We all need to do better in this design/build/O&M business.

What is your business plan and professional development plan for 2011?

How useful is live reporting with no live reportee?

This Rhode Island center of higher learning challenged an initial benchmark and forged a vision of better energy management through an upgraded campus-wide BAS. A design-bid approach, a five-point scorecard for grading bids, and a full-time monitor for the new setup were just three example of how process can drive performance in educational and commercial settings alike.

Here’s where, and three reasons why.

It’s not too late to let yourself be driven more by reward than risk.

It’s the missing link to third-party TAB services.

When UMass Memorial Health Care began planning a demolition/renovation to fit out 14,000 sq ft of mixed space for a new clinic, the assumption was that an additional 80 to 120 tons of cooling capacity would be needed. But in the current economic climate, the administration had to ask: Is there an effective alternative solution? From assessing the infrastructure to the effects of rebalancing the entire chilled water system, see what went into their final conclusion and plan of action.

It’s a rare opportunity to upgrade what you offer.

You could profit from asking what a contractor needs from your construction documents.