AABC Commissioning Group
AIA Provider Number 50111116
Completing a Global Enterprise
Building Commissioning Program in
Six Months
Course Number: CXENERGY1614
Michael Chimack, PE, QCxP, CEM, PMP, LEED GA
Steven Dodd, EMP, LEED GA
Siemens
April 12, 2016
Credit(s) earned on completion of
this course will be reported to AIA
CES for AIA members.
Certificates of Completion for both
AIA members and non-AIA
members are available upon
request.
This course is registered with AIA
CES for continuing professional
education. As such, it does not
include content that may be
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approval or endorsement by the
AIA of any material of construction
or any method or manner of
handling, using, distributing, or
dealing in any material or product.
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Course
Description
Six months to complete an existing building
commissioning program at 12 facilities in 8
countries is daunting. This, real-world case study
with lessons learned shows how with
coordination, global resources and a proven
approach, it was completed and exceeded Cx
Objectives.
Learning
Objectives
At the end of the this course, participants will be able to:
1. Tailor common commissioning practices and strategies to meet global market
challenges.
2. Understand how commissioning strategies can be used to enhance system
performance and increase energy efficiency.
3. Learn how to deliver maximum value to customers with a fixed budget and a
significantly compressed project timeline.
4. Understand some of the key managerial, financial and tactical challenges of
managing a global commissioning project.
.
Consumption
4 Phase
Commissioning
Process
Global
Project
Pilot
Project
Building
Commissioning
Market Drivers
Building
Commissioning
Market Drivers
Results
Results
Demand and expectations for commissioning continue to grow
Challenges
Value drivers
Financial
• Energy savings
• Improve building performance/value
• Meet payback expectations
• Increase tenant satisfaction/retention
• Address RFP variances
• Other-specific owner/manager goals
Procedural
• M&V processes
Global revenue projection from building commissioning
services
• Ensure persistence of savings
Organizational
$50B
$40B
$30B
• Organizational challenges
$20B
• Consistent delivery
$10B
• Implementation procedures
$6B
© 2013 Navigant Research
$3B
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
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This is not your standard commissioning process…
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Consumption
4 Phase
Commissioning
Process
Global
Project
Results
Results
Pilot Project
Pilot
Project
Building
Commissioning
Market Drivers
Goals for the pilot project
Project Goal
Challenges:
•
Complete all assessment, investigation and implement
approved corrective actions by April 30, 2014.
•
Support the target of reducing GHG emissions to 20 percent
below 2005 levels. (Energy use accounts for 98 percent of
the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated)
Work Within the
Customer’s
Expedited Timeline
Support
Sustainability
Target
•
Identify corrective actions and measures through the project.
•
Achieve a simple payback of 2.5 years for the overall project Find and Achieve
through energy improvement measures executed during the Energy Savings
project.
•
Review and document HVAC systems performance
Document
Performance
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Key results of the pilot EBCx project
1
Saved 940,000 kWh,17,000 therms and over $96,000 in the first year. Achieved by identifying
and executing 11 facility improvement measures.
2
79 sensors verified/OAT sensor replaced and relocated: Completed by using NIST traceable
calibrated devices and functional testing of major HVAC systems.
3
New sequence of operations: Documented existing sequence of operations and created new
sequences based on current facility requirements.
4
BAS programming updates: Implemented building automation system programming updates
based on the new sequence of operations.
5
Failed device replacement: Identified and replaced failed devices including sensors (28% of all
sensors), control modules, thermostats and terminal box controllers.
6
Performance recommendations: Generated actions to preserve and enhance value achieved
through the existing building commissioning process.
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Consumption
4 Phase
Commissioning
Process
Results
Results
Global Project
Global
Project
Pilot
Project
Building
Commissioning
Market Drivers
Global EBCx project overview
•
Commission 6.3MSF of mixed use
buildings located in 8 countries (4
continents) in 6 months or less!
•
Reduce energy consumption by
10-20% per site
•
Save a minimum of $2.5M across the
portfolio
•
Building managed by separate facility
managers
•
Submit proposal (RFP) in less than one
month
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Siemens challenges
•
Minimal response time (proposal)
•
Incomplete/inaccurate RFP data
•
Limited resource availability internally and
externally
•
Contracting
•
Cost conversions with fluctuations in rate
exchange
•
Site visits to 11 campuses in 8 countries
and 9 time zones
•
Project paid by corporate but executed by
local site management
•
Limited execution timeline
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Walkthrough findings:
Variance from specs in RFP
•
23% more equipment than listed
•
Over 30 central plants and over 70 chillers
•
1000’s of terminal units
•
100’s of miscellaneous unique pieces of HVAC equipment
Technical complexities
•
Load disaggregation estimates understated total manufacturing load
•
Eight different BAS systems of varying age and complexity
Organizational challenges
•
Difficult to gain access to sites from local site managers
•
Lack of data transparency made it difficult to communicate level of
inefficiency
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Project Budget Breakdown
• Two commissioning components
1. Planning, finding, quantifying, reporting
2. Implementing, verifying
• Approximately 60-65% of the budget was allocated to component #1
• The remaining 35-40% of the budget was set aside to implement low cost
corrective actions and conservation measures
Assessment and
Investigation
Implementation
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Program Process Flow
Assessment
Implementation
Investigation
Hand Off
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A journey of one thousand miles…
Starter pistol fired, only a few started running (immediate challenges)
•
Assembling and deploying our teams
•
Contracting and getting POs
•
Scheduling and access
•
Lots of deferred maintenance items
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The Siemens Team
Global Commissioning Program Team
Client Relationship
Mgr
Program Admin.
