Building Commissioning in Kansas City
Gain enhanced building performance with commissioning
Our in-depth building commissioning process (CxP) ensures we meet your expectations throughout the life of your project in Kansas City.
To safeguard the investment made in your building, McCownGordon recommends engaging our expert commissioning team. Our licensed commissioning experts validate documents and systems, ensuring they are set up and operating at levels that meet your expectations.
There are six primary types of commissioning: New Building Commissioning, Re/Existing Building Commissioning, Retro/Existing Building Commissioning, Monitoring-Based Commissioning, Building Enclosure Commissioning, and Building Assessments.
NEW BUILDING COMMISSIONING
New building commissioning is a quality assurance procedure for recently constructed structures. It involves a systematic verification to ensure proper functionality of all building systems, including electrical, plumbing, heating and ventilation prior to occupancy. The objective is to ensure the efficient, safe and design-aligned operation of the building.
RETRO/EXISTING BUILDING COMMISSIONING
When working with older structures, the importance of retro/existing building commissioning becomes evident. It encompasses a thorough assessment of the performance of an already-existing structure, with the objective of pinpointing opportunities for enhancement. This may involve refining energy utilization, elevating occupant comfort, and lowering operational expenses. Essentially, it resembles a renovation initiative, but with a primary focus on enhancing the operational efficiency of the building.
MONITORING-BASED COMMISSIONING
Adopting a proactive stance toward building maintenance, monitoring-based commissioning utilizes cutting-edge technology for ongoing surveillance of diverse building systems, such as HVAC and lighting. Alerts are generated upon any deviations from anticipated performance, facilitating prompt interventions to avert problems and enhance resource efficiency. Picture it as real-time diagnostics for your building’s well-being. Furthermore, this approach can be enhanced with optimization, wherein the building’s setpoints, schedules and sequence of operations are precisely adjusted to align with its characteristics.
BUILDING ASSESSMENTS
Our team of professionals delivers a comprehensive perspective on your building’s status to identify the optimal construction process. Conducting a Building Assessment, our team scrutinizes the building’s condition and systems to assess risks and overall performance. With a strong commitment to quality, we conduct an early evaluation of the building and site during preconstruction to minimize the environmental impact of practices and materials, emphasizing life cycle assessments (LCA). Employing tools such as Sefaira and our in-house LCA tool, we swiftly assess energy usage against utility, maintenance and replacement costs, presenting our clients with the most sustainable choice.
Enclosure Commissioning
Building Enclosure Commissioning (BECx) is a quality assurance procedure aimed at verifying that building envelope components such as roofs and windows are properly designed and installed to meet performance goals, thereby improving durability and energy efficiency. This process is essential for minimizing air and water leaks, enhancing thermal insulation, and boosting occupant comfort.
Re-Commissioning
Re-Cx, or Re-Commissioning, involves assessing and enhancing a building’s existing systems to maintain or boost operational performance. Unlike RCx, which targets previously uncommissioned structures, Re-Cx focuses on those that were once commissioned but have since experienced drift due to usage changes, altered schedules, or wear over time. The goal is to realign systems with current needs and original design intent.
Benefits of Commissioning in Kansas City
1. Energy Savings
- Projects with a comprehensive commissioning approach have up to 5x savings of the projects not commissioned.
- Average savings of 75% of the original savings after 20 years.
- Value of energy savings ranges from $0.02 to $0.19/SF
- Value of non-energy savings ranges from $0.23 to $6.96/SF
- Average costs are 0.4% of total construction
2. Affordability + Additional Savings
CxP delivers an average of 13 to 16% annual energy savings, 8 to 20% lower equipment maintenance costs, better equipment performance and better indoor air quality (IAQ). The average ROI for CxP range from 1.1 to 4.2 years—a solid return on your investment.
3. Reduced Maintenance and Future Costs
- Owner maintenance costs of a commissioned building on average range between 18 to 20% less than a non-commissioned building.
- Between 46% to 62% of deficiencies identified during commissioning would manifest as higher repair/maintenance costs in the future.
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