In 2018 the BCxA was part of a critical survey to help define the ROI and financial benefit of new construction and existing building commissioning. This survey was not the first of its kind. However, it presented and much-needed update to this type of survey. This presentation will be a follow-up to an initial presentation delivered at a past BCxA event, covering new construction ROI and how to develop a specific cost-saving and avoided cost story for your projects.

First, the presentation will uncover benchmarks from recent and past surveys to establish a baseline for expected ROI results from a project.

Next, the presentation will present a process to develop cost savings around design and construction issues typically found during new construction commissioning projects. This will include identifying three categories for classifying issues and identifying savings. These include energy savings, operations and maintenance savings, and lost project scope savings. As part of this presentation, we will break down how to identify and calculate savings for each one of these categories to develop an accurate ROI and avoided cost story for your projects.

Attendees will leave the session understanding the basics of calculating avoided costs for their project and how to compare to past projects to help accurately market and convince owners of their ultimate value in providing commissioning services.