On October 13 the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) and DHS are offering a one-day virtual training session for Assessors on Best Practices for Anti-Terrorism Security (BPATS) Based Assessment Process for Commercial Facilities. The full-day courses will be conducted from 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM EDT.

If you (or someone you know) are interested, please send an email to BPATSTool@nibs.org to register. Please register at least one week prior to the virtual training courses to reserve your spot.

Ongoing commissioning (OCx) has become an industry buzzword in recent years. Typically, OCx applies to new, high-performance buildings, in which a building automation system (BAS) collects and analyzes performance data to help fine-tune the building’s operation. However, such high-performance buildings make up a very small portion of the current building stock in the U.S.