Problems Found In The Field: How Retrocommissioning Can Solve Them
The symptoms are familiar: hot and cold complaints, higher-than-expected costs, etc. Here’s a look at how the retrocommissioning process should work to tackle these and other developments for your facility.
In the last few years, major cities throughout the country have passed new energy code requirements mandating that commercial buildings perform regular retrocommissioning audits. Austin, TX, now requires an energy audit prior to the sale of any commercial building, while San Francisco and New York require energy audits on commercial buildings over 10,000 sq ft every five years and buildings over 50,000 sq ft every 10 years, respectively.
Now, improving a building’s energy performance isn’t just the right thing to do — it’s required.