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1 ALLENTOWN CHAPTER Allentown, Pennsylvania local FEllOw The Construction Specification Institute: The Allentown Chapter newsletter PunCHlIST december 2012 Mitchell A. Miller Elevated to Fellowship level in CSI Mitch Miller, FCSI and Sal Verrastro, FCSI ALLETOWN, PA Mitch Miller CSI, CCS, AIA was elevated to the distinguished position of Fellowship in the Construction Specifications Institute at the National Convention in Phoenix on September 14, In June, 2012, CSI s Jury of Fellows selected eight members to join the illustrious ranks of CSI Fellows. Since Fellowship was introduced in 1959, only a few hundred members have been elevated to Fellow. Fellowship is one of the highest honors given by CSI. Fellows are chosen by peers for their notable contributions to the advancement of construction technology; to the improvement of construction specifications; to education; or by service to the Institute. Mitch Miller is a registered architect, employed by USA InSIdE THIS ISSuE Architects, Easton, PA is an Associate CHAPTER NEWS and Director of Specifications for the CONTACTS... 2 EVENTS... 2 past nine years. He currently holds INSTITuTE NEWS the position of Vice President of the INSIGHTS... 4 Construction Specifications Institute PRESIDENT S MESSAGE... 3 at the national level. POLO SHIRTS... 8 THE

2 Contacts CHAPTER OFFICERS PRESIDENT ( ) TINA MONTONE (610) / mtone1@ptd.net PRESIDENT-ELECT ( ) LEE ANN SLATTERY, CSI, CCPR, LEED AP (610) / lslattery@atas.com VICE PRESIDENT ( ) JON LATTIN Jon-lattin@corrosiontech.com SECRETARY ( ) DAVE FENSTERMACHER (484) / dfenster@architecturalstudio.com TREASURER ( ) ROXANNE VERRASTRO, IIDA, CCCA (610) / roxverr@ptd.net CHAPTER DIRECTORS Eric Lussier (717) elussier@advantagesportusa.com KEITH BUSH (610) / keith.kba@comcast.net MATT BAKER (610) / matt@asispray.com JIM PETRO (610) / jpetro@usaarchitects.com COMMITTEE CHAIRS ACADEMIC AFFAIRS JOHN SWEIGART, CDT (610) / jdsacadia@verizon.net Heather Wilmont (610) / heather.wilmont@saint-gobain.com AWARDS Dave Wrigley (610) / dwrigley@spillmanfarmer.com CERTIFICATION MITCH MILLER, AIA, CCS, MAI (610) / mmiller@usaarchitects.com EDUCATION JOHN CANNON (717) / jckorseal@aol.com ELECTRONICS COMMUNICATION Tim Sisock (610) / tsisock@barryisett.com HISTORIAN ROXANNE VERRASTRO, IIDA, CCCA (610) / roxverr@ptd.net HOSPITALITY JON LATTIN Jon-lattin@corrosiontech.com KEVIN GREGGA Kevin-gregga@corrrosiontech.com MEMBERSHIP JOSH GRICE, PE (610) / jag@dhuy.com PUBLICITY TINA MONTONE (610) / mtone1@ptd.net DAVE HAUSMAN (484) / dhausman@libertyeng.com PUNCHLIST EDITOR TINA MONTONE (610) / mtone1@ptd.net TECHNICAL Micah J. Hessinger (484) / mhessinger@ohainc.com ADVISORY BOARD JOHN SWEIGART, CDT (610) ROXANNE VERRASTRO, IIDA, CCCA (610) MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION -INSTITUTE DIRECTORS Raymond E. Gaines, FCSI, CCS, AIA (434) / rgtect@ntelos.net CHARTERED MAY 1963 INCORPORATED MAY 1970 PUBLICATION DEADLINE When ever the Editor is good and ready! Mark your calendar Up Coming Meetings Wednesday, December 12, 2012 Monterre Vineyards, 6341 Kernsville Road, Orefield, PA Please RSVP to Jon Lattin at Wednesday, January 16th, 2012, 6PM, Holiday Inn, Fogelsville CSI Academies February 6 9, 2013, Charlette, NC, Omni Charlotte Hotel Registration Dates: 9/7/12 2/1/13 LOS Leadership Orientation Seminar, March 8 9, 2013, Fredrick, Maryland Allentown Chapter 35th Annual Product EXPO and Seminars Wednesday, April 17th, 2013 Holiday Inn Conference Center, Fogelsville, PA MARC 2013 May 2 5, 2013, Gettysburg, PA Your Gettysburg Address Wyndham Gettysburg Hotel 95 Presidential Circle Gettysburg, PA National Convention, CONSTRUCT 2012 September 24 27, 2013 Nashville, TN Allentown Chapter 50th Anniversary Gala Saturday, October 26, 2013, Lehigh Country Club Allentown chapter csi - Mission statement The Allentown chapter of CSI strives to provide opportunities for education, and the exchange of knowledge and information for its members and the construction community by using the available resources through its diverse membership and relationships. Advertising If you are interested in advertising on our CSI website, either contact Tina Montone at mtone1@ptd.net or follow the link at the top right corner of our website s main page, 2

