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MAKING BUILDINGS WORK

CSA SEMINAR

THE GHERKIN, 22 JUNE 2022

MAKING BUILDINGS WORK CONFERENCE He then provided an
overview of the CSA’s
The CSA’s Making Buildings Work conference took place grading system for
at the iconic Gherkin building in London on Wednesday commissioning managers,
22nd June. which can be used to find

appropriate accredited
competence for projects
of varying sizes and
complexities.
He concluded by stating
that commissioning needs
to be considered from the
outset of a project.

Ian Ellis of Siemens Building Products than gave a
presentation about Smart Buildings. He stated that these
assets facilitate the following 4 things, thereby becoming
an active contributor to the success of a business:

Why this conference and why now?

Commissioning is becoming increasingly important to clients
and to the construction project teams that create assets
for them. Why is this? Because in world of accelerating
technological advancement, increasing building complexity, He then explained how Smart Buildings are evolving from
tightening regulatory constraints, growing consumer isolated assets containing lots of disparate systems to
demand for quality, surging environmental consciousness, physical assets that have digital twins, use open protocols,
and an urgent need to de-carbonise buildings, it is impossible and are managed using real-time data. This is illustrated
to consistently deliver required project outcomes without below:
having a correctly executed commissioning process in place.

In recognition of this, a new best practice guide about the
commissioning process and its management is about to be
published by CIBSE and the CSA – Commissioning Code M:
Management.

The aim of this conference was to present what a correctly
executed commissioning process looks like, to illustrate
some key things that project teams need to get right at
different stages of the process and to consider.
What presentations were delivered? Ian then provided an overview of how Building Management
Systems are evolving as part of this intelligent infrastructure
In his opening address, the current CSA Chairman Neil – to become a single point of access to look at and control
Burdess stated that the purpose of the CSA is to ensure everything in a building. The key components of this
commissioning is carried out to a high standard. intelligent infrastructure are shown on the next page: