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This site provides resources for owners, architects, engineers, construction managers, contractors and commissioning providers.

Building commissioning is a process able to adapt to the needs of the building and the owner. Its abilities range from testing systems for conformance with the specified design to helping O&M departments identify and then verify that their energy initiatives and programs are being properly implemented.

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The Expanding World of Commissioning

Commissioning is a rapidly growing field, that uses a variety of approaches to the commissioning process. Some approaches are more formal and paper-intensive, while others are less formal and more field intensive.

Commissioning has the flexibility to serve the varied needs of the owner, ranging from the more thorough documentation requirements of a pharmaceutical facility, to process-driven LEED commissioning, to retrocommissioning.

Whether focused on design, testing, performance, energy or Operations and Maintenance (O&M) needs, the commissioning industry offers a wide variety of services. From its early beginnings less than 20 years ago, its membership has worked to standardize and clarify its processes and activities. As a result of an industry-wide effort to set and maintain high standards, the Commissioning Authority has become a valued asset to projects, whether new or existing.

Training and the Future

pecnight.gifA mounting need is education. Commissioning personnel typically come from the world of design or from field application backgrounds (controls, testing and balancing, etc.). They bring a varied world of experience that takes many years to develop. As the existing workforce ages and nears retirement, the need to develop educational resources to train a new commissioning workforce is growing increasingly apparent.

The end result of commissioning should be focused on what the customer wants and needs. Helping the entire construction and O&M team meet those expectations is one of commissioning’s main values.

Pictured to the right: Some Cx-related courses are being taught at San Francisco’s Pacific Energy Center

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