AABC Annual Meeting – Meeting Program
Wednesday, October 22nd
- 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
- Oak Marsh Golf Course
- Omni Amelia Island Resort & Spa
Shotgun starts at 10:00 am. Rental Clubs – $85 plus tax.
*Additional registration required
Registration
- 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Amelia Ballroom Foyer
- 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- Canopy Park
Thursday, October 23rd
All sessions will take place in the Amelia Ballroom
Registration
- 7:00 am
- 8 Flags Patio & Lawn
- 7:00 am – 8:00 am
- Amelia Ballroom
- 8:00 am – 10:00 am
- 10:00 am – 10:15 am
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
- 10:15 am – 11:15 am
Keynote: Growing Organizational Value
Walter Nusbaum, The Nusbaum Group
What if the secret to unlocking your organization’s full value wasn’t found in working harder and simply increasing productivity—but in doubling down on what truly drives long-term growth? In this keynote, we’ll explore the four foundational investments every organization must make—leadership development, culture, employee engagement, and technology/capital—and reveal how these intentional choices give rise to powerful emergent outcomes like brand reputation, customer loyalty, and increased investor value. You’ll discover how smart investment decisions don’t just add value—they create a cycle of momentum that accelerates growth across every area of your business. If growth and increased organizational value is important to you, then this presentation will be of enormous benefit to you as you think through your strategies and planning.
- 11:25 am – 12:25 pm
Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Building Industry
Robert Knoedler, P.E., CxA, EMP, Hanson Professional Services Inc.
With new and renovated building systems incorporating smarter infrastructure and IoT devices, facilities are generating and collecting a mountain of data. AI can evaluate this information faster and more thoroughly than human analysis. When this smart infrastructure is employed, AI can help assess the operation of the building and reports from this analysis can assist the Cx (or RCx) team in troubleshooting and reducing the total time for commissioning. Once occupied and operational, the FM team can utilize AI to assess the data collected from the various sensors and IoT devices to immediately identify issues, develop preventative and predictive maintenance requirements, and allocate operational resources.
- Learning Objectives:
- Various ways BMS-managed solutions are using AI for different building systems, including HVAC, lighting, power management, water management, fire safety, and system and data security.
- How Cx, TAB and facility management teams are relying on AI for improving building systems’ operation and maintenance.
- How AI can assist energy engineers in auditing and utility analysis of buildings
- Recommendations for implementation of AI and the associated requirements regarding upskilling (training and management).
Lunch
- 12:25 pm – 1:25 pm
- 8 Flags Patio & Lawn
- 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
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TECHNICAL SESSIONS
- 2:40 pm – 3:40 pm
Testing Smoke Control Systems
Daryl Norris, Engineered Air Balance, Co., Inc.
To what length should a smoke control system be tested by the test and balance agency? Design air volume is indicated on the plan drawings for systems and equipment, seems simple enough. The seventh edition of the AABC National Standards defines Total System Balance as “the process of testing and balancing the heating ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC system) and related control systems to perform at the design intent and operate at an optimum level. So, what is the intent of these systems and what is the optimum level?
- Learning Objectives:
- Identify the type of smoke control system
- Determine testing requirements
- Develop a test plan
- Evaluate the test data and determine whether system achieves the design intent
Meet & Greet with Sponsors & Exhibitors
- 3:40 pm - 4:00 pm
- Amelia Ballroom
- 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Friday, October 24th
- 7:00 am – 8:00 am
- Amelia Ballroom
- 8:00 am – 9:00 am
From Field Leader to Manager: Progression to a TBE and Beyond
Justin Garner, P.E., TBE, CxA, Engineered Air Balance Co., Inc.
Building on prior sessions that highlight the career progression of a TAB professional, this session will focus on the final TAB career stage, moving into Management. The industry is aware of the technical skills needed to be a TAB professional, namely the TBE certification, but what additional soft skills are asked of these folks in a typical TAB firm? Further, what leadership attributes must a field leader display or develop to make the jump to management? This session will discuss the qualities of a good TAB Manager focused both on leadership as well as organization and business knowledge with the intent of completing the picture of a total career of a TAB professional.
