Company

By Tim Gilbert, P.E., LEED AP, CxA, Principal

HESM&A has provided commissioning services over the last 9 years for over 50 projects. We have completed and/or are currently working on seventeen (17) LEED commissioning projects. As consulting and commissioning engineers, HESM&A creates state-of-the-art building systems through careful planning, application of our commissioning expertise, creative problem solving, and detailed quality control. We are one of only a few consultants with experience and expertise in building commissioning, in addition to our engineering design capabilities, which makes us uniquely qualified for our role as building commissioning agents.

Commissioning (Cx) is a systematic process for verifying that the installation and functional operations of the energy consuming components of the MEPFP building systems meet the owner’s requirements and the design’s intent. Commissioning facilitates communication between the design team, owner, and contractor. It is a proactive process that begins in the design phase with peer review, continues through construction with submittal review, installation verification, and maintenance accessibility clearances at equipment, and is followed by acceptance testing of components and systems. Lastly, there is training verification, warranty phase monitoring, and off-season testing. Our goal is to empower the Owner’s maintenance staff with our commissioning process so they can perform their own continuing or periodic commissioning to ensure their facilities are operating at maximum energy efficiency.

Fundamental Commissioning Phases

§  Design Phase

§  Construction Phase

§  Acceptance Phase

§  Training Phase

Enhanced Commissioning Phases

§  Pre-Design Phase

§  Design Phase

§  Construction Phase

§  Warranty Post-Acceptance Phase

Benefits of Commissioning

§  Facilitates communication between design and construction teams   

§  Acts as an additional level of Quality Assurance/Quality Control

§  Reduction of Change Orders

§  Fewer project delays

§  Managed start-up of systems, increased quality of construction

§  Improved Indoor Air Quality

§  Shorter turnover transition between contractor and owner

§  Off-season HVAC system operation testing to ensure less operating cost

§  Maintenance and reliability of systems

§  Value-added quality construction

§  Owner advocacy for design and construction process

§  Construction process documentation

Why HESM&A?

§  Certified Communication Authorities (CxA) that are also PE’s and LEED AP’s 

§  Unparalleled technical expertise

§  Proven pro-active communications skills for the ‘team goal” approach

§  Team approach with positive attitude with design and construction teams for effective DAY ONE building systems operation

§  Troubleshooting ability due to field experience and PE design of systems

§  True VE ability

§  Value added to team

§  CxA Accreditation/ ACG and BCA Membership (national Cx organizations)

§  17 LEED Accredited Professionals

§  9 years of active Cx work and over 50 Completed Commissioning Projects

§  Current Commissioning Projects: