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The Brooks
Energy and Sustainability Laboratory (BESL)
was
established in 2000 as a consortium of the Texas Engineering Experiment Station
(TEES) and the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI). As a team of experienced
professional engineers, scientists, and medical experts this group provides
world-class energy, sustainability, commissioning, indoor air quality, and
related services to government and private sector customers. Our mandate is to
apply state-of-the-art technology to enhance the cost effectiveness, life-cycle
performance, and livability of facilities and infrastructures. BESL provides
outstanding management capabilities and comprehensive resources that include a
unique blend of engineering, research, facilities management, and full-time
program management capabilities. BESL is determined to provide its customers
with a proven, streamlined, management structure coupled with the breadth of
resources that give unrivaled cost-effective and reliable customer support.
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New Building Commissioning |
The Viability of
Commissioning in New School Construction
The objective of this study was to
document the costs and benefits of commissioning in one school and to
effectively relate these “differences” to a similar educational facility that
was not commissioned. In the course of the study much was learned as to the
types of benefits expected and realized from the commissioning process. Of a
secondary nature, but of no less importance, was the observation by researchers
as to the overall acceptance and process appeal for the commissioning activity,
and its perceived benefit to the design/construction process. The State of Texas
and the Department of Energy has funded this study of the costs and benefits of commissioning of new school
facilities.
The final report for this study
has been released by the
Texas State Energy Conservation Office and
is available here. The results were presented at the Council
of Educational Facility Planners, International (CEFPI) Southern Region
Conference, San Antonio, Texas April 12 – 15, 2007.
Click Here to access the presentation. |
