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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLUMBING ENGINEERS NON-PROFIT CORPORATION ST. LOUIS CHAPTER 572 Leffingwell Avenue - Kirkwood, MO 63122 www.aspe-stl.com Local Chapters Are Not Authorized to Speak for the Society ASPE was organized to serve as a medium in the solution of professional problems pertaining to plumbing engineering as it affects the profession, community and the general public. Advance the general scientific interests of the plumbing engineering profession and to inculcate the desire of scientific achievement in the field among the members of the Association. Bring about greater cooperation and understanding between the members of the association and plumbing officials, con- tractors, journeymen and the general public March, 2016 Volume 40, Issue 8 President’s Report By Paul Hellickson I want to thank all of you that attended our latest Technical Session… Even with the technical difficulties I think our speaker, Scott Blackmore of Black- more and Glunt gave us a lot to think about. Revit MEP Training The deadline for the early bird registration has passed but there are still some openings left. The REVIT training will be held here in St. Louis on March, 8-9. This is going to be a great event for those of us that are working in Revit… Register TODAY…. Go to http://www.aspe.org/2016revit for more informa- tion. GPD Exam Registration is still open for the GPD Workshop and Exam. It will be held on February 22-23 in Rosemont, Illinois (ASPE Headquarters). This workshop will also be available online so you can participate at your home or office on these (Continued on page 15) With warmer days ahead, hopefully the possibility of frozen pipes is history…. 1
Transcript of President’s Report Volume 40, Issue 8 By Paul Hellickson 2016.pdf572 Leffingwell Avenue -...
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLUMBING ENGINEERS NON-PROFIT CORPORATION
ST. LOUIS CHAPTER 572 Leffingwell Avenue - Kirkwood, MO 63122
www.aspe-stl.com
Local Chapters Are Not Authorized to Speak for the Society
ASPE was organized to serve as a medium in the solution of professional problems pertaining to plumbing engineering as it affects the profession, community and
the general public. Advance the general scientific interests of the plumbing engineering profession and to inculcate the desire of scientific achievement in the field
among the members of the Association. Bring about greater cooperation and understanding between the members of the association and plumbing officials, con-
tractors, journeymen and the general public
March, 2016 Volume 40, Issue 8 President’s Report
By Paul Hellickson
I want to thank all of you that attended our latest Technical Session… Even with the technical difficulties I think our speaker, Scott Blackmore of Black-more and Glunt gave us a lot to think about.
Revit MEP Training
The deadline for the early bird registration has passed but there are still some openings left. The REVIT training will be held here in St. Louis on March, 8-9. This is going to be a great event for those of us that are working in Revit… Register TODAY…. Go to http://www.aspe.org/2016revit for more informa-tion.
GPD Exam
Registration is still open for the GPD Workshop and Exam. It will be held on February 22-23 in Rosemont, Illinois (ASPE Headquarters). This workshop will also be available online so you can participate at your home or office on these
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With warmer days ahead, hopefully the possibility of frozen pipes is history….
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How would you like to attend the 2016 Convention. . .
on ASPE St. Louis?
That’s right, attend the Convention on US! Here are the rules:
Must be a Full or Associate member of ASPE (in good stand-ing). We are sorry, but because the Technical Sessions are geared more for designers and engineers, Affiliate members are not eligible at this time.
You must have attended at least one (1) Chapter meeting between September, 2015 through May, 2016.
Award value based on earlybird registration fee. Travel cost will be based on guidelines used by ASPE Society for chapter delegate allowance.
Current ASPE St. Louis Chapter Board Members are ex-cluded.
All eligible members will receive one (1) entry in the
drawing for each meeting they have attended during the course of the 2015 – 2016 meeting year (If you attended all 9 meetings you will have 9 chances).
Winning name will be drawn and announced at the May Chapter meeting.
Winner must register before the earlybird registration cutoff, and provide proof of registration for reimbursement by the Chapter.
