This video explores how preverification tests (PVTs) help teams ensure system readiness before functional testing, align scope and stakeholders and prevent costly rework.
Learning objectives
- Understand the role of preverification tests (PVTs) and how they differ from functional tests.
- Learn how PVTs can help prevent common issues that lead to failed tests and costly rework.
- Discover how PVTs help align teams, clarify scope and eliminate finger-pointing on construction projects.
- Hear real-world insights on the impact of PVTs from a client’s perspective.
Discover the power of PVTs in preventing common pitfalls and ensuring project success. PVTs align teams and scope and reduce finger-pointing by verifying system readiness before functional testing. Hear real-world stories from MIT on how PVTs catch issues early, preventing costly rework and failed tests. Join us to see how PVTs are transforming construction.
Presenters:
Alex Kozinets, PE, Chief Customer Officer, Facility Grid, Brookline, Massachusetts
Stephen Seller, P.Eng., EIT, BECxP+BE, AVP, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Alex Kozinets is the Chief Customer Officer at Facility Grid, where he leads product strategy and champions client success. With over 25 years of experience in master planning, project management, mechanical engineering, construction administration, start-up and commissioning, Alex has guided projects across healthcare, life sciences, industrial, academic and aviation sectors.
Stephen Seller, P.Eng., E.I.T., CxA, BECxP, is Senior Project Turnover & Commissioning Manager at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). With extensive experience in building enclosure planning, MEP commissioning and project turnover, he previously held engineering roles in HVAC and refrigeration.
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