The ASHE processes for health facility commissioning and retrocommissioning represent a sea change from conventional commissioning and retrocommissioning practices. Does the ASHE process work? Is it worth the additional cost? This presentation includes three case studies of real-world applications of the ASHE process including a new hospital on a greenfield site, an existing urban medical center, and an existing critical access hospital. The presentation identifies the actual scope, costs, and benefits for each application. This session will enable attendees to:

Understand the basic components of the ASHE health facility commissioning process and the ASHE health facility retrocommissioning process.
Learn how the ASHE health facility commissioning process yielded the first ENERGY STAR-rated hospital in Alabama.
Cite how the ASHE health facility retrocommissioning process implemented by hospital maintenance staff reduced the energy costs of an existing urban medical center by more than 35 percent and increased its ENERGY STAR rating from 12 to 75.
Learn why a large health organization has standardized the use of the ASHE HFCx process for both new building commissioning and retrocommissioning based on actual experiences with other commissioning processes and the ASHE process.