1. sports
2. golf

In This Issue……...
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· Your 2014/2015 Board Members
· Regional Committee Chairs
· Chapter President’s Message
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· Anniversaries & New Members
· SPEC THAT!
· MasterFormat REMEMBER WHEN!!
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· MAY Meeting Flyer
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· We Saw You—April
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· Chapter Director Election Results
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· www.CSI chapter098.history
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· CSI Chapter Golf Information
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· Are specifiers an endangered species?
Sheldon Wolf
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· Advertisement Packages
2015 West Michigan Design &
Construction Expo Update
– Pinnacle Center
Only six more months to go until our next West Michigan Expo at
the Pinnacle Center. There are already 20 exhibitors signed up
(only 70 booths total) under the special “Early Bird” special
pricing rate. The early registration rate is valid until
Friday, May 1, 2015 so now is the time to plan ahead and
reserve your location. Special exhibitor booth features are again
available this year under the heading of “Executive Booth”. Sign
up now through the Grand Rapids Builders Exchange via email
contact with Elizabeth Bovard at [email protected]. See the
event website www.wmdcexpo.com for more information and
details. We are also looking for event sponsorship by major
corporate manufacturers or suppliers. Our success at this event
depends on these special contributors that provide financial
support to the entire construction community. Please review this
sponsorship possibility to become totally involved with this years
Expo Event.
Minutes of the Board of Directors’
Meeting, see the “Archive” tab on CSI
Grand Rapids Chapter Website.
Next Chapter Event
Building Tour
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Tanger Outlet Center
84th Street
Byron Center, Michigan
JUNE Golf Outing
Jim Hojonacki Scholarship Golf Outing
Date: June 10, 2015
Place: Thornapple Pointe Golf Club, Ada, MI
Stay tuned to future newsletters for more
information.
see flyer on page 4 for more info
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Grand Rapids Board of Directors, 2014/15
Mike Otis, CSI, CDT
Double ‘O’ Supply
Ph: 616.878.3998 Fx: 616.878.4221
Em: [email protected]
Director ‘16/ President
Ed Avink, CSI, CCS
Progressive AE
Ph: 616.361.2664. Fx: 616.361.1493
Em: [email protected]
Director ’16/ President-Elect, Advertising
Chair, Technical Chair, Certification Chair
Gregg Jones, AIA, CSI, CCS
c2AE
Ph: 269.216.0222 Fx: 269.216.0223
Em: [email protected]
Director ‘15/Secretary
Gary Beimers, FCSI, CDT,SCIP
GB Consultants
Ph: 616.295.2232
Em: [email protected]
Director ‘15/ Treasurer
Dan Goodman, CSI
Tubelite
Ph: 800.866.2227
Em: [email protected]
Director ‘15/EXPO Co-Chair
Dale Cammenga, CSI, CDT
Progressive AE
Ph: 616.361.2664 Fx: 616.361.1493
Em: [email protected]
Director ‘15/ Electronic Newsletter Chair
Jay Van Duren, AIA, CSI
GMB Architecture/Engineering
Ph: 616.796.0200
Em: [email protected]
Director ‘15/ EXPO Co-Chair
J. Costen, CSI
J2 Sales Solutions
Ph: 616.826.9122
Em: [email protected]
Director ‘16/ Programs Chair
Hank Hondorp, CSI
Progressive AE
Ph: 616.361.2664 Fx: 616.361.1493
Em: [email protected]
Director ’15/ Past President
Committee Chairs
Jim Hojnacki, CSI, CCS
Retired or just tired
Ph: 616.455.9357
Em: [email protected]
Chapter Historian, Awards Chair,
Membership Chair
Jim Collins, CSI, CCCA
c2ae
Ph: 616.454.9414.
Em: [email protected]
Golf Chair
· May 2015
President’s Message
Change is in the Air!
Yes, it is spring and we are all enjoying the fresh air and the sunshine.
I was ready for sure and I have to imagine all of us in this snowy state
feel the same way. But in addition to this annual change in weather, we
are also excited to welcome some new board members as well as officer
changes to our CSI chapter board.
Ed Avink will move from the role of President Elect to the role of
Acting President
Mike Otis will move from the role of Acting President to Immediate
Past President
Gregg Jones will move from Board Secretary to the position of
President Elect
Jay Van Duren has agreed to stay on one more year as Director to
align our election cycle
Charlie Appleby is joining the board as Secretary
Jeff Murphy is joining the board as Director
Jennifer McCormick is joining the board as Director
I cannot express how much I appreciate these hark working, committed
volunteers. It is just this type of sacrifice that makes our chapter great
and we owe each of these folks, and the remaining board members a
great deal. As you see them at meetings or throughout the workdays,
please congratulate them and thank them!
If you too have an interest in getting further involved in our CSI’s Chapter
leadership, I would be pleased to discuss the many ways you can do that.
I can tell you first hand, it is a lot of fun to serve and hang with such a
great group of construction professionals. Just shoot me an email at the
address below!
Let me know how I can help!
