What is Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing Bureau (TABB)?

TABB implements the commissioning, sound & vibration and TAB (testing, adjusting, and balancing) supervisor and contractor certification program for SMWIA and SMACNA, which ensures that HVAC systems operate at the highest standards, with the best energy efficiency, and ventilation effectiveness at every stage of an indoor environmental retrofit - or new building construction. 

Who is TABB?

TABB is an organization made up of heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) industry professionals, including:

• Engineers with membership in the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE);
• Contractors from the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association (SMACNA); and
• Labor representatives and training facilities from the Sheet Metal Workers' International Association (SMWIA).

What is TABB Certification?

The aim of TABB's certification standards is to ensure that TABB Certified Technicians, Supervisors and Contractors are competent, reliable and qualified professionals.

Why TABB Certification?

TABB is the first certification program to synchronize all components of the complex HVAC industry and is recognized as a first-rate program that assures building owners and managers their HVAC systems meet the designs specifications, are energy efficient, and aid in providing good indoor air quality.

TABB technicians are trained through their Local JATC training programs with support from the International Training Institute of the SMWIA. TABB contractors are members of SMACNA and are held to the very highest and latest standards available to the HVAC industry. These two organizations bring unmatched resources to guarantee quality work.

One requirement of maintaining TABB certification is continuing compliance with the TABB Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct includes the general standard which certification represents:

TABB Certified Professionals practice their profession consistent with the leading TABB procedures and the highest quality of workmanship.