For the next two months we will discuss how commissioning enhances the effectiveness of future operations and maintenance of a new or renovated building. This month, we will cover the importance of including operations and maintenance (O&M) personnel in all phases of the commissioning process.
O&M personnel have historically been the "outsiders" in the design-construction process, often because the group that builds and renovates facilities is often separate from the group responsible for operating those facilities. Far too often, the O&M staff are in the dark until the day the building systems are turned over to them.