Ongoing Commissioning—The Next Step in the Commissioning Process
David Landman, Cimetrics
Many existing buildings are not performing as well as they could perform, resulting in wasted energy and climate control problems. Building commissioning is a process that is intended to ensure that building systems function efficiently and satisfy the operational needs for the building.
There are several types of building commissioning:
- New building commissioning.
- Retrocommissioning: retroactive commissioning of an existing building.
- Recommissioning: commissioning a building that was previously commissioned.
- Ongoing commissioning: a commissioning process that is intended to continuously improve or maintain a building's performance.
Cimetrics' specialty is ongoing commissioning of large commercial, institutional, and industrial buildings with Infometrics. Over time, the performance of building systems and equipment degrades for a number of reasons. An ongoing building commissioning process enables facility engineering and maintenance staff to detect and diagnose problems as they arise, and to maximize the performance of existing building equipment and systems as buildings evolve.
Infometrics is the leading service for remote monitoring and ongoing commissioning of building systems. An Infometrics program provides powerful algorithm-based analysis of continuously collected data from building automation systems. Valuable periodic reports enable owners to optimize efficiency and comfort, lower maintenance costs, and effectively manage facility staff and contractors.
Biography:
David Landman serves as chief of energy engineering at Cimetrics Inc. Mr. Landman is primarily responsible for quality control and analysis of Cimetrics' hotel, healthcare, and university customers throughout the United States. Mr. Landman has 20 years of experience in the energy field and has a Masters of Science in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University.