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H. JAY ENCK AWARDED LEED® FELLOW DESIGNATION

Oct 24, 2012 CxGBS Articles, CxGBS in the News, Editorials, Press Release, Sustainability News

LEED Fellows represent green building industry’s most accomplished professionals

ATLANTA, GA (October 24, 2012) – CXGBS® Co-founder and Chief Technical Officer H. Jay Enck has been nominated for inclusion in Green Building Certification Institute’s prestigious LEED® Fellowship program.

The Green Building Certification Institute’s LEED® Fellowship annually honors professional excellence and contributions to the green building industry. Outstanding LEED accredited professionals must demonstrate expert-level knowledge technical proficiency, education, leadership, commitment and service, and advocacy. They must also hold a LEED professional credential for more than eight years and have at least ten years of green building experience. This will be the program’s second fellowship class. The LEED Fellow program officially launched with its inaugural class of 34 candidates being announced in 2011.

Enck, also a senior commissioning authority and LEED® accredited professional for CXGBS®, has more than 40 years of green building and general construction experience. A LEED® pioneer, he is also the first of the 77 LEED® fellows to have earned his LEED AP Designation and completed a LEED® project. He’s spearheaded many notable LEED® projects including the first LEED® Platinum certified building in Georgia (ASHRAE Headquarters), the first LEED® Gold certified office building in Georgia (The Arthur M. Blank Family Office), and the first LEED® Silver certified animal research laboratory in the southeast.

An industry leader who has conducted commissioning for more than $3.5 billion in construction projects, Enck has advocated for the importance of quality construction and commissioning in delivering and sustaining high-performance buildings for their useful operating life. His published works which include, co-authoring ASHRAE’s Green Guide, Advanced Energy Design guides, and IFMA’s Sustainability How-To Guide “Commissioning for Existing Buildings,” serve as industry road maps. Enck is also a sought after subject matter expert quoted in articles on green design, commissioning, and eco-structure for the ASHRAE Journal, Green Building News, Consulting Specific Engineer magazine, and Engineered Systems among others.

Enck stays committed to advancing the green building industry by continuing to facilitate LEED® certification, sustainable design principles, and commissioning through mentoring project teams, training emerging industry professionals as an instructor at the University of Wisconsin, and serving on multiple LEED® certification exam and ASHRAE committees. Enck also founded Atlanta’s USGBC Chapter and the Southeast Regional Chapter of the Building Commissioners Association. His contributions can be linked to the Sustainable Sites and Energy and Atmosphere technical advisory groups tasked with improving LEED® products as well.

“We are thrilled to present these highly accomplished individuals with the LEED Fellow designation,” said Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO & Founding Chair, USGBC. “The Fellows are some of the leading innovators and vanguards of the green building movement, and their bodies of work strongly underscore their commitment to LEED and a sustainable built environment.”

CXGBS® has driven many LEED firsts including guiding the project teams of the first LEED-certified schools in Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia, the first LEED certified theater in the United States, and in developing the first Green Housekeeping and Site Management program to meet LEED requirements in the southeast.

Join us in congratulating H. Jay Enck.

Enck will be recognized with the rest of the 2012 LEED Fellow class at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in San Francisco next month. For more information on the LEED Fellow program, please visit new.usgbc.org/leed/credentials/leed-fellow/.

For more information about H. Jay Enck please visit: http://www.cxgbs.com/about-us/team-leadership/h-jay-enck/

About CxGBS®
Commissioning & Green Building Solutions, Inc. (CXGBS®) is a professional consultancy providing innovative solutions to achieve high-performing buildings. CXGBS® serves clients nationwide from its headquarters in Duluth, GA and satellite offices in Mississippi and Tennessee. As a project team member, CXGBS® applies our Holistic Commissioning® process to assist the team in achieving high performing buildings right from the start and throughout the life of your building. Our process guides the project team in meeting the owner’s performance goals, reducing total cost of building ownership and improving occupant and stakeholder satisfaction.
CXGBS® is a Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB).

