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Commissioning of Existing Buildings (EBCx)

Timing: Tuesday, October 28 @ 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. EDT

Location: Eversource 4 Technology Drive Westborough, MA 01581

Outline:
  1. Overview of commissioning of existing buildings (EBCx)
  2. How to identify facilities that could benefit from EBCx
  3. EBCx opportunities and how to identify them - HVAC, building envelope, process improvements, other
  4. Approaches to EBCx: Scoping vs Deep Dive with Functional Performance Testing
  5. Mass Save speaker on new EBCx Program
  6. Monitoring Based Commissioning (MBCx)
  7. Testing and Balancing (TAB) and Controls
  8. Funding approaches and options
  9. Case studies/Walkthrough of two projects
  10. Statistics from past projects
  11. Q&A

Coffee and light breakfast will be available starting about 8:30am. Class will start at 9am. Lunch will be provided. Continuing education units (CEUs) will be available through UMass.

Instructors: Joe Bliss and Chris Schmidt, B2Q

Chris Schmidt holds an MS in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in energy-efficient buildings and industrial systems. A LEED-Accredited Professional and Certified Energy Manager, he has over 20 years of experience in energy efficiency consulting and major HVAC improvement projects. He has performed hundreds of technical studies and ASHRAE Level 2 audits for commercial, industrial, and institutional facilities, identifying significant savings opportunities. Chris’s expertise extends to commissioning and re-commissioning building systems, including diagnostics, control strategies, and hands-on field work. He manages turnkey RCx implementation projects, overseeing HVAC and controls upgrades, subcontractor management, and acting as a utility liaison, with a specialized focus on optimizing lab and animal research facilities.

Joe Bliss is a mechanical engineer with over 14 years of experience, serving B2Q as both a senior project manager and as a design engineer. His specialties have been in energy efficient HVAC design, decarbonization, building automation system design, and recommissioning. He has completed dozens of energy audits and energy efficiency studies and has also led several of the firm’s largest HVAC design projects, serving as both the project manager and lead engineer on these assignments. Joe was named the Energy Engineer of the Year in the Northeast US by the Association of Energy Engineers in 2024.