3 A Message from your president Greetings Allentown Chapter members! I am very excited to be appointed the new President, as of September 1, 2012, of this awesome chapter in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Dave Wrigley was wonderful to stay on as chapter President until the end of August while I dealt with a situation I had on the home front. I feel very blessed to have had Dave as my mentor for the past two plus years, as I watched him lead our chapter with grace and integrity. I will work to keep these values he set during his leadership. We have additional and exciting changes in our board. I would like to recognize a few members who are outgoing and incoming on the board and the directors. LeeAnn Slattery of ATAS International is now the President Elect, and the chairperson of our annual product Expo. She has done great things for our chapter and many more great things to come from her. I welcome Jon Lattin, of Key Resin, onto the board as Vice President. Jon has also been serving as the hospitality chair and is responsible for the amazing events over the past few years. A huge thank you to Mark Nattress, ModernFold of Reading, for his 20 plus years of being the treasurer of our chapter. He was excellent in keeping the loot balanced, and he has stepped down from this position. Welcome to Roxanne Verrastro, General Supply, into the treasurer s seat on the board. It is wonderful to have her actively back on the board. Both Mark and Roxanne have served as chapter s presidents and continue to be incredible assets to us. The goals I have set to accomplish are to continue the focus Dave Wrigley had set in terms of excellence in programs, unique and fun events, member involvement, and cross-industry association involvement with groups such as DVGBC, AIA, IFMA, ABC, MABX and others. I am also looking at creating a unique experience for members during the regular monthly meetings. Something so exciting and fun that you will tell your friends how crazy your CSI evening was and they have to come to the next meeting to join in!! Get ready to be challenged on your technical skills! The institute is moving forward in an exciting direction, and our chapter is as well. With many wonderful things on the horizon, I look forward to advancing your CSI experience into a memorable and important part of our career. We are always open to your suggestions and help. See you soon at a meeting or CSI event. Best Regards, Tina Montone, CSI CSI Allentown Chapter President, 2012/2013 3

4 Insights Technical Micah J. Hessinger, CSI, CDT Technical Chair It s taken me some time to figure out exactly how I wanted to approach technical articles for our chapter. So many of you represent products and know them inside out, others specify them every day and do tons of research to develop workable systems integrating each of these products. Even 15 short years ago the field of products was much more limited than it is today, and it seems to be growing exponentially each year. I m always amazed at how well those of you who represent or specify these products understand them. Let me give you a little different spin on things. I sit on the opposite side of this table. I try to estimate and then build exactly what the rest of you are representing or specifying. This isn t as easy as it sounds. When you communicate strictly through documents, a lot of things get missed or misinterpreted. It s tough enough understanding one another using the English language remove that from the equation and replace it with pictures and technical documents and it becomes a giant game of charade s! At least that s how it looks from my perspective THE PUNCHLIST Have news, local project or great article? Submit it to the Punchlist! Submit new ideas, news, projects or articles to: TINA MONTONE (610) mtone1@ptd.net YOUR INPUT IS APPRECIATED All that being said, we all have one goal in mind, and that is to provide our client with the best possible product that will perform as required for our client s end use. As a professional estimator it s important to me to accurately price specifically what the owner and architect want. It s not always the easiest thing to do. The architect and product rep believe that they have everything perfectly documented. Unfortunately, many times it looks like Greek to those of us trying to price and build it. investigation, I ll learn a little bit too, so that I can more accurately price the materials that the architects and owners want. I m always looking for new products to research as well, so if anyone else has any ideas, feel free to share them with me and I ll be happy to do some research and write an article or two on it! Sincerely, Over the next couple of months I will be providing technical articles on specific products that we are currently using on some of our projects. I ll also get into some of the miscommunication and misunderstandings that occur between owners, architects, and contractors and how we strive to creatively resolve these situations to benefit all parties. Maybe, with a little luck, through this Micah J. Hessinger, CSI, CDT Technical Chair 4