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CxGBS® Receives Female Business Enterprise Certification

Oct 24, 2012 CxGBS in the News, Press Release

CxGBS® a Woman-owned Small Business (WOSB) specializing in Commissioning (Cx), Sustainable Design Consulting, and LEED Guidance and Administration recently received its certification as a Female Business Enterprise by the City of Atlanta.  FBE Certification is a meticulous and lengthy activity, including a critical review of the business operation and an on-site inspection.  The certification process is designed to confirm the business is at least 51% owned, operated, and controlled by one or more women.  With a solid 10-year history, CxGBS® looks forward to teaming with firms seeking qualified 3rd party commissioning industry and sustainable design consulting partners. 

For more information on how you can work with CxGBS®, please visit www.cxgbs.com for more information or contact Davis McCollum, Director of Business Development at (770) 831-6760.

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CxGBS® SUSTAINABILITYAND ENERGY COST SAVING PROJECTS RECOGNIZED IN MULTIPLE AWARD CEREMONIES

Oct 1, 2012 CxGBS Articles, CxGBS in the News, Editorials, Press Release

CxGBS project and project manager honored with 2012 GSA Project Management and CxGBS excellent workmanship awards.

ATLANTA, GA (August 22, 2012) – CxGBS project manager Jesse Ross is having a good week.

Ross’ project, the John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building (formerly the Elbert P. Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals Building) in Atlanta, Georgia, has been honored twice in the last month. Ross earned the 2012 CxGBS exceptional workmanship award for his involvement in Holistic Commissioning® for the Godbold project. The Godbold project was also recognized by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Office of Design and Construction during its 2012 Project Management Awards, earning the “Excellence in Project Management” designation for GSA’s Southeast Sunbelt region.

CxGBS, under the direction of Ross, provided Holistic Commissioning® services, Sustainable Design Consulting, LEED Guidance and Administration, and Energy Modeling.  Ross helped Godbold meet and maintain quality, sustainability, and high-performance standards, which for the building resulted in a 52 percent savings in water consumption, a more than 64 percent savings in space heating, a more than 71 percent savings in space cooling, and a more than 30 percent total annual energy use cost savings when compared to code.  Ross has extensive experience in new and existing building commissioning, project management and execution, as well as field work and construction industry experience.

The Godbold building is one of two CxGBS projects recognized at the Project Management Awards. The second was for work on the new Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. CxGBS provided energy optimization, energy modeling, LEED consultation and guidance.  H. Jay Enck, co-founder and Chief Technical Officer, is pleased CxGBS was a team member of the two projects recognized at the GSA awards. “CxGBS has been assisting GSA project teams solve building problems including moisture intrusion, high energy costs, indoor air quality and operational issues for over a decade in buildings of varying scope and scale throughout the country,” says Enck.

Ross was reportedly caught off guard, but pleasantly surprised, by the honors.

About CxGBS®

Commissioning and Green Building Solutions, Inc. (CxGBS®) is a nationally recognized commissioning, green building consulting, and software development firm that improves a client’s ability to build, operate, and be good stewards of environmentally-friendly, high-performing buildings. The firm’s commissioning and LEED-accredited professionals work with project teams to apply sustainable development principles that reduce risk and lower the total cost of ownership.  Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and with satellite locations and project offices throughout the country, CxGBS offers its clients a comprehensive suite of high-value service solutions including Sustainable Design Consulting, Holistic Commissioning®, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Guidance and Administration, and Building Forensic Investigation.  For more information, please visit: www.cxgbs.com.

About Facility Intelligence

Facility Intelligence is a cloud-based data storage, analysis, and reporting tool that continues the commissioning process with integrated technology solutions helping to ensure high-performing buildings for people, planet, and profits for the life of the facility.  Whether from a global or component level standpoint, prioritized concerns are categorized by level of importance and financial impact, which allows for a measured response by owners to continuously improve their facility’s performance. More information is available at www.facilityintel.com.

