UC Davis

Energy efficient buildings require a thorough commissioning process to successfully transition from design to operation. However, many new buildings leave their warranty period not operating the way they were designed. This thesis aims to share UC Davis’ Energy and Engineering approach to implementing SkySpark in the post-occupancy phase of commissioning. This thesis also considers other facilities management groups using similar methods to more broadly understand challenges. The insight is used to qualitatively assess SkySpark-driven commissioning and provide a framework for future implementations. Major considerations identified were the workload of the commissioning agent, the availability of data on the first day of the warranty period, the costs of monitoring a building, and the necessity of a two-year warranty period.