If the drawn winner declines attendance, an alternate name will be drawn.
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HELP WANTED
Heideman Associates, Inc. is a consulting engineering firm located in Fenton, Missouri. Our engineering disciplines include Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing / Fire Protection, Structural, and Civil. We have a broad base of experience and repeat client business. We are searching for an experienced Plumbing Designer. Qualifications: 1. Minimum 5 years Plumbing Design experience. 2. Must be proficient with AutoCAD. 3. Experience with REVIT is desired. 4. Prefer design experience for healthcare projects but other commercial/industrial design
experience will be considered. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
● Design Perform necessary design functions required for the project while coordinating with all team
members. This includes field investigation, load calculations, equipment selection, riser diagrams, layouts, and specifications. Review drawings for proper practices, quality, and consistency with office design standards.
● Construction Administration Participate in pre-bid and construction meetings, review shop drawings, resolve
construction issues, review construction costs, perform construction progress and punch-list inspections.
Prospective candidates should send their resume to: [email protected].
Heideman Associates, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
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VP Technical Report By John Fischer Jr.
CHAPTER MEMBERS
This month our presenter will be Jim Walls who is with the Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute. His presentation will be ASTM and CISPI Specifications and Installation Requirements for Cast Iron Soil Pipe. Sometimes as new products and materials come into the market we overlook the historical products we have always used and need a refresher about why those products were so successful and are still viable. Jim has a long tenure in the plumbing industry. Unfortunately the presentation by Scott Blackmore from Blackmore and Glunt, Inc., on new technologies in two parts: “Why modulation does improve efficiency in water heating” (part 1) and an “Introduction to ECM pumps in plumbing systems” (part 2); was cut short by power point system malfunction. Because of the interest shown Scott has indicated he will return at a future meeting to try again to make the presentation. Suggestions for meeting presentations this year and next would be very much appreciated.. Continuing education certificates will be available for this meeting and several certificates remain for other months that were not previously retrieved. See you at the March meeting.
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D.O.E Announces New Energy Efficiency Standards for Plumbing Equipment The final standards for commercial pre-rinse spray valves set the maximum flow rate for these fittings at 1-1.28gpm depending on class. The final standard for residential boilers prohibit constant burning pilots and require an automatic means of adjusting temperature. User Guide to Green Building Standard is Now Available ASHRAE has published an updated user’s manual to ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES 189.1: Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings except Low-Rise Residential Buildings to help engi-neers understand the changes in the 2014 edition of the standard. Among the many changes in the 2014 edition of Standard 189.1 that are addressed in the User’s Manual are:
Change of all site requirements to mandatory, with the previous prescriptive and performance op-tions moved to the mandatory requirements.
Addition of minimum storm water management requirements for minimizing the impact of storm water discharge from the project site.
Inclusion of new requirements for bicycle parking; preferred park for low-emission, hybrid and electric vehicles; and a predesign assessment of native and invasive plants.
Adjustment of minimum on-site renewable energy requirements to provide two clear prescriptive paths for including on-site renewable energy in a project.
Establishment of two performance options for demonstrating compliance with the minimum en-ergy efficiency requirements.
Addition of lighting quality to the scope of the indoor environmental quality section as well as requirements for lighting controls in specific space types.
Clarification of the requirements for air sealing of filtration and air-cleaning equipment; and new requirements for preoccupancy ventilation.
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March Birthdays:
Richard D. Asaturian Dwaine S. Bagby Darrell R. Case Michael J. Costello Steve Harting Kelly S. Sulwer Ray E. Swafford
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V. P. Membership, Randy A. Kleinheider, CPD, LEED®AP
Hey, I heard that we’re going to have an early spring this year! It won’t come too soon
for me, I like every other season besides winter more and more each year.