5 Institute news From CONSTRUCT 2012 Eric Lussier, CSI If CONSTRUCT 2010 in Philadelphia was getting my feet wet (with an exhibit hall pass only) and 2011 in Chicago was jumping in head first (with a full education package) then I would view CONSTRUCT 2012, held in Phoenix from September 11th 14th as a leisurely paddle down a stream, even if it did host my first Gala. for the past 3+ years. However over the last year the relationships have certainly taken off with roots being firmly planted on a laptop screen, or on my smartphone or tablet. Social Media may be the new cold call, but it s also the new water cooler, bar stool, message board, and blind date all mixed into one. As a relative introvert, I have found it becoming increasingly more difficult to meet people as the The week approached incredibly fast and passed years progress. Having been a lone employee who just as quickly. Looking back now, 2 weeks after works from a home office over the last four years in returning to PHL from PHX, I can summarize the week Pennsylvania, CSI has become my neighborhood with one word: comfortable. This would certainly bar, coffee shop, library and grocery store. It doesn t not be the case without the people that make up the seem to matter the persons occupation, economic Construction Specifications Institute CSI. Without status or firm seniority, by just being a CSI member, these people the conference could be clunky, lonely, you have something immediate and important in perhaps even boring. However, it is none of the common. above because of what the members bring to the Institute and to the Conference. So I could continue and talk about the wonderful city that Phoenix was how the food was great, the From the greeters at the Phoenix Convention Center, people were terrific and the amenities were fantastic to the team members of Hanley Wood, to the or about how great the CONSTRUCT presentations presenters and exhibitors at CONSTRUCT and most and exhibit hall was and it would all be true. But importantly to the attendees of the Conference, my to me, PHX was about the people. The incredible week in Phoenix was like slipping into your favorite crew from CSI Allentown that were there with me sweatshirt during the first chill of fall comfortable. now Fellow Mitch Miller, our current President From seeing old friends (those that I know from Tina Montone, Lee Ann Slattery, Rob Sarnowski, Tim way back in the day in Philly 2010) to meeting new Sisock, Sal Verrastro, Dave Fenstermacher to fellow PA friends that were just an avatar in my Twitter-based CSI folk John Groff, Bill Brightbill, Jan Meyers, Charlie world until recently, CONSTRUCT has become the CSI Beauduy and Mike Lechleitner there were plenty of water cooler for me the place that I go to connect now local friends that I got to see over 2000 miles with everyone IRL in real life. from home. Factor these folk in with the previously mentioned Twitter folk that I got to meet for the very Social Media, while seemingly having taken off in first time and top them off with being able to spend the last year, has been an important part of my life some time with Joy Davis (THE woman behind the CSI Social Media community) and I deem CONSTRUCT PHX 2012 an absolute success. Nashville 2013 is on my calendar (as it should be with yours September 24th 27th) and I d hate to make time go by any faster then it already is, but I can t wait for it to get here! Between now and then, I hope to see you at a meeting. 5