Customer
Deliverables
Legal
IT Manager
Finance/Business
Admin
Program Manager
Executive Sponsor
Regional PM
North American Sites
National Ops Mgr.
Engineering Technical
Support Mgr.
Regional PM
Europe/Asia Sites
Site Scheduling
Support
Lead Energy Eng.
Project Manager
Asia
Project Manager
Europe
Site Team (typ.)
Report
Reviewers
Booking/Invoicing
QA/QC
Collections
Site Team (typ.)
Commissioning Eng.
Energy Engineer
Project Manager
Senior Technician
Mechanic
Controller
Commissioning Eng.
Energy Engineer
Project Manager
Senior Technician
Mechanic
Site Team (typ.)
Engineering QA/QC
Subcontracted
Commissioning
Team
Commissioning Eng.
Energy Engineer
Project Manager
Senior Technician
Mechanic
Contracting
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Tool Development
Operations Support
Consumption
4 Phase
Commissioning
Process
Results
Results
Global Project
Pilot
Project
Building
Commissioning
Market Drivers
4 Phase
Commissioning Process
Assessment Phase
Tasks:
•
•
•
•
•
Kick-off of projects/schedule weekly meetings
Align teams
ID Current Facility Requirements
Develop and execute commissioning plans
ID corrective actions
Hand-off
Implementation
Challenges:
• ID Current Facility Requirements
• Goal misalignment between
Investigation
corporate and field management
• Scheduling building occupant interviews
• Vetting corrective actions and implementation
Assessment
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Investigation Phase
Tasks:
• Manage teams (weekly updates)
• Internal
• External site team
• Corporate
• ID conservation measures
• Update commissioning plans
• Prioritize and present
conservation measures
Hand-off
Implementation
Investigation
Challenges:
• Managing timeline
• Quality of analysis (master CM
tool)
Assessment
• Implementation Plan
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Global project initial improvements
Corrective Actions
Conservation Measures
• Sensor verification/replacement
• Temperature setpoint and overventilating
• AHU maintenance
• Damper seals
• V in VFD means variable
• Damper actuation
• Night setback
• OA, MA, RA damper modulation
• Air filters
• Air and water balancing
• Leaking valves
• VAV box functionality
• Minor programming modifications
• Major sequence of operation
modifications
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Implementation Phase
Tasks:
• Implementing corrective actions
and conservation measures
• Verifying savings and
performance
• Updating commissioning plans
• Create Persistence Phase plan
Challenges:
• Managing timeline
• Spending all the budget in
the allotted timeframe
• Coordinating with
Assessment
subcontractors and site teams
Hand-off
Implementation
Investigation
Project Development and Multifacility planning
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Global project initial improvements
Issue
Identified
Decision
Site
Manager
Siemens
Team
Engineer
Project
Manager
Implement
Engineer
Sr. Controls
Technician
“Other Staff”
Project Team and
Meeting Structure
created to support a
Fast Track Workflow
Informed Advisors:
• VP Energy (portfolio)
• Portfolio Program Manager
• Regional Project Managers
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Global project initial improvements
Assessment
Corrective
Action Verified
Issue
Identified
Implementation
Investigation
Remediation
Executed
Weekly Status
Meeting
Recommend
Corrective
Action
Decision
Made
Hand Off
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Hand-off Phase
Tasks:
• Preparing final reports
• Preparing site trainings
• Preparing corporate PowerPoint presentation
Hand-off
Challenges:
Implementation
• Running out of TIME
• QA/QC of final reports
• Sharing implementation dollars
Investigation
Assessment
Project Development and Multifacility planning
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Consumption
4 Phase
Commissioning
Process
5 Phase
Commissioning
Process
Results
Global Project
Pilot
Project
Results
Building
Commissioning
Market Drivers
Energy Savings Results
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Environmental Metrics
Key Performance Metric
Emissions Reduction
Result
20,103 Mt CO2e
Criteria Pollutant Reduction
Area preserved from Deforestation
Cars taken off of the road
MT NOx
161 acres
4,384 cars
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Lessons learned (Internal)
1
Are your teams ready? Is management ready?
2
Contracting globally – many issues
3
Make sure all internal stakeholders are identified early
4
Weekly meetings with PM and site decision maker
5
Intangibles
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Lessons learned (External-site and corporate)
1
Corporations and their internal teams must be aligned
prior to the start
2
Full transparency of savings / cost data
3
Weekly meetings with PM and site decision maker
4
Building commissioning is a great investment
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• Post project pull-through implementations
• CAPEX Planning
• Leverage Technology
• Commissioning of additional sites
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Thank you!
Mike Chimack
Director, Energy Services, Building Technologies Division,
Siemens Industry, Inc.
Phone: (847) 941-6191
Email: Michael.chimack@siemens.com
Steven Dodd, Senior National Sales Manager, EMP, LEED
Green, Building Technologies Division, Siemens Industry, Inc.
Phone: (804) 925-7656
Email: Steven_dodd@siemens.com
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Questions
& additional resources
Additional resources
Commissioning: An essential
Part of a Comprehensive Energy
Strategy
Three Big Myths about Big Data
Consulting-Specifying Engineer Magazine,
March 2016
http://www.csemag.com/magazine.html
Learn more about Commissioning
http://usa.siemens.com/commissioning
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This concludes The American Institute of Architects
Continuing Education Systems Course