Construction teams often face challenges during two phases of a construction project start-up and completion according to a survey from FMI Corp., a Raleigh, N.C.-based management consulting firm, and ...

This is the second post in our series examining the basics, benefits and boundaries of building commissioning. Read part one of the series here. In our previous post on building commissioning we ...

ATLANTA – A newly published standard focused on the commissioning process will help ensure a fully functional, fine-tuned facility. ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 202, Commissioning Process for Buildings ...

Commissioning is a vital step near the end of a plant’s construction, its purpose to hand over a safe, efficient and operation-ready facility to the owner. It is the planned coordination and execution ...

My elevator speech about commissioning boils the process down to documentation, testing, and training. Documentation is a constant throughout the commissioning process, theoretically starting with the ...

Recently, a data center retro-commissioning project uncovered issues that could have led to catastrophic failure. A maintenance workaround was fixed and, by identifying and subsequently eliminating ...