At UNVC, we provide complete building commissioning services across the Intermountain West, including Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, California, and Oregon. In the early 2000s, our company started with a focus on facilities management and has since grown to encompass a complete set of building optimization services anchored in systems commissioning, enclosure commissioning and consulting, energy engineering, and facilities optimization.
We ensure that our clients’ buildings work as expected and then partner with building operators, architects, engineers, contractors, and trade professionals to optimize performance beyond expectations.
If the following questions are being asked it is likely we can help prevent significant issues in your project.
Are the building operators anxious for the warranty period to end so they can “fix” the new building?
Is the equipment accessible?
Is the building uncomfortable?
Is the building bringing in large amounts of outside air without relieving any?
Are you solely relying on your AEC team to deliver the building you expect?
Is the demand charge on the utility bill excessive?
Has your building been commissioned, and yet, do your operators feel overwhelmed?
Is the energy usage of the building understood and used to inform building operations?
Does the building have a plaque on the wall, yet your team is wondering where the value is?
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Do the exterior doors not close or slam shut?
Are the enclosure, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems being designed for the building appropriate for the budget, the building's lifecycle, and the intended use?
Did the premium for energy efficiency yield a positive return on investment or result in a difficult-to-maintain system that is run in hand?
Does the building have moisture-related problems?
Were 100% of the equipment and related systems thoroughly checked out and functional before the release of full payment to the contractor?
Are the heating or cooling systems running at the wrong time of year?
Should the campus plant system have more capacity?
Do the systems in the new addition work well with the existing systems or do they seem to fight each other?
Does the building never work quite as it should?
Are the building systems over-sized or under-sized?
PHILOSOPHY
Being Present
For us to be successful and your building to work, we must be involved from beginning to end. We will be in the design meetings, on the job site, and in the rooms with your equipment and the team who installs it.
Providing A Technical Process
We don’t intend to just check checklists completed by someone else; we check the systems, the equipment, and the design. We are in the building with the systems, leveraging our expertise to deliver a hands-on technical commissioning process.
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Communication
Communication is vital in delivering a high-performing building. Without it, our efforts yield fewer results, save less money, and are often ill-timed.
Early and Often
We realize the scope of our work may seem small, but if we are involved early and remain engaged throughout your project, the impact of our services will be far from insignificant.
Leverage
While our typical fee is 1% +/- of the construction cost, we are positioned to ensure that approximately half of that investment (MEP and enclosure systems) is designed, built, and operated correctly. Partnership with each owner is vital to realizing a fully optimized building.
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Developing Partnerships
Our most valuable resources as consultants are the design team, the craftsmen, the operators, and the contractors. When we work with them to find solutions, everyone wins.
Most of our team members are located throughout the Intermountain West and serve the Utah, Idaho, Nevada, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana markets.
UNVC a dba of CMB Consultants LC
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