ASHE 2011 International Conference and Exhibition on Health Facility Planning Design and Construction
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Demonstrating the Value of Commissioning to the C-Level
Program Code:
225861
Date:
Monday, March 14, 2011
Time:
9:30 AM to 10:45 AM
EST
PRIMARY SPEAKER
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Steven Ross,
PE, LEED AP BD+C, CxA, Director of Commissioning,
SSRCx
Steven R. “Rusty” Ross is the Director of Commissioning Services for SSRCx. Rusty has been with SSR since 1980, and for the first 20 years of his career executed and directed construction administration services for most of SSR’s projects designed from the Nashville office. Approximately 90% of this work was healthcare. During this time he worked in 40 different states. Rusty started SSR’s commissioning group in 1998 and has been involved in commissioning full time since 2000. Since this time, Rusty has had a hand in almost every project performed by SSRCx, and now oversees all Commissioning personnel for SSRCx. He is also a co-author of the ASHE Health Facility Commissioning Guideline.
Rusty is a 1974 ME graduate from Vanderbilt University. Rusty is a registered Mechanical PE in 13 states, a Certified Commissioning provider and a LEED Accredited Professional, BD+C. He is a member of ASHRAE, USGBC, BCA, and ACG.
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CO-PRESENTER
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Mark Kenneday,
MBA, CHFM, FASHE, Vice Chancellor, Campus Operations,
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Mr. Kenneday has a Bachelors Degree from the University of Houston in Construction Management and an MBA from UH with a concentration in Service Marketing. He currently holds the position of Vice Chancellor for Campus Operations at the University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences.
In 2011 Mark was elected to be the 2013 president for ASHE, the American Society for Healthcare Engineering of the American Hospital Association (AHA). Currently, Mark serves on the ASHE Board of Directors in the role of president elect.
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Ed Tinsley,
PE, CEM, LEED AP, HFDP, CHFM, Executive Managing Principal,
TME, Inc.
Ed Tinsley is a Managing Principal and Chairman of the Board for TME, Inc., headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. Mr. Tinsley is a Registered Professional Engineer, a Registered Technical Analyst, a LEED Accredited Professional, a Certified Energy Manager, a Certified ASHRAE Healthcare Facility Design Professional, a Certified Healthcare Facility Manager and a Member of the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) Faculty.
Mr. Tinsley has more than 25 years of experience in facilities engineering both as a consultant and as a representative of the building owner for hospital, university, commercial and industrial clients. During his career, Mr. Tinsley has specialized in the field of energy conservation.
Mr. Tinsley has won seven (7) energy awards from ASHRAE, Inc., for projects he has designed or managed. He has also been presented with two Presidential Awards for Leadership in Federal Energy Management in October 2003 and October 2006.
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R. Clay Seckman,
PE, Executive Vice President,
Smith Seckman Reid Engineers, Inc.
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Clay Seckman, PE is Principal and practicing engineer in Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. (SSR) which is an
employee-owned engineering design and facility consulting firm with 470 employees in ten offices across the United States. Ranked as one of the top comprehensive engineering firms in the USA, Mr. Seckman has extensive experience specializing in healthcare systems and facilties and has spoken and written extensively on related subjects and programs impacting hospital engineering systems and buildings.
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Description
Learn how to prove the value of commissioning to the C-level through this case study presentation, which will demonstrate the value of commissioning in terms of issues avoided, problems solved (cost avoidance), energy savings, and operational/maintenance savings. This session will enable you to-
• Use information about the benefits of health facility commissioning provided in the case study to achieve efficiencies in project cost and schedule.
• Demonstrate how commissioning outcomes can be used to support C-level dashboards as presented in the case study.
• Describe three tools that project teams can implement, based on the presentation, to improve energy efficiency and save on operations/maintenance costs.
• List various evaluation techniques, based on the commissioning activities described, that can be used to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of health facility building systems.
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
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Defining the costs of commissioning new construction projects
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Defining the savings realized by commissioning
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Documenting the above through lessons learned
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Proving the value of commissioning