Michael F Otis, CSI, CDT
President of the Grand Rapids Chapter of the CSI
Contact me at: [email protected]
Great Lakes Region Officers:
President: Ivette Ramirez Bruns, CSI, CCS|
Indianapolis, IN | Em: [email protected]
President-Elect: Phillip J. Babinec, RA, CSI, CCS, CCCA, LEED AP|
Cincinnati, OH | Em: [email protected]
Vice President 1: James C. McDonald, CDT, CCS, LEED AP, USGBC |
Columbus, OH | Em: [email protected]
Vice President 2: Jeffery S. Clark, CSI, AHD |
Louisville, KY | Em: [email protected]
Secretary: Daniel L. McCloskey, CSI, CDT |
Indianapolis, IN | Em: [email protected]
Treasurer: Bob Schrock, CSI, CCPR, LEED AP |
Cincinnati, OH | Em: [email protected]
Education Chair: Helaine K. Robinson, CSI, CCS, CCCA, SCIP, QSPEC |
Cincinnati, OH | Em: [email protected]
Technical Chair: Gary L. Beimers, FCSI, CDT, CSC, SCIP |
Grand Rapids, MI | Em: [email protected]
Past President: Jack P. Morgan, RA, CSI, CCS, CCCA, AIA, NCARB, SCIP |
Indianapolis, IN | Em: [email protected]
* Serving the Great Lakes Region from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015
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· May 2015
Chapter Member Anniversaries
Name
Company
Joined
Years
FTC&H
Secure Alarm Systems
05/13/2014
05/27/2014
05/09/2006
05/09/1999
1
1
9
16
MAY 2015
Ron Duimstra
Gloria Lubben
Brian Moynihan
Mike Otis
Double O Supply
* Indicates that Anniversary Chevron is due and will be ordered.
New CSI Members :
Welcome to the following new chapter members:
Christopher Alexander
Eric Biller
Neil Esdaille
Ryan Gerulski
Ghassan Gareeb
Magdalena Smolenska
David Trudell
Brian Welsh
Edward Woods
Progressive AE
Progressive AE
Progressive AE
Dow Chemical
Geotech, Inc.
Progressive AE
Trudell A. C.
Progressive AE
Stanley Securities
03/24/2015
03/24/2015
03/24/2015
03/03/2015
02/24/2015
03/24/2015
03/31/2015 (transferred)
03/24/2015
03/25/2015 (transferred)
CSI pins are being offered to members at
a low cost of $8.00. These pins have
been a tradition in our chapter and we
hope to continue this. Show your
support for CSI by wearing these
wonderful pins.
OUR MISSION
TO ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION
DOCUMENTATION AND
EDUCATE BUILDING TEAMS TO
IMPROVE PROJECT
PERFORMANCE IN WEST
MICHIGAN.
SAVE THE DATES
June 10
Scholarship Golf Outing
Thornapple Point Golf Club
October 29
Design & Construct EXPO 2015
The Pinnacle Center, Hudsonville, MI
SPEC THAT!
SPEC THAT!
MasterFormat
REMEMBER WHEN!
06 41 93– Cabinet and Drawer
Hardware
27 01 30 – Operation and
Maintenance of Communications
33 05 13– Manholes and
Structures
SPEC THAT!
01 71 33– Protection of Adjacent
Construction
E-Mail Address Change?
The Rapid River Ramblings requires that you must have an internet connection and an e-mail address. If your e-mail address is not
listed on the National Web Site (www.csinet.org), you must contact the Electronic Communications Chair. This e-mail address will
be held in the highest confidence if you are not listed on the National Web site. This will offer you updates on changes to the
Chapter Web Site and Meeting Announcements.
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· May 2015
may 2015
csi grand rapids chapter
monthly membership meeting
Grand Rapids Chapter
We will meet at the New Tanger Outlet at 5:45 (Tour will start at 6:00 SHARP!).
Pat Corderman (Rockford Construction) will show us around and the tour
should end at about 7:00.
After the tour the group will head over to the 84th St. Pub for drinks…dinner…
drinks.
THIS EVENT IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST 25 PEOPLE THAT RSVP!
MANDATORY….
BRING A HARDHAT…..PAT HAS SAFETY VESTS ON SITE.
Date:
Time:
Tanger Outlet
84th Street / US 131
Byron Center, Michigan
If you would like to sponsor the dinner and/or the bar at
a future membership meeting, please contact J. Costen.
Register by Monday, May 11, 2015
via: E-mail to [email protected]
Dinner Price:
Free - Grand Rapids Chapter Members.
$15 for Non-Grand Rapids Chapter Members.
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· May 2015
We Saw You - April 2015 - Defenestration Fenestration Misconceptions
by Jim Hojnacki, CCS (retired), Member Emeritus
What program did you go to? That title does not sound
like the presentation that I attended. Maybe? Maybe
not!
The
actual
presentation
was
called
Understanding Fenestration U-Factors and Energy
Code Compliance and was given Tom Minnon,
Architectural Specification Manager for Tubelite.
