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April 30, 2009
Want to save money? Commission your building
Though building commissioning is growing, less than 10 percent of all buildings have been commissioned.
The Bellevue Library was recently re-commissioned to fine-tune its systems and make sure they are working efficiently.
BUILDING commissioning, the process of giving your building's systems a check-up, is making more sense for more building types. The process can save you money and energy, in many cases paying for itself within a couple of years.
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- For BIM fans, it's a 'night and day difference', 04-16-2009
- Sustaining the future while restoring the past, 04-09-2009
- Tall wood building faces Godzilla-size shake test, 04-02-2009
- Wind farms lift economy in Klickitat County, 03-26-2009
- WSDOT repairs I-5, section by section, 03-19-2009
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