Should You Use Building Commissioning?

As buildings become more technologically complex, commissioning has become a popular tool for a building owner to verify that everything works.

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February 10, 2002, 9:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"While the concept of building commissioning is no longer as alien as it once was, the process itselfand the resultstill leave many firms with more questions than answers. Building commissioning is fairly straightforward: to assure that the design and installation of a building's equipment and systems actually satisfy the owner's intent and to facilitate the turnover of the equipment and systems to the owner so that operations, preventive maintenance and troubleshooting programs can be established."

Thanks to Tom Collins

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