Commissioning

Though buildings systems in today’s world may be designed under a commissioning code requirement, LaBella’s team views the process as vitally important. When partnering with you, we aim to provide you with confidence in both your system performance and completion of code-required activities and documentation.

Beginning with the commissioning plan and project kickoff, continuing through equipment start-up and testing, and continuing past re-testing and deficiency correction, LaBella provides detailed project tracking and documentation, so you know for certain what is happening at your facility. This process identifies facility performance objectives, verifies objectives are completed, and documents the process along the way. We take code-requirement seriously, while also fusing those requirements with your goals of energy savings and system comfort.

Though not required by code, some clients wish to pursue LEED accreditation for their facility for a variety of reasons. Utilizing LEED’s in-depth commissioning requirements, LaBella’s experienced commissioning team is able to provide insight and leadership to pursuing LEED status from the commissioning process.

Taking you a step further than code-required reviews, our new construction commissioning services provide detailed quality assurance and rigorous, custom inspection of a wide variety of system types.

From fire alarm and suppression systems, to smoke control and evacuation, security and communications, and many more, LaBella’s commissioning team will come alongside you to aid in complex systems analysis and documentation. Most importantly, we work with our clients to determine exactly what their needs are and what systems they may require a second look.

Retro-commissioning (RCx) takes on the same process milestones and methodology of Code-Required Cx, and applies them to existing facilities and their systems. This is typically called for in response to operation problems in a building which requires an organized and systematic approach to fact-finding and troubleshooting. LaBella’s three main goals during RCx are to:

• Verify key building systems are performing in accordance with the Owner’s defined operational needs,
• Document deficiencies in operation, and
• Reduce energy consumption and overall operating costs.

During the process, our staff seeks to clearly and quantifiably document the functional deficiencies of building HVAC-related systems. This testing protocol, as rigorous as code-required efforts, gives way to a recommendations list for the Owner’s use. Recommendations range in quantity and intensity; from simple control sequences changes to recommended equipment replacement, LaBella helps hone the scope of your next construction project by identifying items that will benefit the most from both comfort improvements and cost savings.

Even before the official start of the commissioning process, LaBella’s commissioning engineers still provide valuable service to our clients. Through engineering design review, our technical experts will partner with you and your design team to investigate and note for discussion any potential design oversights. This process employs a meticulous approach to ensure a design is not only technically sound, but also feasible in practice, resulting in our clients’ confidence in their systems before construction even begins.

LaBella’s energy and commissioning team performs more than only on-site inspection. Through collaboration with various other disciplines, our staff also provides indoor air quality investigations and studies for the benefit of both building Owner’s and occupants. Efforts may have a variety of focuses, from proper carbon dioxide ventilation to the mitigation of pathogen transmission. Our teams goal is to recommend actions that will give you confidence in the quality of the air you and your occupants breathe.