Ongoing Commissioning (Cx) in Healthcare
Project at a Glance
Location: Florida
Facility: Cancer Research Facility and Hospital
7 Minute Read
Highlights
- Ongoing Commissioning allows Facility Managers to have an advocate in learning their new building.
- Through Data Analytics, the client was able to navigate the issue before receiving a phone call from a frustrated co-worker.
- Synergy pulls out the important data points and key metrics to provide the owner with an easy-to-consume dashboard.
The Problem
A large hospital infrastructure in Florida had a historic struggle with new buildings not running the way they were designed. Whether it was lack of quality control during construction, inefficient maintenance, or poorly designed systems that were not running well, buildings old and new seemed to be falling apart. This consistent problem ranged from buildings constructed in the mid-80s to newly constructed buildings. Facility Managers shouldn’t have to struggle with new buildings failing prematurely.
Facility Managers shouldn’t have to struggle with new buildings failing prematurely.
Building systems data has proven to be extremely helpful in tracking operations, but some smart buildings throw data from every direction leaving managers with “alarm fatigue” and wondering which notifications are the most important, and which are just background noise. Smart buildings should not burden facility managers but be a formidable and reliable resource for making the best decisions for their facilities. This hospital infrastructure was facing this challenge when they hired Synergy to perform and implement Ongoing Commissioning (Cx) on a newly constructed building.
The Plan
Most building projects pass the baton from design to construction to Facility Managers. But when contractors hand over the building keys, the FacilityManagers are just learning the nuances of that building. Traditional Commissioning is typically completed at the end of construction, sends in a report, leaving the Facility Managers to figure out their building. One or two days of owner training can’t be expected to prepare facility personnel to efficiently operate the complex controls systems in today’s smart buildings.
One or two days of owner training can’t be expected to prepare facility personnel to efficiently operate the complex controls systems in today’s smart buildings.
Rather than going this route, Synergy suggested Ongoing Commissioning which would allow the Facility Manager to have an advocate in learning their new building.
