We’re excited to announce that we’ll be attending and exhibiting at a minimum of two major industry events this fall – The Building Commissioning Association Conference on September 25 and 26th in Schaumburg, IL, and the USGBC Greenbuild International Conference … Read More
Commissioning
Updates from BlueRithm
What have we been up to? We’ve been hard at work in recent months making improvements to BlueRithm. If it’s been a while since you’ve stopped by, we invite you to have a quick discussion to understand what we can … Read More
The Anatomy of a Building Commissioning Program for New Construction or Retrofits
The Anatomy of a Building Commissioning Program for New Construction or Retrofits Commissioning ensures that building owners get what they pay for when constructing or retrofitting buildings, it provides insurance for policymakers and program managers that their initiatives actually meet … Read More
Top Benefits of Building Commissioning
Top Benefits of Building Commissioning Building commissioning provides tangible and quantifiable benefits to building owners, its occupants, construction teams, and society at large. These benefits include, first and foremost, direct and measurable energy savings, which translate to economic savings. This … Read More
Commissioning Software: How to Roll it Out in Your Organization
Commissioning Software How to Roll it Out in Your Organization (Also see our related article on selecting a commissioning software platform) The following are suggestions based on industry best practices and our experience. Not everything will apply to your organization, … Read More
Rework: A Great Read on Running a Smart, Nimble Business in the 21st Century
My First Review I haven’t ever written a review of a book before, but I thought there was enough universally useful information in this one that I wanted to share my thoughts. Why I Think this Book, and Others Like … Read More
Your Checklists and Test Scripts – We Can Convert Them for You
One of the biggest roadblocks to adopting a new commissioning software platform is migrating the libraries of templates, checklists, test scripts, etc. you’ve built up over many years. This can be quite intimidating, and let’s face it, tedious. That’s why … Read More
Cloud Based Commissioning Software – What the Industry is Saying
Cloud Based Commissioning Software What the Industry is Saying About It Everything is moving to the cloud. Your family’s grocery list, your company’s email platform, Microsoft Office, your building’s data and predictive analytics. So why aren’t your commissioning libraries and … Read More
BlueRithm – What’s With our Name?
BlueRithm: Not Blue Rythm, Blue Rhythm, or Blue Rithm People often ask about our unique name and where it came from, so we wanted to elaborate on that a little. First of all, and most importantly, we want to be … Read More
Status Meetings are Eating Your Profits
Those of us who have worked in the construction industry for any length of time know that project status meetings are something of a sacred ritual. They’re recurring, persistent, often contentious, and grossly unproductive. This isn’t a direct shot at … Read More