LEED Fundamental vs Enhanced Commissioning

If you have ever wondered about the difference between the LEED FUNDAMENTAL & ENHANCED Commissioning process, here is a table that lists the tasks and activities that should be completed for both.

As we can see there are a lot of similarities between the two when delivering the basis of a commissioning process.

If you would like to understand more on the LEED Fundamental & LEED Enhanced Commissioning see our articles: 'LEED FUNDAMENTAL COMMISSIONING' and 'LEED ENHANCED COMMISSIONING'

🟩 Comparison Table

Task	Fundamental Commissioning	Enhanced Commissioning
Develop Owners Project Requirement Document	X	X
Develop the Basis of Design Document	X	X
Review and Approve OPR Document	X	X
Review and Approve BOD Document	X	X
Complete Design Review	X	X
Write a Commissioning Plan	X	X
Incorporate Commissioning Requirements into the Construction Documents	X	X
Develop the Construction Checklists	X	X
Review Contractor Submittals		X
Develop and Manage all Functional Testing Procedures	X	X
Verify and Witness System Tests	X	X
Maintain Issues Register	X	X
Write and manage Weekly Reports	X	X
Write and manage Monthly Reports	X	X
Write and manage Final Reports	X	X
Create a Systems Manual	X	X
Verify Operator and Occupant Training Delivery		X
Plan and Manage the Delivery of Seasonal Testing		X
Develop an Ongoing Commissioning Plan		X
Complete 10 month Review		X
Enhanced + Monitoring-Based Commissioning - Develop a Monitoring-Based Commissioning Process		X
Envelope Commissioning - Review contractor submittals		X
Envelope Commissioning - Ensure Included within the System Manual		X
Envelope Commissioning - Verify Operator and Occupant Training Delivery		X
Envelope Commissioning - Plan and Manage the Delivery of Seasonal Testing		X

🟩 LEED Fundamental & Enhanced Document Downloads

The checklists and steps below are available for purchase within our shop and will be emailed to you. The Checklists are in MS Word, and the Steps are in PDF.

🟩 LEED Fundamental High-Level Report/Checklist

🟩 LEED Enhanced High-Level Report/Checklist

🟩 LEED Fundamental Commissioning Road Map

🟩 LEED Enhanced Commissioning Road Map

---

⬛ Related Articles

⬛ Latest Articles

---

⬛ Author

If you would like to know more about the author, here is my Personal Linkedin Account