Michigan
Environmental Balancing Bureau (MEBB) is a member of the National
Environmental Balancing Bureau (NEBB) established in 1971. NEBB
is a nonprofit organization founded in 1971 to develop standards,
procedures and programs for the performance of testing, balancing
and commissioning of building systems; promote advancement of
the industry through technical training and education; and operate
programs to certify firms and qualify individuals who meet and
maintain NEBB standards with integrity.
The NEBB program
is designed and dedicated to assure proper testing, balancing
and commissioning of environmental systems. NEBB operates four
separate certification programs, which are:
- Testing and Balance
(TAB)
- Building Systems Commissioning (BSC)
- Retro Commissioning (RCx)
- Sound & Vibration (S&V)
- Building Enclosure Testing (BET)
- Fume Hood (FH)
- Cleanroom Testing (CPT)
- Sound & Vibration (S&V)
Each program
has its own set of certification requirements, and certification
in one discipline does not provide certification in any of the
other disciplines. Each certification must be attained individually.
Each discipline is anchored by a NEBB Procedural Standards that
provides guidelines for work to be performed. NEBB has also created
technical manuals, training materials, and seminars to enhance
and support each discipline.
NEBB certification
is a detailed and demanding process. From inception every contractor
certified by NEBB has been required to go through each step of
the process. No firm, not even those of NEBB's "Founding
Fathers", has been allowed to skip procedures, or been "grand
fathered" for any of the certification requirements. NEBB
does not permit short-circuiting the certification process.
The wide acceptance
of NEBB and its stringent requirements have led to growing acceptance
and expansion of the program. NEBB has firms located world-wide,
including certified firms in Canada, Australia, Europe, and the
Far East. |
