Please join us for ACG’s 5th Annual Conference on Total Building Commissioning!
For this special anniversary meeting, you will hear from some of the nation’s leading experts about the broad range of commissioning services required in today’s environment. It is one of the most informative programs ever presented on Total Building Commissioning.
Topics include new energy policies and strategies, integrating measurement and verification of existing buildings, and system integration testing. You will hear about new LEED requirements for commissioning, gain an owner’s perspective on commissioning and hear how system manuals are developed. Finally, you will learn from the nation’s leading experts how to commission the building envelope, high containment laboratories, and lighting controls.
Again, we hope you will join us to help celebrate ACG’s 5th anniversary and participate in the industry’s premiere Conference on Total Building Commissioning!
Jim Magee, CxA
ACG President
ACG President
Wednesday, April 15
CxA Workshop & Certification Exam
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Separate Registration Required!
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Separate Registration Required!
The workshop will discuss the practical application of the commissioning process as described in the ACG Commissioning Guideline and provides an excellent opportunity for candidates to prepare for the ACG certification exam. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity!
For commissioning providers interested in certification, contact ACG at 202-737-7775 or info@commissioning.org for more information about eligibility. To download a membership application form, visit the ACG website at www.commissioning.org.
InterContinental Chicago O’Hare
5300 N. River Road
Rosemont, IL 60018
www.icohare.com
5300 N. River Road
Rosemont, IL 60018
www.icohare.com
Please book your room by March 18 to receive the special group rate!
Group Rate:
$159
$159
Group Code:
ACG
ACG
Reservations Line:
(800) 341-7949
(800) 341-7949
The InterContinental is a brand-new luxury hotel located just five minutes from O’Hare Airport. In addition to four-star service, modern amenities, and a refreshing upscale setting, the InterContinental also offers 24-hour complimentary airport shuttle service. To book your hotel reservations online, please click here.
PDHs will be offered for attendance at the CxA Workshop and the technical sessions of the meeting program. Please contact ACG headquarters for more information.
We are pleased to offer special reduced rates for those registering by February 27, 2009.
Register Online Now!
Register Online Now!
The AABC Commissioning Group (ACG) is a nonprofit association of certified commissioning authorities dedicated to providing professional, independent commissioning services, and to educating the construction industry about the benefits of commissioning. The organization includes more than 300 certified commissioning authorities (CxAs) at over 170 certified member companies. Visit us online at www.commissioning.org.
ACG would like to thank the following sponsoring organizations for their generous support of the meeting and of ACG.
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Thursday, April 16
8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Keynote Address
Energy Policy, Trends, & Strategies in Challenging Times
Craig Sieben
Sieben Energy Associates
Sieben Energy Associates
Craig Sieben, founder and CEO of Sieben Energy Associates (SEA), is a leading expert on energy efficiency and has been a pioneer in the rapidly growing field of professional energy management for over two decades.
Mr. Sieben speaks often on what he calls the “second Saudi Arabia” waiting to be tapped in America’s building stock, and on the impact that enlightened energy efficiency practices and programs could have on the economy and the environment. SEA services a broad spectrum of large and small businesses and institutional clients who seek to contain their energy costs.
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Integrating Measurement and Verification in Existing Building Commissioning Projects
David Jump, Ph.D., P.E.
Quantum Energy Services & Technologies, Inc. (QuEST)
Quantum Energy Services & Technologies, Inc. (QuEST)
Commissioning providers are often challenged to determine the energy savings that result from their work in buildings. Most large commercial buildings have much of the required resources to monitor their energy use, and commissioning providers can adopt M&V methods to prove the energy benefits to building owners, while maintaining their attention on the building where it is needed.
This presentation will discuss the California Commissioning Collaborative’s guideline for verifying savings in EBCx projects, which informs commissioning service providers on how to design such an M&V program, including the approach, data requirements, calculation methodology, and integration into existing building commissioning.
11:15 a.m. – Noon
Building Envelope Commissioning
Owen Mertens
GRAEF
GRAEF
Discover how the commissioning process is applied to building envelopes using the exterior enclosure technical requirements of NIBS Guideline 3-2006 in conjunction with ASHRAE Guideline 0-2005. This introduction will review fundamentals of building enclosure design and offer insight into commissioning the envelope from the pre-design phase through occupancy.
K. Owen Mertens is the Building Envelopes Manager with GRAEF, a national consulting firm offering diverse, multi-disciplinary and integrated services for the built and natural environment. Owen has more than 25 years of experience, including many building envelope commissioning projects with a variety of scopes of services, and received commissioning accreditation from the University of Wisconsin.
12:00 Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Commissioning of High-Containment Laboratories
Michael E. Brueggerhoff, CxA.
CCRD Partners
CCRD Partners
2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Systems Integration Testing
Gaylon Richardson, CxA
Engineered Air Balance Co., Inc.
Engineered Air Balance Co., Inc.
