A Sustainable Approach to Building Commissioning

"An International Approach to Sustainability" by Steven P. Driver Ph.D. is an e-book focused on cutting operational costs and curbing climate change through energy conservation. Written for homeowners, building managers, and environmental advocates, it educates on technologies and methods for reducing energy consumption in both homes and workplaces. The book showcases over 30 years of experience in energy management, introduces the concept of Sustainable Commissioning, and provides evidence from case studies demonstrating substantial financial and environmental gains. This unique publication combines human and artificial intelligence insights, offering a comprehensive guide to making buildings more sustainable.

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About the Author: Steven Driver
Dr. Steven Driver’s 30 years of experience includes engineering of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems (HVAC), industrial ventilation systems, mechanical system diagnostics, building systems commissioning, project management, and indoor air quality mitigation. Steve has worked as a clean room design engineer, mechanical HVAC consultant, and most recently a global energy program director in the pharmaceutical industry.

Educational Background

Steve is an alumnus of Northcentral University where he earned his Ph.D. in Engineering and Technology (2010) with a concentration in building commissioning. Steve is a board certified energy manager (CEM) and auditor (CEA). He holds two copyrights, one publication, and a U.S. patent associated with sustainable building commissioning technology. Having completed numerous international energy audits, he continues his mission to reduce industry operational cost and environmental impact through the use of innovative technologies.

Steve currently speaks internationally at several energy conferences to promote his years of research and experience with energy efficiency. Conferences include the World Energy Congress Conference (WECC) U.S., Energy Utilities Efficiency Conference (EUEC) U.S., Energy Efficiency Europe (enerCon) Germany, Facility Sustainability Summit (FMA) U.S, Building Energy Efficiency Managers U.S. (BEEM), International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL) U.S., and the Massachusetts Biotech Council (MBC), U.S.
An International Approach to Sustainability was written by Steven P. Driver Ph.D. to educate anyone interested in reducing operational costs in buildings with an interest in making a difference in climate change. Through the application of energy conservation techniques, whether it’s your home or workplace, this e-book can help you reduce energy consumption. This e-book was written to educate home owners, building managers, real estate developers, university and campus facility maintenance personnel, employees, and anyone else with an interest in helping our environment. This publication offers an understanding of some available technologies to mitigate energy waste.

Having overcome proprietary barriers which restricted the full understanding of how to combine artificial and human intelligence with respect to building commissioning is what makes this publication unique. After completing several years of post-doctoral research to understanding differences and benefits between ongoing and retroactive commissioning, we now have a better vision of what is required to make our buildings sustainable with respect to energy consumed.

This publication includes over 30 years of experience in energy management and formed the basis for a U.S trademark on Sustainable Commissioning, a concept explained in this e-book. The journey continues in researching new energy reduction technologies and piloting them confirming further effectiveness of the concept. The content in this e-book was validated through the deployment of several case studies applying the Sustainable Commissioning concept. The results from those case studies have validated an average return on investment of 62% with a 75% internal rate of return resulting in an 18 month simple pay back. The results demonstrate not only how to save operational cost, but environmental benefits averaging 1,009 metric tons of carbon emissions avoided annually for each case study.

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