Tubelite is one of the leading manufacturing companies
for storefront, curtainwall, and entrance systems. It is
one of the sister companies of Enterprises, Inc. The
other sister companies include Alumicor (Canada’s
leading window manufacturer), Custom Window
(Historically
Accurate
Aluminum
Windows
in
Englewood, CO), Harmon Glass Co (curtain wall
contractor), Linetec (aluminum coatings applicator),
and Wausau (window and wall systems).
The
presentation was considered so educational and critical
for the Tubelite Company that the President of Tubelite,
Ms. Amy Cole, was in attendance along with 27 other
Tubelite representatives. This meeting also set some
sort of new attendance record for the Grand Rapids
Chapter of CSI.
This was the first time that the
GUESTS outnumbered the MEMBERS - final score was
Members - 25; Guests - 28.
The object of this presentation was to instill four main
learning objectives for all of the attendees; 1) Identify
the five attributes affecting window U-Factors,
2) Employ at least three design options to improve
window U-Factors, 3) Understand NFRC testing and
certification processes, and 4) Recognize other
important energy related window design factors and
the importance of a balanced design. Mr. Minnon gave
each attendee a 22-page hand-out that carefully
followed
and
detailed
Tom’s
“power-point
presentation.” We were able to follow along for the
explanations of BTU, U-Factor, degree days, frame
type, glass type, glass coatings, area weighted average
thermal
transmittance,
conduction,
convection,
radiation, air leakage, and their performance criteria.
All glass in the United States is made by only 5
companies - AGC, Cardinal Glass Industries, Guardian
Glass, Pilkington, and PPG. Low-E coatings must be
applied to glass surfaces while the glass is still in the
molten stage in order for it to fuse properly. This
process is nothing more than applying a microscopically
thin coating of tin while the molten glass passes
through a vacuum chamber. It is critical to understand
on which surface the coating must be applied especially
when the window unit is double glazed or triple glazed.
Another factor that must be considered is that the
Low-E coating must be applied differently depending on
whether the coating is on the inside surface or the
outside surface to prevent the coating from being
scratched or rubbed off. One negative aspect of using
Low-E glass has just recently come to light and this is
the fact that the thin coating of tin affects the radio
wave transmission of cell phones. When Low-E glass
was first introduced little was known about cell phone
reception and the wave length of the various
frequencies utilized for good cell phone reception. The
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wave length for visible light (thermal IR, solar energy)
and the wave length required for broadcast (radio, TV,
microwaves) are situated such that one type of wave
interferes with the other. Two solutions are acceptable;
1) using uncoated glass in line of sight signal areas or in
spandrel zones, and 2) installing external antennas in
combination with radio repeaters inside the building for
the selected EMF, SHF, UHF, VHF, HF, MF, or LF radio
equipment.
The air space between the glass panes of gas is typically
filled with Argon gas to enhance the insulating
factor of the unit. All fabricators of Low-E glass do not
test the U-Factors and Condensation Resistance Factors
the same way. The test procedure may be the same but
the location of the test sensors on the glass or frame can
affect the test results to a large degree. Also, the depth
of the frame member can affect the room temperature
because of the surface area of the exposed frame allows
more cold or hot air (depending on winter or summer
conditions) to enter the interior of the building. The type
of glass spacer can also affect the overall U-Factor.
Spacers are typically made from aluminum or stainless
steel and each metal has its unique thermodynamic
properties which affect the coefficient of expansion. One
new material is currently being used and is called a
“Super Spacer” made from a flexible silicone foam.
One aspect of construction that affects everybody is
codes. State Energy Codes are all over the ball park as
are Building Codes. It seems that the various code
agencies do not talk to one another. Most everybody
designs building to conform to ASHRAE 90.1.
The
problem lies in the fact that all states use different codes
or the same codes from different years.
Designing
buildings according to 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, or 2015
codes is a real nightmare for window manufacturers
across the USA. The State of Michigan is split into 3
separate climate zones which further complicate matters.
The southern part of the state is Climate Zone 5, the
area north of Kent County up to Cheboygan is Climate
Zone 6, and the Upper Peninsula is Climate Zone 7. A
major concern for building owners is the “pay back” or
“return on investment” that everybody is looking for
during their “Life Cycle Analysis.” A design tool called
COMcheck is available to all members of the construction
industry to determine whether buildings meet the
requirements if IECC and ASHRAE 90.1 as well as several
state-specific codes. To access this useful tool, go to
https://energycode.pnl.gov/COMcheckWeb/.
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· May 2015
cont from pg. 5
The evening’s bar bill was sponsored by Wausau Windows - Matt Rinkowski.