Welcome to our newest chapter members: Mike Beckermann Dominic Lograsso Sarah Scolari
Our membership is now at an all-time high of 115 members! We are certainly glad to have you with us and look forward to seeing you at future
Chapter meetings! It’s not too early to start thinking about getting your foursome for our annual Golf
outing, coming up in June! Look for our flyer with the details soon. Convention time is also coming up, which will be held in Phoenix, AZ this year, October
28th thru November 2nd. Registration will open just a few months from now, in May, 2016, As we did for the Symposium last year, the ASPE St. Louis Chapter will be sponsoring
a Full or Associate member to attend the Convention this year in Phoenix. See full details on page 2 of this newsletter.
See you all next month at the Engineer’s Club for our next Chapter meeting on March
1st, 2016!!!
March Membership Anniversaries:
William H. McKanna Jr. 36 yrs Kevin S. Griesemer 21 yrs Charles Edward Carlisle Jr. 17 yrs Kenneth Allen Hancock 16 yrs Kevin E. Pate 15 yrs Joseph E. Povis CPD 7 yrs David Robert Fichtenmayer 5 yrs Nicholas John Hipp 5 yrs Nadezhda Shifrina G.E. 5 yrs Rick Bradbury 3 yrs Dennis Jay Dudenhoeffer 2 yrs Norm Halliday 1 yr Gregory Cabot Hoekstra 1 yr Branden Kotyk 1 yr Mitch Aaron Wilson 1 yr
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LUNCH MEETING SCHEDULE 11:30 AM Networking-12:00 PM Introductions/ASPE Business 12:15 PM Lunch 12:15 PM Tech Session-1:00 PM Meeting Adjourned Tech Sessions only: MEMBERS: FREE NON MEMBERS: $25.00 LUNCH: MEMBERS $18.00 NON-MEMBERS: Included with tech session fee Cash or Check Only-No Credit Cards [email protected] Affirmative response or self registration prior to meeting is considered a positive reservation for food and attendance. Should a NO SHOW occur, you will be billed for the dinner Location Engineers Club of St Louis 4359 Lindell Boulevard St Louis Mo 63108 314-533-9333
ASPE General Meeting Dates for 2016
Next Meeting is March 1, 2016
Meeting schedule April 5, 2016 May 3, 2016 Menu: Lasagna
SPEAKER: Jim Walls, with Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute TOPIC: ASTM and CISPI Specifications and Installation Requirements for Cast Iron Soil Pipe
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$400.00 Members $600 Non-Members
$500.00 Non-Members with 1Year ASPE Membership ($190.00 value) Best Deal for Non-Members
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THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING YOUR ORGANIZATIONTHE FOLLOWING PEOPLE ATTENDED LAST MONTH'S LUNCH MEETING
Ben Azerolo IPEGBill McKanna Murphy CompanyBob KrullBob Luce Comfort SalesBob Thomason Albert ArnoBrandon Kotyk VictaulicBrent Bischof VictaulicCalvin Myers Franklin MechanicalCraig Canatsey Mission SpecialtyDan Goellner ViegaDave Bujnak LochinvarDavid Notheis Ross & BaruzziniDeborah Carnes Smith Seckman Reid Inc.Dennis Dudenhoeffer BSA LifestructuresDon Kueneke Schaefer Water/CulliganDon Sullivan J.W. SullivanEric Stanton Corrigan CompanyGeorge Paubel Finch PlumbingGreg Friederich Corrigan CompanyGreg Hoekstra Blackmore & GluntJack Bruns ADG CorporationJeff Coulson Corrigan CompanyJeff Kiefer Milwaukee ValveJohn Bosman McFall AssociatesJohn FischerKeith Adams Summit SalesKelly Sulwer IPEGKelly Murphy Maijer EDMKevin Pate Gateway RepresentativesMichael Fitzgibbons Aedifica CaseMike Beckermann Schaefer Water/CulliganMike Costello American SalesMike Gianino Wholesale Plumbing SupplyMitch Wilson VictaulicNick Roberts VictaulicNicholas Hipp Aedifica CaseOwen McQuiston-Fall Aedifica CasePatrick Bobbit SFEPhil Zimmer The Austin CompanyRandy Kleinheider Ross & BarruzziniRay Kleinsorge New GroundRay Swafford AtlasScott Blackmore Blackmore & Glunt (speaker)Steve Rosen Schaefer Water/CulliganTim Biscan SFETrace Laux NibcoVince Amador Woolpert
Attendance Prizes Gift Cards Tim Biscan Brandon Kotyk Ray Kleinsorge
Jackpot Drawing, Worth $10.00 Brent Bischof won Brent donated it back to the chip in fund
50/50 Drawing $18.00 Mike Beckermann $15.00 John Bosman $13.00 Greg Frederick
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days and then take the GPD exam on Wednesday Feb. 24th at a local testing center. You must be a CPD or PE to take the test. Go to http://www.aspe.org/GPD for more information. CPD Exam Registration is NOW open for the CPD Exam held on Thursday March 31st and Friday April 1st. Online registration closes on March 11th. Tests will be held at local testing centers in the St. Louis area. Go to https://aspe.org/CPDExam for more information. That’s all for now…. Hope to see everyone at our upcoming Technical Session on March 1st.
