Associated Air Balance Council (AABC)
"Certified Cx Agent"www.aabchq.com |
Certification type: Membership requirements: Prerequisites: | Individual and Firm Must be a member of AABC Complete three commissioning projects |
|
Professional | Field |
Degree |
PE/RA or BS Engineer | No college degree |
Experience |
3 years technician | 10 Years worked |
References |
N | N |
Exam |
Required | Required |
Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)
"Certified Building Cx Professional"www.aeecenter.org |
Certification type: Prerequisites: | Individual None. Need not join AEE. Complete one of four professional tracks |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
University of Wisconsin – Madison (UWM)
http://epdweb.engr.wisc.edu/
|
Certification type: Membership requirements: Prerequisites: | Individual None Complete two projects as lead Cx provider |
|
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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