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.
Tags: energy cost savings, GSA, Jesse Ross, sustainability
CxGBS® Sustainability and Energy Cost Saving Projects Recognized in Multiple Award Ceremonies
Aug 24, 2012 CxGBS Articles
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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Tags: GSA, Holistic Commissioning, Jesse Ross
November 3, 2011 (Rome News-Tribune) Darlington unveils LEED Gold Certification plaque at Thatcher Hall
Nov 11, 2011 CxGBS Articles, Editorials
CxGBS Recognized for Role in Commissioning Middle School Building
Tags: Commissioning, Darlington School, Jesse Ross, LEED
Sweat the Details! – by Jesse Ross CxGBS®
Oct 28, 2011 CxGBS Articles, Sustainability News
It seems all too often that when I first start making site observations of new construction, the same issues are observed for every one of my projects. Issues such as continuous vapor or air barriers, protections of ducts and equipment, or clearance allowed for insulation on piping or ducts. And, nearly every time I bring them up with the construction team, I get the same initial response from the contractors: “That’s how I’ve done it for 30 years” or “That isn’t a big deal.”
While I would like to argue that it doesn’t matter how long someone has done something if it is done wrong in the first place. Instead, I try and educate the team on why it is important to sweat these details that seem so trivial to the contractors. What the contractors fail to realize is that these issues will not present themselves quickly. Usually, they are issues that will take years to become an eventual problem, long after the contractors have left the site and the warranty period has expired.
Having been involved in many retro-commissioning projects, I have personally seen the kind of damage an issue, which seemed so innocuous at the time, could do. In some cases, a problem may never present itself. But, why even take that chance?
Tags: Commissioning, consultant, design professional, Jesse Ross, Sustainable Design Guidance
GO TEAM! – by Jesse Ross CxGBS®
Sep 1, 2011 Editorials, Sustainability News
It is not uncommon, or unexpected, for contractors to see a Commissioning Authority as the “enemy.” After all, CxAs are responsible for assessing the contractor’s construction quality and installation practices, which may mean more work than they are used to. However, commissioning can be much more difficult when you come across a project where neither the project manager nor the owner is familiar with the commissioning process and its benefits. When this is the case, I find they usually chose to commission their project only because of LEED or some another regulation.
It doesn’t matter that the reasons for commissioning are explained to the team in the Commissioning Scoping meeting. At that point, it can seem, commissioning is just extra paper work and yet another hurdle to delay the project’s completion. Some may wonder – “Why pay for commissioning when there are inspections and punch list walkthroughs that seemingly cover all of the same things as commissioning?” Commissioning meetings can be brushed over quickly without engaging in discussions about the project status and upcoming commissioning activities. Unfortunately, until the benefits of commissioning for that particular project are realized, it seems like commissioning will be seen by the owner and project manager as more of a chore than necessary for the successful delivery of their building.
The reason I bring this up is because commissioning is something that works best when there is total buy-in from the entire team (designer, project manager, owner, contractors, and CxA). That doesn’t mean that it is a waste of time to have commissioning when no one on the team is familiar with it. The building will still be commissioned, and work as designed. But, when an entire team is working together with a common goal in mind (a high performance building), a considerable amount of heartburn and strife can be avoided, and commissioning will be substantially more effective.
Tags: Commissioning, GA, Jesse Ross, Mississippi, Retro-Commissioning, Scoping meeting
