Video: Case Study: Collaboration Throughout the TAB Process on a Performance Art Center

This informational session will focus on the obstacles encountered during the construction and TAB process of a visual performance art center and administration building.

Learning objectives

  • Understand the challenges associated with performing TAB services on a visual performance arts center or administration building.
  • Examine the importance of collaborating with the general contractor, owner, design team, and subcontractors in a lesson-learned format for participants on future projects.
  • Understand the importance of site visit observations to determine the readiness of finishes and to identify potential issues that will impact the TAB Process and project schedule.
  • Gain an understanding of the TAB measurement process on a non-typical building and methods used to provide proper data collection.

This informational session will focus on the obstacles encountered during the construction and TAB process of a visual performance art center and administration building. We will discuss challenges associated with the TAB process on a non-typical building designed with numerous elevation changes and specialty finishes and highlight the strategies we employed to overcome them.

Presenter

Alvin Beddingfield Jr., TBE, PM, Engineered Air Balance Co. Inc., Spring, Texas

Alvin is a Commissioning Professional and Project Leader at Engineered Air Balance Co., Inc. Since joining in 2009 as a Technician in Training, he has developed extensive expertise in HVAC testing and balancing across healthcare and K-12 facilities, earning a reputation for technical excellence, collaboration, and client-focused service.

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