The Commissioning Process for Existing Buildings

Are you looking to improve the performance and comfort of your buildings? Take this course to gain a focused understanding of the commissioning process, including ASHRAE Guideline 0.2, key concepts, and distinctions from new construction commissioning. Through case studies and practical activities, participants will explore all phases of the process—from planning and investigation to implementation and monitoring. The course emphasizes optimizing building automation systems and control strategies to maximize energy savings and achieve operational excellence.

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Who Should Attend?

Engineers, architects, and commissioning authorities working to improve the performance of existing buildings.
Facility managers and building operation staff responsible for energy efficiency and operational enhancements.
Federal project managers, contractors, and planners involved in retro-commissioning or performance-based energy contracts.

What You Will Learn

Apply commissioning principles to enhance building performance, energy efficiency, and maintainability in existing facilities.
Develop and implement comprehensive retro-commissioning programs for campus-, city-, or corporate-wide initiatives.
Optimize control strategies and leverage monitoring-based commissioning to ensure sustained energy savings and operational success.

Course Details: RA00752-E174

Existing Building Commissioning Guidelines

ASHRAE Guideline 0.2
BCA and California Commissioning Guidelines
Comparison to new construction commissioning
Terminology and key concepts

Overview of Existing Building Commissioning

Historical benefits and cost
The EBCx team
The EBCx process with specific tasks and details

EBCx Process in Action with Case Studies

Planning phase: key drivers, prep work, and identifying opportunities
Investigation phase: field testing, energy analysis
Implementation phase: approaches and best practices

Monitoring Based Commissioning

What MBCx is and isn't
How is it different from retro-commissioning and re-commissioning?
Means of implementing, metrics , and tools

Optimizing Control Strategies to Maximize Commercial Building Energy Savings

The Building Automation System's role in energy use and energy efficiency
Identify the right energy saving measures to implement (hint - they are controls-based)
Steps to optimize energy saving control sequences (and pitfalls to avoid)

Persistence

Justification for a strong O&M program
Key elements of an effective O&M program

Course Location

Pyle Center

702 Langdon Street
Madison, WI 53706

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608-262-1122

866-301-1753

Lodging

Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor's Club

One West Dayton Street
Madison, WI 53703

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Room: rates start at $160

Accommodations include: Complimentary WiFi, Local/Airport Shuttle, Pool, Fitness Center

DoubleTree by Hilton Madison Downtown

525 West Johnson Street
Madison, WI 53703

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Accommodations include: Complimentary WiFi and Local/Airport Shuttle. Parking available $15/night.

Online Reservations

800-222-8733

608-251-5511

Fluno Center

601 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706

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Accommodations include: Your stay includes hot breakfast buffet, fitness center, business center, convenient on-site parking. Guest rooms are complete with Keurig coffee maker, refrigerator, complimentary high-speed Internet, and 40-inch, flat screen, high-def TVs.

Online Reservations

877-773-5866

608-441-7117

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Instructors
Robert Austin
Vice President, Business Unit Manager
Robert Austin, Associate Vice President, Dewberry, holds a BS in Aerospace Engineering and has specialized in Existing Building Commissioning over his entire career. His resume includes execution and management of Existing Building Commissioning projects on a national scale, spanning nearly every vertical market sector. He is an expert in field assessments, controls troubleshooting, energy analysis, measurement and verification, and automated fault detection and diagnostics. He is a member of the Building Commissioning Association.
Ian McIntosh
Program Director
Dr. Ian McIntosh is a Program Director for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Office of Interdisciplinary Professional Programs (InterPro). He joined the InterPro Facilities and Building Systems team in December 2020 after being a frequent lecturer and course developer for the previous 20 years. His responsibilities include teaching, directing and business development for commissioning certification courses related to project management, existing buildings, and building enclosures. He is also the owner and founder of ianTEACH LLC, which provides innovative and strategic performance-based training and coaching to engineers, architects, construction, and facilities management professionals in various sectors of the national building industry.
Program Director
Ian McIntosh

This course is one of the specialized-topic offerings designed to complement The Commissioning Process for Delivering Quality Constructed Projects course. Completion of this course, in combination with The Commissioning Process for Delivering Quality Constructed Projects, fulfills the education/training requirements of the UW Commissioning Provider certifications.

This course has been approved for 14 LU | HSW AIA credits.

Total Credits:

CEU 1.4,

PDH 14,

LU/HSW 14,

Applies to these Certificates:

Existing Building Commissioning Process Provider (EBCxP or EBCP) ,

Qualified Commissioning Process Provider (QCxP) Option 1,

Course Administration

If you are planning to attend an Interdisciplinary Professional Programs course, payment is required at the time of registration. Below are the payment options:

Pay by Credit Card

Enroll online and pay by credit card.

Search for the course on the website and then click on the Enroll Now button from the course webpage.
Enter all necessary course attendee information and payment information on the course enrollment page.
You will receive an email to confirm successful enrollment and payment.

