WISCONSIN CHAPTER AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLUMBING ENGINEERS PO Box 13593, Wauwatosa, WI 53213 ASPE News October 2014, Vol. 28, No. 8 CHAPTER OFFICERS PRESIDENT Cory Powers HGA 333 East Erie St Milwaukee, WI 53202 e-mail: [email protected] Chapter Meeting: Joining of Dissimilar Metal Piping and the use of Dielectric Fittings VICE PRESIDENT, TECHNICAL Bruce Weiss Affiliated Engineers, Inc. 5802 Research Park Blvd. Madison, WI 53719 e-mail: [email protected] Speaker: Michael Donohue of Victaulic Split Meeting Format : VICE PRESIDENT, LEGISLATIVE Scott Altenberger, D.E., M.P. Illingworth—Kilgust Mechanical 11217 W Beecher St. Milwaukee, WI 53227 e-mail: [email protected] ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY Jill Schuette HGA 333 East Erie St Milwaukee, WI 53202 e-mail: [email protected] CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Paul M. Raymond, CPD Affiliated Engineers, Inc. 5802 Research Park Blvd. Madison, WI 53719 e-mail: [email protected] VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERSHIP Richard E. Davison Soderholm & Associates W134 N4973 Campbell Dr Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 e-mail: [email protected] TREASURER Mark Dahl Hydro-Flo 3655 N 124th St Brookfield, WI 53005 e-mail: [email protected] Two Lunch Meetings (choose one) Madison area on Wednesday Date: October 8, 2014 Location: Great Dane 357 Price Place (adjacent to Hilldale Mall) Madison, WI ——————————————————————— Milwaukee area on Thursday Date: October 9, 2014 Location: Riverfront Pizzeria Bar and Grill 509 E. Erie St Milwaukee, WI 53202 Time: Cost: AFFILIATE LIAISON Robb Hopper Badgerland Trading Co. 2415 S. 170th St. New Berlin, WI 53151 [email protected] NEWSLETTER EDITOR Steve G. Mellone Northland Sales, Inc. 17949 W. Lincoln Ave. New Berlin, WI 53146 e-mail: [email protected] noon– 1pm (lunch and learn style) $ 15.00 for ASPE members $ 25.00 for non-members $ 5.00 for students Please RSVP by Noon on Oct 7 to: Bruce Weiss, e-mail: [email protected] (include ASPE WI in subject line) Name ______________________________ Company ______________________________ Address ______________________________ City, State, Zip ______________________________ Telephone (Area Code) ____________________ E-mail __________________________ Local Chapters Are Not Authorized to Speak for the Society www.aspewi.org From The President’s Desk section. Wisconsin took home the following awards: By Cory C. Powers Hello Wisconsin ASPE. For those of you who were able to attend the ASPE convention in Chicago I hope you had a great time. I know it was an event that I will never forget. The Chicago chapter put on some great events and the product expo was amazing. My report as your president from the delegate meeting is that the society is financially stable. This is a position that we haven’t been in for 20 years. This board has done some great things and I hope you are paying attention. The AYP group was able to pass bylaw #12. The bylaw will now allow members who are affiliates or associates to serve on their chapter board as any of the VP positions as well as chapter president. This bylaw was proposed for chapters like ours. Chapters who struggle to fill the board positions and continue to cycle through the same members. Also our new Region 5 Director is Bryan Hutton who is taking over for Kelvin Kennedy. Bryan has already reached out to the chapter presidents on what he would like to achieve as the new region director. The other great news from the delegate meeting was the awards Membership Growth Award – Rich Davison Membership Retention Award – Rich Davison Chapter Award of Merit – Cory Powers Certificate of Appreciation (for winning all three awards) – Wisconsin Chapter 50th Anniversary Trivia Contest – Sheila Downing Certificate of Appreciation – Sarah Balz Special Award of Achievement – Cory Powers So as you can see we were recognized nationally as a chapter who has been doing some great things. I am really proud of our chapter and hope to continue these efforts. Our ASPE student chapter at MSOE is going to be taking a tour of Lambeau Field. They are looking for sponsors for this event. Please give me a call or e-mail me to find out more details. Our student chapter is also hosting a presentation on project management at MSOE on October 22nd at 5PM. Please e-mail Jill Vande Boom at [email protected] for more information. See you at the next meeting. Cory Powers Advertise in the ASPE Newsletter !! 