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EPF Project Wins Award

KBR’s Eastern Processing Facility (EPF) project won the 2011 “William T. Coffey Excellence Award”, a global KBR award that is awarded to the past year’s outstanding project. Great leadership, excellence in health, safety & environmental, quality and overall financial results, were a few of the criterion that the award was based on. This award is a very prestigious award within KBR and could not have been achieved without all of our subcontractors’ hard work and efforts.

Performance Engineering Group is executing the commissioning on the Eastern Processing Facility.

ASHRAE Commissioning Certification Achieved

David Venters, one of the principals of Performance Engineering Group, has successfully passed the ASHRAE Commissioning Process Management Professional (CPMP) certification test. Once again Performance Engineering Group continues to demonstrate that we are the Commissioning Authority.

ASHRAE Commissioning Certification Achieved

Aaron Fancher, one of the licensed professional engineers of Performance Engineering Group, has successfully passed the ASHRAE Commissioning Process Management Professional (CPMP) certification test. Once again Performance Engineering Group continues to demonstrate that we are the Commissioning Authority.

ASHRAE Commissioning Certification Achieved

Chris O'Steen, one of the principals of Performance Engineering Group, has successfully passed the ASHRAE Commissioning Process Management Professional (CPMP) certification test. Once again Performance Engineering Group continues to demonstrate that we are the Commissioning Authority.

Florida State University - Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Commissioning Continuing Services Contract:

The Performance Engineering Group team including Searcy and Associates and EW Dunn Developments has been selected for a Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) engineering and commissioning continuing services contract with Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida.

Professional services for minor projects are required in the discipline of mechanical/ electrical/ plumbing (MEP) engineering. Minor projects are specific projects for construction, renovation, alterations or additions that have a basic construction budget estimated to be $2,000,000 or less; or studies for which the fee for professional services is $200,000 or less. Campus Service contracts for minor projects provide that the consultant will be available on an as-needed basis. In addition, firms are encouraged to include their professional qualifications for commissioning and retro-commissioning. While not required for selection, the University may include commissioning services within the scope of the contracts for one or more of the selected firms. The University intends to award multiple contracts for the upcoming fiscal year through June 30, 2012. At the option of the University and the consultant, the contract may be renewed for up to two additional one year periods.

FSCJ Burnship Project Awarded LEED Gold:

Performance Engineering Group provided LEED energy analysis and modeling services for RS&H in support of submitting the FSCJ Burnship project for LEED Gold.

Article from Jacksonville.com "We're making the Fire Academy of the South the go-to training facility for firefighting in the United States," Florida State College President Steven Wallace said. "The projects we have in the pipeline will set the academy apart from any other facility in the country, and other fire departments will be beating down our door to train here."

Earlier this month, directors from the academy, which opened at the college's South Campus in 1990, unveiled a renovated 13,600 square-foot classroom and administration building for emergency medical services. Construction just started on a four-story burnable ship, with a "burn plane" coming next.

Wallace said the addition of the plane and ship to the academy's already robust slate of firefighting props - which include railroad cars and a building -will make the Jacksonville facility the national standard-bearer for emergency training.

"No one will have what we have," he said.

Professional Engineer in Responsible Charge of Commissioning:

The Building Commissioning Association (BCxA) has just released its 3rd quarter publication "The Checklist"

This issue of "The Checklist" includes a commissioning article by David Venters, one of Performance Engineering Group's principals. Specifically, the article addresses the requirement for licensed professional engineers to be in responsible charge of commissioning projects that include tasks which meet the state statute definitions of engineering and professional service.

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State of Florida Continuing Services Contract for Northeast Florida:

The Performance Engineering Group team including Searcy and Associates and EW Dunn Developments has been selected for a Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) engineering continuing services contract with the State of Florida.

The State of Florida, Department of Management Services (DMS) continuing services contract is to provide Professional Services primarily in the Northeast Florida Region. These services may be used for projects anywhere in the State of Florida, however, firms selected during this process will be activated for projects in the Northeast part of the State. The Northeast Region is defined as all counties north of and including Levy, Marion and Volusia and east of Taylor and Madison Counties. A minimum of two (2) firms for the Northeast Florida Region may be selected under this Continuing Contract and will be responsible for assigned projects having estimated construction costs, planning or study fees not exceeding the threshold amounts of $2,000,000.00 (construction) and $200,000.00 (Planning or Study fees) respectively, provided for in Section 287.055, Florida Statutes. This contract will be for an initial period of two (2) years with an option to renew for an additional two-year period.

Westview School Awarded LEED Gold:

Westview K8 school is Duval County Public School's (DCPS) first facility designed to achieve LEED certification. The facility is two stories with a gross area of 154,000 ft². Classes will include students from kindergarten to 8th grade. Mechanical systems include primary-only variable-volume chilled water system serving variable volume air handling units. Outside air intake will be minimized using a demand control ventilation strategy with CO2 sensors and occupancy sensor interlocks.

Performance Engineering Group, on a team managed by Johnson Controls, has been tasked with the execution of LEED "Enhanced Commissioning" in support of LEED certification for the school. The scope of the commissioning has been modeled after ASHRAE guideline 0 and includes OPR review, design review, commissioning specification development, submittal review, prefunctional inspections, functional test writing, systems manuals, training verification and post-occupancy warranty follow-up.

In addition to commissioning, Performance Engineering Group developed the control system design template including sequence of operations, control diagrams, and points list. The sequence of operations scope was to ensure energy efficient operation of the HVAC systems.

Commissioning as a Professional Engineering Service:

Performance Engineering Group's own David Venters, with the help of Eric Coffin of Green Energy Engineering, Inc., went before the Florida Board of Professional Engineers (FBPE) and successfully argued that the tasks comprising the commissioning process meet the definition of engineering and professional service as defined by Florida Statutes. As such, the Board agreed that these tasks must be executed under the responsible charge of a licensed professional engineer.

Persons or firms performing commissioning without a licensed professional engineer in responsible charge are subject to prosecution per Florida statutes. Florida now joins a growing list of state engineering boards that have correctly recognized commissioning tasks as engineering and professional services.

Brooks Health System Facility achieves LEED SILVER Certification:

With a total of 38 points, the Brooks Health System Facility successfully achieved LEED Silver certification. Performance Engineering Group provided commissioning services in support of the prerequisite commissioning for the Energy and Atmosphere section of LEED for New Construction (NC).

Brooks' new $14.8 million corporate headquarters will be the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-certified building associated with a health system in Jacksonville. The building is part of Brooks' nearly $25 million campus update.

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Pentagon SOMM Navigation Template:

Performance Engineering Group has been selected by Hensel Phelps Construction Company to develop a web page based navigation system for the Pentagon Wedge 2-5 System Operation and Maintenance Manuals. Internet application developers Station Four will assist in the development and coding.

Mission Statement: Provide clients with sustainable, high-performance building systems through quality engineered designs and superior total building commissioning. Perform work efficiently and professionally to deliver unsurpassed customer service and value.

US Green Building Council LEED USGBC Building Commissioning Association BCXA American Society of Heating, refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers ASHRAE