Integrated Systems Commissioning
White Paper
Warwick Stannus B.Eng (Hons) MBA MAIRAH
Bryon Price B.Eng. MAIRAH. FIEAust
February, 2005
To meet increasing performance requirements and environmental and energy standards building systems have become more complex and interdependent, and increasingly integrated with the building's physics and the occupant's behaviour. To deliver the required outcomes buildings and their systems must now be commissioned with a more sophisticated approach than that generally applied in the past and designers must play a far more active role in the commissioning of their designs.
This paper provides an approach to integrated systems commissioning and offers insights into how the role of commissioning must grow and develop in the future.
About the Author
Warwick Stannus B.Eng (Hons) MBA MAIRAH is a Mechanical Engineer and Registered Building Practitioner in Victoria. He is Engineering Manager for the A.G. Coombs Group of Companies. A.G Coombs is a leading specialist provider of building services. Prior to joining A.G. Coombs he was a Director of a large international Consulting Engineering Group and was responsible for engineering and technical development. Warwick's experience ranges from major commercial office buildings and retail centres through to highly specialised Data Centre upgrades. His particular expertise is in central plant design and plant upgrades. He maintains an active role within the broader industry and is currently a member of the Victorian Committee of AIRAH. Warwick has been involved in facilitating a range of seminars and presentations relating to energy efficient design, smoke management systems, controls and commissioning.
Bryon Price B.Eng. MAIRAH. FIEAust is Business Development Manager for the A.G. Coombs Group of companies. Bryon is also responsible for A.G.Coombs Advisory, which provides technical advice and services to facility owners and managers. He a Mechanical Engineer and his early work was in guided weapons and defence systems design. Prior to joining A.G.Coombs Bryon had a 20 year career in engineering consultancy ranging from industrial and transport design through to major project building services design and a range of large scale innovative and award winning energy and building asset management projects. Bryon currently sits on the Property Council of Australia's National Regulation Review Committee and is Chair of the Property Councils National Energy and Utilities Committee. Bryon is also the Chair of the Facility Management Association's Building Services Special Interest Group. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers and a Registered Building Practitioner in Victoria.