Building commissioning - an added project cost or an invaluable investment? The purpose of commissioning is to provide documented confirmation that building systems function in compliance with the criteria established in the project documents and satisfy the owner's operational needs. These important testing processes are often value-engineered out of a project budget. They shouldn’t be and we’ll explain why.

This introduction to commissioning presentation will describe:

• The fundamental concept of commissioning and the different types of project commissioning
• The benefits of commissioning for all projects
• How commissioning is incorporated into each project phase
• Basic costs of commissioning

This presentation (1 CEU) is designed for junior architects as well as senior management.

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Convergence defines a multi-media network environment where signals, regardless of type (i.e. voice, data, video, control, etc.) or encoding method, can be seamlessly exchanged between independent endpoints with similar characteristics. Sounds great theoretically - but can it be applied to everyday design applications? It can be and we’ll explain how.

In this introductory presentation on converged technologies, we will describe:

• Understand the impacts of “convergence” on the A/E/C industry
• Identify opportunities to reduce construction and operating costs, while increasing the lifecycle of buildings’ technology infrastructure
• Review planning guidelines for technology spaces

This presentation (1 CEU) is designed for junior architects as well as senior management.

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