Completed system functional performance tests do not mean that commissioning-related testing is over. System integration testing ensures that interfaces between systems are functioning properly, such as verifying proper function of the complete HVAC system as it goes from normal power to emergency and back. NFPA requirements for smoke control testing are another example of integrated system testing.
Gaylon Richardson of Engineered Air Balance Co. in Houston, Texas, is an ASHRAE Fellow, an AABC certified test and balance engineer, and an ACG certified commissioning authority. He has served on numerous ASHRAE technical committees, and is the chair of AABC’s National Standards committee.
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Break
3:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Lighting Control Commissioning (Panel)
Dave Weigand
Leviton Lighting Management Division
Leviton Lighting Management Division
David E. Weigand is the National Market Manager of Energy Management Controls for Leviton Lighting Management Division. Mr. Weigand has over 25 years experience in lighting/electrical consulting and the commissioning of lighting controls, and is responsible for developing and managing programs and products for the lighting energy efficiency field.
Mr. Weigand is active with state and national standards organizations on energy code writing and was one of the review consultants for California’s Title 24 development and ASHRAE/IES 90.1. He developed and administered Portland General Electric’s energy efficiency programs for lighting, and served as the manager of lighting and electrical standards for Starbucks Coffee Chain, where he developed programs for energy efficiency while creating unique lighted environments.
Konstantinos Papamichael, Ph.D.
California Lighting Technology Center
California Lighting Technology Center
Konstantinos Papamichael is a professor in the Department of Environmental Design at the University of California, Davis, and is the Associate Director of the California Lighting Technology Center there.
During the last 25 years, Konstantinos has worked on development of energy efficiency strategies and technologies for buildings, focusing on fenestration systems and daylighting, as well as the integration of electric lighting and fenestration controls. He has designed and developed computer-based tools that facilitate energy and environmental impact considerations for building design and operation decision-making. His latest work in daylight harvesting controls was recognized by the Illuminating Engineering Society as a unique and significant advancement.
Michael White
Schuler Shook Lighting Designers
Schuler Shook Lighting Designers
Mr. White has applied his philosophy of lighting design to a variety of projects including airports, high-end office buildings, museums, churches, restaurants, convention facilities and residences. His diverse background includes business development for deregulated electric utilities, marketing for a major building controls manufacturer, and performance lighting for theater, dance and opera.
4:45 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Get-Acquainted Reception
Friday, April 17
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Commissioning Changes in LEED 2009
Paul McCown, P.E., CxA
SSRCx, Inc.
SSRCx, Inc.
LEED 2009 is approaching—are you ready? This presentation will detail the changes regarding commissioning requirements in all LEED 2009 updates, with special emphasis on the complete overhaul to retro-commissioning requirements that came with LEED-EB for Operations and Maintenance.
Paul McCown provides LEED facilitation, retrocommissioning, and energy analysis through the Sustainable Solutions Group of SSRCx, LLC. Paul is a board member of the Tennessee Environmental Council and is an active member and contributor to several state and national professional organizations. He is a registered professional engineer, a LEED® Accredited Professional, Certified Energy Manager (CEM), and Certified Commissioning Authority (CxA).
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
An Owner’s Perspective on Commissioning
Bahar Armaghani
University of Florida
University of Florida
Ms. Armaghani will discuss her journey from commissioning skeptic to commissioning advocate, experiences in changing the construction culture, as well as an owner’s viewpoint on the value and lessons learned from the commissioning process.
Ms. Armaghani, LEED AP, is Assistant Director of Facilities Planning and Construction and visiting assistant professor in the College of Design, Planning and Construction at the University of Florida, which requires
third-party, enhanced commissioning on all of its projects.
third-party, enhanced commissioning on all of its projects.
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Break
10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
A Systematic Approach to System Manuals
Craig Hawkins, CxA
TestMarcx Commissioning Solutions
TestMarcx Commissioning Solutions
This session will impart a detailed understanding of what makes up a quality systems manual, where the information comes from, when it should be collated and distributed, and how it can be used to improve the maintenance and future operation of a building. A systems manual goes beyond O&M manuals by providing a collection of pertinent information specific to each system, which may include a list of the system’s equipment and components, the sequence of operation for that system, flow diagram, list of control setpoints, a portion of the TAB report for the system, as well as the relevant O&Ms.
Craig Hawkins has worked as a design/consulting engineer, design-build contractor, and since 1993 as a commissioning authority. A founding member of the Building Commissioning Association, Mr. Hawkins has given numerous commissioning-related seminars and speeches at national, state, and local venues. He is Vice President of Commissioning Operations for TestMarcx Commissioning Solutions.
11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Wanted: Energy Services Companies – GSA Opportunities & Qualification Process
General Services Administration
Center for Facilities Maintenance & Hardware
Center for Facilities Maintenance & Hardware
Current language in the proposed federal stimulus package illustrates that several agencies, including GSA’s Public Building Service (PBS), will be given responsibility to reduce the energy consumption in many of the nation’s federal buildings.
Learn about opportunities to get on the relevant GSA schedule to help meet the anticipated demand for commissioning and other energy-oriented services from a GSA presenter.
