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BLJC building performance specialist earns certification
August 17, 2010
Building performance specialist Will Trayner has become the first team member in BLJC’s Energy and Sustainability Group to be certified as a Commissioning Process Management Professional (CPMP).
The designation was recently introduced by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), which is internationally-recognized for its guidelines and standards on building systems and strives to promote a sustainable world through advances in heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration.
BLJC director of building performance David Hewitt says Trayner is one of only a handful of professionals in Ontario to earn the certification and, to Hewitt’s knowledge, the first for BLJC.
As a CPMP, Trayner demonstrates a high level of experience and technical knowledge in developing and managing the building commissioning process, with a goal of improving building performance.
He is also certified as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) accredited professional, signifying an advanced depth of knowledge in green-building practices.
“Will’s dedicated to his field and shows considerable initiative to continue to add certifications and to continually educate himself on what’s in the field, so he’s to be commended for his effort,” Hewitt says.
Hewitt notes that BLJC’s Energy and Sustainability Group has a service line in recommissioning buildings and the CPMP designation indicates to clients that “we have this expertise.”
“Part of (Trayner’s) job is to go to existing buildings and find ways to make them more energy efficient and this provides a formalized process to commission new buildings or recommission existing buildings to maximize the efficiency of operation (and) to minimize the impact on the environment,” Hewitt says.
More BLJC team members are expected to become CPMPs, including Hewitt.
At the start of the summer, Hewitt had challenged the building performance specialists to attain the certification, and Trayner is “the first guy over the line.”
CPMP applicants have 90 days from the date they register to complete the exam. Trayner, who is a mechanical engineer, met requirements for the course by holding an engineering degree and having at least six years of experience in facilities operation.
He says the required study materials covered three main areas — the commissioning process for new buildings, the process for existing buildings and the ongoing commissioning process.
With people “becoming more and more conscious of being green and wanting to reduce their carbon footprint,” Trayner says BLJC is becoming more involved in recommissioning projects.
The newly-acquired certification will assist clients in achieving LEED status for their buildings.
Currently, Trayner is applying his expertise to a LEED commissioning assignment at Calgary’s Suncor Energy Centre.
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