Managing construction and commissioning related risks resulting in energy performance gap in commercial buildings

This research investigates construction and commissioning related risks leading to energy performance gap in commercial buildings. Energy performance gap, which is a significant problem, is a discrepancy between as-designed and as-built energy performance of a building. The ultimate outcome of this research is a risk management framework, which incorporates all the research findings into a single tool. The framework helps to facilitate the risk management during construction and commissioning of energy-efficient commercial building projects. Therefore, it helps to reduce the chance of energy performance gap occurred. This benefits practitioners, especially contractors and project management, in managing energy-efficient commercial building projects.