6 INSTITUTE news GreenWizard is Now an Affinity Partner of CSI GreenWizard Will Provide All CSI Members With an Account at No Cost To Search and Analyze 130,000+ Building Products Charleston, SC -- October 16, GreenWizard a cloud-based product management and project collaboration solution that simplifies building efficient, healthy, and sustainable buildings today announced that it has become an Affinity Partner of The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI). As a CSI Affinity Partner, GreenWizard offers free accounts to all CSI members so they can have unlimited access to GreenWizard s cloud-based services to: Search for building products Analyze product data Compare and contrast manufacturer products Review product documentation such as cut sheets, guide specifications, MSDS, installation and warranty, and EPDs Using the GreenWizard tools, CSI members can search the GreenWizard database of 130,000+ building products from more than 1,000 manufacturers. All products can be searched by CSI s MasterFormat number, keyword, and manufacturer name. Products may also be filtered by a number of attributes, including: Performance attributes Regionality Recycled content FSC certification Bio-based attributes VOC levels A wide range of 3rd party certifications CSI members that wish to access GreenWizard s premium workflow solutions will receive a 10% discount on their annual subscriptions. With GreenWizard s premium services, CSI members can access GreenWizard s virtual product library, workflow tools, LEED credit modeling, and GreenWizard s widely used LEED project submission system. Training and implementation support will also be offered to CSI members through the Affinity partnership. About GreenWizard Now a LEED Automation (a.k.a. App Lab ) partner, GreenWizard is a comprehensive product management software and project collaboration provider that enables the design and construction community to better manage products and project data, collaborate on projects, assess LEED design and construction credits, integrate with LEED Online, and archive projects. GreenWizard s tools simplify the process of building efficient, healthy, and sustainable construction projects. AEC firms are able to utilize GreenWizard s interactive and dynamic tools to collaborate on product data and documentation, which is supplied and updated directly from manufacturers. Building owners, architects, engineers and contractors can use GreenWizard s WORKflow Pro solution at any phase of a building project. The Charleston, SC-based company was founded in Follow GreenWizard on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Are you or someone you know not receiving the newsletter electronically? SIGN UP! Save a tree! Receive the newsletter in your . Visit 6

7 Chapter news RAISE THE ROOF CSI Family Night at the Da Vinci Science Center Jon Lattin, CSI, CCPR Hospitality Co-Chair Instant ice cream anyone? On Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 40 Members, Spouses, and Guests (half of which were kids!) of the Allentown Chapter CSI enjoyed a family picnic at the DaVinci Science Center in Allentown. The science center was host to a special exhibit titled Raise the Roof, sponsored by ATAS. This exhibit provided visitors with insight into the built environment including columns that buckle at the pull of a string, a magnetic town for preschoolers to build and rebuild, and a dome that visitors can raise and collapse around them. After a wonderful barbeque dinner, the evening was capped off by a liquid nitrogen demonstration. Exploding rubber balls and instant vanilla ice cream were the highlights and enjoyed by everyone! Keep an eye out for next year s family outing in July New Members Welcome to the Allentown Chapter Carmen Beinhaur Thomas Chambers, student at Penn State and winner of the 2012 Scholarship Willem Ytsma, student and winner of the 2012 Scholarship Christopher DeLuca Ron Jerdon Jason Millard Peter Martindell Mary Ellen (Mel) Doyle 7

8 TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME watch our Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs take on the Buffalo Bisons. This was our fifth consecutive year to have this outing. (The first three were in conjunction with Eastern Pennsylvania ABC.) A good time was had by all, as you can see by the photos accompanying this article. The food is always excellent, and what made it special was, the Pigs came back and won the game in extra innings. CSI/AIA Nite at the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs Dave Hausman Coordinator On Wednesday, August 8, 2012, 39 Members, Spouses, Guests and Friends of the Allentown Chapter CSI and Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter AIA enjoyed an outing at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown, to We plan on scheduling another outing for August 2013, so watch for details and sign up early. CSI Polo Shirts To Order Polo shirts from the Allentown Chapter of CSI Contact: Sal Verrastro, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, AIA Tel: Fax: sverrastro@spillmanfarmer.com Cost/each: $28.00 plus $5.00 shipping Style button 100% cotton shirt with a white logo and the wording Construction Specification Institute embroidered on the chest of the shirt. The body and trim of the shirts are available in red/white, black/white, hunter green/white, and cornflower/white. Sizes L/XL/XXL/XXXL 8 Style button 100% cotton shirt with a black logo and the wording Construction Specification Institute embroidered on the chest of the shirt. The body and trim of the shirts are available in cream/black. Sizes M/L/XL/XXL