Past Live Events
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May 15 - How to work with the Stakeholders in the Cx process
There are many stakeholders in the Cx process. During this webinar, you learn who the stakeholders are, when to involve them, and what to expect from each of them. ...
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April 17th - Working with the Owner to develop the OPR and use it throughout the life of the Building
Getting a quality owner's project requirement (OPR) document is not always easy. But it is a critical document for the success of a project. During this webinar, you...
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March 20, 2023 - Working with your local AHJ
Working with code officials and the commissioning process can be a critical part of any building project. During this webinar we will cover how to develop a solid...
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December 12 - Building Performance Audits, System Tune-Ups = Commissioning?
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November 14 - Leveraging the Cx Process to Improve the O&M Turnover Process
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October 24 - Collaborating with Building Envelope Commissioning
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October 3 - Post Covid Recovery
As businesses that where shutdown or provided for a modified in-person work schedule have attempted to recovery, they have made changes to their building operations,...
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June 13- Level of Confidence and Risk Mitigation: Insurance Coverage, Defining Level of Confidence in the Cx Scope – Part 2
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May 9 - Level of Confidence and Risk Mitigation: Level of Confidence Concept and Risk Mitigation, Related Contractual Language – Part 1
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April 11 - Ongoing Commissioning: Getting the most from your building data through Analytics
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March 21 - Ongoing Commissioning: Contracting for Implementation
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December 13– Operating with Persistence: Monitoring-Based Commissioning and HVAC Analytics
This presentation explores the application of HVAC Analytics on energy efficiency projects, which previously would have been at risk for persistence. Equipment and its...
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November 8– Electrical Cx – Functional Testing Based on Real World Examples
Commissioning electrical systems is key to the proper operation of a building. Each electrical system is different and varies in complexity and therefore requires...
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October 25 – Building Enclosure/Envelope Commissioning Procedure and Practice
Today building owners are faced with increasingly complex building enclosure (envelope) design, new construction materials, shrinking schedules, and code requirements...
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September 13 – Medical Gas System Commissioning
Within a hospital, there are few systems more important than the Medical Gas Systems. These systems directly affect patient care, are used in life-saving procedures,...
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06.14.21 | Panel Discussion: Bi-Polar What? UV Who?
This webinar will bring together a panel of industry experts to talk about the rapid advancements in deploying alternate air purifying technologies due to the Covid...
Mon 10:00 AM PDT
Ventilation for Healthy Buildings
Over the past year, the COVID-19 Pandemic drove an intense focus on the risk of virus transmission in indoor environments, including commercial, institutional, and...
Mon 12:00 PM PDT
Breathing Easy – Filtration Best Practices for Indoor Environmental Quality
The average person spends 87% of their life indoors – living, working, and sleeping, and all the while breathing indoor air. How much does your HVAC system help reduce...
Mon 10:00 AM PST
Assuring Health and Wellness: Learning from the Pandemic
The pandemic has changed our expectations for health and safety in the buildings we occupy and visit. As we shift our focus from reacting to immediate SARS-CoV-2 virus...
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Panel Discussion: Coordination and Cx of Today’s Integrated Systems
Moderator Tom Poeling of U.S. Engineering leads all three of the above speakers in a discussion of commissioning in today’s building environment. The speakers will...
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Commissioning Fire & Life Safety Systems Essentials
The 2018 Edition of NFPA3, Standard for Commissioning Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems, provides the process, methods, and documents for commissioning fire...
Mon 10:00 AM PDT
Cx for Safety & Security of Buildings
Building safety and security issues continue to dominate the national conversation. As threats and mitigating technologies evolve, it is essential that security system...
Mon 10:00 AM PDT
Integration: lighting controls, HVAC, and beyond
Significant energy savings can be achieved by turning off HVAC when spaces are unoccupied. In the past, carbon dioxide was used as a proxy for occupancy, but energy...
