La-Z-Boy’s world headquarters building is a 200,000 square foot, 3-story facility that houses 500 employees in finance, sales, marketing and IT. It also includes a call center and office space for senior management.
Michigan State University contracted Peter Basso Associates to perform mechanical systems retro-commissioning for its Radiology Building and provide a summary report. This is MSU’s “flagship” project for retro-commissioning 120 buildings on its main campus.
Panduit retained the services of Peter Basso Associates to provide building commissioning for their new World Headquarters located in Tinley Park, Illinois. PBA provided complete installation verification and performance testing for the 280,000 square foot facility.
Peter Basso Associates commissioned the 11-story Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital to meet requirements of LEED v2.2 EA Prerequisite 1 Fundamental Commissioning and EA Credit 3 Enhanced Commissioning. The project achieved LEED® Gold Certification.
Medical Sciences Research Building III (MSRB III) is a 10-story, 207,000 g.s.f. biomedical research facility on the campus of the University of Michigan. The third in a series of research facilities, MSRB III accommodates approximately 400 people and features laboratories, animal housing, office/conference space and support facilities.
La-Z-Boy’s world headquarters building is a 200,000 square foot, 3-story facility that houses 500 employees in finance, sales, marketing and IT. It also includes a call center and office space for senior management.
Mechanical systems commissioned included Heating Systems; Cooling Systems; Air Handling Systems; Terminal Systems; Exhaust and Stand Alone Systems; and Plumbing Systems.
Electrical systems commissioned include Lighting Controls.
Michigan State University contracted Peter Basso Associates to perform mechanical systems retro-commissioning for its Radiology Building and provide a summary report. This is MSU’s “flagship” project for retro-commissioning 120 buildings on its main campus.
Systems covered within this scope included:
PBA has identified mechanical system equipment and operational efficiencies that resulted in system control issues and in poor energy efficiencies. The mechanical system deficiency summary spreadsheet categorizes action items based on items corrected during commissioning, items to be corrected by MSU Facilities, and repairs determined to be Priority One and Priority Two. Priorities were based on evaluation of each system deficiency for impact on thermal comfort, energy usage, system functionality, cost, physical condition, maintenance, and safety. A cost analysis determined that the recommended facility improvements would have an annual total cost savings of $61,165 savings per year based on an investment of $378,338 to implement recommendations, for an approximate 6.1 year payback.
Panduit retained the services of Peter Basso Associates to provide building commissioning for their new World Headquarters located in Tinley Park, Illinois. PBA provided complete installation verification and performance testing for the 280,000 square foot facility.
Commissioning encompassed all mechanical and electrical systems, including air handling units, chilled water system, building heating systems, pumping systems, temperature control systems, exhaust systems, domestic hot water system, refrigerant monitoring system, electrical components serving the mechanical systems, lighting controls and the building's fire alarm system.
Peter Basso Associates commissioned the 11-story Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital to meet requirements of LEED v2.2 EA Prerequisite 1 Fundamental Commissioning and EA Credit 3 Enhanced Commissioning. The project achieved LEED® Gold Certification.
Services included reviewing the mechanical and electrical design and operation parameters, interfacing with appropriate contractors during construction phase, developing the Commissioning Manual, development and coordination of commissioning of mechanical systems and major electrical equipment, and air and water testing and balancing.
Systems commissioned included: Chilled Water; Condenser Water; Free Cooling; Air Handling; Hydronic Heating; Snow Melt; Steam and Steam Condensate; Energy Recovery; Computer Room Air Conditioning; Temperature Control; Domestic Hot Water Heater; Sanitary Sump Pumps; Packaged Cold Water Booster Pump Package; Water Softener; Normal Power (400 amp and higher); Variable Speed Drive; Lighting Control; Uninterruptible Power Supply; Emergency Generator/Transfer Switch; Fire Alarm; and Smoke Management.
Medical Sciences Research Building III (MSRB III) is a 10-story, 207,000 g.s.f. biomedical research facility on the campus of the University of Michigan. The third in a series of research facilities, MSRB III accommodates approximately 400 people and features laboratories, animal housing, office/conference space and support facilities.
The $37 million facility was designed to accommodate some of the most advanced medical research in the world. It was critical that the engineering systems provide a safe, comfortable, energy efficient environment that would enhance the quality and benefits of this research.
The achievement of this design intent was noted by the University's Commissioning Review Committee which stated: "The Commissioning Process performed during both the design phase and construction phase of MSRB III was a significant success, providing an efficiently functioning facility that has been built in accordance with its design intent."
Scope of services included commissioning of the systems and components, specification writing, design review, commissioning plan development, functional testing procedures and forms, coordinating and overseeing functional testing, witnessing the functional testing, troubleshooting involvement, project management, Operations & Maintenance Manual reviews, and overseeing Operations & Maintenance training.
