The initial cost of commissioning are recovered many times over through increased operating savings, improved staff performance, and avoidance of costly construction problems.

 In projects all over the country, building-industry professionals are finding that commissioned buildings are more energy efficient, more comfortable, and easier to maintain. Summary: Commissioning is a quality-assurance process that increases the likelihood that a new building will meet the client's expectations.

 Building commissioning is the process of ensuring that building systems and equipment are designed, installed, tested, operated and maintained according to the owner's operational needs. Building commissioning puts a building system through it's paces, simulates conditions under which it will perform, documents it's performance and coordinates implementation of corrections, if required. The goal of this process is to confirm that the building provides a safe, comfortable and reliable environment for the building occupants.

 Building commissioning is a quality assurance procedure, managed by the commissioning agent, involving the combined efforts of the owner, architect / engineer and the construction team. It is a planned process for achieving, verifying and documenting the performance of a building. Commissioning proactively seeks to uncover potential system pitfalls and performance problems prior to occupancy.