Commissioning of building systems: application in a hydrosanitary installation of a kitchen and service area

Abstract

As new technologies and construction methods advance in construction, great challenges also arise. The use of sophisticated control systems contributes to facilitate the management of the good performance of construction systems, balancing the demand for basic inputs and maintaining the technical and economic viability of the projects. Among these inputs used in the construction systems, we can highlight the components of the building hydraulic-sanitary installations, which usually register a large part of the requests for technical assistance in the post-work. Failures in the design of buildings can begin with the technical team's misinterpretation of the owners' requirements. In order to avoid failures, rework and losses, the commissioning of building systems emerges as an alternative for recording and defining strategies for continuous improvements in planning, design and execution. Therefore, the objective of this work is to evaluate the application of the commissioning process of building systems, taking as a case study: a kitchen and a service area of a residential building. The results obtained contribute to a better understanding of the protocols for establishing commissioning actions in building hydraulic installations, aiming to increase the quality of future projects.