The commissioning process often includes the commissioning provider giving recommendations to various team members to address current or foreseen issues with system operation. Such recommendations are not always taken blindly, which is not a bad thing. Ideally, recommendations for addressing complex issues will prompt healthy collaboration between team members who all keep an open mind and remain committed to doing the right thing for the building. Unfortunately, there are plenty of conversations that don’t go that way — people get offended, are annoyed, or feel obligated to say whatever they can to avoid addressing the issue at hand. Below are a few phrases I’ve heard enough to know they’re an indication of a participant’s unwillingness to address the issue.
“We always include this in our designs and have never received feedback that it has created issues.”