BMS Commissioning, Trending, and Energy Optimization

This advanced course prepares technicians to verify, tune, and optimize building automation systems for maximum efficiency and operational persistence. Students examine the complete commissioning process, progressing from point-to-point checkouts and field sensor calibration to comprehensive end-to-end functional performance testing. Emphasis is placed on setting up automated trend logs, interpreting time-series operational data, and identifying mechanical and control deficiencies such as hunting, simultaneous heating and cooling, and short-cycling. Learners implement advanced supervisory energy conservation measures, including static pressure resets, supply water temperature resets, and demand-controlled ventilation algorithms. Practical diagnostic methodologies help students quantify energy impacts, balance occupant comfort against thermal loads, and maintain regulatory compliance. Through rigorous data analysis, loop tuning, and systematic functional testing across central plants and terminal distribution equipment, participants gain the practical troubleshooting proficiency required to transition installations from initial startup to persistent, optimized baseline operation.

InstructorJacob Calhoun

Prerequisites

BMS 105 BMS 110

Course outline

Lectures, virtual labs, and graded assignments — completed in your browser.

01Lesson 1: Commissioning Fundamentals, Pre-Functional Checklists, and Point-to-Point Verificationlecture

02Lesson 2: Sensor Calibration, Actuator Stroke Verification, and Loop Integritylecture

03Lesson 3: Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) Loop Tuning and Dynamic Responselecture

04Hands-on Lab: Hands-On Lab: Point Checkout, Field Calibration, and Control Loop Tuninglab

05Lesson 5: Trend Configuration, Sample Intervals, and Change-of-Value Logginglecture

06Lesson 6: Time-Series Data Analysis, Baseline Profiling, and Hunting Diagnosislecture

07Lesson 7: Automated Fault Detection, Diagnostics (FDD), and Alarm Triagelecture

08Hands-on Lab: Hands-On Lab: Trend Log Extraction, Graphical Analysis, and Defect Identificationlab

09Lesson 9: Supervisory Optimization: Static Pressure and Temperature Trim-and-Respond Logiclecture

10Lesson 10: Economizer Performance Verification and Demand-Controlled Ventilation Resetlecture

11Hands-on Lab: Hands-On Lab: Implementing and Validating Dynamic Supervisory Resetslab

12Lesson 12: Central Plant Optimization: Equipment Staging, VFD Control, and Lift Reductionlecture

13Lesson 13: Continuous Commissioning, Persistence Tracking, and Measurement and Verificationlecture

14Capstone Service Project: Comprehensive Facility System Audit and Optimizationassignment

Syllabus

["Week 1: Lesson 1: Commissioning Fundamentals, Pre-Functional Checklists, and Point-to-Point Verification", "Week 2: Lesson 2: Sensor Calibration, Actuator Stroke Verification, and Loop Integrity", "Week 3: Lesson 3: Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) Loop Tuning and Dynamic Response", "Week 4: Hands-on Lab: Hands-On Lab: Point Checkout, Field Calibration, and Control Loop Tuning", "Week 5: Lesson 5: Trend Configuration, Sample Intervals, and Change-of-Value Logging", "Week 6: Lesson 6: Time-Series Data Analysis, Baseline Profiling, and Hunting Diagnosis", "Week 7: Lesson 7: Automated Fault Detection, Diagnostics (FDD), and Alarm Triage", "Week 8: Hands-on Lab: Hands-On Lab: Trend Log Extraction, Graphical Analysis, and Defect Identification", "Week 9: Lesson 9: Supervisory Optimization: Static Pressure and Temperature Trim-and-Respond Logic", "Week 10: Lesson 10: Economizer Performance Verification and Demand-Controlled Ventilation Reset", "Week 11: Hands-on Lab: Hands-On Lab: Implementing and Validating Dynamic Supervisory Resets", "Week 12: Lesson 12: Central Plant Optimization: Equipment Staging, VFD Control, and Lift Reduction", "Week 13: Lesson 13: Continuous Commissioning, Persistence Tracking, and Measurement and Verification", "Week 14: Capstone Service Project: Comprehensive Facility System Audit and Optimization"]