Our Approach

Level 0–6 commissioning.

Our approach is built on early engagement, proactive planning, technical rigor, and continuous collaboration throughout the project lifecycle.


By integrating with the project team from concept through occupancy, we help identify and resolve issues before they affect schedule, budget, or operational performance.

Each tag below marks a stage a system physically passes through, and is field-verified against, on the way to turnover.

  1. Level 0

    Preconstruction Planning & Commissioning Strategy

    Early engagement to establish a collaborative plan and review build plan and design intent, so commissioning is planned before construction begins.

    • Design review
    • OPR validation
    • Script development and support
  2. Level 1

    Factory Testing / Component Verification

    Verification of equipment manufacturing and factory acceptance before shipment.

    • FAT witnessing and oversight against the owner's script
    • Equipment verification
    • Submittal & shop drawing review
    • Manufacturer coordination
    • Quality assurance documentation
  3. Level 2

    Installation Verification & QA/QC

    Field verification that equipment and systems are installed per specification and design intent, including the script for what the GC should look for and validation of the paperwork.

    • Site arrival inspection and acceptance
    • Set-in-place inspections
    • Pre-functional checklists (PFCs) and QA/QC verification
    • Installation compliance review and deficiency tracking
    • Pre-energization walk validation
  4. Level 3

    Startup & Pre-functional Testing

    Verification that individual systems operate correctly under normal conditions, with documentation and controls validation through final sign-off.

    • Vendor startup coordination
    • Controls validation and document verification
    • QA/QC final sign-off
  5. Level 4

    Functional Testing

    The CxA writes the test scripts and validates the outcome of each step.

    • Functional Performance Testing (FPT)
    • Sequence of Operations verification
    • Controls integration checks
  6. Level 5

    Integrated Systems Testing (IST)

    Interconnected systems tested under simulated operating and failure scenarios. The CxA writes the script, oversees execution, and validates the outcome.

    • Integrated Systems Testing (IST)
    • Failure mode and redundancy verification
    • Emergency power transition testing
    • Cross-system operational validation
  7. Level 6

    Owner Turnover & Operations Support

    Final readiness verification and operational handoff.

    • Final commissioning reports
    • O&M documentation review
    • SOP / MOP validation
    • Competency-verified operator training
    • Turnover coordination
    • Seasonal testing coordination

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