One project, 10 buildings, 20 companies, 90 systems, 1,500 pieces of equipment, and 1,500 tests — that’s what Environmental Systems Design Inc. (ESD) managed during the commissioning (Cx) of a 28-MW mission critical project for a Fortune 500 client. By utilizing a cloud-based web application to create a database of equipment linking the project’s related systems, spaces, and buildings, ESD maintained a vast amount of information in real time. There are many benefits of digital Cx software, but here are the top eight reasons ESD utilizes a web application to increase Cx project value.
Design reviews involve multiple parties commenting on drawings or Excel logs and sending them to the engineer of record (EOR) and owner. Any successive responses can generate multiple versions of Excel logs or marked-up drawings. With digitization, stakeholders can collaborate through a single platform on an issue-by-issue basis rather than waiting to receive all comments at once.