Ongoing Commissioning – OCx Best Practices Training

As a process, Ongoing commissioning (OCx) is often referred to as taking what you already have and making it better! Interest in Ongoing Commissioning projects has been growing steadily over the years, and it is now recognized as a formidable means to determine which low-cost/no-cost operational improvements may be made to a currently operated building to improve occupant comfort and achieve energy savings. Another facet of Ongoing Building Commissioning is that it can be conducted as a standalone activity or as part of a renovation/modernisation project.

The Ongoing Commissioning- Best Practices Course on Ongoing Commissioning covers all the stages of the Ongoing Commissioning process, namely planning and implementation, as well as sustaining. These stages are presented in detail to allow trainees to develop a coherent understanding of the entire process and reap all the anticipated benefits. The fundamental principles of the use of mechanical systems in buildings are also discussed and best practices for testing and verification are examined to help participants develop in-depth understanding of the implementation stage.

The Ongoing Commissioning – Best Practices Training  was prepared by Krishnaji Pawar, CEO and founder of Beyond Smart Cities.

Whether you are an energy consultant or a program/project manager who wants the capability to carry out an Ongoing Commissioning project internally, you will come away from the OCx course with a thorough understanding of the Ongoing Commissioning process and how to maintain its benefits throughout the life cycle of a building. Additionally, this course serves to highlight the appropriate energy monitoring interventions to be carried out by third parties with respect to LEED certification.

Learning Objectives

• Distinguish between Ongoing Commissioning (OCx) and technology-centered monitoring solutions.
• Understand OCx’s role in sustaining performance from new and existing building Cx methods.
• Understand OCx Team Management and Selection.
• Discuss OCx and LEED Certification.

The building industry is not new to ongoing commissioning (OCx). In the past, it has frequently been utilised as a strategy for using technology-based solutions to improve building performance as well as a way to ensure sustainable performance from commissioning new and existing buildings. OCx has also grown in popularity among commissioning providers as the commissioning sector continues to develop and technology gets more advanced in its capacity to manage building performance data.

A set of best practises to direct the application and approach of OCx has been highlighted as a market and technical need by the Beyond Smart Cities Commissioning Advisory group. The objective is to increase the stakeholders’ understanding of commissioning in order to inform them and uphold the baseline of standards for organising and carrying out continuing commissioning.

The methods and strategy used by OCx for sustaining building performance are comparable to those used by other building performance services, such as technology-based solutions, as well as to the phases of commissioning for both new and existing buildings that deal with sustaining performance.

The term “best practises” often refers to a process that has been created or suggested as a standard appropriate for wide adoption and has been proved through research and experience to generate optimal results. This document outlines the current best practises approach to ongoing commissioning (OCx), lists the steps, and explains why they are best practises for ongoing quality performance improvement throughout the building sector.

The OCx goal is to get the building systems to work together to achieve long-term owner goals and objectives for the facility as well as current facility requirements (CFRs).

Key Takeaways :

• Learn About Commissioning & Managing OCx Commissioning Projects
• Understand OCX Commissioning and its Terminologies
• Learn Preparing OCx Commissioning Documentation
• Learn Preparing OCx Commissioning Documentation
• Understand best practices in OCX Commissioning
• LEED Certification and OCx Commissioning
• Benefits of Ongoing commissioning