This session highlights current utility commissioning programs at National Grid in the Northeast and Sacramento Municipal Utility District in the West. These tools can help commissioning providers, as well as building operators and managers, detect operational problems. This session highlights the public sector efforts to promote building commissioning. In spite of the prevalence of energy management systems, EMS data is underused in diagnosing building problems. Quantifying Benefits To determine the value of commissioning for their projects, owners must have the ability to estimate and measure the savings from the process.
Speakers present two methodologies for quantifying commissioning benefits.
Speakers discuss the typical causes of these problems and outline a proven approach to commissioning the thermal envelope. Speakers in this session present technical case studies that illustrate the challenges in commissioning these facilities. Some states have begun to incorporate commissioning into codes. Speakers discuss recent code-related activities in Massachusetts and California. David Weitz, Mass. Board of Bldg.