Sugarman Consulting

Workshops are comparable to the hundreds of training seminars I taught for organizations such as Association of Energy Engineers, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers and others. In-house workshops provide individual attention to participants and the ability to customize the hours of training. The other major advantages are that I come to you, so you do not incur multiple travel expenses and extra days away from work, and you set the times of instruction. In-house training also allows the number of training hours to be increased or decreased based on your needs.

In-house workshops provide more individual attention to participants and the ability to customize the hours of training. The other major advantages are that I come to you, so you do not incur multiple travel expenses and extra days away from work, and you set the times of instruction. In-house training also allows the number of training hours to be increased or decreased based on needs.

Successful completion of a CTAB® workshop is preparation for the CTAB® exam to qualify for certification as a Certified Testing-Adjusting-Balancing Professional®.



After Workshop completion you may apply for CTAB® Certification*.

You will receive:

CTAB® Application

CTAB® Guidelines

CTAB® Exam Study Guide

CTAB® Exam Sample Questions

When ready:

Request a CTAB® Exam** date and complete the CTAB® Application.

Return Application via email or U. S. Mail. It can be submitted before or after the Exam.

*Certification is based on Application and scoring 70% or above on Exam

*Exam is open book, 100 questions with a 4-hour time limit. It is taken online (PC only, not available on Apple).



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CTAB 101 - Air Balancing                                                                         (16 Hours, 1.6 Continuing Education Units )    

This practical “How to” workshop is designed to provide you with the knowledge, procedures, and techniques you will need to understand, evaluate, and balance the air and water sides of your HVAC system.  I will show you ways to improve equipment performance, extend equipment life and conserve energy while increasing occupancy comfort.  You will learn how to test and balance: Constant Volume Systems, Single Zone Systems, Multizone Systems, Dual Duct Systems, and Variable Air Volume Systems.  Numerous case studies and examples will be used to illustrate specifics of balancing. Material covered is relevant to passing certification exams for test and balance, commissioning and energy management.

Course Outline: 

INTRODUCTION TO BALANCING                                                                 Read and Set Balancing, Proportional Balancing                                                                     INSTRUMENTATION                                                                                                  Selection, Calibration, and Techniques of Instrument Use                                    Measurements: Air, Electrical, Water, Rotational Speed, Temperature

TEST and BALANCE CALCULATIONS                                                                Fan Pressures and Fan Laws, Duct and System Pressures, Heat Transfer, Drive Calculations

SYSTEM COMPONENTS                                                                                  Fans and Fan Curves, Ducts and Air Distribution, Motors and Drives   

MEASUREMENTS                                                                                                             Fan Pressures, Duct Pressures, Air Velocity and Volume, Electrical, Rotational speeds,Temperatures                                                

BALANCING AIR SYSTEMS                                                                              Constant Air Volume, Variable Air Volume, Single Zone, Multizone, Dual Duct 

TEST AND BALANCE REPORTS                                                               Report forms, How to read and prepare reports

                                                     

 

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CTAB 102 - Water Balancing                                                                (8 - 16 Hours, 0.8 - 1.6 Continuing Education Units)  

This practical workshop is designed to provide you with the knowledge, procedures, and techniques you will need to understand, evaluate, and balance the water side of your HVAC system.  If you have test and balance experience or have completed CTAB 101 the workshop is 8 hours. Material covered is relevant to passing certification exams for test and balance, commissioning and energy management.

 

Course Outline: 

INTRODUCTION TO BALANCING                                                                        Read and Set Balancing, Proportional Balancing

INSTRUMENTATION                                                                                                            Selection, Calibration, and Techniques of Instrument Use,  Measurements: Water, Electrical, Water, Rotational Speed, Temperature

TEST AND BALANCE CALCULATIONS                                                             Pump Pressures, Pump Laws, Pipe and System, Pressures, Heat Transfer, Drive Calculations

SYSTEM COMPONENTS                                                                                 Pumps and Pump Curves, Pipes and Water Distribution, Motors and Drives   

MEASUREMENTS                                                                                           Pump Pressures, Pipe and Terminal Pressures, Water Flow, Electrical, Rotational Speeds, Temperatures                                                

              

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CTAB 103 - Variable Air Volume                                                          (8 hours, 0.8 CEU) 

This training workshop is for engineers, managers and technicians who have test and balance experience or have completed TAB 101.

Course Outline:                                                              

FAN VOLUME AND STATIC PRESSURE CONTROL                                           Supply fan controls, Multiple fans, Return/exhaust fan control, Return fan reset, Relief fan control, Matching return fan volume and pressure with supply fan volume and pressure, Pressure dampers Inlet guide vanes, Variable frequency drives, Variable speed sheaves

SYSTEM CONTROL, SETTINGS, AND ADJUSTMENT                             Minimum outside air, Matching VAV to ventilation requirements, Maintaining static pressure in the space, Sensing building static pressure, Local static pressure control, Remote static pressure control                                                                                

TYPES OF TERMINAL DEVICES                                                                    Single duct/Dual duct/ Fan powered/Pressure dependent/independent

BALANCING VAV SYSTEMS

Single duct, variable primary/variable secondary, pressure independent

Single and dual duct, variable primary/variable secondary, pressure independent

Variable primary/constant secondary, pressure independent, fan powered

Variable primary/induction secondary, pressure independent

Variable primary/variable secondary, pressure independent, parallel fan powered induction

Constant primary/variable secondary systems

 

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CTAB 104 - Cleanroom and Laboratory Fume Hood Systems                        (8 hours, 0.8 Continuing Education Units)

This workshop is for engineers, facilities managers and technicians who have test and balance experience or have completed TAB 101 and TAB 103. This course provides state-of-the-art approaches to laboratory fume hood systems and cleanroom testing and balancing, commissioning and certification. The instructor will provide you with the results of the latest research in field testing and certification of cleanrooms and laboratory fume hoods.  A variety of applications and case studies of actual installations will be discussed, with guidelines for selecting technicians and TAB agencies to do projects.                                                

Course Outline:    

INTRODUCTION                                                                                            Types of cleanroom and fume hood system                                                     System design, design velocities, airflow patterns, inside and outside cleanroom, laboratory and building                                                        

BALANCING                                                                                            Supply Air Systems, Return Systems, Exhaust Systems