Supported Retrocommissioning^sm
Offered exclusively by RetroCom Energy Strategies, Supported Retrocommissioning^sm enables our clients to carry on the work we have performed in their buildings, after our project with them is complete. This unique program offers critical skills training, maintenance management support and project measurement & verification functions that deliver the sustained outcomes you should expect from a Retrocommissioning project. Ultimately, we enable your staff to become your on-site Retrocommissioning experts through practical skills enhancement and ongoing project monitoring.
We believe strongly that the nature of training and maintenance in existing facilities has a direct impact on equipment performance, comfort conditions, energy consumption and employee commitment. We further believe that ignoring these factors contributes to deterioration of the gains captured during Retrocommissioning and eventually, a return to the very conditions that existed prior to commencement of the project.

Utility Cost Reduction
Most buildings today are operating inefficiently. And no matter how effective you believe your operations and maintenance processes to be, research shows that opportunities to reduce energy consumption in your building exist right now. Retrocommissioning is a highly effective energy conservation tool—in some cases delivering 25% reductions in energy consumption with simple paybacks as low as 8 months! The source of these energy savings can be traced to conditions that are common in all types of facilities:

• Long term "tweeking" of control devices to satisfy occupant demands.
• Equipment operating schedules that conflict with occupancy.
• Dirty or clogged filters and coils.
• Uncalibrated control system components.
• Simultaneous heating and cooling.
• Faulty, inoperable or missing system components and equipment.
• Lack of operator training at original building system commissioning.
• Inappropriate maintenance focus.

Retrocommissioning is designed to uncover these common building operation deficiencies and improve the energy and comfort performance of your facility.

Improved Operations
Retrocommissioning is a powerful energy conservation and comfort improvement tool but its ongoing value only comes from sustained application. Building systems often return to an "out of tune" state without appropriate maintenance. This normally leads to a resumption of occupant comfort complaints, rising energy costs and ever increasing demands on your maintenance staff to respond—a vicious cycle that simply improves the possibility of building system problems. Improving the operation of your building starts with a well trained staff that understands the importance of maintaining the improvements you gained from your Retrocommissioning project. Numerous studies have proven that "commissioning based" maintenance of critical building systems saves time, reduces comfort complaints, trims energy costs and frees up in-house staff to focus on issues that are important to your day to day business. Our Supported Retrocommissioning^sm program provides your staff with the critical skills and knowledge they will need to sustain an efficient and comfortable indoor environment in your building.

Supported Results
If you are like most clients, you want to be certain that your investment in a building system improvement program actually delivers results. And like most companies, RetroCom Energy Strategies wants to deliver those results. That's why our approach includes support, beyond the completion of your project. Our post-project plan includes a full year of energy conservation measurement and building operator skills support:

• Ongoing Systems Monitoring
• Energy Engineering Support
• Maintenance Support
• Quarterly Energy Reports
• Quarterly Maintenance Reports

Our objective is simple—ensure that your investment continues to deliver value well beyond the completion of your initial Retrocommissioning project. Supported Retrocommissioning accomplishes that objective!