Sustainability Services

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LEED® 
Certification:

The
 purpose
 of
 our
 LEED®
 Consulting
 Services
 service
 is
 to
 support
 the
 client
 in
 achieving USGBC’s
 LEED®
 Certificatio n
and
 highest
 possible
 long‐term
 value
 in
 the 
design,
 installation,start up,
and 
operation 
of
 the mechanical
 and
 electrical
 systems
 for
 the
 buildings 
they
 manage. Reduction
 in operating
 costs,
 enhanced
 energy efficiency,
 improved
 tenant
 safety,
 comfort and 
health,
and
 increased
 maintainability
 are
 only
 a 
few
 of 
the 
proven 
benefits. Certification
 management
 involves
 the
 actual
 implementation
 of
 the
 processes
 needed
 to meet
 Green
 Certification
 requirements
 as
 identified
 under
 assessments
 and
 audits.

Green Reporter
–
our 
proprietary 
software
 platform
 for 
Green 
Building 
Certification 
will
 ensure a
 real
 time
 data
 management
 tool.
Once
 the
 project
 is
 registered,
the
 project
 team
 begins
 to prepare
 documentation
 and
 calculations
 to
 satisfy
 the
 prerequisite
 and
 credit
 requirements current
 on
 the
 registration
 date.
 In
 collaboration
 with
 the
 onsite
 facilities
 management,
 a certification
 plan,
which
 includes
 a
 credit
 summary
 and
 a
 specific,
credit 
by 
credit
t ask 
list
 and assignment
 of
 the 
responsible
 team
 member,
will 
be
 prepared.
Green 
Concepts
 International, LLC
 (GCI)
 will
 provide
 project
 management
 services
 for
 the implementation
 of
 this
 plan.
 A team
 of
 collaborating
 players
 is
 vital
 to
 successful
 Green
 Certification
 project
 management. Because
 most
 green
 rating
 systems 
are 
comprehensive 
rating
 systems
 that
 consider
 all
 aspects of
 sustainability
 with in
 the
 building,
it
 is
 necessary
 to
 Identify
 the 
individuals
 and
 departments that
 need 
to 
work
 together
 to
 implement 
changes 
in
 operations
 and
 upgrades 
to
 the 
facility.

Commissioning
 and
 Enhanced
 Commissioning
:

ASHRAE 
Guideline
 0,
The 
Commissioning
 Process,
defines 
commissioning 
as
” a 
quality oriented
 process
 for
 achieving,
verifying,
and
 documenting
 that
 the
 performance
 of facilities,
systems,
and
 assemblies
 meets
 defined
 objectives
 and
 criteria”. Commissioning
 is
 therefore
 an
”umbrella”
 process
 for
 all
 the
 planning,
 delivery,
 verification,
 and
 managing
 risks
 to
 critical
functions
 performed
 in,
 or
 by,
 facilities.
 Commissioning
 uncovers
 deficiencies
 in
 design
 or
 installation 
using
 peer
 review 
and
 field 
verification.
Commissioning 
also
 accomplishes 
higher 
energy 
efficiency,
 environmental
 health,
and
 occupant
 safety
 and 
improves
 indoor
 air
 quality.

Commissioning
 is
 a
 quality
 assurance‐based
 process
 that
 delivers
 preventive
 and
 predictive 
maintenance
 plans,
 tailored
 operating
 manuals,
 and
 training procedures.
 Essentially,
 the 
commissioning
 process
 formalizes
 review
 and
 integration
 of
 all
 project
 expectations
 during planning,
 design,
 construction,
 and
 occupancy
 phases
 by
 inspection
 and
 functional
 performance
 testing,
 and
 oversight
 of
 operator
 training
 and
 record documentation.
GCI
 provides Commissioning 
and 
Enhanced
 Commissioning
 services.

We 
have
 field 
staff 
who
 are
 accredited
 qualified
 professional
 engineers,
 HVAC
 specialists,
 MEP
 specialists
 and
 Roof
 and
 Envelope
 and
 Structural
 Specialists
 who
 can
 provide
 these
 services
 anywhere
 around
 the 
globe.

Energy 
Audits

:

GCI
 can
 provide 
various
 levels 
of
 Energy Audits
 for 
any 
kind
 of 
Property 
ranging
 from
 a
 HUD 
multi
 family
 residential
 complex
 to
 a
 multi 
tenant
 multi 
storied 
commercial
 office
 building
 or
 a warehouse.

Our
 Energy 
Audit
 is 
a
 two
 step
 process
 which 
combines 
elements 
of
 a 
Property
 Condition
 Report
 along
 with
 a
 true
 ROI
 study
 of
 energy
 requirements,
 current
 usage
 and
 scope 
for
 change
/
savings.

The 
idea
 is
 to
 save
 the
 Client
 long
 term
 expenditure 
on
 energy
 and 
water 
use 
through
 engineering
 or
 reengineering
 MEP
 and
 auxiliary
 systems.

At
 the 
first 
stage,
we
 perform
 a
 thorough
 study
 of
 the
 building
 and
 incorporate
 elements
 of
 BIM
 (Building
Information
 Modeling)
 to
 study
 current
 systems.
 
 The
 next
 stage
 includes
 a
 panel
 of 
experienced
 qualified
 accredited
 professional
 engineers
 and
 architects
 discussing
 various 
measures
 to
 reduce
 and
 save
 energy
 without
 sacrificing
 comfort
 or
 other
 basic
 client
 requirements.
The 
findings
 are communicated
 via
 PDF
 report
 documents
 to
 the
 client.
GCI’s
 capabilities
 also
 include
 Building
 Information
 Modeling
 (BIM),
 CAD/CAM
 design,
Sustainable
 design
 (LEED,
 BOMA,
 GREENGLOBES,
 BREEAM
 etc),
 Indoor
 Air
 Quality
 (IAQ)
 testing,
etc.