The following CSI members and guests made reservations for the presentation:
MEMBERS
Christopher Alexander Progressive AE
Ed Avink
Progressive AE
Gary Beimers
G. B. Consulting
Bruce Burgess
Mull-it Over
Dale Cammenga
Progressive AE
Don Cok
AMDG Design
Jim Collins
C2AE
J. Costen
J2 Sales Solutions
Pete DeJong
Monsma Marketing
Ron Duimstra
FTCH
Dan Goodman
Tubelite Doors & Windows
Fred Hall (Emeritus)
Consultant
Jim Hojnacki (Emeritus)Alaska Earthquake Info. Chronographer
Gary Johnson
Tower Pinkster
Gregg Jones
C2AE
Tom Minnon (speaker) Tubelite Doors & Windows
Jeff Mullins
J2 Sales Solutions
Mike Otis
Double O Supply
Lisa Render
Atlas Roofing & Insulation
Matt Rinkowski
Wausau Windows
Dave Roodroets
DLR Consulting
Dave Trudell
Trudell Architectural Consulting
Jay VanDuren
GMB Architects
Brian Welsh
Progressive AE
GUESTS
Linda Belgiano
Amy Cole, President
Jim Conte
Brittany Daizon
Kristen Garceau
Carl Hansen
Jack Johnson
Neil Krumrei
Zach Kukkonen
Jeff Lurges
Jennifer McCaul
Jim Oberlin
Ron Schaaf
Jerry Schoeb
Rachel Smith
Aaron Sprague
Adam Swafford
Ron Terpstra
Sung Thai
Brian Tobias (abs)
Mitch Vander Ark
Jeff Vliek
Travis Williamson
Double O Supply
Tubelite Doors & Windows
Tubelite Doors & Windows
Tubelite Doors & Windows
Tubelite Doors & Windows
Tubelite Doors & Windows
Tubelite Doors & Windows
Double O Supply
Tubelite Doors & Windows
Azon Products
Tubelite Doors & Windows
Tubelite Doors & Windows
Tubelite Doors & Windows
Tubelite Doors & Windows
Tubelite Doors & Windows
Tubelite Doors & Windows
Tubelite Doors & Windows
Battle Creek Glass Co.
Tubelite Doors & Windows
Tubelite Doors & Windows
Tubelite Doors & Windows
Battle Creek Glass
Double O Supply
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· May 2015
Grand Rapids CSI Chapter
Annual Election Results
The results are in from the CSI Grand Rapids Board elections held at the April Chapter meeting.
Officers:
President Elect
Gregg Jones, AIA, CSI, CCS
Currently serving the board as Secretary, member since 2006 of Construction Specifications Institute (CSI).
Registered Architect in State of Michigan (1987) CSI Construction Document Technology (CDT - 2003)CSI
Certified Construction Specifier (CCS - 2007)
Employed with C2AE in their Kalamazoo office as a project specifications writer.
Secretary
Charlie Appleby, CSI, CCPR
Past President; Product Show Committee Chair; Product Show, Committee; Golf Committee
Employed as a Sales Representative for MWA Inc. a commercial building products company representing Firestone
Building Products Co., Georgia Pacific Densdeck Roof Board, APOC Coatings and Sealants, Kemper Liquid Water
proofing systems, Una-Clad Metal Roofing and Wall Products, SMT Moisture Detection Systems.
_____________________
Directors:
Jeff Murphy, AAIA, CSI, CDT
Previous CSI Grand Rapids Board Member; Electronic Technology Chair
Employed with Progressive AE for 21 years as a Project Architect.
Jennifer McCormick CSI, CDT
A first time CSI board member
Employed as an Architectural Representative for Daltile, which is a manufacturer/distributor of tile & stone products based out of Dallas, TX.
Jay Van Duren, CSI, CDT
During the last two years, Jay has been involved as CSI committee co-chair for the annual West Michigan Design
& Construction Expo and will be heading up the team planning for this year’s event at the Pinnacle Center in
Hudsonville on Thursday, October 29, 2015.
Employed by GMB Architecture + Engineering since 1986 specializing in on-site construction observation and
coordination. A registered architect in the State of Michigan since 1983 and a former Certified Construction
Specifier (CCS) certificate holder from 1990 thru 1996, Jay rejoined CSI in 2004 after being away a few years.
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· May 2015
WWW.CSI chapter 098.history
by Jim Hojnacki, CSI CCS (retired), Member Emeritus,
This month’s WWW History Column (The Way We Were) is back on track once again after several
months of doing reruns. When you are approaching 80 years old, you’re not supposed to be looking
forward to changing diapers any longer. I know that most of you have seen that look on the face of a
baby with filled diapers, but in case you’ve never had that luxury, be sure to attend our next CSI meeting
and study that wry smile on my face. It’s called “contentment.” I feel like a newborn with a filled diaper
and I want everybody to know about it. Way back when, I always knew that I had more copies of past
newsletters stashed someplace but just could not remember where they were. The other day I was
looking for a particular old 3-ring binder that I had been saving with all my old macros for converting
English measurement units into Metric and vice versa. Not that I really want to start writing specs once
again, but I knew that same binder also had word processing tables that a person could utilize to insert
+
symbols into any document. I wanted to insert the Red Cross Symbol “ ” into a chart I was doing for my ushers group at church
and I needed to know in which font that it was buried. Immediately adjacent to that binder was another binder that had been buried
behind something else. I discovered all my old CSI newsletters in it from March 1997 to June 2004 - ergo the filled diapers - ergo
the smile of contentment. What I could not find, however, are the newsletter hard copies between April 1993 and February 1997.
