Testing, Adjusting and Balancing

Download the agenda in PDF format here.

MONDAY (8 AM to 4:45 PM)

Registration/Check-in (7:30 to 8 AM)

• Welcome and Overview
• Introduction to TAB
• Test Instruments
• Duct Design and Pressure Measurement
• Plan Reading
• Grille and Diffuser Measurements
• Daily Questions and Adjourn

TUESDAY (8 AM to 4:45 PM)

• Pitot Tube Measurements
• TAB Forms and Reports
• Fans
• VAV Systems
• Multizone Systems
• Water Systems
• Terminal Units and Controls
• Daily Questions and Adjourn

WEDNESDAY (8 AM to 4:45 PM)

• Air Balance Procedures
• Grille and Diffuser Balancing Procedures
• VAV Balancing Procedures
• Pump and Control Valve Applications
• Water System Balancing Procedure
• Flow Measurement Devices in Hydronic Systems
• Instruments Lab
• Daily Questions and Adjourn

THURSDAY (8 AM to 4:45 PM)

• Group Workstation Introduction and Walk-through
• Small groups will rotate through seven workstations
• Group Workstations 1-6
• Adjourn 

FRIDAY (8 AM to Noon)*

• Discussion of Certification Types and Costs of Balancing
• Review of Questions
• Group Workstation 7
• Discussion and Q&A

*Please note that lunch is not included on Friday.

Registration Date/Time:
9/8/2025 7:30am Central Time

Event Dates/Times:

• 9/8/2025  8:00am - 4:45pm CT
• 9/9/2025  8:00am - 4:45pm CT
• 9/10/2025  8:00am - 4:45pm CT
• 9/11/2025  8:00am - 4:45pm CT
• 9/12/2025  8:00am - 12:00pm CT (no lunch)

• Program Director

  Joy Altwies

• Bj Rollin

  NEBB Certified Technician

  BJ has over 18 Years in the HVAC Industry spending time working to install air handling systems as well as configure and install complex electrical and control systems.  BJ has received EPA, OSHA Certifications and is a NEBB Certified Technician.

• Tj Mlodzik

  NEBB Certified Technician

  TJ Mlodzik; NEBB FHT CP and NEBB TAB CT, has been working with Badger Balancing LLC as a NEBB TAB Certified Technician since 2012. In 2021, he received his NEBB FHT CP which is Fume Hood Testing Certified Professional.  He is responsible for multiple projects, including balancing air and water systems to engineering specifications and NEBB requirements.  Along with new and existing building projects, he does annual hospital ACH reporting throughout the state of Wisconsin and fume hood testing to NEBB and ASHRAE Standards.  Prior to Badger Balancing LLC, he earned a BS in Early Childhood/Elementary Education.

If you are planning to attend an Interdisciplinary Professional Programs course, payment is required at the time of registration. Below are the payment options:

Pay by Credit Card

Enroll online and pay by credit card.

• Search for the course on the website and then click on the Enroll Now button from the course webpage.
• Enter all necessary course attendee information and payment information on the course enrollment page.
• You will receive an email to confirm successful enrollment and payment.

Enroll over the phone and pay by credit card.

• Call CERC Registrations at 608-262-2451.
• Provide the registrations representative with:
  • the course name, dates, and/or course number.
  • the necessary course attendee information and payment information.
• You will receive either a mailed document or an email to confirm successful enrollment payment.

Pay by Check

Mail in a completed registration form and check payable to UW Madison.

• Fill out a registration form (found either in the back of the course brochure you received in the mail or here).
• Prepare a check, made payable to UW Madison.
• Mail the registration form and check to: CERC Registrations 21 N Park St, Ste 7101 Madison, WI 53715
• You will receive either a mailed document or an email to confirm successful enrollment and payment.

Pay by Purchase Order

• Request Purchase Order information from interpro@union.wisc.edu
  • If a fee quote is needed, contact custserv@interpro.wisc.edu first
• You will receive an invoice from UW–Madison Business Services for payment, usually within 3–5 business days

Military

If using SF-182 form, please call our registration number at 608-262-2451 or email interpro@union.wisc.edu for details and instructions.

Event Cancellation

We reserve the right to cancel a course due to insufficient enrollment or unforeseen events. If we cancel a course, participants will be notified via email or phone and will be given the option for a full refund or to transfer their registration and any fees paid to another course. We are not responsible for non-refundable plane tickets, hotel reservations, and other travel related expenses. For enrollee Course Cancellation, refer to notes on course page.

If you cannot attend, please notify us by no later than one week before your course begins, and we will refund your fee. Because this course has limited enrollment, cancellation received after this date and no-shows are subject to the full course fee. You may enroll a substitute at any time before the course starts.