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11.12.2012
Start pipeline commissioning with a clear set of commissioning specifications and expectations.
11.9.2012 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.
11.9.2012
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.
11.7.2012
Commissioning is not just about buildings. What about wind turbines? A turbine can take 2 days to commission with an experienced crew.
05.22.2012
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.
05.22.2012
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:
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.
05.22.2012
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.