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Building Commissioning
Information Resources
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Continous Commissioning
Guidebook, Federal Energy Management Program
http://www.eere.energy.gov/femp/operations_maintenance/commissioning_guidebook.cfm
This guidebook presents a comprehensive and ongoing process to resolve
operating problems, improve comfort, optimize energy use, and identify
retrofits for existing commercial and institutional buildings and central
plant facilities. Continuous CommissioningSM (CCSM) has produced typical
savings of 20% with payback under three years (often 1-2 years) in more
than 130 large buildings. |
A Practical
Guide for Commissioning Existing Buildings
http://eber.ed.ornl.gov/commercialproducts/retrocx.htm
Commissioning principles are being applied to existing buildings more
and more often. Commissioning of existing buildings, also known as retrocommissioning,
helps to systematically optimize building systems so that they operate
efficiently and effectively, often eliminating the need for costly capital
improvements. |
Building
Commissioning Association
http://www.bcxa.org/resources/index.shtm
The BCA provides information and resources to its members and to the
public to increase awareness and promote building commissioning. |
NCEF - Building Commissioning
for Schools
http://www.edfacilities.org/rl/commissioning.cfm
This is the National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities' resource
list of links, books, and journal articles on building commissioning, which
is the process of certifying that a new school building meets required
specifications. |
AEE - Fundamentals of Building
Commissioning
https://www.aeecenter.org/store/detail.cfm?id=807&category_id=4
This is a course offered by the Association of Energy Engineers that
will examine all aspects of building commissioning, including project scheduling,
roles and responsibilities of the project team, new building commissioning,
retro and recommissioning of existing buildings, system by system commissioning
requirements, TAB and verification procedures, the LEED rating system,
building code issues, and commissioning tools and technologies. |
Building Toolbox - Building
Commissioning
http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/info/operate/buildingcommissioning.html
This site is sponsored by the US Department of Energy. Due to
the sophistication of building designs and the complexity of building systems
constructed today, commissioning is necessary, but not automatically included
as part of the typical design and construction process. Commissioning is
critical for ensuring that the design developed through the whole-building
design process is successfully constructed and operated. |
The Cost-Effectiveness of
Commercial Buildings Commissioning
http://eetd.lbl.gov/emills/PUBS/Cx-Costs-Benefits.html
This report was sponsored by the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Program, U.S. Department of
Energy. |
