CALIFORNIA COMMISSIONING COLLABORATIVE

AABC Commissioning Group (ACG)
"Certified Commissioning Authority (CxA)"
www.commissioning.org

Certification type:		Individual and Firm
Membership requirements:		Must be a member of ACG
Prerequisites:		Complete three commissioning projects Candidate must be a Professional Engineer, Registered Architect, or certified TBE, or demonstrate substantial commissioning experience

	CxA	CxT (certified commissioning technician)
Degree	PE/RA, or BS Engineer	Not required
Experience	5 years, or 8 years Cx experience if no degree	2 years field testing experience, 6 months with ACG certified company
References	Y	Y
Exam	Required	Required

Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)
"Certified Building Cx Professional"
www.aeecenter.org

Certification type:

Membership requirements:

Prerequisites:

Individual

None. Need not join AEE.

Complete one of four professional tracks
(No necessary experience if candidate
is a Certified Energy Manager)

	Professional	Mixed	Field	Certification
Degree	PE/RA or BA/BS* Building Science	Tech AA/Non-tech BA	N	N
Building Related Experience	3 years	5 Years	10 Years	N
References	N	N	N	N
Certification	N	N	N	CEM
Exam	Required	Required	Required	Required

Building Commissioning Association (BCA)
"Certified Cx Professional (CxP)"
www.bcxa.org

Certification type:

Membership requirements:

Prerequisites:

Individual

None. Need not join BCA.

Complete three projects as lead Cx provider
Submit client and project references
Complete one of three professional tracks

	Professional	Mixed	Field
Degree	BA/BS Building Sciences	Tech AA/Non-tech BA	N
Building Related Experience	3 years	5 Years	12 Years
Cx Experience	3 years	3 Years	3 years (same)
References	Yes: 3+ from clients	Y (same)	Y (same)
Exam	Required	Required	Required

National Environmental Balancing Bureau (NEBB)
"Systems Cx Administrator"
www.nebb.org

Certification type:

Membership requirements:

Prerequisites:

Individual

Firm must join NEBB

Individual must pass TAB exams
Complete one of three professional tracks

	Professional	Mixed	Field
Degree	BA/BS Engineering	Tech AA/Non-tech BA	N
Building Related Experience	N	N	4 years (TAB tech)
Cx Experience	2 years (TAB supervisor)	4 years (TAB suprvsr)	4 years (TAB suprvsr)
References	Yes (for firm to join NEBB)	Yes (same)	Yes (same)
Exam	Required	Required	Required

Testing Adjusting and Balancing Bureau
"Certified Commissioning Contractor"
www.tabbcertified.org

Certification Type:	Individual
Membership requirements:	Must be a member of TABB
Prerequisites:	Commissioning experience and references required Candidate must demonstrate HVAC design experience Must complete course and pass certification exam

	Certified Cx Contractor
Degree	Tech AA/Non-tech BA, or Apprenticeship
Building Related Experience	5 Years
References	Y
Exam	Required

University of Wisconsin - Madison (UWM)
http://epdweb.engr.wisc.edu/

Certification type:

Membership requirements:

Prerequisites:

Individual

None

Complete two projects as lead Cx provider
Attend 5-day classes
Choose one of four certification paths

Certification paths:

		Entry level?	Conditional?	Advanced?
Highest	Accredited Cx Process Authority Professional (CxAP)	N	Y	Y
#	Accredited Cx Process Manager (CXM)	N	Y	Y
$	Accredited Cx Process Technical Support Provider (CxTS)	N	Y	Y
Lowest	Accredited Qualified Cx Process Provider (QCP)	Y	N	N

Requirements:

	QCP	CxTS	CXM	CxP
Proof of practice as Cx authority	N	Per ASHRAE Guideline 0	Per ASHRAE	Per ASHRAE
Proof of primary Cx authority	N	2 projects	2 projects	2 projects
Owners' project letters	N	2 letters	2 letters	2 letters
Cx process	N	N	1 plan	1 plan
CxP report	N	N	1 report	1 report
Owner's workshop	N	N	Project intent	Project intent
Owner's workshop	N	N	Lessons learned	Lessons learned
Endorsement by Cx professionals	N	N	N	2 Letters
Examination	Required	Required	Required	Required

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IMPORTANT NOTICE: These qualifications descriptions are informational guidelines for use in evaluating commissioning providers, and are not intended to serve as standards for, or categories of, commissioning providers. The suitability of a commissioning provider for any given commissioning project will vary with the specific circumstances.