Get Smart: Streamline Cx with Building Diagnostics Techniques

Michael J. Birchak, PE, The Industrial Solutions Group
Michael R. Brambley, Ph. D., Battelle Pacific Northwest Division

In this informative technology-based session, learn how automated software tools can be used to facilitate and streamline commissioning. Michael Birchak will review existing computer-based building-control systems and how these can be enhanced to keep you apprised of the real time health of the equipment and processes of your overall building system. This session will demonstrate that progressing from data-based to knowledge-based control systems can help ensure that building systems sustain operation at commissioned parameters. Michael Brambley will discuss how monitoring-based commissioning can help guarantee the persistence of the energy savings and performance benefits. Attendees will learn about operational problems affecting energy consumption that are readily identified with automated analytic and diagnostic tools and how monitoring supports continual commissioning and renewal of building systems.