Episode 12: Commissioning, You Complete Me!

Building systems are designed and installed separately, but at the end of the day, they have to work together in order for a building to work as intended. Commissioning makes that happen.

In this episode of Building Tomorrow, Kelly Westby from Steven Winter Associates joins Urban Green’s Ellen Honigstock to discuss all things commissioning, including:

• Commissioning as a systems-thinking process
• The importance of communication
• Where human science and building science come together

By the end of their conversation, you’ll be able to see how commissioning makes a building complete!

This is a crossover episode! Make sure to listen to the Buildings + Beyond podcast to hear Kelly interview Ellen about addressing the skills gap in the sustainable building industry.

HOST:

Ellen Honigstock, Senior Director, Education, Urban Green Council

SPEAKER:

Kelly Westby, Managing Director, Building Operations, Decarbonization, and Efficiency, Steven Winter Associates

RESOURCES:

Listen to our crossover episode featuring Ellen on Steven Winter Associates' Buildings + Beyond podcast:

• "Mind the Gap – Addressing the Skills Gap in the Sustainable Building Industry"

Explore the resources mentioned in this episode:

• Buildings + Beyond Podcast by Steven Winter Associates
• Ishmael by Daniel Quinn
• Workforce Solutions for Decarbonizing Buildings Event, November 15, 2023

Want to learn more?

• Previous Building + Beyond Episode with Kelly about Commissioning, "The Keys to Commissioning with Kelly Westby"