GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The National Environmental Balancing Bureau (NEBB) has announced the appointment of Tom Meyer as director of technical services. As the association’s technical expert, Meyer will be responsible for the quality of NEBB’s technical programs, including publications, training, education, advising and testing content.

Meyer has more than 25 years of experience in hydronics. Prior to joining NEBB, he was the director of government and professional affairs for the ESCO Group. He is a past president of Precision Hydronics Corp., an international hydronics design, consulting, and training firm.

Meyer was the founding executive director of the Green Mechanical Council, a non-profit providing education to create and maintain environmentally sound, high performance and energy efficient structural mechanical systems. He was formerly the president of Praxis Green Inc., an international sustainability consulting and training firm where he collaborated with several U.S. agencies and foreign governments to develop new high performance and sustainable building standards. He also was an advisor and project coordinator for the Office of the Architect of the Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Meyer is a member of the High Performance Building Council, High Performance Building Congressional Caucus Coalition, International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) Green Technical Committee, and is HVAC chair of the IAPMO Green Technical Committee.

NEBB is an international association of certified firms that perform testing, adjusting and balancing of HVAC systems in addition to building systems commissioning, building systems retro-commissioning, fume hood testing, building envelope testing, and cleanroom certification. It is a leading source of industry information providing standards, procedures, publications, specifications, text books, study courses and newsletters.

For more information, visit www.nebb.org.

Publication date: 03/12/2012