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The commissioning professional should facilitate at least one design phase meeting with representatives of the O&M trainees, preferably including some future trainees themselves.

POTUS leaves Paris in the rear view, but industry groups refuse to ditch the Accord.

Planning ahead will help you reach systems for inspection and maintenance.

Defending your selection of air filters in a lawsuit should be easy, right?

Most of us in the developed world spend the majority of our time indoors, breathing clean-smelling air that is mechanically warmed or cooled and then perhaps filtered and recirculated.

O&M staff training has always been a key component of new or renovated building systems commissioning.

In many situations, sole-sourcing a BAS offers some definite advantages as long as you can skirt around any requirement to bid the work out.

In May’s column, I detailed the benefits to the owner of defining and enforcing a standard VAV terminal unit control sequence.

Is it time for a total system replacement or a phased approach?

Last month, I opened a discussion on how I have enjoyed integrated project delivery (IPD) and design-build (D-B) projects over the years and how I have been fortunate to learn from other team members as I shaped my “full team participation” (FTP) process.