State Of Minnesota:
Public Buildings Enhanced Energy Efficiency Program
References
While the references listed below are not directly associated with the PBEEEP State and PBEEEP Local programs, they provide valuable information on energy use and savings in buildings, building recommissioning, and best-practices in implementing recommissioning principles.
2006-2008 CA RCx Impact Evaluation Recommendation:
A Retrocommissioning Guide for Building Owners illustrates how building owners and managers can successfully use retrocommissioning as a cost-effective method to reduce expenses and increase revenue through improved building operations.
Canada's CanmetENERGY
The Natural Resources Canada's CanmetENERGY is a clean energy research and technology development organization that has a number of recommissioning resources and related information.
California Commissioning Collaborative
Made up of government, utility and building services organizations and professionals, the California Commissioning Collaborative provides a large number of resources, tools and case studies related to the process and practice of commissioning.
Consulting-Specifying Engineer, Peter D'Antonio, PCD Engineering Services, Longmont, CO
An article by Peter D'Antonio in Consulting-Specifying Engineer magazine, titled How To Start A Retrocommissioning Business describes the business opportunity that retrocommissioning offers to engineers, and provides guidance on how to become qualified to provide these services.
HPAC Engineering Online, Ron Wilkinson, PE, LEED AP AKF Group, LLC, New York, NY
An article by Ron Wilkinson, PE, LEEED AP AKF Group, LLC, titled Existing Building Commissioning, details the process of commissioning existing buildings and describes the differences to traditional audits and building tune-ups.
Illinois Facilities and Services: Retrocommissioning
Retrocommissioning is changing the face of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
In a 2009 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory study by Evan Mills, Ph.D., titled Building Commissioning: A Golden Opportunity For Reducing Energy Costs & Greenhouse Gas Emissions, the potential of quality-assured building commissioning and recommissioning projects is highlighted.
Minnesota B3 Benchmarking
Minnesota B3 Benchmarking is a building energy management system for public buildings in Minnesota including state, local government, and public school buildings.
National Conference on Building Commissioning (NCBC)
The 18th annual National Conference on Building Commissioning was held on May 25-26, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois. Presentations from the event can be found from the National Conference on Building Commissioning's website.
PECI: "IEA Annex 47: Cost effective commissioning for existing and low energy buildings" 2009
This paper presents an overview of the international research plan for 2006-2008 based on the participant work plan and gives insight to the state of commissioning in several of the participant countries.
Texas A&M Energy Systems Laboratory
The Texas A&M Energy Systems Laboratory developed a Continuous Commissioning® process that reduces energy consumption and costs in existing buildings, while improving comfort.
U.S. Department Of Energy
Building Commissioning: The Key To Quality Assurance, which is part of the U.S. Department Of Energy's Rebuild America Guide Series, is designed to help building owners and retrofit project managers understand and successfully oversee the commissioning process.
US Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)
The Department of Energy's Federal Energy Management Program's (FEMP) mission is to facilitate the Federal Government's implementation of sound, cost-effective energy management and investment practices to enhance the nation's energy security and environmental stewardship. The following links to recommissioning resources and information.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star website provides a vast array of information on how businesses and individuals can improve energy efficiency. The publication Energy Star Building Manual: Recommissioning may be of particular interest to participants of PBEEEP.