2014-15 Advertising Rates 1/4 Page Remaining 8 Issues ASPE Members NonMembers $ 160 $240 $ 320 $480 1/2 Page 8 Issues Sign up now to start in the next Issue For more information, visit us at www.nibco.com Shawn Smith Cell 262.749.0650 Email [email protected] For more information please contact the ASPE News Editor [email protected] From the Vice President of Membership By Rich Davison What a fantastic opportunity to attend the convention in Chicago this year. We had a wonderful turn out for both members of our chapter as well as the many manufactures from Wisconsin who displayed there. Thanks to your continued support of Wisconsin ASPE- we were proud to receive both the membership growth award and membership retention award at this year’s national ASPE convention. Please wish our members a happy birthday in October! Scott Altenberg John Eskrich Jeff Hellendbrand Paul Lippitt Jay Oestreich Tim Pann Nicholas Shulfer Alex Cowan Bob Franke Richard Koenig Doug Mikelson Jon Olson Branden Schneider Notes from the 2014 ASPE Convention Delegates —— Thank you to the Wisconsin ASPE chapter for the opportunity to attend the 50th Anniversary Convention in Chicago. I had always hoped to attend our Society’s convention when it would ultimately be held close home. It’s always great fun to share time with people in our industry and a great opportunity to meet new friends and catch up with old friends. The Convention and Exposition is one of the best opportunities you will ever have to see and feel the latest technologies and products in our field. If you weren’t able to attend the 2014 ASPE Convention and Exposition, plan to attend one in the future. Thanks to Sloan for sponsoring the welcoming event at the House of Blues. It was a great event to socialize in a relaxed atmosphere with awesome music, and to mingle with other people who you knew have the same interests as you. I enjoyed Dan Hampton’s motivating keynote address. Even though it was a story involving the Chicago Bears, it was an interesting study in team work and accomplishment, focusing on a goal to make things happen, and achieving what you strive for. It was a lesson for many facets of our lives. The Exposition was expansive. Walking through the exhibit hall gave a flavor of all the manufacturers, and products, and technologies on the floor. Each pass through the hall found something new to dwell on. Thanks to all the exhibitors for supporting ASPE. The technical sessions offered an opportunity to learn about new concepts or things you may not have been exposed to, or to refresh your understanding of things you thought you had a handle on. The various learning tracks provide enough technical content to appeal to new engineers as well as seasoned engineers. If you’ve not attended a convention in the past, rest assured that when you do, you’ll be able to find plenty that pertains to your plumbing interests. Thanks to the Chicago Chapter for hosting the convention. Even though the Society handles many of the details, the host chapter and the host committee spend countless hours putting on an event like this. It was nice having the convention close to home and seeing so many people from Wisconsin. While the convention was a celebration of the Society’s first 50 years, the most encouraging aspect evident at the convention was the young engineers that represent the future of the Society. Wisconsin is fortunate to have active participants, with Cory Powers as a leader, in the ASPE Young Professionals. This group will provide the visioning that the Society needs for the next 50 years. You get the feeling they will accomplish their goals. First of all, I would like to thank the Wisconsin ASPE chapter for the opportunity to attend my first ASPE National Convention in Chicago. Sunday nights party at the House of Blues gave me the opportunity to mingle with other WI ASPE members and meet some of the other attendees. Monday started the formal convention with the keynote address in the morning and then the opportunity to meet with many of the manufacturers I use on a daily basis out of the convention floor. I also had the opportunity to learn about other products that I was not as familiar with. Tuesday and Wednesday was highlighted by the numerous continuing educational classes that were educational and informative. There is no doubt that I will be able to apply many of things I learned during these classes immediately into my every day work. Don Beres Ring and DuChateau I would also like to thank Rich Davison of Soderholm & Associates for a great dinner on Monday night at the Chicago Firehouse. The was no shortage of food at this dinner. While at this dinner I had the opportunity to sit next to Brian Soderholm and overheard him talking about a movie I haven’t see from about 10 years ago. He talked me into