The manufacture of most equipment includes various levels of quality control including inspections, verifications, and other quality control processes as part of their overall quality assurance programs.

Most critical facilities demand continuous operations for extended periods typically measured in years if not decades.

Commissioning, including acceptance testing, is a somewhat rigid process intended to verify and validate that a project delivers what is required and expected.

If you look at the evolution of critical facilities you will see a fairly consistent increase in complexities as the requirements and expectation of sustaining continuous operations became more and more demanding.

There are few things more frustrating over the course of a construction project than to realize that the built facility does not meet the fundamental requirements set forth at the onset of the project.

During the first weekend of 2017, much of the United States was hit by a winter storm that dropped snow and ice over portions of the U.S. from the Rocky Mountains across the plains to the East Coast.

Most if not all facility managers agree that staff require training if expected to perform their duties and assignments competently.

Most companies and corporations have corporate standards that address fiduciary and fiscal duties, responsibilities, and protocols, etc. They have standards addressing the execution and governance of their core business and how the company interacts with regulators, labor unions, and other companies.

On a recent project status call an engineering firm’s mechanical engineer stated, “We always design for the worst case.” The focus of the call was to troubleshoot operational problems associated with an air handler that was experiencing problems due to low load conditions.