Grumman|Butkus Associates utilized a design-build retro-commissioning (DBRCx) approach to assist a large for-profit health care organization implement a nationwide retro-commissioning (RCx) program across multiple hospitals.

Identifying potential energy-savings opportunities remotely.

For data centers, CFD can be used to model data halls and understand airflow and heat transfer as it pertains to cooling critical equipment — essentially aiding in design validation, troubleshooting, and retro-commissioning efforts.

Documenting how AEI and FSU collaborated to retrofit two existing buildings into safe, functional, efficient, and well-documented lab facilities.

Buy-in and trust of the building operators is absolutely critical for virtual retro-commissioning to work.

Strive to understand the equipment, how it’s organized, what it’s intended to do, and how it integrates into systems.