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Addition of minimum moisture control requirements to reduce negative impacts associ-ated with unintentional moisture migration through the building envelope.
Addition of new requirements for multiple-attribute product declaration or certification and maximum mercury content of certain types of electric lamps.
Update of requirements related to the environmental impacts associated with the idling of construction vehicles and new requirements to reduce the entry of airborne contaminants associated with construction areas.
The cost of the User’s Manual is $105 ($89, ASHRAE members). To order, visit www.ashrae.org/bookstore or contact ASHRAE Customer Contact Center at 1-800-527-4723 (United States and Canada) or 404-636-8400 (worldwide) or fax 678-539-2129. St. Louis County Plumbing Code Review No current updates on when the next Plumbing Code Review Committee meeting will be. The St. Louis County Plumbing Code Review Committee is finishing up chapter 10 of the UPC and County Ordinances Traps and Interceptors. The next meeting should be the start of chapter 11. We will keep you posted when more information becomes available.
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St. Louis Engineers’ Week Events February 21-27
Monday, 2/22 Pancake Breakfast from Chris Cakes – 8:30 am SLU Campus, McDonnell Douglas Hall Hosted by SLU
Tuesday, 2/23 Engineers’ Joint Society Luncheon - Noon Clayton Plaza Hotel Speaker: Bryce Rutter, PhD Registration required
Wednesday, 2/24 Discovery Fair – 3:00 pm Engineering Center of St. Louis Hosted by Engineers’ Club Exhibitors include: Challenger Learning Center, Boeing, Ameren, STEM Scouts, TechShop, Con-struction Forum, Engineers’ Club Exploring Program, NSBE, ABNA, Engineering, APWA, Ranken, and the St. Louis Chess Club.
Thursday, 2/25 Rotary Lunch – Noon Missouri Athletic Club Registration required Networking Gala – 5:00 pm Lopata Gallery Hosted by NSBE 65th Annual Engineers’ Week Celebration – 10:30 am Downtown Marriott Hosted by MSPE
Friday, 2/26 Show Me Engineering Conference – 8:00 am Engineering Center of St. Louis
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Sponsored by: Wash U, SLU, Missouri S&T, University of Dayton, SIUE, Kettering University, Brad-ley University, UMKC, Western Illinois University, UMSL, University of Kansas, St. Louis Commu-nity College, and William Jewel. Women in STEM Event – 5:00 pm Wash U Campus Hosted by SWE Community Service Day – All Day Little Bit Foundation Sponsored by APWA
Saturday, 2/27 Science Center Event – 8:00 – 4:00 pm Sponsored by MSPE
Sunday, 2/28 Science Center Event – 10:00 – 4:00 pm Sponsored by MSPE
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St. Louis Engineers’ Week Events February 21-27
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