With innovative systems theoretical gains often are not realized in the final product. Reasons span from design and specification through manufacturing, installation, operation, and maintenance.

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 ...

It is recommended that facility managers continue to collect and trend data after the handoff phase. FIGURE 2. Retro-commissioning these CRAC units resulted in cooling capacity and efficiency gains.

Owners must provide the commissioning and acceptance testing team basis of design (BOD) documents, electrical single-line diagrams, engineering studies, hazard notifications, and safety training ...