Now that I have all this “stuff,” where do I begin? Here are some of the highlights that I personally found noteworthy. The first day
of April seems to be some kind of pivotal point in my career as a spec writer. My first day of work at WBDC was April 1, 1974 and
my last day of work at WBDC was April 1, 1993. I’m still not certain who the joke was on - them or me? But being laid off on April
Fool’s Day had to have some effect because that was when I originally misplaced all those hard copies. March 1997 was another
pivotal moment. That was the month I had my heart attack one week before I was scheduled to Proctor the CDT / CCS Exams at
Williams & Works. There I was lying in my bed at Blodgett Hospital and phoning all my CSI buddies who were already certified as
CCS to see if they could take over as Exam Proctor on the following Saturday. Thank goodness that Mike McPharlin and Ward
Walters were available and they stepped up to cover for me. But that still doesn’t help me find a good starting point to begin writing
about my newly found cache of printed goodies. Here are the meeting topics for this period and maybe you can tell me what topics
are personally interesting to you and maybe I can revisit them and write something about this time period in our chapter’s history.
97-03
97-04
97-05
97-09
97-10
97-11
97-12
98-01
98-02
98-03
98-04
98-05
98-06
98-09
98-10
98-11
98-12
99-01
99-02
99-03
99-04
99-05
99-06
99-09
99-10
99-11
99-12
00-01
00-02
00-03
00-04
00-05
00-09
00-10
00-11
Changes to VOC Regulations - TNEMEC (English Hills)
Statewide Meeting at MSU Kellogg Center - The CSI Web Site
Golf Outing & Barbeque at English Hills Golf Club
Uni-Solar Roofing Modules (Lands Inn)
30 th Anniversary Meeting at Bridgewater Place
Impact of Construction on Environment - Janice Tompkins (Lands Inn)
Christmas Party - Gibsons Restaurant
Joint Meeting ASPE - Improving Communications within Team Members
West Michigan Construction Expo - English Hills Golf Glib
Hands On Demonstration - Constructing a Masonry Wall - Modern/Kent
Statewide Meeting - Novi Hilton - Ken Guthrie, CSI President
Eastbank Towers Reborn as Plaza Towers (GVSU L V Eberhard Center)
Baseball Game - W. M. Whitecaps vs Michigan Battle Cats
Tour Integrated Architecture Learning Center
EIMA / EIFS Presentation (Lands Inn Banquet Room)
Firestopping for all Disciplines - Allstate - Tremco - Hunter (Lands Inn)
Christmas Party - Gibsons Restaurant
Crime Prevention through Environmental Design - Kevin VandeGuchte
Eighth Annual Construction Expo - English Hills Golf Club
The Reinforced Concrete Solution - Gary Keclik (Joint Meeting ASPE)
Joint State Meeting at Lansing
Ellerbe-Becket Presentation
Builder’s Exchange of Grand Rapids & W. Mich. - Internet Plan Room
Tour DeVos Center- Dinner at Bridgewater
Plant Tour - R-Control Foam Panels
Tube Lite / Dykstra Glass Presentation
Christmas Dinner - Gibsons
11-th Hour Bidding - Dennis McEvoy
Construction EXPO - English Hills Golf Club
Tour Georgia Pacific Gypsum Plant at the Gypsum Mines
MSU Lansing - Impact of Construction on Environment - Janice Tompkins
Grand Rapids Convention Center - Pre-construction Tour
An Encounter with Frank Lloyd Wright - Lyman Shepard
Tour New Design Plus Office Building
Plant Tour - Superior Steel Lightweight Truss Manufacture - Marne, MI
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01-01
01-02
01-03
01-04
01-05
01-06
01-09
01-10
01-11
01-12
02-01
02-02
02-03
02-04
02-05
02-06
02-10
02-11
02-12
03-01
03-02
03-03
03-05
03-08
03-09
03-10
03-12
04-01
04-02
04-03
04-04
04-05
04-06
Awards Program - Gibsons Restaurant (Final 3 Verses of Chapter Song)
CAM Construction Outlook
10th Product Show - English Hills Golf Club
Tour Steelcase Wood Plant - Area’s First LEED Certified Project
State Meeting - Michael Chambers FCSI
Spaghetti& Meetballs - Jerry’s
16th Annual Scholarship Golf Outing
Generation “X” - What Makes Them Tick? - Jerry’s
Technical Aspects of Polymer Solid Surfacing - Jerry’s
Insulation Industry Update - Jerry’s Country Inn
Chapter Christmas Celebration - Meijer Gardens - World Christmas Trees
???
