NOTE

Throughout the process, Atlantis Energy Systems provides the "Hands-on" service you need to implement your design goals.  Our team of architects and engineers are available to you through our sales office in Sacramento, CA.

For more information regarding specific needs such as architectural specifications, commissioning, design and/or cost/benefit consult select one of the folders to your left.  We ask that you fill out the information requested prior to entering the sites.

GuideSpec

This is a guidance document with sample specification language intended to be inserted into project specifications on this subject as appropriate to your firm’s environmental goals. Certain provisions that have been added pertain to and are required for U.S. federal agency projects. Sample specification language is numbered to clearly distinguish it from advisory or discussion material. Each sample is preceded by identification of the typical location in a specification section where it would appear using the SectionFormat™ of the Construction Specifications Institute; the six digit section number cited is per CSI Masterformat™.

CSI Spec 13650

These sample architectural specifications are provided as a source for those who have selected Atlantis Energy Systems as their product.  Written for an integrated PV Glass curtain wall, with on-site testing, commissioning and specific glass design parameters-the CSI formatted specification is also provided as a typical service for all our customers.

Commissioning

The enjoyment of opening a new building or starting up a new mechanical or electrical system can be annoying quickly if the system does not work the way the manufacturer, integrator or designers intended.

 One way to help avoid this disappointment and subsequent costly refinements or repairs is commissioning. Commissioning helps ensure that the system(s) will meet the needs of the owner and occupants. It also verifies that the designed system meets the owner’s requirements and that construction conforms to the contract documents and the system(s) operate as needed.

Atlantis Energy Systems thus, provides our customers with a Commissioning Checklist intended to provide commissioning agents, architects, engineers and owners with what we believe is an appropriate method to record photovoltaic system performance at the time of start-up. Moreover, we believe it is in the best interest of homeowners and facility managers alike, to pass this information onto their commissioning agent or others as appropriate to consider as a relevant documentation method.

LEED EA Credit 2

Testing and commissioning of a PV system should be seriously addressed and planned during the design stage to ensure that appropriate provision is made. We recommend that on larger projects or when USGBC LEED Certification requires, a commissioning agent is identified at an early stage of design development. Sufficient time will be needed in the construction schedule for testing and commissioning to be adequately carried out and to ensure that any faults or equipment defects are identified and rectified. Additionally, testing and/or balancing cannot be properly carried out under low sunlight levels so extra time will be needed for unexpected climatic weather changes.

Testing and commissioning requirements should be clearly stated in all phases of specifications as well as the contract specification. Atlantis Energy Systems recommends that parameters to be tested: test conditions, test points, values expected and acceptable tolerances should be included in the projects specification as early as possible. Our team of engineers and architects are available to your firm when these criteria are needed. If a third party commissioning agent is required for full commissioning, this should be outlined in the specification as well.