{"product_id":"principles-of-building-commissioning-9780470112977","title":"Principles of Building Commissioning","description":"Commissioning is coming of age. \u003cp\u003eSavvy building owners have adopted commissioning as an effective way to improve the facility acquisition process. Green building initiatives have embraced commissioning as a way of assuring quality in the delivery of high-performance buildings. This long-established quality control process for building mechanical systems is emerging as a broader construction management tool improving nearly all aspects of a project.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat exactly is this thing called commissioning? Principles of Building Commissioning answers this fundamental question with the first all-inclusive, practical guide to the application of the principles of commissioning. The book clarifies the underlying philosophy of commissioning: the why, what, when, and who of this process. Shaped by the ASHRAE Guideline 0 view of the world of commissioning, Building Commissioning: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaps out the territory of commissioning\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutlines its defining characteristics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eExplains its flow of processes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eDemystifies its documentation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking the fundamentals of commissioning accessible to all parties--building owners and operators, architects and engineers, users and suppliers--who may be called upon to join the commissioning team for a particular project, Building Commissioning serves as the professional's road map to the commissioning process, from the predesign phase through occupancy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalter T. Grondzik, PE, LEED-AP, is a professor in the School of Architecture, Ball State University. He has served as president of the Architectural Research Centers Consortium and the Society of Building Science Educators, and is a Fellow of ASHRAE and a member of several ASHRAE technical and guideline committees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844527329554,"sku":"9780470112977","price":118.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_854f3d01-9bd8-4192-8b8b-fb9735f19896.jpg?v=1737323855","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/principles-of-building-commissioning-9780470112977","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}