Commissioning Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

Recently, I collaborated with the Urban Green Council—the New York chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)—on a list of commissioning (Cx) pitfalls for urban commercial and institutional projects seeking Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. Avoiding these errors will help lower costs and make the Cx process more useful to the design/bid/build team:

Problem: An owner sends out a request for proposals (RFP) that incl