The commissioning process, when it is applied as it was intended and when administered by knowledgeable professionals, is a key for aligning the owner’s project requirements with what is delivered through the design and construction process. Learn more about our full range of services at http://www.mckenneys.com/Services.aspx.

1. The Value of Commissioning During
the Construction Phase

2. With almost any project, a good deal of preparation and planning has
gone into getting to this stage – the actual construction phase of the
project. This is also the phase where the potential for future and
sometimes permanent issues will arise. Communication is the key to
success in most every phase of a project, but it is often critical in this
phase.

3. A tremendous amount of effort and detail has been poured into the
creation of a set of design documents by teams of architects, engineers
and planners.
The resulting product is quite often an incredible collection of
information that identifies every detail about the particular project
right down to the material, configuration and spacing of each fastener
installed.

4. Sounds easy, right? Just follow the directions. Anyone that has been
involved with construction for more than about five minutes
understands that this is much easier said than done. The construction
teams are comprised of highly skilled individuals who understand their
trades and the tasks they perform very well.
But do they always understand and think of the other trades working
on the same project? To a degree, sometimes, but they rarely
understand the full scope of what the other trades need and what their
expectations and drivers for success are for any particular project.

5. So what is the point? The building owner and/or occupant has paid a
huge team of professionals, including both design and construction, to
deliver an uber-complex project that must be coordinated and interact
seamlessly to give the end users the ability to be comfortable and
productive and to use the space for how it was intended. Successful
design and construction is driven by effective communication of large,
diverse teams of professionals.
Effective communication is not measured by volume of information but
rather by how easily information can be understood, interpreted,
coordinated and transformed to reality through each phase of the
project.

6. The commissioning process, when it is applied as it was intended and
when administered by knowledgeable professionals, is a key for
aligning the owner’s project requirements with what is delivered
through the design and construction process. The best commissioning
professionals understand this big picture and are successful in assisting
the design and construction teams in delivering a product to the
building owner and occupant that fully meets his or her needs and
objectives.
The construction phase of a project is the point in time when massive
amounts of communication become something tangible and real. It is
at this point that the reality of limitations and interpretation become
evident. Commissioning during a construction phase quite often
enables the teams to close the gap between intentions and reality.
Learn more about our full range of services at
http://www.mckenneys.com/Services.aspx.

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