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In the ever-evolving world of building information modeling, putting process before technology solves fundamental issues. Read on as the authors touch on Agile, common roles, and BIM’s fate over the course of a project.

Quality communication can boost chances for success both during a project and afterward.

Don’t leave out the topic of safety in your building design conversations.

Although it’s only 25% complete, the Central Ohio Transit Authority’s (COTA) ongoing $75 million conversion to compressed natural gas (CNG) fueled buses is already saving more than 2.5 million gallons of diesel fuel and emitting 100 tons less bus emission contaminants annually in the greater Columbus, Ohio, area. 

Whether low-cost adjustments, targeted replacements, or a substantial retrofit when large equipment has run its course, you almost always have a good move available to conserve energy and expense.

One of the most important construction phase commissioning activities is control submittal review and controls integration.

Efficiency should start with quality control and, for me, this means have a time-tested designer’s checklist with categories.

It’s one thing to have equipment found to be in violation of code. It’s another thing to have an expensive and possibly fatal accident as a result of such operation.

Spurred by student initiative, this Minnesota magnet school has become the host for a unique collaboration focused on auditing and improving its mechanical and environmental performance.

Some people consider commissioning to be too much trouble and too much time to tack on to the end of a project.