Tour New FTCH Facilities and Navigate the CSI WEB
Timberline’s Cost Accounting & Estimating Software
11th Product Show - English Hills Terrace (Old Adrians)
Schools to Evaluate Green Products Independently - Elizabeth Cole
17th Annual Golf Outing - Saskatoon
FSU Tour - New Mechanical Plant Facility, Flite Building
Tour Spancrete Plant
Holiday Banquet - Gibsons
Masonry Institute of Michigan - Jerry’s Country Inn
Round Table Discussion - Flooring Installation Issues on Concrete Slabs
EXPO 2003 - Pinnacle Center
Tour New DeVos Place - Rembrants
CSI Region - Louisville, KY
Green Roofs - New Walker City Offices
Diagnosing Sick Buildings
Christmas Party - Thousand Oaks Golf Club
East Coast Blackout - Why it Happened
Using Water features in Your Landscape
EXPO 2004 - Pinnacle Center
Panel Discussion - Mold in Buildings
Interurban Transit Partnership - Bus Station Tour
Scholarship Golf Outing - Thornapple Point
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· May 2015
The Grand Rapids Chapter of the Construction Specifications
Institute Cordially invites you to the:
The James (Hojo) Hojnacki Scholarship Golf Outing
For 30 years, The James (Hojo) Hojnacki Scholarship Golf Outing (Named so in 2010) has been an enjoyable way for the Design
and Building Community to support next generation of industry leaders by providing scholarship money for students pursuing
course of study directly related to the construction industry. Since 2006, this Golf Outing has raised over $37,500, and has helped
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students. Please remember that your participation in this event, and events
like this are a direct way to support those people that will be the future of this
industry we are all a part. Please know the Golf Outing is run by CSI as a
non-profit and 100% of the proceeds goes to the fund.
This year’s event will be held at Thornapple Pointe Golf Club in Grand Rapids,
Michigan. {This 18-hole championship course is known for its stunning
natural beauty and lush greenery. The most obvious characteristics are the generous fairways and greens. Large trees, gentle
hills, water and bunkers come into play, but with four sets of tees, everyone in your foursome or family can have a great time
playing at Thornapple Pointe.
Location:
Thornapple Pointe Golf Club
7211 48th Street SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49512
Date:
Wednesday, June 10th, 2015
Time:
12:00 PM shot gun start
Registration begins at 10:00 AM
(Driving range and putting greens are open prior to shot gun start and is included in the price of golf)
Entry Fees:
$100.00 / per player (includes dinner and a fine day of golf)
$25.00 dinner only
Lunch:
Can be purchased at the clubhouse prior to the outing.
Dinner:
Sizzler Steak Buffet, baked potato, vegetable, salads, bread and dessert
Prizes (everybody likes prizes):
First Place Team:
A FREE round of golf to each team member
Second Place Team:
$100 ($25.00 to each member)
Closest to the Pin:
$25.00- 2 to be given away
Longest Drive:
$25.00- 2 to be given away
Plus door prizes to be given away during dinner (must be present to win)
The Format:
4 Person Scramble format - best ball – one drive per member must be used on each 9.
Scoring Format: Standard Scoring applies. Tie Breaker: Scores will be compared to handicap of hole.
We will continue comparing until a winner is determined.
Scoring Helpers:
Helper Tape:
3’-0” helper tapes will be available for purchase prior to the outing. Each team member is allowed purchase of (1) 3’
tape, therefore each team can have no more than 12’-0” of helper tape.
Mulligans:
Mulligans will be available for purchase prior to the outing. There is no limit to the amount of mulligans one can
purchase.
These helpers are part of the Honor system. All we ask is that once one of the helpers is used it is destroyed and placed in the trash at
one of the tees garbage bins.
On Course activities:
Longest Drive and Closest to the Pin: We will have two (2) longest drive holes, one on each nine and will have one additional
closest to the pin hole along with the “Hit the Green Hole”.
Hit The Green:
We will have someone at one hole taking "$5.00 - donations"... challenge: to hit onto the green.
Those who successfully hit the green will be issued a ticket. The winning ticket will receive 50%
of the pot and be announced at dinner.
Centerline of Fairway:
We will have someone at one tee taking "$5.00 - donations"... challenge: to hit the fairway
closest to the predetermined line of the fairway. Distance is not a criteria here, just being close
will put you in the running for 50% of the pot and will be announced at the dinner.
By funding the CSI Grand Rapids Chapter Scholarship, we are investing in Michigan infrastructure and its greatest asset, the young
people that will make up the future of the Build Trade. Please take a close look at the sponsorship opportunities (on the following pages)
available to your company during this outing. This is a great way to further boost our scholarship fund and advertise for your company at
the same time!
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2015 CSI Scholarship
Golf Outing Sponsorship Form
Your Grand Rapids Chapter of CSI needs your HELP
Each year the Grand Rapids CSI Chapter raises funds to assist students that are enrolled in construction-related
curriculums at Michigan Colleges and Universities.. It is also an opportunity to get out and have a good time with potential
clientele, along with your fellow CSI members and friends.
Sponsored holes will be $100.00 ($75.00 in conjunction with a paid foursome). If you sponsor more than one hole, it drops to
$75.00 per hole sponsored. There are 18 potential sponsorship opportunities, so feel free to consider multiple hole sponsorships.
Your sponsorship will include signage to indicate which hole or holes you or your business has sponsored.
If you would be interested in supplying door prizes please indicate what you may be bringing or provide us with a dollar amount
and we will happily choose prizes on your behalf.
Grand Rapids Chapter CSI is happy to announce that a special sponsorship opportunity is also in the works and
we will be rolling out the details of this opportunity through e-mail in the next few weeks!
The Golf Outing will take place on Wednesday, June 10th, 2014 at Thornapple Pointe Golf Club.