Pay by Check

Mail in a completed registration form and check payable to UW Madison.

Fill out a registration form (found either in the back of the course brochure you received in the mail or here).
Prepare a check, made payable to UW Madison.
Mail the registration form and check to: CERC Registrations 21 N Park St, Ste 7101 Madison, WI 53715
You will receive either a mailed document or an email to confirm successful enrollment and payment.

Pay by Purchase Order

Request Purchase Order information from registration@cerc.wisc.edu
- If a fee quote is needed, contact custserv@interpro.wisc.edu first
You will receive an invoice from UW–Madison Business Services for payment, usually within 3–5 business days

Military

If using SF-182 form, please call our registration number at 608-262-2451 or email registration@cerc.wisc.edu for details and instructions.

Event Cancellation

We reserve the right to cancel a course due to insufficient enrollment or unforeseen events. If we cancel a course, participants will be notified via email or phone and will be given the option for a full refund or to transfer their registration and any fees paid to another course. We are not responsible for non-refundable plane tickets, hotel reservations, and other travel related expenses. For enrollee Course Cancellation, refer to notes on course page.

Course Details: RA00752-E212

Existing Building Commissioning Guidelines

ASHRAE Guideline 0.2
BCA and California Commissioning Guidelines
Comparison to new construction commissioning
Terminology and key concepts

Overview of Existing Building Commissioning

Historical benefits and cost
The EBCx team
The EBCx process with specific tasks and details

EBCx Process in Action with Case Studies

Planning phase: key drivers, prep work, and identifying opportunities
Investigation phase: field testing, energy analysis
Implementation phase: approaches and best practices

Monitoring Based Commissioning

What MBCx is and isn't
How is it different from retro-commissioning and re-commissioning?
Means of implementing, metrics , and tools

Optimizing Control Strategies to Maximize Commercial Building Energy Savings

The Building Automation System's role in energy use and energy efficiency
Identify the right energy saving measures to implement (hint - they are controls-based)
Steps to optimize energy saving control sequences (and pitfalls to avoid)

Persistence

Justification for a strong O&M program
Key elements of an effective O&M program

Instructors
Robert Austin
Vice President, Business Unit Manager
Robert Austin, Associate Vice President, Dewberry, holds a BS in Aerospace Engineering and has specialized in Existing Building Commissioning over his entire career. His resume includes execution and management of Existing Building Commissioning projects on a national scale, spanning nearly every vertical market sector. He is an expert in field assessments, controls troubleshooting, energy analysis, measurement and verification, and automated fault detection and diagnostics. He is a member of the Building Commissioning Association.
Ian McIntosh
Program Director
Dr. Ian McIntosh is a Program Director for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Office of Interdisciplinary Professional Programs (InterPro). He joined the InterPro Facilities and Building Systems team in December 2020 after being a frequent lecturer and course developer for the previous 20 years. His responsibilities include teaching, directing and business development for commissioning certification courses related to project management, existing buildings, and building enclosures. He is also the owner and founder of ianTEACH LLC, which provides innovative and strategic performance-based training and coaching to engineers, architects, construction, and facilities management professionals in various sectors of the national building industry.
Program Director
Ian McIntosh

This course has been approved for 14 LU | HSW AIA credits.

Total Credits:

CEU 1.4,

PDH 14,

LU/HSW 14,

Applies to these Certificates:

Existing Building Commissioning Process Provider (EBCxP or EBCP) ,

Qualified Commissioning Process Provider (QCxP) Option 1,

Course Administration

If you are planning to attend an Interdisciplinary Professional Programs course, payment is required at the time of registration. Below are the payment options:

Pay by Credit Card

Enroll online and pay by credit card.

Search for the course on the website and then click on the Enroll Now button from the course webpage.
Enter all necessary course attendee information and payment information on the course enrollment page.
You will receive an email to confirm successful enrollment and payment.

Pay by Check

Mail in a completed registration form and check payable to UW Madison.

Fill out a registration form (found either in the back of the course brochure you received in the mail or here).
Prepare a check, made payable to UW Madison.
Mail the registration form and check to: CERC Registrations 21 N Park St, Ste 7101 Madison, WI 53715
You will receive either a mailed document or an email to confirm successful enrollment and payment.

Pay by Purchase Order

Request Purchase Order information from registration@cerc.wisc.edu
- If a fee quote is needed, contact custserv@interpro.wisc.edu first
You will receive an invoice from UW–Madison Business Services for payment, usually within 3–5 business days

Military

If using SF-182 form, please call our registration number at 608-262-2451 or email registration@cerc.wisc.edu for details and instructions.

Event Cancellation

If you cannot attend, please notify us by no later than one week before your course begins, and we will refund your fee. Because this course has limited enrollment, cancellation received after this date and no-shows are subject to the full course fee. You may enroll a substitute at any time before the course starts. Once you have accessed the online course, exam and/or materials, no cancellations or refunds are permitted.

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