The goal of the TAB Basic Air & Water Systems professional course is to provide students with practical skills that make them job-ready upon completion of the course to organize and balance a mid-size commercial building HVAC system. The course is an optimal mix of classroom instruction, practical training, and problem-solving challenges. Classroom instruction is an essential component of the course, as it provides an understanding of construction documents and foundational knowledge of HVAC air leakage testing, air & water balancing procedures, control sequences, duct system effects, kitchen ventilation systems, acoustics, and pre-TAB procedures. Students apply the classroom instruction with practical training that includes performing a leakage test, balancing three different air systems, verifying a functioning air handler’s controls, trouble shooting a fan, measuring sound pressures, and balancing a mockup of eleven air handler hydronic coils. Problem-solving challenges in class, during practical exercises and assigned in daily homework, help students develop critical thinking and analytical skills which are essential for a TAB professional’s success. EAB’s instructors, with decades of industry experience, offer students proficiency in performing Total System Balancing tasks or procedures.

Prerequisites: TAB Fundamentals Course with 2-5 years of TAB experience; participants must have a thorough understanding of instrumentation, equipment and components, and fundamental TAB calculations (electrical, fan laws, pump laws, psychrometrics, density correction, and heat transfer).
Classroom Instruction Time: 25 Hours
Hands-On Instruction Time: 10 Hours
AABC Continuing Education Credits: 24 Hours