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The following calendar can be used to find the text to some of Rebecca Ellis’ monthly Commissioning columns in Engineered Systems Magazine.
by Rebecca Ellis, PE, LEED AP BD+C, CCP, CPMP, CxA
Engineered Systems Magazine
January - Public Art Gallery Air Handling Unit Trend Analysis
December - Art Storage Vault Air Handling Unit Trend Analysis
November - Critical Air Handling System Trend Analysis
October - Parking Garage Makeup Air and Heating Trend Analysis
September - Trend Logs
August - Equipment Start-up & Commissioning
July - Equipment And Controls Integration
June - WHAT IS Accessible?
May - ALL-Access Pass
April -
Commissioning and Baseball
by Paul Schlueter
March - Missing Operations & Maintenance Participation
February - Owner Expectations at the End of Construction
January - Facilities Staff Design Involvement
December - BCxA Essential Attributes, Part 6
November - BCxA Essential Attributes, Part 5
October - BCxA Essential Attributes, Part 4
September - BCxA Essential Attributes, Part 3
August - BCxA Essential Attributes, Part 2
July - What is Commissioning?
June - The Business Case for Commissioning and Retrocommissioning
May - Functional Performance Test Procedures
April - Reconsidering Resets
March - Commissioning Certifications
February - On Board Equipment Controls Integration
January - Controls Design Timing
December - LEED, Commissioning and Energy Conservation
November - Some Solutions Really Aren't
October - Commissioning & Energy Conservation
September - Testing Frustrations
August - Trend Log or Ongoing Monitoring and Optimization
July - Trend Log Analysis II
June - Trend Log Analysis
May - Commissioning And Incomplete Design Documents
April - When There is No O&M Representative
March - Preparation For LEED For Existing Buildings
February - Preparing for Energy Metering and Management
January - Preparing for Systems Optimization
December - Commissioning Is Just The Start
November - Design-Phase Commissioning By The Numbers
October - Enter The Matrix
September - Why Design-Phase Commissioning
August - Who Does That?
July - LEED Commissioning Design Review
June - Fast-Track Commissioning
May - Design-Build Vs. Design-Bid-Build
April - Submittal Reviews
March - Nice Building - How’s It Work?
February - Put That Stroll On The Schedule
January - Design Delays
December - LEED® EB Streamlines for 2008
November - Forwarding the Retro Process
October - Stop, Look & Listen
September - How Much Of A Good Thing?
August -
When to Retrocommission?
July - Core & Shell and Tenant Fit-Out Projects, Part 3
June - Core & Shell and Tenant Fit-Out Projects, Part 2
May - Commissioning Core & Shell and Tenant Fit-Out Projects
April - Is there a Minimum Definition of Commissioning?
March - Is the DID Done? Design Intent or Owner's Project Requirements: Understand the Role of Each
February - Retrocommissioning New Buildings
January - Deferred or Phased Testing
December - Commissioning: Fair and Balanced
November - Rewards Revisited
October - The Perfect Test
September - Commissioning Completion
August - Too Much Commissioning?
July - Small ≠ Unimportant
June - Commissioning Existing Systems Renovations
May - De-Commissioning
April - Pre-Commissioning
March - Building Success
February - Commissioning Keeps on Giving
January - Can We Be Intelligent?
December - Why be Rigorous? - Part 2
November - Why be Rigorous? - Part 1
October - What is a Test?
September - How Much to Test?
August - Maintenance Responsibility vs. Operational Turnover
July - Testing Inter-System Functionality
June - What is a System?
May - Commissioning Provider Contracts
April - Selecting the Cx Provider for You
March - What do Owners Want from a Commissioning Provider?
February - Qualities of an Excellent Commissioning Provider
January - Deciding What Tasks to Include in Commissioning
December - Deciding How to Commission What
November - Commissioning Retail Facilities
October - System Operating Procedures
September - Operations & Maintenance Design Intent
August - Integrated Design Intent
February - Building Automation Startup and Fine Tuning vs. Commissioning
January - Planning Ahead
December - Commissioning Humidification & Dehumidification Systems
November - Commissioning Commercial Facilities
October - Commissioning Government Facilities
September - Industrial Facilities Commissioning
August - Energy Management System Surprises
July - Commissioning Healthcare Facilities
June - Commissioning for Colleges and Universities
May - Commissioning for the Hospitality Industry
April - Commissioning for Indoor Air Quality
March - Commissioning K-12 Schools
February - Energy Management System Documentation
January - LEED & Commissioning
December - Partnering & Commissioning
November - Beyond Operations & Maintenance Training
October - Test & Balance in the Commissioning Provider's Scope
September - Balancing and Commissioning
April - Training is Not an Event
March - Is Commissioning Undermining Quality Control?
December - Punchlists & Commissioning
November - Teamwork
October - Functional Completion
September - Owners Make The Difference
August - Commissioning of Central Chilled Water Plants
July - Commissioning is Not a Commodity
June - As Built Drawings
March - Continuous Commissioning
February - Recommissioning
January - Types of Commissioning
December - Executive Decision
November - Budget, Schedule or Quality?
October - Commissioning and Measurement & Verification
September - Commissioning & Design Build Projects
August - The Design Intent Document Lives On
July - Design Intent Document
June - Commissioning & Deferred Maintenance
April - Reduce the Cost of a Construction Project with Commissioning
March - Keeping the Fire Alive
February - Commissioning Construction Phase Scheduling
December - Quality Control Or Commissioning?
November - Planning for Commissioning
October - What's Commissioning Done for Me Lately?
September - Commissioning and the Preventive Maintenance Plan
August - Operations & Maintenance Personnel And The Commissioning Process
July - Was the Building Properly Commissioned?
June - Commissioning of Smoke Management Systems: Preparations Prior to Final Testing
May - Starting Commissioning Late
April - Aren't We Paying For This Already?
March - Selling Commissioning
February - Commissioning Converts
January - Is Electrical Really Different Than Mechanical?
December - Communication
November - Existing Building Commissioning (Recommissioning)
October - Who Performs Commissioning?
September - Cost of Commissioning
August - Warranty Period
July - Writing It Down
June - Operations Personnel Training
May - Systems Verification Testing
April - Construction Phase Commissioning Activities
March - Design Phase Commissioning Activities
February - Pre-Design Phase Commissioning Activities
January - Introduction
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