The Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing (TAB) phase of any building construction or renovation is intended to verify that all HVAC air, water flows, and system pressures meet the design requirements established by engineers, architects, and international standards. We do not often find an HVAC system of any size that will perform to its full potential without the benefit of final adjustments.
• Reduce occupancy complaints.
• Reduce energy and demand costs.
• Improve indoor air quality.
• Increase tenants satisfaction.
• Reduce time spent on emergency calls.
• Unequal temperature distribution.
• Uneven air distribution and inappropriate air motion.
• Poor convection and sun radiation effects.
• Smudging problem becomes imminent.
• High sound level in areas neither supplying nor extracting high air volume.
• Uncontrolled humidity.
• Major impact on a building’s pressurization requirement.
• Poor indoor air quality.
• Physiological effects on human body.
You may need to consider having your system balanced when one or more of the following problems exist:
• The space configuration has changed.
• Constantly readjusting control settings.
• Indoor air quality is a concern.
• Hot and cold spots exist.
• The building is drafty or stuffy.
• Doors stay open or slam-closed.
• Odors are present inside the building.