VirtualCx News


Wednesday
Jun122013

Virtual Building Browser

Find out more about Virtual Building Browser at our related software company Goat Tree Labs.

Monday
Nov122012

Pipeline commissioning specification

Start pipeline commissioning with a clear set of commissioning specifications and expectations.

 

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Friday
Nov092012

Maintenance and commissioning of protection relays: CMC 256plus

Maintenance and commissioning engineers regularly have to test protection relays as well as calibrate measurement transducers, energy meters, and power quality devices. For protection relays, testing on site is common practice, whereas the other devices in many cases are sent to a laboratory for calibration, resulting in considerable efforts and costs. In order to cover all test applications and all calibration tasks on site with a single instrument, reliability, powerful output characteristics and outstanding precision must be combined in one instrument.

Friday
Nov092012

Recommended Practice on Commissioning & Integrated Testing (NFPA 3)

Friday
Nov092012

Commissioning waste water treatment plants

The Pimpama Treatment Plant was built as part of Gold Coast Water’s Pimpama-Coomera Waterfuture Master Plan to provide Class A+ recycled water to the surrounding community. The plant consists of a wastewater treatment plant which was commissioned late 2008 followed by a recycled water treatment plant that is now at the final stages of commissioning. Included in this paper is a discussion of various challenges encountered during the startup and commissioning phases of the wastewater treatment plant. Throughout this period the operations team benefited by gaining expanded knowledge and experience in addressing issues that would otherwise rarely be encountered during typical daily plant operation.  
Wednesday
Nov072012

Commissioning wind turbines

Commissioning is not just about buildings. What about wind turbines? A turbine can take 2 days to commission with an experienced crew.
Wednesday
Nov072012

VirtualCx now has nested folders

Tuesday
May222012

Cx of an AHU - Podcast

In this episode Matt Nelson talks about the steps he utilizes when looking at an Air Handling Unit during the commissioning process.  He has focused this discussion on indoor units and walk-through a unit section by section.

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Tuesday
May222012

BCA Announces New Certification

The ACP designation was created for those who are on the path to become a CCP but do not yet have the education and experience required to acheive that certification. The mark of a dedicated and goal-oriented commissioning professional, the benefits of this accreditation include:

  • a competitive advantage,
  • professional growth and development,
  • enhanced professional credibility,
  • and great job opportunities.
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    To earn the ACP designation, participants must complete an application that is reviewed by the Building Commissioning Certification Board and pass a comprehensive two-hour examination.

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    Tuesday
    May222012

    The Master's Level Certified Building Commissioning Professional

     

    New Certification from AEE

    New for 2012 and developed with grant funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, the Master’s Level Certified Building Commissioning Professional (MCBCP) certification is intended for energy professionals already involved and experienced in building commissioning who want to take their skills and credentials in the field to the next level, including establishing expertise in the use of life cycle building commissioning – integrating the components and practices of commissioning into a single, seamless approach designed to cover the lifetime of use of a building. The MCBCP certification is intended to raise the professional standards of those involved in life cycle building commissioning, and to award special recognition to those professionals who have demonstrated a high level of competence and ethical fitness in the specialized and advanced practice of building commissioning.

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