ACG 2009 Conference: Creating Effective System Manuals

ACG 5th Annual Conference on Total Building Commissioning

Title: Creating Effective System Manuals

Presenter: Craig A. Hawkins

During this session, you will answer the following questions:

  • Looking at the here and now….
    • What is a System’s Manual?
    • What is a “Systematic” approach?
    • Difference between a Systems Manual and O&M’s?
    • Who develops a Systems Manual?
    • When is it produced and distributed?
    • Keys to success
  • Looking at the future
    • Taking Systems Manuals to the Next Level

Mr. Hawkins has been in the Mechanical Engineer business since 1974, as a design/consulting engineer, design-build contractor, and since 1993 as a Commissioning Authority. He is a Founding Member of the Building Commissioning Association. Craig speaks frequently on commissioning topics at national conferences, state and local venues.

He is a published author on guidelines for reviewing Commissioning reports for the State of Washington Building Code Inspectors, and was instrumental in revising the City of Seattle Mechanical Code on Commissioning (Section 1416) for 2001.

Information provided by AABC Commissioning Group


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