Don't Wait Until Construction: Commissioning Includes Design Review

Don't Wait Until Construction: Commissioning Includes Design Review

If you’ve been working on new projects over 10,000 SF, or LEED projects of any size, you’ve come across commissioning of energy-related systems. Commissioning (Cx) is a great process to verify that all the building systems work as intended, but if you’re used to waiting until construction to get started, you’ll need to adjust your process – all the way back to schematic design.

Shedding Some (LED) Light on Operating Costs

We’re a fairly handy crew here at In Balance, so when Mike Horgan – licensed contractor and Passive House consultant – recently joined our ranks, we put him right to work … on our own office. While our work spaces enjoy plenty of daylight, on cloudy winter days and toward the back of the office, we can use a little boost. Recently, some of the lamps finally died, so we decided to replace them (and the rest of our fixtures) with LEDs.