Building Commissioning for Reliable, High-Performing Facilities
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Independent verification of building systems for lasting performance.
Commissioning Defined: Assurance for Building Owners
Engineering Economics, Inc., provides facility owners and operators with peace of mind through our comprehensive building commissioning services. Through this process, our clients gain insights into the performance and efficiency of their facilities’ infrastructure and systems that they can use to guide decision-making on optimizations. With our qualified independent consultants delivering their expertise, our clients can have the most efficient and sustainable facilities now as well as into the future.
Our commissioning services take a close look into critical systems to make sure they meet design intent, are built to construction documents and fulfill all necessary owner requirements and compliance needs. The end result is a facility that is optimized in terms of reliability and performance.
Types of Commissioning Services We Provide
The full range of commissioning services means we have the capability to serve clients no matter what their facility needs. We provide:
- Existing Building Commissioning: When upgrading an existing facility’s systems, we provide insights that help clients improve efficiency and realize the greatest outcomes.
- Re-Commissioning: These services can provide the basis for a tune-up in an existing facility’s systems, giving its stakeholders what they need to bring systems back within spec and ensure they continue to perform as expected.
- Retro-Commissioning: When existing facilities never go through the commissioning process, their systems are almost certain to under-perform when it comes to efficiency and sustainability, which is why we provide retro-commissioning to bring them on-track.
- Monitoring-Based Commissioning: With the use of advanced sensors and other smart devices, facility owners and managers can have consistent, real-time monitoring that they can use to optimize systems immediately, rather than waiting to begin a commissioning project.
Our Step-By-Step Commissioning Process
Our methodology for optimizing the performance of systems in a facility brings proven results for our clients. Backed by the power of our BalanceCx commissioning software and analytics program, the experts who make up our staff take a deep dive into every aspect of these systems to validate equipment, optimize performance, detect issues early and improve Energy Star scores. Here’s what stakeholders can expect when working with the team at EEI:
- Establishing Goals: Sitting down with the facility stakeholders, we work closely with them to determine the level of performance they want to achieve from their facilities. This provides our experts with the baseline expectations that will serve as the foundation for our efforts.
- Facility Planning: Utilizing our extensive expertise and experience in building commissioning, we develop a plan to achieve the results our clients seek. Every aspect of the facility is carefully evaluated to ensure the optimal performance of critical systems.
- Testing: As the plans are executed our qualified experts put systems through rigorous testing and deliver the level of performance our clients expect.
- Training: We put facilities in the best possible position to succeed even after we leave the site. This is why we take the time to focus on training facility managers and staff on proper care and monitoring of their systems.
- Documentation: Compliance is essential, and EEI provides clients with detailed and thorough documentation to help them meet their requirements. With the BalanceCx platform, facility owners and operators gain tools and dashboards that help them continuously monitor how well their systems are performing.
Why Facility Owners Trust EEI
With our focus on cutting-edge technology, long history of success and commitment to building excellence, it’s not surprising why so many facility owners and operators put their trustin EEI. Our status as an independent third-party consulting firm means they can depend on us to suggest and develop solutions that are the best fit for the facility and its goals, rather than trying to push solutions that work best for our bottom line.
Our commitment to making data-driven decisions also means we use the most advanced techniques for assessing the performance of systems. We’re dedicated to using best practices and technologies to improve facility performance in energy, water, waste, and carbon. This includes the utilization of leading-edge data analytics to inform our problem-solving efforts on behalf of our clients. Choosing to outsource these initiatives to us means facility stakeholders can stop worrying about the performance of their systems and focus on their core competencies.
Measurable Performance Gains
Facility owners and operators trust EEI to help them achieve measurable energy efficiency improvements in the performance of their systems across all KPIs. Our exhaustive commissioning process leads to numerous positive results that make facilities more efficient, more comfortable, and more profitable. We help clients improve cost savings and ROI in terms of lower energy consumption, extended equipment lifecycles and maintenance savings, and improved occupant comfort.
Proven Results from Real Projects
Commissioning Across Industries
- Healthcare: Creating a safe, healing environment for patients, staff and visitors is crucial. Our commissioning services ensure effective infection control and air quality as well as emergency preparedness and regulatory readiness.
- Education: Our expertise helps campuses reduce energy consumption, prevent construction delays, and improved, learning environments. This helps them further their mission of providing a productive space for students to learn.
- Federal: In order to be better stewards of public funds, government entities need to make sure their facilities are as efficient and effective as possible. With our expertise, federal agencies can achieve better results from their buildings.
- Aviation: The complexity of airport facilities today calls for a comprehensive approach to commissioning. With our help, airports can gain stronger performance out of systems ranging from baggage handling to security access control.
- Commercial and Mixed-Use: Effective and efficient systems contribute to higher ROI and better tenant satisfaction rates. We help stakeholders in this segment improve building performance and enhance their resiliency to market conditions.
- Manufacturing & Industrial: From chemical plants to semiconductor production, our services ensure operations in these facilities deliver the highest levels of performance. We have expertise in cleanrooms, gas delivery systems, and integrating Good Manufacturing Practice standards.
- Mission-Critical: Data centers and other mission-critical facilities need to provide consistent, reliable operation. Our commissioning capabilities ensure 24/7/365 uptime and optimized performance.
- Science & Technology: Research labs, chip manufacturing facilities, and more need a rigorous process for commissioning their systems. EEI brings a wealth of expertise in serving the high-tech sector.
- Sports & Athletic Centers: These large-scale facilities have large-scale needs when it comes to the efficiency and sustainability of their systems. With the help of EEI, they can meet the unique needs of athletes, staff, and spectators.
- Sustainability: Whether it’s for an existing facility or new construction, EEI’s commissioning improves sustainability through higher energy efficiency, reduced environmental impact, and enhanced occupant health.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are building commissioning services?
Building commissioning involves verifying that all facility systems have been planned, installed, and operated in a manner that ensures the highest levels of performance and efficiency.
What are the seven steps of commissioning?
In general, the commissioning process consists of planning, design review, construction verification, functional testing, start-up, system performance verification, and close-out.
How much does building commissioning cost?
There are a wide range of factors that influence the cost of building commissioning services, and no two projects are exactly alike. Connect with one of our representatives to discuss your project so we can provide a clearer idea of potential costs.
EEI: Independent Leadership for Building Performance
Our status as an independent commissioning provider means clients can count on us to always do right by them and their facilities. We’re 100% employee-owned, meaning every member of our team is focused entirely on providing the best service. Our decades of leadership in the building commissioning space speak for themselves. Get in touch today to get the process started for your next project.