The TAB Fundamentals course offers a comprehensive blend of classroom instruction, hands-on practical training, and problem-solving exercises to equip students with essential skills for TAB technicians. Classroom instruction covers foundational knowledge in HVAC thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, psychrometrics, electricity, TAB equations, safety, systems, refrigeration, and equipment. Practical training provides hands-on experience with state-of-the-art equipment, enabling students to measure air and water system velocity, flow, pressure, temperature, electrical voltage, current, and fan speed. Problem-solving exercises, both in class and through homework, develop critical thinking and analytical skills. Guided by experienced EAB Training instructors, students gain proficiency in using instrumentation, balancing calculations, conducting duct traverses, adjusting belts and sheaves, and understanding HVAC systems and components.

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 Training instructors, with decades of industry experience, offer students proficiency in performing Total System Balancing tasks or procedures.

The TAB Basic Air & Water Systems course equips students with practical skills to balance a mid-size commercial HVAC system, ensuring job readiness upon completion. Combining classroom instruction, hands-on training, and problem-solving challenges, the course covers construction documents, HVAC air leakage testing, air and water balancing, control sequences, duct system effects, kitchen ventilation, acoustics, and pre-TAB procedures. Students gain hands-on experience performing leakage tests, balancing air systems, verifying air handler controls, troubleshooting fans, measuring sound pressures, and balancing hydronic coils. Problem-solving exercises enhance critical thinking and analytical skills, while experienced EAB Training instructors guide students in mastering Total System Balancing procedures.

The TAB Advanced Air & Water Systems course prepares professionals for the AABC Test and Balance Engineer’s (TBE) Exam by teaching Total System Balancing of complex specialty HVAC systems. The course combines classroom instruction, hands-on training, and problem-solving exercises. Classroom instruction covers topics like underfloor air distribution (UFAD), psychrometrics, smoke control testing, domestic hot water balancing, energy recovery, laboratory and healthcare HVAC, chilled beams, humidifiers, steam fundamentals, vibration testing, cooling tower capacity testing, chilled water, and heating systems. Practical training utilizes EAB’s Training Center, featuring functional system demonstrators, including a working lab. Problem-solving exercises develop critical thinking and analytical skills essential for senior TAB professionals. Led by experienced instructors, the course provides proficiency in balancing complex HVAC systems for healthcare, research, industrial, and mission-critical facilities.