BCxA Certified Commissioning Professional (CCP) case studies
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The Certified Commissioning Professional (CCP) credential is offered by the Building Commissioning Association (BCxA) for practitioners who lead or manage commissioning work on buildings. It signals that a professional can plan and run a commissioning program, review design intent, coordinate construction-phase verification, direct functional performance testing, resolve deficiencies, and manage handover and ongoing commissioning. The BCxA Certified Commissioning Professional (CCP) case studies are 5 cases and about 2,634 words.
1Overtime Chiller Sequencing on a Tight Handover Date
A 14-story office building has three 600-ton water-cooled centrifugal chillers, variable primary flow, and a design condition of 95°F dry bulb. The Cx agent is asked to run functional performance testing (FPT) two weeks before substantial completion because the owner wants to occupy floors 1-6.
579 words, about 3 min2Owner's Project Requirements Written After Design Is Half Done
A school district hires a Cx agent late. Schematic design is complete and design development is 60% done when the agent is engaged.
556 words, about 3 min3Pre-Functional Checklist Dispute on Air Handling Units
On a hospital project, the Cx agent issues pre-functional checklists for 22 air handling units. The mechanical contractor returns the checklists for 18 units with every line marked 'N/A' or checked without initials, and states that the manufacturer's start-up sheets cover the same ground so the Cx checklists are duplicative.
515 words, about 3 min4Retro-Commissioning Scope in an Occupied Office Tower
A property manager of a 1980s 20-story office tower commissions a retro-commissioning (RCx) investigation. The building has constant-volume reheat air handlers, pneumatic controls partially converted to DDC, and a central chilled water plant with two 500-ton chillers.
492 words, about 2 min5Acceptance When Training and Systems Manual Are Incomplete
A laboratory and office building is at substantial completion. The Cx agent's acceptance review finds the systems manual is a stack of vendor cut sheets with no narrative of sequences, no setpoint tables, and no troubleshooting guidance.
492 words, about 2 min