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Mississippi Branch Office of Commissioning and Green Building Company Gains Professional Engineer and University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) Construction Project

Sep 11, 2012 CxGBS Articles, CxGBS in the News, Press Release

CxGBS® is pleased to announce that Mr. David Cantrill, Branch Manager of the company’s Mississippi Office, attained advanced licensure as Professional Engineer (P.E.) and news of being awarded the contract to provide Holistic Commissioning services for the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) being managed under the leadership of Mr. Cantrill. David earned the designation by his in-depth engineering knowledge, meeting the Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professionals experience requirements, and passing the exam given by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) in January.

“We’re thrilled to share David’s commitment to continued professional development and being able to provide the CxGBS, State of Mississippi, and other clients, solid value for their budget expectations. Having earned the P.E. designation, David demonstrates his mastery of engineering principles and practices,” explains Christine Miley, co-founder and CEO, CxGBS. “Also, David’s previous performance in other Mississippi projects, solid customer relations, and on time project delivery further commends our being awarded the medical center project.”

University of Mississippi Medical Center Project

The new UMMC 151,569 square foot facility will replace the old building built in 1955 and is slated to provide five floors of classrooms, office space and laboratory environments all under one roof. This systematic reorganization of space and technology is projected to increase Mississippi’s only medical school class size from the current 136 students to 1000 new doctors by 2025.

Along with other CxGBS® team members –– engineers, architects, LEED Accredited Professionals and analysts –– David, will assist UMMC in establishing and integrating high-performance building principles during the programming, design, construction, and warranty phases to maximize occupant productivity, while reducing operating and maintenance costs.
“The P.E. designation earned by David continues to further the efforts of CxGBS® to be an innovative provider of sustainable design consulting by solidifying the foundation we’ve built of ensuring the growing sustainability market has people capable of meeting the task to deliver high-performing buildings to people, the planet and an owner’s long-term profitability,” added Miley.

About CxGBS®

Commissioning & Green Building Solutions, Inc. (CxGBS®) is a professional consultancy providing innovative solutions to achieve high-performing buildings. CxGBS serves clients nationwide from its headquarters in Duluth, GA and satellite offices in Mississippi and Tennessee. As project team members, CxGBS uses its Holistic Commissioning process to improve the operational efficiency throughout the life of a building. This method guides the project team in reducing the total cost of building ownership for stakeholders and improving occupant satisfaction. Building performance services offered include Commissioning, LEED Guidance and Administration, Energy Audits, Building Forensic Investigations and Facility Monitoring tools.

CxGBS® utilizes Facility Intelligence™ to analyze building performance data on an ongoing basis. This analysis, presented in a dashboard format, offers insight into current, historic and trending building operations and energy consumption. Custom reports with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) can be issued automatically to appropriate personnel. These reports provide owners and managers the information needed to evaluate equipment condition, energy consumption, and operational staff performance enabling them to make informed decisions regarding actions to lower total cost of building ownership. Visit www.cxgbs.com for more information.

About the Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professionals

The Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors was established by the state legislature in 1928. The Board’s mission is to safeguard life, health and property, and to promote the public welfare by providing a complete and thorough registration process for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors, ensuring that each is properly qualified to practice in the state of Mississippi. The Board also regulates the practice of engineering and surveying in the state through investigation and disciplinary authority of the Title 73, Chapter 13 of the Mississippi Code.

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CxGBS® PROJECT SITE IN FULL SWING AFTER DEVASTATING FIRE

Sep 10, 2012 CxGBS in the News, Press Release

 

CxGBS® client, Kiawah Development Partners, bounces back from massive fire to make history at its Kiawah River Course, the sister club to The Ocean Course, host site of the 2012 PGA championship.

ATLANTA, GA (August 20, 2012) – The 2012 PGA Championship at The Ocean Course – Kiawah Islands Golf Resort, was not the only news from the premier resort island.  Kiawah Development Partners has contracted with CxGBS for construction commissioning and sustainable consulting services for its sister property, The Kiawah River Course Clubhouse.

