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Historical Building Commissioning

2024-09-25T18:23:41+00:00

Historical buildings are a unique component of our communities. Preserving these culturally significant buildings, either by adapting or reusing them for a new purpose, is an excellent way to improve sustainability and longevity while maintaining a vital piece of history. Depending on the age of these buildings there may be little to no modern [...]

Historical Building Commissioning2024-09-25T18:23:41+00:00

Testing Resilience: The Impact of a Building-Wide Blackout Test

2024-09-04T07:37:44+00:00

The emergency generator system often falls within the commissioning agent’s (CxA’s) scope of work, requiring the CxA to oversee field quality control testing such as load bank tests and equipment startups. Functional testing typically involves transitioning a building from normal power to emergency power and back, validating that all systems reliant on emergency power [...]

Testing Resilience: The Impact of a Building-Wide Blackout Test2024-09-04T07:37:44+00:00

Discover Hidden Energy Savings with Eversource’s Retro-Commissioning Program

2024-08-22T18:31:47+00:00

Have you noticed your facility's electricity bill creeping up over the years? While it might seem like your options are limited to simple fixes like turning off lights and unplugging devices, there's often more potential for savings lurking beneath the surface. Sometimes, in order to find real energy savings, a deeper dive into your [...]

Discover Hidden Energy Savings with Eversource’s Retro-Commissioning Program2024-08-22T18:31:47+00:00

What We’re Seeing in the Field – Geothermal Systems

2024-07-31T15:38:12+00:00

And how qualified commissioning agents are key to the successful operation of these systems Geothermal systems harness the earth's natural ability to transfer heat to provide efficient and sustainable heating and cooling solutions for buildings. Unlike traditional HVAC systems that rely on fossil fuels, geothermal systems utilize the relatively stable temperatures found beneath the [...]

What We’re Seeing in the Field – Geothermal Systems2024-07-31T15:38:12+00:00

Understanding the CDQ Wheel

2024-07-10T14:00:32+00:00

The Cool, Dry & Quiet (CDQ) desiccant wheel, trademarked by Trane, has been around for years, however the application and control of this unique device is not well known by most. We’re going to break down how the CDQ wheel works and share some basic control strategies to help you understand it better. PURPOSE [...]

Understanding the CDQ Wheel2024-07-10T14:00:32+00:00

Sustainable Engineering Solutions – A New Look

2023-11-29T09:40:32+00:00

Since 2008, Sustainable Engineering Solutions has been delivering building systems and equipment that are efficient, effective, and finely-tuned. We’ve grown and learned a lot over the last 15 years, and while our commitment to our work and our clients is timeless, we felt it was time for a new look that reflects the ways [...]

Sustainable Engineering Solutions – A New Look2023-11-29T09:40:32+00:00

The Commissioning Agent’s Fast-Track to Closeout

2024-07-04T08:11:00+00:00

For any project with commissioning, the functional testing portion of the commissioning process is arguably one of the most important and rigorous activities. Unfortunately, if the commissioning process is not properly organized and executed, the functional testing portion of the project may leave the commissioning team with an overwhelming laundry list of issues. However, [...]

The Commissioning Agent’s Fast-Track to Closeout2024-07-04T08:11:00+00:00

Signs Your Facility May Need Retro-Commissioning

2024-07-04T08:12:12+00:00

In our previous article, “What is Retro-Commissioning?”, we covered some of the signs that may indicate that your facility could benefit from Retro-Commissioning (RCx). In this article, we’ll dive deeper into some of those signs, discussing what they mean and what problems they may be symptomatic of. Increased energy consumption It is not the [...]

Signs Your Facility May Need Retro-Commissioning2024-07-04T08:12:12+00:00

5 Simple Ways to Improve Building Performance

2024-07-04T08:12:30+00:00

As a facility manager, you're likely always looking for ways to improve your building's performance and reduce energy consumption. One of the ways you can accomplish this is to implement a retro-commissioning program within your facility. Retro-commissioning, or RCx, involves identifying and fixing problems in an existing building's systems to optimize performance and reduce [...]

5 Simple Ways to Improve Building Performance2024-07-04T08:12:30+00:00

Connecticut’s Mission to Improve Indoor Air Quality in Schools

2024-07-04T08:13:03+00:00

When the COVID-19 outbreak hit the northeast, Connecticut was quick to take initiative and implement measures to mitigate the spread of the virus. One of these measures was to conduct studies on the indoor air quality and ventilation rates of the state’s educational facilities. While the numerous companies assisting with these studies and corrections [...]

Connecticut’s Mission to Improve Indoor Air Quality in Schools2024-07-04T08:13:03+00:00
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