SUGARMAN CONSULTING
HVAC Air Test and Balance Webinar
6-hour course, workbook, and Certificate of Completion. $750 USD
Upcoming training dates:
May 19-23, June 16-20, July 14-18
Day, time, and hours are your options.
For the health and comfort of the occupants in a commercial or institutional building the heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems must provide the correct amount of airflow into and out of conditioned spaces to ensure acceptable indoor air quality, temperature, humidity and volume of cooling, heating, and ventilation air. This course explains and shows the basics of how heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems are tested, adjusted, and balanced.
In this 6-hour webinar you will learn about testing and balancing the ventilation air, the return air, and the heated and cooled supply air volume for each conditioned space. You will also learn about room air changes per hour and room pressurization and how to make changes when required. Course Objectives: To learn: The major air-side components in an HVAC system. General HVAC and test and balance terminology. The centrifugal fans used in HVAC systems. The instruments used in test and balance. The report forms used in test and balance. Basic test and balance calculations. and how to: Do a field inspection. Test fan and duct pressures. Change airflow at fans and in the air distribution system. Test and balance constant air volume systems. Test and balance variable air volume systems. Recognize when a test and balance report may have inconsistencies.
This course is for HVAC and building engineers, managers, and technicians, energy and indoor air quality managers or professionals, and others interested in knowing how to: Make or call for changes to increase or decrease airflow for room supply and return air volume, air changes per hour, pressurization, and ventilation, Do air test and balance, Understand the test and balance reports, Do an inhouse check of the air balance, or
Need an air test and balance certification.
$750.00.
Includes webinar, course workbook, Certificate of Completion, and 0.6 CEU
Day, time, and hours are your options to fit your schedule.
Email: samsugarman@sbcglobal.net
Your instructor: Samuel C Sugarman
Hello, my name is Sam Sugarman, and I will be your instructor for the
HVAC Air Test and Balance Webinar.
I have 40+ years of hands-on testing and evaluation of HVAC systems from small commercial to nuclear power plants. Using this experience, I have taught 500+ training programs, webinars, and seminars and authored numerous articles, books, certification tests, manuals and video scripts on HVAC system design and optimization, evaluation and performance testing, air and water test and balance, cleanroom and laboratory fume hood test and certification, energy management and retrofit, indoor air quality testing, and commissioning.
I will provide you excellent instruction and answer all questions. My HVAC TAB webinars are presented as conversation and discussion.
My latest books are:
Testing and Balancing HVAC Air and Water Systems, 6th edition
HVAC Fundamentals, System Design, Operation, Selection, and Optimization, 4th edition.
TESTIMONIALS
“I would like to let you know that the information you presented at last November's seminar has been invaluable to our air quality work. It is really amazing to realize the data and procedures that can be acquired from the preparation for, and attendance at, a professional seminar.” John Putnam, Environmental Dynamics & Design Inc., Sterling, VA
“The information covered in this program was very good. I liked the PowerPoint presentation. I am impressed with the quality of this program." Dennis Barnard, Service Technician, Knoxville Utilities Board, Knoxville, TN “Excellent instructor. Great insight and stories." Steve Smith, Service Account Engineer, Siemens Building Technologies, Irving, TX
“The information covered in this program was excellent as was the workbook. The instructor’s presentations were excellent also. I like that so many aspects of HVAC were covered.” Chip Welsh, Plant Engineer, General Conference of 7th Day Adventists, Silver Springs, MD
“The information covered in this program was excellent and very useful. Good refresher. The material was presented in a logical fashion. Overall, the instructor’s presentation was excellent." Bonny Ernst, Director, Airside Systems, Enron Energy Services, Houston, TX
“The information covered in this program, the instructor’s presentation and the workbook were excellent. I thoroughly enjoyed the class…it made the systems clearer by seeing how all the pieces and parts fit together. I liked that Mr. Sugarman took time to answer questions.” Karen Wood, S.A.Comunale Company, Barberton, OH
"Sam, thanks a lot for remembering me. Good news is that I passed the NEBB Supervisor examination for TAB (Air and Hydronics) and my firm Blue Star Limited becomes India's first NEBB certified firm. Definitely I’ll check the web site for your new online courses." Sanjeev Rastogi, Blue Star Limited
"Very good overall view of what I can expect from firms hired to balance systems under my jurisdiction.” W. Bradshaw, State of California, Sacramento, CA
"Presentation was good and simplified as much as possible. I thought the seminar was well done, and I learned a lot. And now that I bought your book, I will learn a lot more.” David Ronald, Harvey's Hotel-Casino
"I liked the VAV information the best.” D. Marciniau, Naval Air Engineering Center"
The instructor is very knowledgeable, and the course has valuable information.” Bruce Leidle, Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA
"I liked the different air systems and the air side portion of the material. I felt this was a very good seminar and will recommend it to others in my organization." Greg VanderVelde, Project Engineer Personal Products, Wilmington, IL
"Mr. Sugarman's extensive practical experience is a very valuable resource. His presentation is very polished and effective." K. Johnescu, Navy PWC, Oakland, CA
Sugarman Consulting, San Diego, CA
