BCA Begins Commissioning Certification Program

Following a four-year development process, the nonprofit Building Commissioning Association (BCA) unveiled its commissioning certification program on April 12, 2004. According to BCA, this is the first international commissioning certification program offered by a nonprofit organization. BCA anticipates that the certified commissioning professional (CCP™) designation will bring credibility and new job opportunities to those who qualify for and acquire it.

The push for this certification program came from the public sector, according to Bryan Welsh, chair of the certification committee and incoming chair of the Building Commissioning Certification Board (BCCB), which manages the CCP program within BCA. Welsh noted an especially strong interest at the state level, particularly in California. “We have seen certification requirements and/or BCA membership in many recent RFPs for commissioning services,” he told