Dave Bevirt - NEBB

A memorial to NEBB’s
W. David Bevirt
1928 – 2012
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William David Bevirt passed away on January 17, 2012 at Casa
de la Luz Hospice, Tucson, Arizona. He was born July 29, 1928
in St. Louis, Missouri to William and Jennie (Roehm) Bevirt. He
is survived by his loving wife Joan (Kern), whom he married March 22,
1973 in St. Louis, Missouri.
Dave attended Washington University (MO), served in the U.S. Army
(Korean Conflict) and was President of D.F. Edwards Heating & Air
Conditioning Co., St.Louis, Missouri. He moved to Alexandria, Virginia
and was employed by SMACNA, a trade association, and in 1972 became
involved with NEBB.
He served as co-administrator of NEBB starting in 1976 and handled
all financial and technical activities. He was part of the NEBB Board
of Directors from 1976-1993. He was then the Technical Director and
later the Director of Research for NEBB.
In addition to representing NEBB on related ASHRAE Committees,
Dave Bevirt was elected as the President of the American Council for
Construction Education (ACCE) in 1981 and reelected in 1982. Through
Dave’s involvement with ASHRAE, he was instrumental in including
NEBB in standards as they were being revised.
In the picture, front row (L to R): Damon
Gowan, Joe Rohats, Bob Gawne, and Jim
Bochat. Back row (L to R): Dave Bevirt,
Buff Ohnhaus, Edwin Kwiatkowski, Lonnie
Mosley, Bob Cherrington, Terry Seavone,
Bill Abernathy and Bill Bride.
In 1983, Dave Bevirt wrote the 768 page Environmental Systems
Technology. At the same time he was completing the Procedural
Standards for Testing Adjusting, Balancing Environmental Systems with
new information that included full size Test Report Forms, duct design
tables and charts, hydronic piping tables, steam and refrigeration
piping tables, and expanded procedures and instrumentation data. In
1986, Dave was involved in the completion of the Testing, Adjusting,
and Balancing Manual for Technicians. This manual continues to be
a highly regarded educational text for training testing, adjusting and
balancing technicians as well as a comprehensive reference source that
is still used at many TAB jobsites.
In the picture, facing the
camera, (L to R): Dave Bevirt
and Lester Lang. Also, John
Wingate (R).
In the picture (L to R): Bob Cherrington,
Jack Twa, Marty Loft, Mike Dolim, Bill
Monier, Margret Andrews, Fred Menger
and Dave Bevirt.
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1978 R&D Committee Meeting
(L to R): James Bell, David Bevirt, John Wingate
Jr., William C. Abernathy and Lester Lang.
In the picture, (L to R): Robert Segal,
Robert Fitzgerald, Dan Driscoll, Bill
Abernathy and Dave Bevirt.
In 1987, Dave Bevirt went to Australia and New Zealand to meet potential
NEBB firms and to conduct technical seminars.
1992 Executive Committee Meeting
(L to R): Thomas LoScalzo, Michael Margolis,
David Bevirt, Dennis Bradshaw, James Barrie and
Michael Dolim.
During his tenure with SMACNA, Dave served as the Assistant Executive
Vice President and then concurrently as SMACNA Director of Research
and NEBB Co-Administrator. Prior to that, he spent 25 years as a
mechanical contractor and consulting engineer since 1952, and joined
SMACNA in 1948. He was a member of the SMACNA National Board of
Directors from 1965 to 1972, and National Treasurer from 1970 until
he joined the SMACNA national staff in 1972.
1992 Commissioning Committee Meeting
(L to R): Jack Twa, Joseph Zern, Bruce Giles,
Jack Prince, David Bevirt, Barry Clark and Andrew
Nolfo.
In the picture (L to R): John Wingate, Bob
Gawne, Damon Gowan, Joe Rohatz and
Dave Bevirt.
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Memorials may be made to:
Oro Valley United Church of Christ,
1401 East El Conquistador Way, Oro Valley, AZ 85704,
phone (520) 742-7333
In the picture: Dave
Bevirt and Miss Hawaii at
the NEBB Booth during
an industry conference.
In 1990, Dave and Joan moved to Tucson, Arizona and established
an office in his home. Joan Bevirt agreed to provide part-time
secretarial service and ended up typing all the new and revised
NEBB Technical publications until 1999.
or to
Casa de la Luz Hospice,
7740 N. Oracle Rd, Tucson, AZ 85704,
phone (520) 544-9890.
He traveled the world giving technical lectures and also wrote some
40 technical books on Environmental Systems Technology, Heating
and Air-conditioning, Sound and Vibration, Clean Rooms, Duct
Design, and others.
His awards and honors include the award of Fellow from ASHRAE,
election to the SMACNA College of Fellows, and the NEBB Hightower
Distinguished Service Award.
In Arizona, Dave and Joan became charter members of the Oro
Valley United Church of Christ. Dave was also a member of the Oro
Valley American Legion Post #132 and many school and business
organizations, as well as past president of the Sun City Kiwanis.
Anyone in the area is invited to attend the Celebration of the Life
of David Bevirt at a memorial service on July 7th, 2012 at 11 a.m.,
at the Oro Valley United Church of Christ, 1401 East Conquistador
Way, Oro Valley, AZ. A reception will follow the service in the
Fellowship Hall. Dave’s children and grandchildren will be attending
in addition to other family members.
For directions, visit the website: http://orovalleyucc.org.
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National Environmental Balancing Bureau
8575 Grovemont Circle, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877
Telephone: 301.977.3698 | Fax: 301.977.9589
www.nebb.org
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