2012 NEBB Annual Conference held in Anaheim, California

Gaithersburg, MD – The National Environmental Balancing Bureau (NEBB) held its 2012 Annual Conference in Anaheim, California, April 26-28 at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel and Spa. Neil Marshall, NEBB President; The Honorable Branko Terzic, Deloitte Center for Energy Solutions; Raj Manchanda, Director of Technology, ASME; Michael Cables, President-Elect, MCAA, provided opening comments that addressed the theme of the conference, Building a Bridge to the Future. The keynote speaker was Ron Jarnagin, President, ASHRAE.

During the opening session, NEBB members provided a memorial to NEBB contributors Dave Bevirt and Bruce Giles.

Henry Green, President, NIBS provided comments during the Industry Lunch on Saturday, April 28.

During the opening session, NEBB presented ASHRAE with a $10,000 check for the ASHRAE Golden Circle which supports ASHRAE research. ASHRAE Golden Circle is made up of investors who contribute $10,000 or more to ASHRAE research.

Technical sessions at the conference included:

•    Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act
•    BIM Update
•    Net Zero Energy Renovations
•    Cleanroom Commission
•    Velocity Measurement Technology Comparison
•    Interactivity and Connectivity
•    It Just Got Easier to Monitor Energy Consumption in HVAC
•    Outside Air Measurements
•    Presentation Skills that Sell You and Your Ideas
•    EPA Energy Star Buildings
•    Scheduling for Commissioning and MCAA Change Order Overview
•    VAV Boxes: Energy Efficiency, Air Leakage and ASHRAE 90.1
•    Scheduling for Commissioning and MCAA Change Order Overview
•    Retro-Cx Case Studies in Surgery Centers
•    Duct Leakage Testing
•    NEBB’s Building Envelope Testing
•    Balancing Methods
•    Ongoing Commissioning

In addition to the extensive technical sessions, representatives from ASHRAE, Deloitte, EPA, GSA, USGBC, NIBS, and MCAA were present. Presentations will be posted to www.nebb.org by May 15, 2012.

Established in 1971, the National Environmental Balancing Bureau (NEBB) is the premier international association of Certified Firms that perform Building Systems Commissioning, Building Envelope Testing, Cleanroom Performance Testing, Fume Hood Testing, Retro-Commissioning, Sound and/or Vibration Measurement and Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing of HVAC systems. In addition to certifying firms, NEBB is the leading source of industry information providing technical and Procedural Standards, publications, study courses, and newsletters.

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