- Learning Objectives:
- Identify the leadership attributes that are important for a TAB Manager (TBE)
- Identify other soft skills that must be developed to be an effective TAB Manager
- Understand new organization and business skills that may be needed in a TAB Management role
- Understand common pitfalls moving from the field to management
- 9:10 am – 10:10 am
Help the General Contractor Help You : TAB Preparedness, Planning and Execution
Daniel Joseph, McCarthy Construction
Justin Lewis, TBE, CxA, Pangea Consulting Group
Josh Knight, TBE, Engineered Air Balance Co., Inc.
In our ever-changing dynamic construction industry, schedules keep getting tighter and systems keep getting more complex. The project finish date doesn’t move, but the TAB durations always seem to be compressed. This session will focus on the collaborative interface between the TAB firm and GC from the perspectives of both Contractor MEP coordination and the TAB professional. Early schedule planning and communication protocols as well as effective TAB scoping of MEP support services will be discussed. The challenges faced by the GC in getting systems ready for TAB will be highlighted to better help TAB folks understand where they can help the process.
- Learning Objectives:
- Understand basic scheduling of MEP system installation and startup to be ready for TAB services
- Understand and execute effective communication strategies with the GC early in the project
- Understand and communicate additional TAB scope items that can be provided to assist the GC with MEP coordination
- Understand on-going construction phase communication protocols and efficient deficiency resolution strategies
Coffee Break with Sponsors & Exhibitors
- 10:10 am – 10:30 am
- 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Exploring the TAB and Cx Roles in testing of Fire and Smoke Dampers in Commercial Buildings
Todd Yates, P.E., TBE, CxA, Synergy Test & Balance
This presentation will explore the operation, testing, and maintenance of Fire and Smoke Dampers. This will include review of codes, standards, and processes for executing initial and ongoing testing of fire and smoke dampers in commercial buildings, particularly critical buildings including healthcare facilities.
- Learning Objectives:
- Applicable codes and standards
- Initial testing requirements
- Ongoing testing requirements
- Maintenance and troubleshooting
- 11:40 am – 12:00 pm
- Instruments Direct: 10:45 – 11:00
- Retrotec: 11:05 – 11:20
- Ameritech Data Solutions: 11:25 – 11:40
- 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Magnolia Ballroom
- 4:15 pm – 4:45 pm
AABC Executive Committee
Members Only.
Archery and Picnic
- 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Wildflower Pavilion
Breakfast
- 7:00 am – 8:00 am
- Pecan Court
- 9:00 am – 9:15 am
- 9:15 am – 10:15 am
- 9:15 am - 10:15 am
Enhanced Outdoor Airflow Measurement Improves Buildings
Josh Renegar, EBTRON
Management and control of outdoor air is important not only for the building occupants, but for the buildings as well. This course will cover industry updates to outside airflow measurement, factors affecting outside airflow measurement, technology comparisons, and best practices as a TAB professional. It will dive into outdoor airflow rate determination methods and how to improve these strategies due to the dynamic nature of HVAC system caused by issues like wind effect, stack effect, as well as system induced effects. Not all technologies are properly suited for outdoor airflow measurement and all technologies have limitations. This presentation will discuss these issues and the “best practice” approach to measurement, calibration, and verification of outdoor air intake flow rates.
- Learning Objectives:
- Understand factors that influence outdoor intake flow rate variations such as, wind effect, stack effect and fan speed changes
- Methods for OA intake determination and how to improve current strategies
- How to correctly apply current airflow measurement technologies used in HVAC applications
- Learn a “best-practice” approach to field measurement and understand when verification, rather than calibration may be the best solution for many applications
- 10:15 am – 11:15 am
Document Control – Exploring TAB Workflow and Software Solutions
Implementing document control workflows and software solutions can greatly enhance information transfer from project startup to final reporting. This presentation will showcase methods to ensure teams have the most current project documentation, provide an in-depth look at using Bluebeam for consistent takeoffs and robust as-builts, and present Autodesk Construction Cloud workflows that empower teams both on and off the jobsite.
- Learning Objectives:
- Understand workflows for gathering and accessing up-to-date project documents and identifying the correct contact for document sharing in construction teams.
- Learn how to use Bluebeam for identifying plan revisions and potential scope modifications.
- Discover how to utilize Bluebeam for takeoff needs, including tool chests, user settings, and tips for efficient markups and data extraction.
- Explore using Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) Build for field TAB and Cx activities, including issue tracking, photo documentation, and creating effective communication workflows for final reporting.
- 11:15 am – 12:00 pm
Join the exhibitor presentation featuring drawings and giveaways!
