LEED Fundamental Vs Enhanced Commissioning

If you have ever wondered what the difference is between the LEED FUNDAMENTAL & ENHANCED Commissioning process, here is a table that lists out 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'

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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