Certified Building Commissioning Firm Program

Under Local Law 87, the Association of Energy Engineers' Certified Building Commissioning Firm, Certified Building Commissioning Professional, and Existing Building Commissioning Professional certifications are approved retro-commissioning certifications, and the Certified Energy Manager and Certified Energy Auditor certifications are approved for energy auditing. The City of San Francisco's Department of the Environment now recognizes a Certified Energy Manager, Existing Building Commissioning Professional, and Certified Building Commissioning Professional with at least two years' experience as qualified to provide energy auditing services. Under the city's Environment Code Chapter 20 Existing Commercial Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance, an energy audit is required every five years.

Objectives

To raise the professional standards of firms engaging in building commissioning.
To improve the practice of building commissioning by encouraging professionals in a firm to engage in a continuing education program of professional development related to commissioning.
To identify firms with acceptable knowledge of the principles and practices of building commissioning through completing an application and fulfilling prescribed standards of performance and conduct.
To award special recognition to those firms who have demonstrated a high level of competence and ethical fitness for building commissioning.

Eligibility

Eligibility requirements
Directly employ at least one Certified Building Commissioning Professional (CBCP) certified by the Association of Energy Engineers, who will be the company's designated representative, who is responsible for overseeing all commissioning activities		AND
Qualify as an independent commissioning firm and have no affiliation with manufacturers of equipment or system components, installing contractors, or any other person or company which could affect the ability of the member to render an independent commissioning report		AND
Provide a completed project verification form with at least three (3) projects in which the applicant participated as a commissioning service provider. The project form must be verified and signed by the client		AND
Been in business for a minimum of 24 months and shall have no current Bankruptcy Filings, Debarment, Suspension, or Ineligibility to perform building commissioning projects.

Requirements

The effective practice of building commissioning requires in-depth knowledge of a wide variety of subjects. However, the candidate need only demonstrate to the satisfaction of the certification board the knowledge and ability to apply the essentials of building commissioning.

Frequently Asked Questions Resources & Study Guides

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CBCF Application (PDF)
CBCF Code of Ethics (PDF)
Application Fee
Any firm applying will be required to pay the regular application rate of $1,500. The projects submitted will require a separate verification letter submitted by the client from each project. No refunds allowed.
Renewal Fee
For each two-year renewal the fee will be $1,500. The reinstatement fee will be $1,650. No refunds allowed.

Directory of Certified Building Commissioning Firms

Certified Building Commissioning Firm	City	State	Country	Cert ID	Certified	Valid To
Advantage Research Monitoring, Inc.	Raleigh	NC	USA	34	3/1/2016	12/31/2018
Affiliated Engineers, Inc.	Chapel Hill	NC	USA	5	6/20/2011	12/31/2019
ARCALIA	Les Mureaux		France	37	1/24/2017	12/31/2019
CCG Automation	Richfield	OH	USA	35	5/3/2016	12/31/2018
Echo Power Engineering, LLC	Madison		USA	20	1/26/2012	12/31/2020
ENEOR	St-Germain-en-Laye		France	36	9/12/2016	12/31/2018
IAQ Systems Inc	New York	NY	USA	21	1/31/2012	12/31/2018
Jones Lang LaSalle	Whitby	ON	Canada	8	8/8/2011	12/31/2020
Mat 4Site Engineers Ltd	Toronto	ON	Canada	30	1/6/2014	12/31/2020
Sigma Psi Consulting	Malta	NY	USA	24	5/10/2016	12/31/2020
Tetra Tech	San Diego	CA	USA	32	5/1/2015	12/31/2019
Vision Building Energy Efficiency, LLC	Austin	TX	USA	27	2/20/2012	12/31/2019
2020 Inspections	Brooklyn	NY	USA	38	10/2/2017	12/31/2019

Contact

Francine Seskin
(770) 447-5083, ext. 223
fseskin@aeecenter.org

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