidity, 
condensation, indoor air quality and weather resistance
Life Safety
Fire protection and life safety systems
Light
Including natural and artificial (i.e., electric, solar, etc.) 
illumination
Maintenance 
Requirements
Varied level of knowledge of maintenance staff and the 
expected complexity of the proposed systems
Security
Protection against intrusion (physical, thermal, sound, 
etc.) and vandalism and chemical/biological/ 
radiological threats
Standards 
Integration
Integration of approved federal, state, and local as well as 
GSA and customer
Agency standards and requirements
Structural Safety
Resistance to static and dynamic forces, impact and
progressive collapse

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Table 7.6 Commissioning plan.
Purpose and general summary of the Plan
Introduction
Overview of the project, emphasizing key project 
information and delivery method characteristics
General Project 
Information
The commissioning scope including which 
building assemblies, systems, subsystems and 
equipment will be commissioned on this project
Commissioning Scope
Project specific commissioning team members and 
contact information
Team Contacts
Documentation of the communication channels to 
be used throughout the project
Communication Plan and 
Protocols
Detailed description of the project specific tasks to 
be accomplished during the Planning, Design, 
Construction and Tenant Occupancy Stages 
with associated roles and responsibilities
Commissioning Process
List of commissioning documents required to 
identify expectations, track conditions and 
decisions, and validate/certify performance
Commissioning 
Documentation
Specific sequences of events and relative 
timeframes, dates and durations
Commissioning Schedule