For Sponsorship, please fill in the information below. Fax or e-mail the form to:
James J. Collins CSI, CCCA
Construction Administrator
C2AE
648 Monroe Avenue NW, Suite 210
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (616) 454-9415
Name:
_________________________________________________________________
Business:
_______________________________________________________________
Address:
_______________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip:
_________________________________________________________
Day Time Phone: ______________________
E-Mail:
__________________________________________________________________
Door Prize: Dollar Amount : ____________________________________
Hole Sponsorship $100.00
Multiple Hole Sponsorships/ Sponsor with Foursome ____X $75.00
Add your Company Name and Logo to the beverage cart.
For $200, your company’s name will be highly visible as it circulates the course.
YES, please sign me up for sponsoring the Beverage Cart
We are also looking for a beverage sponsor for the turn. Please contact Jim Collins for more
information.
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2015 CSI Scholarship
Golf Outing Sign Up AND ADDITIONAL Sponsorship Form
Your Grand Rapids Chapter of CSI needs your HELP
*Make Checks payable to: Grand Rapids Chapter of CSI
*Also Pay via Credit Card through the CSI website: http://grandrapidsmi.csinet.org
I would love to attend this year CSI Scholarship Golf outingFPlease reserve these participants.
Names of Players:
____________________________________________ ($100)
_____________________________________________ ($100)
_____________________________________________ ($100)
_____________________________________________ ($100)
Captains E-Mail:
______________________________________________
Dinner only Please:
_____________________________________________ ($25.00)
Sponsorship Opportunities
[ ] Golf Tee Sponsor - $100.00 (If you sponsor more than one hole, the price drops to $75.00 for each additional hole). Your
sponsorship will include signage (with your company logo) at the hole or holes you or your business has sponsored. We also
encourage your firm to have a representative at your sponsored hole’s tee box providing information and or give-a-ways from your
company.
[ ] Golf Tee Sponsor w/ Golf - $475.00 (additional hole sponsor - $75.00 each)
Your sponsorship will include “Golf Tee Sponsor” (described above) + golf for (4) people.
[ ] Keg Sponsor - $400.00
Your sponsorship will include signage (with your company logo) at the beer station.
[ ] Putting Green Challenge Prize - $50.00
Your sponsorship money will be the prize for the putting green challenge. Sponsorship will include signage (with your company logo)
at the putting green challenge. We also encourage your firm to have a representative at the putting green challenge providing
information and or give-a-ways from your company.
[ ] Chipping Challenge Prize - $50.00
Your sponsorship money will be the prize for the chipping challenge. Sponsorship will include signage (with your company logo) at
the chipping challenge location. We also encourage your firm to have a representative at the chipping challenge providing information
and or give-a-ways from your company.
[ ] Prize Sponsor - $25.00 to $100.00
Your sponsorship money will be used to purchase raffle prizes. Sponsors will be recognized at the event as well as identified on the
prize.
[ ] Brunch Sponsorship - $500.00 to $700.00
Your sponsorship will purchase a buffet style brunch in the clubhouse prior to golfing. Sponsorship will include signage (with your
company logo) at the brunch buffet location. We also encourage your firm to have a representative at the buffet providing information
and or give-a-ways from your company.
[ ] Brunch Bar Sponsorship - $500
Your sponsorship will purchase cocktails for the brunch in the clubhouse prior to golfing. Sponsorship will include signage (with your
company logo) at the brunch buffet/bar location. We also encourage your firm to have a representative at the buffet providing
information and or give-a-ways from your company.
TOTAL ENCLOSED:
$ _________________
*Reservations are not guaranteed without payment.
*Make Checks payable to: CSI-Grand Rapids Chapter
Please return form with check by May 29th, 2015 to:
James J. Collins CSI, CCCA—Construction Administrator
C2AE 648 Monroe Avenue NW, Suite 210 Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
Email: [email protected]
*Make Checks payable to: Grand Rapids Chapter of CSI
*Also Pay via Credit Card through the CSI website: http://grandrapidsmi.csinet.org
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Are specifiers an endangered species?
For many years, there have been debates about the future of construction specifiers. Where will we find
new specifiers? Are they all dying off? Is the profession no longer needed? While I believe there is
reason for concern, I don't think much has changed.
Several years ago, Bob Johnson conducted an informal survey on 4specs.com, asking members to
answer these questions:
What is your current age?
Did you receive education beyond high school?
What was your major?
At what age did you first prepare some significant specifications?
Did you have a mentor in specifications?
How was the mentor related to you (office, CSI chapter, etc.)?
At what age did you first take a formal education seminar or course in specifications?
Who provided the education?
At what age did you achieve CCS (will be later for many because of when the program started)?
At what age did you first become a full-time specifier?
After sixty-nine responses, Bob made his final report, indicating the average age, with the range in parentheses:
Current age: 55 (32 to 73)
Higher education: Architecture
ge when first prepared specs: 32 (17 to 51)
Have a mentor: 72 percent; in same office
ge at first formal education: 41 (20 to 56)
Education provider: CSI
Age at CCS: 45 (27 to 57)
Age as full-time specifier: 46 (20 to 60)
Bob opined that 'lack of young specifiers in today's world is not a new story and that most people do not become specifiers until they have been
around the "professional block" a few times and discovered where their talents lie and what part of the profession they are most interested in.'