watching the movie that night and I ended up staying up to the wee hours of the morning. I can honestly say I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time. Thanks again for the great movie choice. Now that I am back into my daily routine, I am already looking forward to the next ASPE National convention in Phoenix AZ in 2016. Hope to see all of you there. Shawn Royster H.J. Pertzborn —— I owe a big thank you to the ASPE WI chapter for presenting me with the opportunity to attend my first ASPE convention, what a privilege it was. I had always heard of the ASPE convention each year but had no idea the magnitude and size of the convention, what a great opportunity to see and experience the latest products and up and coming materials in our trade. The convention itself was top notch I spent all day Monday and most of the day Tuesday strictly at the convention walking the floor. I spoke with many people and groups that I had not seen for quite some time, it was great to see the familiar faces and catch up with the people in our industry. I also enjoyed the opportunity to meet the people I deal with over the phone and through email that I have never met in person. It is always great to be able to put a face with who you are dealing with and also helps with (Continued next Page) (Convention Delegate Notes continued) the relationship as they now know who I am as well. Monday, was my day that I used for strictly spending on the convention floor. I made it through about three- quarters of the floor this day. I visited many booths and ran into plenty of people that I enjoyed discussing their products and where they are heading with new products and future ideas. I was amazed at the detail and size of a lot of the exhibitor’s booths, the time these people spend setting up and organizing their products and literature showed. It was very well organized and extremely professional. As a first timer, I was awe struck by the size of exhibits and number of participants, thank you to all of the exhibitors for supporting ASPE and putting together a top notch program and convention. Without your support it would not be able to happen. Tuesday, I attended a Project Development from A to Z seminar that was very well presented and full of useful information I took with me. Raymond Parham, the director of plumbing design with a Houston based company gave a great presentation walking through the necessary steps to take when designing a plumbing system, start to finish. Raymond stressed the attention to detail and why putting the time in during the design stage will pay off once the project goes to construction phase. He also included a brief lesson on time management and how to time manage your many projects properly and working in a team atmosphere with your fellow team members of the design phase. The remainder of Tuesday I used to cover the rest of the convention and take the opportunity to visit with the exhibitors that I did not get a chance to speak with. Thank you again to the WI ASPE chapter for presenting me with this opportunity. I do not know that I would have made the time to attend if I would not have been given this opportunity. Thank You to the Chicago chapter for hosting the event, it was very first class and very well put on, the time and effort did not go unnoticed as this was a very well organized event. Thank you to ALL of the sponsors, without your commitment the ASPE could not exist. Mike Nachreiner Zimmerman Plumbing Map to “The Great Dane– Hillsdale” Madison meeting 357 Price Place, Madison, WI The MSOE ASPE Student Chapter is looking for transportation sponsors for their tour of Lambeau field in Green Bay on Sunday, November 2nd. Please contact Cory Powers for more information. From the Vice President of Legislative By Bruce Weiss, CPD The topic this month is “Joining of dissimilar metal piping and the use of dielectric fittings” presented by Michael Donohue of Victaulic. Mike will discuss the very exciting topic of joining piping that is not of similar material composition. Cut Grooved vs Roll Grooved Gasket Technology Copper vs Stainless vs Galvanized (Valves, etc) Dielectric Unions for Corrosion Issues Grooved Piping Systems SS Press Systems This should prove to be a very informative hour so plan on attending. _______________________________ Now that we have the craziness of the ASPE convention behind us we can get back to our local chapter meetings. For this year I plan on having more programs for the Fox Valley folks. The meetings will be in the Green-Bay area and as an added motivator and/or apology for ignoring Commercial Water Heating Systems Represented by: L. D. Daniels & Associates, Inc. WWW.LDDANIELSANDASSOCIATES.COM you folks for so long, dinner is on us. This month’s meeting will be repeated in the Green-Bay in November (I had a problem booking a venue for the meeting this month) on Wed November 12th. There is also a good mix of lunch and dinner meetings, we get a good draw for the lunch meetings so keep bringing your coworkers and even a Mechanical engineer is welcome. Last month’s meeting was very exciting. Jerry Thompson of Spears manufacturing did an excellent presentation on plastic piping. He really brought a fresh perspective to the material and it’s applications. I also want to place a shout out to jerry for picking up the beer tab for us, not necessary to have a few pitchers, but then again it don’t hurt none. It was also nice to see some new faces, and I hope to keep seeing them as we have more meetings. I don’t think it possible to not mention the ASPE convention that was held in Chicago this last month. It was nice to go visit my old home town and stay in a place and neighborhood I could never afford for a few days. I think Cory does a good job recapping the convention highlights that took place and the business meetings. A new crew of folks for the national board for the next few years and I hope to continue to get ASPE to better places like they have been doing. There were some upsets in the election and I’m interested to see if our chapter’s risk with the votes pays off. The product show is always my favorite part of the convention and it did not disappoint this year either. The only real problem seems to be ASPE National is selling the product show at the expense of seminars and continuing education. Speaking of the technical seminars I can honestly say that the ones I attended were duds, but others in the Wisconsin chapter mentioned that theirs were great. So the moral of the seminar is choose wisely. All in all the ASPE Convention and Exposition was a good time. If I did not attend I would not have found out the entire board of directors is putting all their faith in our very own Cory Powers and the AYP (ASPE Young Professionals) liaison. It seemed that no speeches could have been written without a shout-out to this organization during the officer elections. _________________ A few notes on our meeting that I know I am repeating, but they are important to the smooth operation of bringing quality to the chapters meetings.. Please RSVP and if you RSVP please attend and if you cannot attend let me know ASAP. We are held to our reservation numbers and a no-show still means we need to pay for your meal. Please include the words ASPE RSVP in your reservation response and what city you making an RSVP such as Madison, Green-Bay or Milwaukee. From the Vice President of Legislative By Scott Altenberger, D.E., M.P. Hello Wisconsin ASPE! To increase awareness to the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Public Service (DSPS) “Frequently Asked Questions,” here are some more posts. SPS 382.32 - 11/17/97 Do material changes require re-submittal of plans? Sometimes. When the materials are changing to a more restrictive material, like from Type L copper to PEX, a revision will be necessary. If you are replacing type K with type L (and all installation requirements are met), a revision is not be necessary. SPS 382.34(5)(a) – 8-10-2011 Is a grease interceptor required to be installed for a warming kitchen? In an effort to provide a less institutional atmosphere, many facilities licensed as nursing homes or community based residential facilities (CBRF) are providing common kitchen facilities for resident/patient use. The warming kitchen is typically equipped with a residential style kitchen sink (with or without a garbage grinder) and dishwasher, stove, and refrigerator. The intended usage is for the residents to have access to personal kitchen use between or after meals served by the main kitchen facility. No, “warming kitchen” plumbing fixtures are not required to discharge to a grease interceptor as long as all food preparation, cooking, and clean up for the meals provided by the nursing home or CBRF are performed at the main kitchen facility. SPS 382.40(3) - 02/5/02 Is tempered water required for emergency fixtures? No, tempered water for emergency fixtures is not required by the plumbing code. A federal Occupational and Health Administration consultant may require the installation of tempered water because the standard for emergency fixtures refers to tempered water. SPS 382.41(3) - 5/15/01 Do all fixtures in a mortuary need separate cross connection control? Yes. The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services requires