HUS Featured in Vendor Viewpoint Article: “BECx: Optimizing performance for cost incentives”

Among our many sustainability services, we are excited about our upcoming work in Building Envelope Commissioning (BECx). BECx is relatively newer to the building world, there are only a handful of commissioners state-wide, and owners/contractors don’t always understand how necessary it is to ensure a holistic approach to energy efficiency. We are excited our Vendor Viewpoint feature in Construction Business Review (CBR) addresses the ways Building Envelope Commissioning is a critical piece to building sustainably. 

BECx is the process of authenticating the complete construction and proper functioning of a building’s enclosure. The BECx process ensures internal mechanics, air quality, lighting, insulation, etc., function at maximum efficiency. The Envelope Commissioning process verifies a project’s energy efficiency goals, satisfies building regulations, saves money, and supports grant and tax incentives for project funding. As we inch closer to 2030, the year the US aims for a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas pollution, developing sustainable building strategies like BECx are critical. 

The envelope touches all pieces of the building from ground floor to roof and everything in between, so as Building Envelope Commissioners, we coordinate with all project teams. We make sure that key sustainability measures do not fall through the cracks throughout the building process. 

Similarly, the journey to Net Zero takes coordination among us all. Through compassionate communication and collaboration we are practicing how to improve the efficiency of our built world but also how to communicate these key sustainability measures among many different people and teams. 

Read more about why it is important and lucrative to implement BECx work into building projects here. 

HUSarchitecture has utilized our experience performing critical facade exams (Chicago Housing Authority, Hattie Callner project pictured) to develop a specialty understanding of the building envelope.