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Building Commissioning Handbook (3rd Edition)

The Building Commissioning Handbook, Third Edition, is the definitive phase-based guide to building commissioning (Cx) — a profession now more than 40 years old and more valuable than ever as building systems and assemblies grow increasingly complex. Written by Karl Stum and Diana Bjornskov and produced by APPA and the Building Commissioning Association, this third edition captures the market changes advancing and accelerating the role of commissioning, walking every stakeholder through a sequential approach to delivering properly functioning higher education, commercial, and institutional facilities. This purchase is the digital edition, read online through your APPA account.

Read online anytime — the full 362-page digital book, viewable in your browser through your APPA account
Produced with the Building Commissioning Association — a sequential, phase-based approach spanning new construction, existing buildings, ongoing commissioning, and the building enclosure
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Inside the Book
1. Overview
2. Benefits and Costs of Commissioning
3. New Construction Commissioning
4. Existing Building Commissioning
5. Ongoing Commissioning
6. Building Enclosure Commissioning
Appendices and Resources

362 pages · ISBN 1-890956-96-1 · Published 2017 · By Karl Stum and Diana Bjornskov · Produced by APPA and the Building Commissioning Association. Digital books are read online through your APPA account and are not downloadable or printable.

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Non-Member Price: $147
Member Price: $97