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February 14, 2013

CFMS Consulting Inc. – A Test of Time

My name is Ed Trueman, presently a principal at CFMS Consulting Inc. which, since being established in 1992, has had a long and successful history in providing independent commissioning services to clients involved in mechanical and electrical (M&E) building systems.

As one of the first employees at CFMS since inception, I have observed the evolution of commissioning for over 20 years now, with one of the most significant impacts on the profession, that is, an unprecedented growth in companies offering commissioning services, being spearheaded with the US originated LEED certification process awareness of green technologies and buildings.

It is also interesting to note that, for example, mechanical consultants are designing their systems with more complexity than ever before, whether intentionally or not, which is putting more burden on commissioning agents to carefully verify the proper operation and intent of each system, and just as important, to properly evaluate the overall integrated performance of the building as a whole.

It is gratifying to know that at CFMS, our young employees are eager to learn and properly evaluate building systems for their own satisfaction as well as to satisfy the needs of our clients.  I will caution however, that with increased system complexity comes the need to properly educate employees on the new technologies which are forever emerging, such that they can perform their tasks diligently.  I, along with our other managers, take pride in striving to accomplish this important task, which for the foreseeable future will be as important as commissioning itself.

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