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		<title>#commissioning #Cx  #retrocommissioning #virtualcx #building #facility #LEED #sustainable #green #greenbuilding &#8211; Northern California, #datacenter #HVAC #chillers &#8211; data center commissioning</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 05:35:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>6 Easy Tips for Completing Commissioning on Schedule</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commissioning is often compressed at the end of the project, lumped in with start-up, TAB and move-in. How do you avoid schedule compression? Well, it&#8217;s not always easy but we have&#160;found that the best way to get a team on schedule is to: Promote the Pre-Requisites: Help them understand the pre-requisites required before Cx can [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=buildingcommissioning.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2361288&amp;post=602&amp;subd=buildingcommissioning&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Commissioning domestic water: waterless faucets have MORE germs!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hands-free faucets harbor germs, Johns Hopkins study says LA TIMES: Hands-free electronic faucets can save a lot of water &#8212; and because you don&#8217;t have to touch them with your grubby fingers to turn them on, have widely been assumed to help fight the spread of germs, too. &#160; But a team at the Johns [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=buildingcommissioning.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2361288&amp;post=599&amp;subd=buildingcommissioning&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Commissioning Report: Solar at Googleplex</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Links to Commissioning Resources &#8211; courtesy of the National Institute of Building Sciences</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 20:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s some good building commissioning resources. CHECK IT OUT&#160;(scroll down) Filed under: Uncategorized<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=buildingcommissioning.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2361288&amp;post=593&amp;subd=buildingcommissioning&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Whole Building Commissioning Process Manual&#8221; &#8211; Department of Veteran&#8217;s Affairs. Updated 2010</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Manual &#8211; &#8220;Commissioning and acceptance testing is integral to the design and&#160; construction process, not additive.&#8221; &#160; Download the Manual &#160; &#160; Filed under: Uncategorized<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=buildingcommissioning.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2361288&amp;post=592&amp;subd=buildingcommissioning&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Certified Building Commissioning Firm (CBCF) Certification Program &#8211; NEW from AEE</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 06:04:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) announces The Certified Building Commissioning Firm (CBCF) program.&#160; Objectives To raise the professional standards of firms engaging in building commissioning. To improve the practice of building commissioning by encouraging professionals in a firm to engage in a continuing education program of professional development related to commissioning. To identify firms with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=buildingcommissioning.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2361288&amp;post=591&amp;subd=buildingcommissioning&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Development of a Knowledge-Based System to Improve Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Coordination</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ABSTRACT -&#160;CIFE: Center for Integrated Facility Engineering Thomas M. Korman and C.B. Tatum CIFE Technical Report #129 July, 2001 STANFORD UNIVERSITY -&#160;Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) coordination is a major challenge for&#160;complex buildings and industrial plants. &#160;It involves locating equipment and routing&#160;connecting elements for each system using a process of sequentially comparing and&#160;overlaying transparent drawings [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=buildingcommissioning.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2361288&amp;post=584&amp;subd=buildingcommissioning&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>YouTube: U.S. Greenbuild: &#8220;Fueling generational change around the globe&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 02:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>AEE Commissioning Survey &#8211; please contribute your opinion</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) has been awarded a DOE grant to expand our existing industry recognized building commissioning training program.&#160; We are asking industry professionals to complete a survey on building commissioning training as part of the project. &#160; Would you please assist us by completing the short survey?&#160; The survey is available [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=buildingcommissioning.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2361288&amp;post=580&amp;subd=buildingcommissioning&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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