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Getting past the appeal of low first-cost decisions: commissioning could be the cure.
Most new construction and building retrofit projects do no formal commissioning. First-cost and schedule concerns dominate the design and construction process. The customary informal design verification review and installation punch list approach to quality control does not produce quality results. For example, fairly large percentages of Wisconsin building owners reported quality-related problems with new systems (heating and air conditioning, 81%; electrical and ventilation, 38%; and envelope and plumbing, 25%). Typical findings in non-commissioned buildings include disabled control systems, poorly documented building modifications, major air flow problems, significant ...
- "Nonresidential building operators: State Market Index" by BizMiner January...
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire January 18, 2008 700+ words
M2 PRESSWIRE-18 January 2008-MindBranch: "Nonresidential building operators: State Market Index" by BizMiner January 2008(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:17012008 The metrics in this report...
- More advanced training for multi-family building operators is now...
- Magazine article from: Real Estate Weekly October 6, 2004 700+ words
...operations and energy management field who have experience in training and preparation of instructional tools for building operators. The Association for Energy Affordability, Inc. is a not-for-profit membership, training and technical...
- SiteStuff Acquires Internet Portal That Links Office Building Operators With...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire January 10, 2001 700+ words
New York-Based RexOffice Technology Platform to Benefit SiteStuff Customers Nationally AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- SiteStuff, Inc., the leading e-procurement solution for the commercial real estate industry, announced today it has acquired RexOffice.com, Inc. a New York-based company
- Owners see 1.1% rise in operating expenses. (office building operators) (Brief...
- Magazine article from: Building Design & Construction November 1, 1993 700+ words
Total operating expenses for U.S. office buildings increased by an average of 1.1 percent last year, from $8.30 per square foot in 1991 to $8.39 per square foot in 1992, according to a study by the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International. By comparison, net operating income
- INS Airavat commissioned.
- Newspaper article from: United News of India (UNI) (New Delhi, India) May 19, 2009 700+ words
...Pennant' with the National anthem being played marked the formal commissioning ceremony. Addressing newspersons onboard Airavat, Chief...Pennant' with the National anthem being played marked the formal commissioning ceremony. Addressing newspersons onboard Airavat, Chief...
- Commissioning Is Key.(a documented confirmation)
- Magazine article from: Michigan Contractor and Builder Tahara, Nisah J. January 29, 2005 700+ words
...training and support. Efthemiou said, "The school operates the way it was designed to meet the district needs. A formal commissioning process implemented on high-performance school facilities, such as Renaissance High School, fine tunes the...
- Subic Coast Guard auxiliary group fulfills environmental mandate.
- News wire article from: Philippines News Agency May 22, 2009 700+ words
...Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA) has mobilized its forces for an environmental protection project following the formal commissioning of the volunteers group only two months ago. The PCGA's 102nd Squadron, as the Subic group is designated...
- I/N Tek sheet steel facility to be formally commissioned. (New Carlisle,...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 19, 1990 700+ words
...FORMALLY COMMISSIONED NEW CARLISLE, Ind., April 19 /PRNewswire/ -- About 700 guests are expected to attend the formal commissioning here of I/N Tek, the world's most advanced facility for the finishing of cold-rolled sheet steel, on...