10Operation and Maintenance

10.1.1This section sets the requirements for operating and maintaining a facility after occupancy, under the responsibility stated in 1.7.2.

10.1.2Verification under this section documents the condition and performance of the facility. It does not replace inspections, testing, surveys or accreditation required by the AHJ, by federal programs or by accrediting bodies.

10.2.1PrerequisiteThe facility shall be operated under a written operations and maintenance program. For each system commissioned under 9.2.1, the program shall state the performance criteria, the verification method and frequency, and the person responsible.

10.2.2PrerequisiteInspection, testing and maintenance required by the baseline shall be scheduled, performed and recorded under the program.

10.3.1PrerequisiteA water management program shall be maintained for building water systems, including a risk assessment, control measures, monitoring, and corrective action.

10.4.1PrerequisiteRooms required by the baseline to maintain pressure relationships, air change rates, temperature or humidity shall be verified against those requirements at the frequency set in the program, and not less than once a year.

10.5.1PrerequisiteA building record shall be kept for the life of the facility. It shall contain the as-built documents, the commissioning record, the operations and maintenance program, maintenance and testing records, and verification results.

10.5.2PrerequisiteThe building record shall transfer with the facility on any change of owner or operator.

10.6.1PrerequisiteWhere verification shows that a system does not meet its performance criteria, the owner shall record the deficiency, any interim measures taken to protect occupants, the corrective action, and the date it was completed.