Kiawah Development Partners became the first golf resort in South Carolina to host one of this year’s golf’s four major tournaments. The River Course Club at Kiawah lost its 33,000SF crowning jewel clubhouse in a massive fire in 2010.  Kiawah contracted with commissioning pioneers CxGBS to provide construction phase commissioning services and other testing for its new 50,000 square foot River Course clubhouse.

CxGBS will develop and utilize the commissioning plan on the Kiawah Island River Course Clubhouse. CxGBS’ ace in the hole, project manager Jesse Ross, will oversee the project which involves thorough testing of equipment and systems verifying they meet the Owners objectives and requirements. Ross will prepare test procedures for the construction team of the selected systems to be commissioned, conduct onsite scoping and training coordination meetings with construction teams and vendors.

CxGBS will conduct regular site visits to review the clubhouse’s mechanical and electrical systems, perform construction observations to check required access to systems and equipment has been provided, review test and balance plan, witness document and direct functional testing. To further implement quality control procedures, CxGBS will provide performance verification procedures for contractors to demonstrate installed systems and assemblies perform as required to meet the owner’s requirements.

CxGBS is teed up for an exciting project and continued partnership with Kiawah Development Partners.

Commissioning & Green Building Solutions, Inc. (CxGBS®) is a professional consultancy providing innovative solutions to achieve high-performing buildings.   CxGBS serves clients nationwide from its headquarters in Duluth, GA and satellite offices in Mississippi and Tennessee.  As project team members, CxGBS uses its Holistic Commissioning process to improve the operational efficiency throughout the life of a building. This method guides the project team in reducing the total cost of building ownership for stakeholders and improving occupant satisfaction.  Building performance services offered include Commissioning, LEED Guidance and Administration, Energy Audits, Building Forensic Investigations and Facility Monitoring tools. 

CxGBS® utilizes Facility Intelligence™ to analyze building performance data on an ongoing basis. This analysis, presented in a dashboard format, offers insight into current, historic and trending building operations and energy consumption. Custom reports with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) can be issued automatically to appropriate personnel.  These reports provide owners and managers the information needed to evaluate equipment condition, energy consumption, and operational staff performance enabling them to make informed decisions regarding actions to  lower total cost of building ownership.  Visit www.cxgbs.com for more information.

 

 

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March 21: “Total Building Commissioning” Webinar Presented by H. Jay Enck Through BCA

Feb 15, 2012 CxGBS in the News, Presentations 2012, Press Release

Do you want to learn technical information about the building Commissioning process? On Wednesday, March 21, 2012, H. Jay Enck of Commissioning & Green Building Solutions, Inc. will be presenting a webinar titled “Total Building Commissioning” as part of the BCA Spring 2012 Webinar Series. Registration for the event is through BCA (Building Commissioning Association).  The 1.5 hour session will begin at 1:00 PM Eastern Time and will earn you 1.5 AIA/CES learning units. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to increase your knowledge and find out how the industry leaders are continually increasing the value of building Commissioning.

More information about H. Jay Enck

More information about BCA (Building Commissioning Association)

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News Release: CxGBS Awarded Three Commissioning Projects by GSA

Dec 1, 2011 Press Release

CxGBS Awarded Three Commissioning Projects by GSA

 

 

Duluth, Georgia – November 30, 2011 – The green building experts at Commissioning & Green Building Solutions, Inc. (CxGBS®) have been awarded three commissioning projects from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). The contracts for the three federal buildings, located in Georgia and Alabama, call for re-commissioning of existing building as well as commissioning of newly implemented systems and controls designed to help improve the efficiencies and performance of the buildings.

“Increased demand for commissioning and re-commissioning in both the public and private sector comes at a time when building owners are trying to reduce the operational costs and increase the productivity of existing properties,” stated Jay Enck, principal, CxGBS. “Obviously anything that can be done to improve the efficiencies of occupied buildings already in their portfolio is much more cost effective than investing in new construction and thus we’re seeing an increase in demand for commissioning services.”

