Do I Have To Commission My Project?
If it is a LEED project or in California, the short answer is YES, if your project area is over 10,000 SF. This applies to new...
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Alex Mathers
- Nov 9, 2021
- 1 min
Project Feature: The Lundquist Institute
A New Home For Groundbreaking Research. The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation (formerly the LA Biomedical Research Institute)...
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Alex Mathers
- Oct 20, 2021
- 2 min
University of California San Diego Copley Library
Housing over 500,000 books, the Helen K. and James S. Copley Library is a place where learning leads to discovery, where discovery brings...
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Alex Mathers
- Oct 8, 2021
- 3 min
Taming the Energy Beast: A Data-Driven Approach to Reducing a Building’s Consumption
Buildings in the U.S. are energy hogs. In fact, more than 76% of all U.S. electricity use and more than 40% of all U.S. energy use and...
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Alex Mathers
- Sep 9, 2021
- 2 min
Project Feature: Riverside County Library System
Library usage is skyrocketing, but many public libraries find themselves in the position of defending and justifying their funding and...
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Alex Mathers
- Aug 17, 2021
- 3 min
TEACHING AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS
Retro-Commissioning (RCx) and Re-Commissioning (ReCx) for existing facilities As soon as a building is operational, systems begin to...
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Alex Mathers
- Aug 11, 2021
- 2 min
Project Feature: Miltenyi Biotec
Saving time, increasing value and maintaining high quality Value today is based on creativity and innovation - using systems,...
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Alex Mathers
- Jul 26, 2021
- 4 min
Mind the Gap: Getting Smart with the Building Energy Model
Energy Model Commissioning A building-energy performance gap is a disparity between the energy consumption predicted in the design stage...
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Alex Mathers
- Jun 2, 2021
- 7 min
Sharp Santee Project Microgrid Commissioning
Alex Mathers, P.E., CxA 5.10.21 As interest in energy independence and efficiency grows, so does the importance of Microgrids. ...
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Alex Mathers
- Apr 20, 2021
- 1 min
How much is your time worth?
Many building owners are concerned with upfront costs and schedule, but most don’t take into account the potential time saved after the...
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Alex Mathers
- Mar 29, 2021
- 7 min
Commissioning Your Building has Positive Affect on Your Bottom-Line
Commissioning is the systematic quality assurance process of proactively verifying facility equipment and systems meet owner...
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Alex Mathers
- Feb 25, 2021
- 1 min
Return to work safely
Mitigating risk of COVID-19 exposure is essential to employee safety. Now is the time to review and verify system operation before...
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Alex Mathers
- Nov 10, 2020
- 2 min
The Value of Quality
Poor quality affects cost, reliability, efficiency, and reputations. Under performing systems critically impact your business continuity....
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- Aug 28, 2020
- 3 min
Hire a CxA by Starting at the End – The Commissioning RFP
A great construction project starts with a complete and well written Request for Proposal (RFP). Every time I see construction projects...
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Alex Mathers
- Jun 19, 2020
- 2 min
Get what you expect - Get quality
How would you rate the quality of your last construction project? Would the whole project team agree? Would the owner? If you ask 10...
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Michael Conway
- Aug 7, 2019
- 5 min
“What if…” – 5 Ways to Enhance your Data Center Commissioning Process
When it comes to commissioning data centers, no stone can be left unturned. A thorough commissioning process is essential to system...
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- May 30, 2019
- 3 min
Trust, but Test
The Russian proverb, “Trust, but Verify,” made popular by Ronald Regan in the ‘80s combines two business principles; caveat emptor and...
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- Mar 20, 2019
- 2 min
"Industry Standard" An Example Why Requirements Matter
As a commissioning company, GMC Cx is focused on quality, defined as meeting the owner’s expectations. Before designing a space we focus...
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Michael Conway
- Oct 30, 2018
- 2 min
Buy Quality, or Nothing.
If you work in Project Management, especially in the building design and construction market, you have likely heard of the “Golden...
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Ben Gilbert
- Jun 11, 2018
- 2 min
Giving back (aka Go-Giving)
There’s a funny quote from Jay Leno: “In America, we want everyone to know about the good work we’re doing anonymously”. It’s funny...
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