I wish the survey had included at least one more question: What is the size of your firm? The lack of engineers is not surprising, but it would be
interesting to know how they would respond to the same questions.
According to the 2012 AIA Survey Report on Firm Characteristics, about 25 percent of firms are sole practitioners, and more than 60 percent have
fewer than five employees, while only 1.4 percent of offices had 100 or more employees. My observation is that firms don't have dedicated specifiers
unless they have about 40 or more employees. AIA reports 6 percent of firms have 20-49 employees. If we assume that half that group has 40
employees, only 6 percent of firms have specifiers.
As noted, if you ask specifiers, many will say they are a dying breed, but they've been saying that for some time. Given the small number of firms
that use specifiers, that may appear to be the case, but there simply aren't very many specifiers, and never have been, so it's hard to say if their
numbers are decreasing.
This group has always had more gray hair than average, for a couple of reasons: No one went to architecture school with the intent of becoming a
specifier, and people typically don't become specifiers until they've had at least a few years' experience.
The move to information modeling may impact specifiers, but it will be primarily in how they do their work. Before the advent of word processing
software, it was not uncommon for specifiers also to be typists, though many relied on redlining, with an administrative person doing the typing. As
word processing became more common, specifiers did more of their own typing, until it became the norm, and all specifiers were more or less
required to become more or less proficient at word processing. An unfortunate result of this is that many architects today see specifiers as little
more than glorified typists, and their real value - research, knowledge of materials, understanding of constructability, and coordination of drawings
and specifications - is overlooked.
Must specifiers change with the times? Of course, as much as any other profession. And, just like any other profession, there are specifiers who are
content to do things the way they have done them for years, even if that no longer makes sense. The recent move toward building modeling may
well have an effect on specifiers; as grunt work of the job fades away, they will be able to spend more time doing the important part of their work.
Specifiers recently have been talking about changing the name of the profession to something like information manager, partly, I believe, to
dissociate themselves from the common perception of what specifiers do.
The growth of specifying software, such as SpecLink, may also have an effect. Much as CAD was seen, 30 years ago, as a program that would reduce
the need for architects by simplifying drafting and eliminating the need to be able to think in three dimensions, many architects expect specifying
software to simplify specifying, perhaps to the point that specifiers no longer will be needed.
As BIM and specifying software develop, and we leave behind our paper-centric view of construction documents as drawings and specifications,
more than the job of the specifier will change; the format of specifications and the way they're used also will change. As the software becomes more
intelligent, it is almost certain that we will need fewer architects and specifiers to do the same amount of work. But as long as schools fail to teach
the very things that led states to require architects to be licensed, large projects will require specifiers, regardless of what they're called.
Specifiers may be evolving, but they're not going away.
© 2015, Sheldon Wolfe, RA, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, CSC
Agree? Disagree? Leave your comments at http://swconstructivethoughts.blogspot.com/
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If you would like to sponsor
the dinner or the bar at a
future membership meeting,
please contact J. Costen.
Thank you to Wausau and
Matt Rinkowski for
sponsoring the bar at the
April meeting.
We have spots for
you to advertise
with us!!
SPONSORSHIP / ADVERTISING WITH CSI GRAND RAPIDS
What better way to reach the construction & design community than to have your sponsorship advertisements appear on our CSI
Grand Rapids web site and/or in our monthly newsletter?
CSI Grand Rapids would enjoy helping you with your advertising needs. We can help you sell your services or products. We have
a number of different sponsorship advertising packages to give you and your firm, company, group, or organization the exposure
to the construction professionals you’re looking for.
Just a reminder,……..now you can pay to sponsor/advertise with a credit card directly on our web site!! With the convenience of PAY
-PAL, simply select the package you want, and pay for your advertising package on line with Visa, MasterCard, American Express,
or Discover. When you pay online for your package, don’t forget to fill out the appropriate sponsorship advertising package contract and forward to Ed Avink.
Keep in mind that in most cases, your package will last for a whole year. At the end of that time period, if you elect to change
your package, we’ll help you with that. If you choose not to renew your package, we simply remove your advertising from the
appropriate media.
Check out our web site (http://www.grandrapidsmi.csinet.org) for the advertising package to fit your needs. Don’t see a package
that suits your needs? Don’t worry! We can work with you to customize a package that’s perfect for you.
For more information, contact Ed Avink, CSI, CCS:
Phone: 616-361-2664
E-mail: [email protected]
The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) is an individual membership technical society whose core purpose is to improve the process of creating and sustaining the built environment. The Institute provides
technical information and products, continuing education, professional conferences, and product shows to enhance communications among all disciplines of nonresidential building design and construction and
meet the industry's need for a common system of organizing and presenting construction information. CSI’s more than 18, 000 members include architects, engineers, constructors, specifiers of construction
products, suppliers of construction products, building owners, and facility managers. Founded in 1948, CSI is headquartered outside Washington in Alexandria, VA, and has 146 local chapters nationwide.
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