CxGBS will serve as the Commissioning Agent for the following GSA properties:

 

  • John Archibald Campbell U.S. Courthouse, Mobile, Alabama
  • Richard B. Russell Federal Building and Courthouse, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Internal Revenue Service Complex, Chamblee, Georgia

 

CxGBS was awarded Contractor status by the GSA in February 2011 for Facilities Maintenance and Management in the following procurement categories: Energy Management Planning and Strategies (SIN 871 202), Building Commissioning Services (SIN 871 206), and Energy Audit Services (SIN 871 207).

Funding for these projects was made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

About the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)

As the federal government’s workplace solutions provider, the U.S. General Services Administration works to foster an effective, sustainable and transparent government for the American people. GSA’s expertise in government workplace solutions includes:

  • Effective management of government assets including more than 9,600 government-owned or leased buildings and 215,000 vehicles in the federal fleet, and preservation of historic federal properties;
  • Leveraging the government’s buying power through responsible acquisition of products and services making up approximately 14 percent of the government’s total procurement dollars;
  • Providing innovative technology solutions to enhance government efficiency and increase citizen engagement; and,
  • Promoting responsible use of federal resources through development of government-wide policies ranging from federal travel to property and management practices.

About CxGBS®

Commissioning & Green Building Solutions, Inc. (CxGBS®) is a nationally recognized green building consulting firm that helps clients build, operate and maintain environmentally friendly, top-performing buildings. The firm’s professionals work with project teams to reduce risk and apply sustainable development principles that lower the total cost of building ownership and create healthy conditions for occupants for the life of the building. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with satellite offices in Jackson, Mississippi; Cleveland, Ohio and Lenoir City, Tennessee, CxGBS® offers a comprehensive suite of services to provide high value solutions for better performing buildings including Sustainable Design Consulting, Holistic Commissioning®, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Certification Project Administration and Forensic Investigation. CxGBS is recognized by the General Services Administration (GSA) as a Schedule Contractor for its Federal Acquisition Service for Facilities Maintenance and Management (Contract # GS-21F-0069X). For more information, visit www.cxgbs.com.

H. Jay Enck to Present Commissioning Exterior Enclosure Assemblies and Systems for the University of Wisconsin – November 8-10, 2011

Oct 12, 2011 Press Release

Enck joins other industry leaders delivering a course on “Commissioning Exterior Enclosure Assemblies and Systems.” The program is sponsored by the University of Wisconsin – College of Engineering – Department of Engineering Professional Development and will be delivered in Lake Buena Vista, FL, November 8-10, 2011. Registration Available HERE.

H. Jay Enck to Moderate Course on Energy Efficiency for Regional Green Schools Summit — November 3, 2011

Oct 12, 2011 CxGBS in the News, Press Release

 USGBC-GA is hosting the first High Performance, Healthy Schools Summit for K-12 Education Leaders, Higher Education Leaders, Facility & Construction Managers, Teachers, Parents, Industry Professionals, Non-Profit Leaders and Invited Guests on November 3-4 at the Georgia World Congress Center.

 On Thursday, November 3, Enck joins other industry experts delivering courses at the Understanding Level (introductory) and Implementation Level (advanced). Courses scheduled include Energy Efficiency (moderated by Enck), Water Efficiency, Indoor Air Quality, Recycling/Waste Management, and Environmental Curriculum. Registration Available HERE. 

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H. Jay Enck to Present for the University of Wisconsin in Lake Buena Vista, FL – November 8-10, 2011

Oct 2, 2011 Press Release

H. Jay Enck joins other industry leaders for a course on “Commissioning Exterior Enclosure Assemblies and Systems” sponsored by the University of Wisconsin – College of Engineering – Department of Engineering Professional Development.  Registration Available HERE

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