I understand there are some commissioning providers who deliver commissioning differently than I have been writing about for the past 24 years. This alternate approach is called “process commissioning ...

Building enclosure commissioning—BECx—is intended to assure building quality by establishing an explicit process to verify that a building enclosure is designed and constructed to meet the owner’s ...

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 ...

We read and hear about building failures and the related tragedies with those failures and ask – what went wrong? The most common and expensive sources of these building failures involve building ...

Imagine spending millions of dollars on a building that will support your mission, but then when you move in, nothing works as intended. It’s why building commissioning is one of the best risk ...

Within the built world, and certainly the commissioning process (Cx) industry, there is a growing concern with owners and clients mistaking the commissioning process with installation and startup.

When embarking on multifamily building projects, there is a key component to ensuring your project is successful: commissioning. Commissioning ensures your building functions per the owner’s plans, ...

As Morrison Hershfield‘s Building Enclosure Commissioning Practice Lead, principal Stevan Vinci hears one question again and again: “The design team has an envelope consultant. What’s the point of ...

If you're an electrical contractor who's already familiar with the commissioning process, you're ahead of the curve. If not, it's time to get onboard if you want to keep your competitive edge.

CHICAGO — One of the biggest differences between ordinary buildings and "green" buildings may be that the green buildings actually operate the way they were designed. The U.S. Green Building Council ...

Building commissioning is a systematic quality assurance process that is often recommended in current green school guidelines. It seeks to assure before occupancy that a building performs in ...