Commissioning Services
Commissioning is an essential service that is gaining momentum in today’s building construction industry. It is a quality assurance process that ensures high performance buildings are tested for performance and maintained to meet the requirements of the owner and operators. Wood Harbinger has been providing commissioning services since the early ‘90s, and over that time, we have seen the combination of building systems and controls become more complex. Our commissioning team has a proven, systematic process that ensures that the interconnected systems function in harmony with each other. Our commissioning team also has a background in mechanical and electrical design, and they are especially strong in their ability to fully understand the systems that are commissioned.
Commissioning provides many benefits during design, construction, and long after the completion date; benefits include:
- Design and construction cost savings
- Energy savings
- Reduction in operating costs
- Improved workplace environment
- Maintenance staff training
Our commissioning team is experienced in:
- Developing and reviewing owner’s project requirements for new construction
- Conducting peer reviews of designs for equipment maintenance and serviceability
- Performing Contract Document Review
- Writing commissioning specifications
- Commissioning plans and reports
- Reviewing construction submittal review
- Installing conformance with construction documents
- Reviewing major equipment start-up observation and review
- Conducting operational performance testing
- Conducting integrated systems testing
- Developing of systems manuals
- Training O&M personnel
- Performing post acceptance activities
- Reviewing equipment performance warranty
- Commissioning existing buildings
- Performing LEED prerequisite and enhanced commissioning
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Wood Harbinger has taken a leadership role with the Building Commissioning Association (BCA), the only organization dedicated to total building commissioning. We have placed ourselves at the top of this organization in order to shape and promote the practice of commissioning and be recognized as leaders in this developing and evolving industry. Our clients benefit from our involvement by having state-of-the-art commissioning practices and procedures applied to every job.
Wood Harbinger is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council and has an active role in staff education and participation in sustainable design building technologies.
Our commissioning team is composed of LEED Accredited Professionals, who are well-versed in LEED systems and documentation requirements. They possess the knowledge and experience to maximize LEED credits for commissioning. They are practiced in leveraging the commissioning process to document credits; examples include: ventilation, indoor air quality, and measurement and verification.
Wood Harbinger's team has experience writing systems manuals to earn LEED credits. This ensures that the owners and maintenance staff sustain optimal building operation.
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