Mon 12:40 PM PDT
Build a Sustainable Facility Knowledge Management Program
Mon 11:30 AM PDT
The Inside Scoop: What You Need to Know About Data Center Commissioning
Mon 10:20 AM PDT
Commissioning Data Centers
Mon 9:10 AM PDT
Healthcare in Crisis – Pandemic Cx Response from the Frontlines
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Heathcare Commissioning: A Guide to Adding Value
Mon 12:40 PM PDT
Automating Commissioning with Software: Science Fiction or the New Reality?
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A Case for Ongoing Commissioning at Scale – Brookfield Properties
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EBCx of a College Campus
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Let’s Bend the Curve: New Strategies to Maximize Ongoing Building Performance
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Best Practices for Ongoing Commissioning - the What, Why, and How of Our Profession's Most Innovative Commissioning Solution
Mon 12:40 PM PDT
Re-Occupy with Confidence: Practical Approaches to Reduce Risks and Create Healthier Indoor Environments
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Establishing BECx Testing and Inspection Protocols for Project Success
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Ensuring High Performing Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings Through Rigorous BECx
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Commissioning the Building Enclosure: What is Really Important
Mon 8:00 AM PDT
Building Enclosure Thermal Bridging Analysis as Part of the Commissioning Process
Mon 12:40 PM PDT
Project Certainty Using a Completions Mindset
Mon 11:30 AM PDT
Structural Commissioning
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Technology Systems Commissioning
Mon 9:10 AM PDT
Riding the Digital Transformation Wave - Don't let your Cx process get wiped out!
Mon 8:00 AM PDT
Python: Open-Source Data Analytics
Mon 12:40 PM PDT
Commissioning Essentials: 3 Killer Concepts for Cx
Mon 11:30 AM PDT
Commissioning from the Owner’s Perspective
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Commissioning "Outside" the Box, Alternatives and Shortfalls of Traditional Pre-Functional Checklists
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Commissioning Requirements in Building Codes and Standards – Where and What is Included?
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Unlocking the Value of Cx: Achieving Success through Training and a Culture of Collaboration
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Campus Utility Systems, Part 4: Utility Services Integrated System Test
This is the fourth of a 4-part webinar series on the commissioning of campus utility systems. The previous three webinars reviewed the commissioning of boiler systems,...
Mon 10:00 AM PDT
Campus Utility Systems, Part 2: Chilled Water Systems
This is the second of a 4-part webinar series on the commissioning of campus utility systems. Part 2 describes the role of the commissioning provider (CxP) in the...
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Commissioning Contracts and Hiring CxP
Understanding contracts and realizing how their contents impact the CxP’s ability to secure, execute and profit from commissioning services represents the cornerstone...
Mon 10:00 AM PST
Panel Discussion on “Passive and Natural Ventilation Design, Construction, Commissioning, and Operation”
Passive and active natural ventilations systems, in the right climate zone, can be an effective way to reduce mechanical cooling costs in appropriate buildings. These...
Mon 10:00 AM PDT
Commissioning Support for Building Automation Systems – Part 2
The commissioning provider is expected to assure that the building automation system (BAS) is properly installed, operational and meets key design requirements. This...
Mon 10:00 AM PDT
Introduction to Microgrid Commissioning
Commissioning is on the cusp of evolution beyond the single-building perspective and expanding into commissioning buildings as part of a broader infrastructure where...
Mon 10:00 AM PDT
BAS Data: the Fuel for Your EMIS
As major organizations have raced to embrace “smart” buildings, they have discovered that merely adding sensors, hardware and software are not enough for a building to...
Mon 10:00 AM PDT
Commissioning, Support for Building Automation Systems
The expansion of Building Automation Systems (BAS) throughout the building construction industry is requiring commissioning providers to provide more insight, earlier,...
Mon 10:00 AM PDT
Past, Present ad Future of Building Science Quality Assurance
With a focus on building enclosures, you will learn more about the full Building Science space and how quality assurance systems have been developed and executed. You...
Mon 10:00 AM PDT
PE Ethics
Each day many of us are faced with ethical dilemmas in our commissioning practice. A cyclical refresher on engineering ethics is becoming more common in various...
Wed 10:00 AM PST
A Daylighting Review for Commissioning Providers
The purpose of daylighting controls is to create consistent lighting in a variety of zones and work areas of commercial buildings. This webinar is a comprehensive...
Wed 10:00 AM PST
Commissioning, as related to Plumbing, Fire Protection, & Medical Gas Related Construction
During design and construction, plumbing often is an overlooked part of the commissioning process. Mr. Sbarbaro will review plumbing systems and commissioning test...
Wed 10:00 AM PDT
Commissioning of Horizontal Structures
Commissioning isn’t just for buildings! Our entire infrastructure has evolved to a level of complexity that embraces an increasingly multi-phase and multi-disciplinary...
Wed 10:00 AM PDT
The Principles & Use of Infrared Thermography in Commissioning
This webinar demonstrates the exciting science and beneficial use of infrared (IR) thermography, and its potential and limitations in commissioning. We will look at...
Thu 10:00 AM PDT
Modular Construction Quality Assurance
Modular building, as opposed to traditional site-built construction, is a growing trend in today’s market. But what happens between the design that meets owner’s...
Wed 10:00 AM PDT
Building Pressurization Controls, Sequences of Operations and Lessons Learned
This webinar will review common building pressurization controls strategies, recommendations on sequences of operations that actually work and real world lessons learned.
Wed 10:00 AM PDT
Commission the Factory – Importance of Factory Inspections in the BECx Process
Factory inspection visits are vital, yet they unfortunately have a habit of being overlooked. The factory inspection process during the Building Envelope Commissioning...
Wed 10:00 AM PDT
Lights Are On, But Nobody’s Home – Commissioning Occupancy Sensors
Lighting uses about 30-40% of a building’s energy use. Occupancy sensors can reduce that to about 20%, but only if they’re working properly. In this webinar, Lyn...
Wed 10:00 AM PST
Optimizing Central Utility Plants
Chilled water plant controls are often specified to optimize the energy performance of the system. Prescriptive sequences of operation to achieve optimal performance,...
Wed 10:00 AM PST
Diving into Energy Savings Calculations
Energy savings calculations are often a daunting task for commissioning providers on existing building commissioning projects. This webinar will provide an overview of...
Wed 10:00 AM PST
BIM and Commissioning
Most people in the built environment have heard about and are somewhat familiar with BIM (Building Information Modeling). This webinar goes into detail on the current...
Wed 10:00 AM PDT
How to make the switch to a recurring revenue model: Leveraging analytics for better business
Adopt better business practices that enable you to improve your process, provide your clients with ROI, and increase your consulting margins. Using analytics to...
Wed 10:00 AM PDT
Commissioning of VRF and DOAS Systems
Variable Refrigerant Flow/Variable Refrigerant Volume (VRF/VRV) systems have been around for years, but installation and commissioning of these systems is rife with...
Wed 10:00 AM PDT
The Commissioning Process in Codes and Standards
The Commissioning Process is now being included as a requirement in multiple codes, best practices, guidelines, and standards. This webinar reviews how the...
Wed 10:00 AM PDT
Energy Savings Calculations – What you need to know
Energy savings calculations are often a daunting task for commissioning providers on existing building commissioning projects. This webinar will provide an overview...
Wed 10:00 AM PDT
Loss of Power: Are you really prepared?
Loss of Power, the verification of multiple building systems under loss of normal power, is a fundamental--and critical--functional performance test that should be...
Wed 10:00 AM PDT
Commissioning for NetZero
Commissioning for net-zero new construction and high efficiency buildings is not simple or easy. This presentation identifies many of the most common issues...