High-quality buildings require high-performing building systems. Commissioning (Cx) is a systematic process for achieving, verifying, and documenting that the building systems are not only properly designed and constructed, but that they also operate as intended. SKA provides traditional mechanical, electrical and plumbing commissioning (MEP Cx), as well as Building Envelope Commissioning (BECx).
SKA uses a web-based document management program to facilitate the exchange of information between the various members of the commissioning team. This program helps manage and organize the large amount of information and documentation associated with the commissioning process including:
- Owner’s project requirements
- Basis of design
- Commissioning plan
- Functional test checklists
- Design reviews
- Submittal review logs
- Field observation reports
- Commissioning report
FEATURED PROJECTS
Hyatt Centric South Park
SKA provided commissioning services for the construction of this 130,000 sf hotel. SKA performed functional performance testing of the building HVAC systems, controls systems, service hot water, power systems, lighting and controls and building envelope.
Steven Tanger Center for Performing Arts
The $85M Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts features a 3,000 seat auditorium with a single balcony. The tiered seating was designed to provide uninterrupted sight-lines to the stage. The stage features a full orchestra pit, design for a future trap door,...
Roper St. Francis Berkley Hospital Addition
SKA is providing building envelope consulting services for the Roper St. Francis Berkeley Hospital Addition that is being constructed in Summerville, SC. The purpose of SKA services will be to perform building envelope commissioning services prior to and during...
Carolina Theater
SKA provided MEP and building envelope commissioning for the renovation of the Carolina Theatre which was originally constructed during the late 1920’s and utilizes a combination of structural steel framing and multi-wythe (mass) masonry exterior walls. Interior...
UNC Health Blue Ridge Hospital
SKA is providing building envelope consulting services for the UNC Health Blue Ridge Hospital Expansion that is being constructed in Morganton, NC. The purpose of SKA services will be to perform building envelope commissioning services prior to and during construction...
Macon Pond Medical Office Building
SKA performed a third party review of the building envelope design at multiple stages including at SD, DD, 50% CD and 95% CD. Throughout the process SKA provided SKA provided MEP and building envelope commissioning services for $28M Macon Pond Medical Office Building...
NC A&T State University ERIC Building
SKA provided structural design, as well as MEP and building envelope commissioning services at the North Carolina A&T State University Engineering Research and Innovation Complex (ERIC). The project is a $90 million dollar research building design to accommodate...
Liberty University Basketball Arena Peer Review
SKA was retained by Odell Associates Inc. to provide building envelope design peer review and commissioning services for the new Liberty University Basketball Arena and building envelope design peer review for the Football Operations Center. The services included...
UNC Greensboro Nursing & Instructional Building
As part of the 2016 ConnectNC Bond Referendum, University of North Carolina at Greensboro was provided $105 million to complete the design and construction of a new Nursing Instructional Building and South Chiller Plant on the Greensboro Campus. While the two...
Mecklenburg County Community Resource Center
This project included MEP and building envelope commissioning of the construction of a new multi-story Community Resource Center. The 104,000 sf CRC is part of redevelopment occurring at the old North Park Mill site located at the approximate corner of Eastway Drive...
Ballantyne Village
The Ballantyne Village Mixed-Use Tower and Parking Deck project consisted of the construction of a 14-story hotel / office tower. SKA was retained by Archer Western Construction to provide a peer review of the waterproofing / water management details and...
Valley Health Winchester Medical Center
SKA provided multi-disciplinary services including a structural peer review, design, building envelope commissioning and quality assurance testing during construction. As the structural engineer of record on this four-story, 70,600 sf addition, our design incorporated...