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Why You Need a Design Review
We often hear a question that goes something like this from building owners: “Why do I need an independent design review? I hire the best architects and engineers.” It’s a reasonable question — asked...
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Successfully Commissioning Design Build Projects
There are a number of ways to procure design and construction services for a commercial building project. The predominant approaches are design-bid-build (DBB) and design-build (DB). The former is the...
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Is “Whole Building” Energy Consumption Whole?
It is common knowledge in the architecture/engineering (A/E) professions that buildings consume a large portion of the total energy consumed in the United States (approximately 40 percent)[1]. This...
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Take Control of Your Building with Owner’s Project Requirements
I recently visited the construction site for a high performance building project that is pursuing LEED platinum through design-build. The design-build project has all of the bells and whistles that you...
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What is a Green Building?
Over the past year or so, I’ve been involved in several online discussions where the question of how to define what a green building is has resulted in some very interesting comments. A lot of it...
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Greenbuild 2012 and Social Hierarchy
I had the good fortune to return to my building engineering design roots in San Francisco to attend Greenbuild 2012. The conference is an amazing confluence of thought leaders, product suppliers and...
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Three Commissioning Essentials for Energy Savings
Which energy systems should be included in a building commissioning process if you cannot do them all? Commissioning a building includes a lot of details, and often a lot of equipment. The overall...
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LEED Version 4 and Its Effects on Commissioning Credits
At the USGBC Greenbuild Conference held in November of this year, the new LEED Version 4 was officially launched. This updated version has evolved due to a more market-driven green building market. The...
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The Benefits of an ASHRAE Level 1 Energy Audit
Although I have commissioned a number of LEED New Construction projects, I have recently become involved in the LEED accreditation process for Existing Buildings (LEED EB). As part of the energy...
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