Tufts University New England Regional Biosafety Laboratory Commissioning
Laboratories · Client: Tufts University
Project details
Biocontainment commissioning services for the regional biosafety laboratory facility.
Cornerstone Commissioning, LLC
Tailor-Fit, Third-Party Commissioning Services
About the firm
Cornerstone Commissioning, LLC is a third-party building commissioning practice founded in 2001 by Dan Frasier, PE, CCP, specializing in mission-critical, biocontainment, and high-performance facilities. It provides services including new construction commissioning, existing building retro-commissioning, and BSL-3 biocontainment commissioning. Operating on the owner's behalf, its engineers perform hands-on pre-functional equipment checks and system verifications. Acquired in 2022 by Technical Safety Services (TSS), Cornerstone joined the TSS Family of Companies to offer expanded capabilities such as biosafety consulting, HEPA filter certification, pharmaceutical compounding facility certification, fume hood testing, and decontamination services.
- Established
- 2001
- Team
- Small
- Firm type
- MEP · Owner's Engineer
People
Dan FrasierCEO
Capabilities
New Construction Commissioning
Service websiteis organized into supported delivery tasks.
- Early-phase Design Integration
Support includes Early-phase design integration.
- Pre-functional Checklist Monitoring
Support includes pre-functional checklist monitoring.
- Functional Scenario Testing
Support includes functional scenario testing.
- And Post-acceptance Turnover Documentation
Support includes and post-acceptance turnover documentation.
Existing Building Commissioning (EBCx)
Service websiteUncovers hidden performance issues in existing building systems through a structured process of investigation, evaluation, and optimization.
- Retro-Commissioning (RCx)
Applied to buildings that have not been previously commissioned to improve performance, reduce operations costs, and optimize existing systems.
- Recommissioning
Fine-tunes systems in previously commissioned buildings undergoing renovations, operational changes, or performance degradation.
- Monitoring-Based Commissioning (MBCx)
Utilizes analytical software to continuously monitor critical equipment, analyze BAS data, and provide real-time malfunction alerts.
Biocontainment & Biosafety Lab Commissioning
Service websiteSpecialized commissioning for BSL-3, ABSL-3, and biocontainment facilities to verify containment envelopes, airflows, and regulatory compliance.
- BSL3 Annual Performance Verifications (APV)
Yearly verification testing to ensure continued safe operations and compliance with BMBL requirements.
- Biosafety Risk Assessment
Comprehensive risk assessments to guide the design, operation, and administration of containment facilities.
Mission Critical Commissioning
Service websiteFinely tuned system commissioning for spaces with unique environmental requirements where downtime must be minimized.
Industries
Mission Critical Facilities · Healthcare · Laboratories · Life Sciences · Education · Commercial
Projects
Pennsylvania State University Pell Lab Biocontainment Commissioning
Laboratories · Client: Pennsylvania State University
Project details
Commissioning for the high-performance biocontainment research laboratory.
University of Massachusetts Amherst Existing Building Commissioning
Education · Client: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Project details
Retro-commissioning and energy efficiency optimization for the university campus buildings.
Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research Commissioning
Life Sciences · Client: Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research
Project details
Specialized facility commissioning to optimize HVAC and containment systems for biomedical research.