Welcome to the website of the Northwest Chapter of the BCA. This site is under construction and is updated about every 2 months.

Email Notices

We are sending out regular emails to the chapter members.  If you are not receiving them, please contact Kent Barber (kent@keithlybarber.com).

Mission Statement 

To promote, organize, and enhance Building Commissioning in our region.

Strategic Goals

· Provide a venue for networking within the membership. 

· Provide technical education for our members. 

· Promote industry trust and enthusiasm for commissioning. 

· Create partnerships with owner and construction industry organizations. 

· Integrate the Commissioning process with state and local building codes. 

· Improve construction process quality with a focus on environmental and sustainability issues.

Previous Membership Meetings

MARCH 2005:  We held a chapter members meeting at the Seattle Central Library in March.  A presentation on ASHRAE Guideline 0 was given by Rick Casault. John Jennings shared the Owner's Perspective on BCA's Certification for Cx Providers. The audience participated in a lively discussion following both presentations; an overview of these question and answer sessions is available in the meeting notes.

AUGUST 2005: The meeting was held on Friday August 12^th in Portland and began with a buffet lunch at noon. The business meeting included an introduction of the following three committees: Membership, Events, and Finding of the Quarter. Robert Bahl, the Western Regional Vice President of Engineering for Marriott International, spoke about Marriott’s retrocommissioning program (meeting slides coming soon). Felix Kertsing, a commissioning provider for Educational Services District 112, spoke about commercially available Software to Manage the Commissioning Process; Felix is happy to provide chapter members with a temporary guest login to check out his on-line issues log. To take advantage of this opportunity, email Felix at felix.kersting@esd112.org.  Notes from the members meeting were recorded by the chapter’s secretary.

NOVEMBER 2005: The winter meeting was held on November 11th in Seattle, Washington.  The meeting theme was NW Commissioning Codes. Tim Nogler, from the WA state Building Code Council, and Andrezej Peralski, from the Oregon Office of Energy, were our guest speakers. The meeting also featured an open roundtable discussion regarding codes and the proposed updates. Notes from the members meeting (including handouts) were recorded by the chapter’s secretary.

MARCH 2006: The spring meeting was held on March 24th in Seattle, Washington.  The meeting was held at the Experience Music Project. Craig Hawkins, one of the engineers of record discussed the design and commissioning process. The rest of meeting was spent discussing the Mission Statement and Strategic Goals. Notes from the members meeting were recorded by the chapter’s secretary.

JUNE 2006: The summer meeting was held on June 9th in Portland, Oregon.  The meeting theme was providing healthcare facility commissioning. Guest speakers included Tary Carlson from Ethos Development and Nash Hasan, facilities manager for the west campus of OSHU. Notes from the members meeting were recorded by the chapter’s secretary.

Status Reports

March 2005
April 2005
June 2005
August 2005

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