KEYNOTE ADDRESS

"WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM EUROPEAN GREEN BUILDING DESIGN"

Presenter: Jerry Yudelson

8:30 am - 9:30 am • Tuesday, October 21

What do European green builders and engineers know and do that Americans and Canadians don't? You may be surprised at some of the answers.

Based on first-hand interviews with leading engineers in Germany and the UK, as well as extensive research carried out by Yudelson Associates, Jerry Yudelson will discuss how some of Europe's leading engineers approach design differently and what they come up with to respond to the growing demand for zero net energy solutions. You'll hear about chilled ceilings, double facades, innovative humidification and dehumidification systems, running air ducts through concrete and much more. This is fresh, realistic and intriguing detail you can put into practice right away.

TUESDAY SESSIONS

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"ASHRAE COMMISSIONING FOR LEED NEW AND EXISTING BUILDINGS: TWO PART SESSION"

Presenter: Ronald Wilkinson

Tuesday, October 21
9:30 am - 10:30 am (Part One)
11:00 am - 12:00 noon (Part Two)

This session will provide a solid overview of ASHRAE Building Commissioning followed by a review of the commissioning requirements for the USGBC LEEDTM program. Commissioning is a mandatory prerequisite for LEED certification and extra commissioning earns the project extra credit for higher LEED ratings. Wilkinson reviews the overall requirements of LEED and focuses on commissioning tasks, costs and timing in particular.  LEED-NC, CI, CS, and LEED for Schools are covered, along with  a review of the requirements of the new (Spring 2008) LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance program.

"MECHANICAL SYSTEMS FIELD INSTALLATION VERIFICATION COMMISSIONING"

Presenter: Vincent Sakraida

Tuesday, October 21
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Engineers design mechanical systems and contractors build mechanical systems.  However, this does not guarantee the mechanical systems perform to the intended design intent.  The session will answer the following:

• Why do we need commissioning?
  
  
• What are the different types of commissioning?
  
  
• What is the scope of work for each party involved, i.e. engineer, contractor, owner, commissioning agent, TAB?
  
  
• What field installation verification needs to be performed for following systems:
  – Air Handling Systems
  – Exhaust Systems
  – Chilled Water Systems
  – Hot Water Systems
  – Steam Systems
  – Control Systems

"WHAT IS CONTINUOUS COMMISSIONING®?"

Presenter: Steve Harrell

Tuesday, October 21
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

This presentation will describe the process, benefits and insights of Continuous Commissioning®, an on-going process for resolving operating problems, improve comfort and optimize energy use patented by the Energy Systems Laboratory, Texas A&M University.

While the goal of Continuous Commissioning® is to reduce facility energy use, additional benefits include improved comfort, increased productivity and descreased maintenance costs. Because Continuous Commissioning® is oriented toward total building performance, it requires a team effort for the facility operation, maintenance and management staff and CC® engineers to commission mechanical and control devices and sequences and optimize overall building systems.

WEDNESDAY SESSIONS

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"MANAGING INTEROPERABILITY FROM DESIGN TO OPERATION"

Presenter: Lee Riback

Wednesday, October 22
9:30 am - 10:30 am

Many facilities today call for interoperability of systems. Most designers and commissioning authorities who are involved with such systems experience problems during construction. This talk will cover some of the most common problems and, more importantly, ways to avoid them.  Real world examples will be discussed and the presenter will offer some suggestions, then ask for comments and experiences to improve attendees knowledge base for future projects.

"RISK MANAGEMENT AND LEED"

Presenter: Wayne Dunn

Wednesday, October 22
11:00 am - 12:00 noon

Using SAT exams as an analogue in comparison to commissioning, Dunn poses several provocative questions in response to the query: why do we need commissioning? Questions such as: What do you think your building will get on its SATs?  Do you care? Test or trust: should one invest in test preparation or is hope the strategy?

This session will examine how to profile design and construction risk, then discuss options related to developing scope for a commissioning program that manages this risk.

"LESSONS LEARNED DURING COMMISSIONING OF BUILDING CONTROL SYSTEMS: TYPICAL SYSTEM CONTROL ISSUES IN GREEN BUILDINGS"

Presenter: Amir Yazdi

Wednesday, October 22
2;00 pm - 3:00 pm

Controls are a critical component for ensuring that buildings function as intended by the owner’s project requirements and contract documents. If the control system does not operate correctly and as intended, the performance of the building systems will not be achieved and may actually be worse then normal. This presentation will focus on examples of various ways controls fail to function correctly on systems typical in green buildings, taken from real experience during the commissioning process.     

"TYPICAL PITFALLS DURING COMMISSIONING FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AND EXISTING BUILDINGS"

Presenter: Richard Farkas

Wednesday, October 22
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Commissioning makes sense in any phase of a project. However, in order to realize the full potential of their benefits, commissioning should start from project inception and continue into post-occupancy. The objective of this presentation is to review some of the typical pitfalls that are experienced on new construction projects. The intent is to educate all concerned parties with regard to such issues so they may be avoided. In addition, case studies will be discussed as related to existing buildings.
    

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