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Re-Commissioning Strategy

When and how to re-commission, continuous commissioning, ongoing measurement.

10 min read · Jacob Willis, Net Zero Lead · Last reviewed July 2026


Because performance drifts the moment a building opens, commissioning is not a one-off event but a cycle. Re-commissioning is the periodic repetition of the key checks that restore a building to its intended performance, and continuous commissioning is the modern approach that catches drift as it happens rather than years later. This closing lesson covers when to re-commission, the quick checklist that recovers most of the lost performance, and the shift to continuous monitoring that makes drift a matter of days rather than years.

In this lesson

  • 01When to re-commission
  • 02The quick re-commissioning checklist
  • 03Continuous commissioning
  • 04Sources and further reading