that all fixtures be installed in mortuaries with individual cross connection control. Examples are embalming machines and aspirators. See you at the meeting! ASPE Technical and Research Committee By Bob Mutsch, PE, LEED AP You probably already know that I am the current Wisconsin Chapter AYP Liaison, but you may not know that I am also an active member on the ASPE Technical & Research committee. One of the main functions of this committee is to provide peer review of all ASPE publications, including reference manuals and magazine articles. While reviewing the list of everyone who contributed to ASPE publications the past 2 years, I was impressed with how many people from the Wisconsin chapter were involved. In no particular order: Jill Imig serves on the Long Range Planning Committee. Harold Olsen serves on the Education Committee, and is a contributing author for Advanced Plumbing Technology. Steve Skattebo is a contributing author for PEDH Volume 1. Cory Powers serves on the Society Board of Directors as the AYP Liason, is a contributing author for PEDH Volume 1, authored an ASPE bylaw revision that was approved during the business meetings, and was on the ASPE 50th Anniversary Com- mittee. He also received an award for his contributions to ASPE during the convention. Aaron Bock is a contributing author for PEDH Volume 2. Doug Nelson is a contributing author for PEDH Volume 2, and was a mentor for the first place ASPE Water Innovation Challenge team. Sarah Balz is a regular presenter at the ASPE convention and symposiums, and is a contributing author to PEDH Volume 2 and Advanced Plumbing Technology. She also received an award for her contributions to ASPE during the convention. Sheila Downing prepared our chapter’s entry to the ASPE trivia contest – and won! If you would like to help set the ASPE Society agenda for the next 2 years, there are always positions available on the society committees: Technical & Research, Education, Legislative, Membership, Nominating, CPD, and Long Range Planning. You can participate as much or as little as you want – the T&R committee only takes a few hours each year. And if you are an active committee member you can also get continuing education credit towards your Professional Engineer license. ASPE Golf Outing and Dinner Attendance August 20, 2014 Members: Mike Aumann, Affiliated Engineers, Inc. Sarah Balz, Affiliated Engineers, Inc. Don Beres, Ring & DuChateau, Inc. Jason Brenner, J.F. Ahern Travis Bucholz, Hydro-Flo Products Rich Davison, Soderholm & Associates, Inc. Sheila Downing, Somerville Associates Brian Goglia, Process & Mechanical Systems Inc. Tom Guile, Haws Corporation David Herbert, Ring & DuChateau, Inc. Joe Herkowski, Herkowski Stickler & Associates Robb Hopper, Badgerland Trading Jeff Howland, L.D. Daniels & Associates Jill Imig, Hammel, Green & Abrahamson Kevin Key, Hot Water Products Scott Largent, Affiliated Engineers, Inc. Tim Laskowski, Metropolitan Industries Matt Lininger, Grunau Company Scott Madsen, Burton-Anderson Company Doug Mikelson, Culligan Total Water Treatment Bob Mutsch, Arnold & O’Sheridan Cory Powers, Hammel, Green & Abrahamson John Pritchard, Lubrizol Kevin Reichert, Furguson Enterprises Shawn Royster, HJ Pertzborn Zac Rockendorf, J.F. Ahern Company Brian Salisbury, Michel Sales Agency Aaron Schneider, J.F. Ahern Company Jason Schnell, LGD & Associates Bill Stanton, Milwaukee Valve Steve Stickler, Herkowski Stickler & Associates Bruce Weiss, Affiliated Engineers, Inc. Guests: Sal Angelo Tom Babcock Bill Cappert Fred Carvalho Kelly Cech Michelle Clements Mike Daly Mike Donohue Sean Duffy Tyler Dumke Dennis Eisenhauer Steve Farrell Dan Friedrich Gerard Goglia Kevin Greenweller Dave Guzlecki A.J. Hackbarth Don Hammer Brad Hanson Brian Hoernke Brian Johnson Tim Kehoe Sam King Jeff Kleiber Jeff Lee John Loose Paul Magyar Steve Marks Keith Martin Ken Mitchell Ryan Moldenhauer Christopher Mullet Chris Patoka John Ransom Tyler Redling Dan Rehbein Shane Riphenburg Dan Schmidt Eric Smith Shawn Smith Mike Spittler Gene Stevens Greg Stutz Dan Sutton Tom Voelker Andy Wagner Keith Wein Dan Wojcik Dinner Only: Mark Dahl, Hydro-Flo Products Jim Piskula, Plumbing Creations Co. Nancy Piskula Paul Raymond, Affiliated Engineers, Inc. Map to “Riverfront Pizzeria” Milwaukee meeting location September 11, 2014 Attendees ASPE Members Don Beres Aaron Bock Tom Breu Travis Buchholz Mark Dahl Rich Davison Jill Imig Ted Meyer Bob Mutsch Doug Nelson Paul Raymond Zac Rockendorf Steve Stickler Bruce Weiss Guests Carrie Burgess Carter Lundy Tyler Redling Shawn Smith Jerry Thompson - Speaker
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