Terry has over 40 years of progressive experience in Critical Facilities operations and management including strategic planning, critical infrastructure design, operations, and commissioning; business protection and recovery; preventive and predictive maintenance; technical training and professional training development.
Terry is an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer and a voting member of ASHRAE TC9.9 \"Mission Critical Facilities, Data Centers, Technology Spaces, & Electronic Equipment\", ASHRAE SSPC 90.4 \"Energy Standard for Data Centers”, ASHRAE SPC-127 \"Method of Testing for Rating Computer Room Air Conditioners”, and GPC-1.6P “Commissioning Process for Data Centers”. He is on the Board of Directors of the 7x24 Exchange Carolinas Chapter. He is an active participant in the LLNL Energy Efficient High Performance Computing Working Group. He is on the Board of Directors of the Building Commissioning Association’s Southeast Region and has authored or co-authored books, whitepapers, and presentations on Critical Facilities, facilities management, and formal commissioning. He has developed and taught multiple training classes in the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of critical facilities including commercial nuclear power plants, aerospace facilities, and large data centers.
Terry has performed site reliability assessments for more than 50 sites in over 20 countries and 5 continents. Terry writes a bi-monthly column in Mission Critical magazine called Sustainable Operations. Terry is currently the VP and National Leader for the Commissioning and Building Analytics business unit at Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).
The Value of Good Specifications
“A picture is worth a thousand words.” There is a lot of truth in this old saying, and when handed a set of construction documents, the drawings are typically the first part to be scrutinized. Reading a set of drawings provides a quick understanding of a construction project. But the construction drawings provide only a partial and incomplete picture of the overall project scope and must be viewed in the context of the requirements embedded in the written specifications. Often the written specifications get glossed over, at best, if not completely ignored by project stakeholders as they focus on the drawings during design reviews, estimating, and proposal efforts. It is even more surprising considering that the specifications generally take precedence over the drawings in case of conflicts.
This lecture will discuss the various types of specifications and how they are organized via the Construction Specification Institute (CSI) MasterFormat industry standards. It will also discuss how to customize, apply, and enforce specifications and the role of Commissioning Providers. The discussion finishes with suggestions on how to provision for the needs and preferences of the Facilities Management/O&M staff via CSI Division 1 project specifications.