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4/6/2016
NATIONALCONFERENCEONBUILDINGCOMMISSIONING
MAY16-18,2016
RENAISSANCEINDIANWELLSRESORTANDSPA
EXCITINGNEWSESSIONSANNOUNCED–REGISTERNOWFOREARLYBIRDRATES.
FireandIce:Water,EnergyandWholeBuildingCommissioning
TheNationalConferenceonBuildingCommissioning(NCBC),willbeheldMay16-18attheRenaissance
IndianWellsResortandSpanearPalmSprings,California.Thishighlyregardedandinfluential
conferenceinthebuildingsindustrywithitsmixofdynamicspeakersfromthebuiltenvironmentand
researchinstitutionsisthepinnacleeventfortheBuildingCommissioningAssociation.
NCBCshinesaspotlightontechnicaldelivery,buildingsystemsintegration,businessandmarketing
challenges,monitoring/measurementanddataanalysis,andteamworkrelationships.Thethemethis
year,“FireandIce”willilluminatesomeofthemostsignificantresourceandefficiencychallengesfaced
bythebuildingcommunitytoday,throughtheexperienceofbuildingownersandcommissioning
providers–energy,waterandthevalueofwholebuildingcommissioning.
Thetwo-dayconference,inits24thyear,startsattheheartofthematter:TerryVenema,Directorof
Engineeringattheconferencehotel,showsinnovativemeasurestakenoverthepastdecadetocreate
originalpracticeswithinCalifornia’sexactingregulatoryenvironmentonthisresource-stressed,23-acre
property.Operationalchallengesincludecentralplantoperations,operatortraining,andmanagement
acrosstheresortaswellaswithintheMarriottportfoliocommitmenttocorporateenvironmental
responsibility.
Featuredsessions
Thisyear’simpressivearrayofspeakerswillconductinteractivesessionsandpaneldiscussionsto
addresssubjectsrangingfromthe“bigpicture”tobuildingperformancesuchas:
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Pre-conferenceworkshoponscopedevelopmentforbuildingenclosure
Wholebuildingcommissioning
Systemsautomationandintegrationstrategies
How-toCxsessionsforelectrical,fireandlifesafety,hydronicsystemsandbuildingenclosures
Energymodeling,monitoring-basedcommissioninganddataanalysis
Projectteamandtechnicalrolesforcommissioningproviders
Impactofnewcodesandstandards
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Businessissues:contractsandliability;procurement;projectteamworkandcommunication
Exhibitors
FeaturedonTuesday,May17th,industryleadingexhibitorswilldisplaytechnology,newproductsand
cuttingedgesolutionsforthecommissioningprofessional.Thedaywillconcludewithanexhibitor
receptionforregisteredparticipants.Formoreinformationonexhibiting,visit:
http://www.bcxa.org/training/ncbc/exhibitors/
Socialactivities
Monday,May16:
TheBCAScholarshipFoundationAnnualGolfTournamentwilltakeplaceinconjunctionwithNCBC2016
atIndianWellsGolfResort,justashortwalkfromtheconferencehotel.Testyourskillsontheamazing
municipalcoursewhilehelpingtobuildtheFoundation’sscholarshipfundstosupportthenext
generationofcommissioningproviders.Registrationforthetournamentcanbeaccessedhere:
https://buildingcommissioningorassoc.wliinc14.com/events/golf-tournament-at-ncbc-2016125/details?dnh=true
TheBCxAAnnualDinnereveningbeginsMonday,May16that6:00pmattheNCBCconferencehotel.
Dinner,servedat7:00pm,willbefollowedbymusic,alightshowanddancing.Registernowforthe
networkingeventoftheyear:https://buildingcommissioningorassoc.wliinc14.com/events/NCBC-2016124/details
NCBCInformation
Conferencebrochurecanbeaccessedat:http://www.bcxa.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/NCBC2016.Cx_.Conference-Details.pdf
Pre-conferencehalf-dayBECxworkshop“IntegrationandScopeDevelopmentforBuildingEnclosure
Commissioning(BECx)”:http://www.bcxa.org/training/ncbc/agenda/#PreConference
NCBCAgendaDayOne:http://www.bcxa.org/training/ncbc/agenda/#day1
NCBCAgendaDayTwo:http://www.bcxa.org/training/ncbc/agenda/#day2
Registrationmaterialsavailable:http://www.bcxa.org/training/ncbc/attend/
AboutNCBC2016
Fromcommunicationtoteamcoordination,fromnewcodestoupdatedstandards,andfromcosteffectivefundamentalstointegratingcomplexsystems,the2016NCBCprogramispackedwithpractical
andthought-provokingsessionsfornewcomers,establishedprovidersandcommissioningstakeholders
acrossthebuildingindustry.Ifthisisyourfirsttimeattendingtheconference,enjoytheopportunityto
learnfrom–andconnectwith–leadersinthecommissioningandA/E/Cindustries.Toyouwhoare
returningattendees,welcomeback!
AboutBCxA
TheBuildingCommissioningAssociationisdedicatedtomaximizingthevalueofbuildingcommissioning
tothebuiltenvironmentanditsstakeholders.TheBCAhelpscreate,promoteandprovideleadership
andeducationoncurrentandevolvingbestpracticesinbuildingcommissioningforbuildingowners,
operators,designers,constructorsandcommissioningproviders.www.bcxa.org.
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