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Discusses the roles of a special inspector for smoke control systems in a bulding. Review of the system design relative to the code requirements; Responsibilities during the construction phase; Understanding of fire protection design.

The article discusses the benefits of using the Honeywell Enterprise Buildings Integrator (EBI), a management platform integrating core-building functions, at the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. With EBI, facilities personnel of the hospital can view systems in real time, react to issues, and solve problems. Also, facility managers can use EBI to provide real-time and data rich reports to the inspectors from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

The article discusses the value of commissioning, the act of demonstrating compliance with the design intent and the construction document requirements in the building system. The author recommends that a commissioning team must strictly stick to the pass/fail test criteria. She expresses that if some aspects of a test do not attain the documented criteria, it should be tagged as a deficiency. This rule will avoid disagreements regarding matters of fairness and consistency in grading.