General Contractors & CM’s
General Contractors
Our Services
EEI takes the stress out of Cx for our construction clients. Embedded with your team, we act as a quality assurance partner, identifying possible issues and assisting you in resolving those prior to formal commissioning. Our work results in fewer issues identified during the Cx and warranty phases, setting your team up for project success!
Cx Process Management & Staff Augmentation
- Provide technical leadership to direct the MEP subcontractor trades for successful Cx execution
- Generate weekly reports on project progress and issues
- Review contractor submittals and facilitate a controls summit to review the BAS submittals
- Facilitate Cx meetings to drive issues resolution
- Assist with schedule development including start-up and Cx tasks, identifying proper sequencing for predecessors and successors
- Serve as a liaison between the trades and the owner’s Cx provider
- Drive the pre-Cx process to verify the start-up and pre-functional testing is completed
- Review and monitor system start-up and functional testing through data analytics
- Assist in deficiency close-out
- Review and assist with closeout package including O&M documentation and as-built reviews
Building Analytics & Monitoring-Based Cx
Leverage the use of analytical tools (such as BalanceCx) to:
- Test 100% of building systems, freeing the EEI team to focus on resolving issues
- Verify that equipment performs per the Owner Project Requirements (OPR)
- Verify all system routines, sequences, and modes operate as designed and specified
- Validate conditions during testing for future reference
Transition to Occupancy
- Define project objectives and scope
- Develop project-specific sustainability and operational guidelines
- Define safe access requirements, fall protection, and maintenance access
- Define BIM plan
- Log and track standards and budgets variances
- Collect and standardize project documentation
- Develop FM data transfer
- Outline the roles and responsibilities for the
- MEP quality assurance process
- Outline the roles and responsibilities for the building envelope quality assurance process
- Create a coordination log for building IT networks, BAS, and other low voltage networks
- Coordinate and document facility staff training and collect required documentation
- Create and issue tracking plan
- Document the warranty tracking process from design through construction
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
LEED provides a framework for benchmarking sustainability goals. LEED certification is a globally recognized symbol of sustainability achievement and leadership. EEI handles all aspects of project coordination and offering in-house energy modeling, energy assessments, IAQ testing and commissioning.
Energy Modeling
Our specialized modeling services leverage cutting-edge building energy modeling software to enhance design projects with a focus on energy efficiency and sustainability. We utilize advanced simulation tools to analyze and optimize building performance, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
Why EEI?
Our top priority is advocating for contractor’s objectives and needs, and we partner with project stakeholders to keep your goals at the forefront of every phase.
- Four decades of experience
- Truly independent, third-party Cx authority (not connected to design or construction firms)
- Broad range of staff experience
- Smart technology tools to drive high performance and value
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How a structured RCx process uncovers hidden issues, improves comfort, and delivers measurable energy savings.
What Is Retro-Commissioning (RCx)? Retro-commissioning (RCx) is the systematic process of evaluating and optimizing the performance of an existing building’s systems—HVAC, controls, air distribution, hydronic