The American Society of Plumbing Engineers

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1 President s Report The American Society of Plumbing Engineers NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION CENTRAL OHIO CHAPTER P. O. Box 2571 Columbus, OH Chapters are not authorized to speak for the Society December 2014 Hope everybody has their Christmas shopping done because I sure don t. Of course I m the habitual Christmas Eve shopper anyway. I just never seem to find the time. I ve decorated the outside of the house under the watchful eye of my wife. The missing or burned out light bulbs have been replaced and the decorations have been moved around to a more eye pleasing location. I m still decorating the inside of the house. From my family to yours, we hope you have a happy and safe Holiday Season!! UCLA Extension has started the Advanced Plumbing Systems Design certificate program which is sponsored by ASPE. The online design courses start January 5, This fall the following courses will be offered: Plumbing Systems I - Code and Engineering Fundamentals, Plumbing Systems II - Advanced Engineering Systems, Fire Protection for Plumbing Engineering, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, and Electrical Design and Construction. Courses may be taken individually or as part of the Advanced Plumbing Systems Design certificate program. For more information, go to the ASPE website The next edition of ASPE Journal is now available on the ASPE website at aspe.org/aspejournal. You will have to log in January Lunch Meeting 11:30 AM-1:00 PM $20.00 per meal January 12, 2015 Spaghetti Warehouse 397 West Broad Columbus, OH SUBJECT: Seismic Restraint and Vibration Control SPEAKER: Raj Prime, Mason Industries PLEASE REMEMBER, if you make a reservation, you are expected to pay, whether you attend or not. Cancellation deadline it 5:30pm the Thursday before the meeting. Reminder We will be taking reservations for lunch meetings only via . Prior to each meeting you will receive an from me with details of the meeting. Please me your reservation for the meeting by simply clicking on the reply button. Type YES if you are going to attend or NO if you can t make it. Then SEND your reply. If you have a guest, send his/her name and company in the body of the response. (Continued on page 5) Donald E. Konkle Page 1

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3 VP Technical Tony Furst As we approach the end of the year and the upcoming holidays I would like to personally wish each and every one of you and your families a warm and wonderful Christmas and a prosperous New Year. I also ask that as we all sit down to enjoy the holidays with friends and family to please remember those who serve our country in the military and in public service and thank them for their dedication. Our program for January will be on seismic restraint and vibration control. Mr. Raj Prime from Mason Industries will be here to discuss the requirements for proper seismic bracing of pipe and equipment. Mr. Prime is the regional sales manager for Mason Industries. Prior to that he was an applications engineer for Mason Industries. Mr. Prime received his bachelor s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Massachusetts and is a current voting member of ASHRAE s Technical Committee TC 2.6, Sound and Vibration Control. We will have a very special guest here in February as our guest speaker, Mr. Mitch Clemente the newly elected President of ASPE will be here to share his vision for the future of ASPE. Please make sure you are here for this very special meeting to welcome our new president and show him how great the Central Ohio Chapter is. The upcoming program year looks to be an exciting one and I hope that everyone is enjoying the variety of technical topics we are covering. I would love to hear from you our members on any specific topics you would like to see covered please drop me an to tfurst@brunercorp.com. Tony Furst Vice President Technical 3

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5 VP Membership Chad Dupler Greetings Membership, Have you got your Christmas shopping done? Me neither. It seems it gets harder and harder to find the time every year. I hope you make it. We currently have 72 members and that includes a couple new members. Welcome to our Central Ohio chapter Regina Condy & Bruce Mendes. Nice to have you and we re looking forward to having each of you participate in our chapter. (Continued from page 1) with your member login to view it. Also the updated version of PEDH Volume 2, Plumbing Engineering Design Handbook Volume 2: Plumbing Systems will be distributed early next year. You will only receive this updated volume if you are an active in good standing. Mark Simpson Chapter President Are you or someone in your immediate family thinking about getting an engineering degree? Up to $3,000 in scholarship money is available for qualified applicants through ASPE's Alfred Steele Scholarship. This is limited to ASPE members and their immediate families. The application deadline is January 31, Go to the ASPE website for all the details and qualifications for this terrific scholarship opportunity. I hope you and your family have the merriest of Christmas s and a safe and prosperous new year. Yours in Membership, Chad Dupler Vice President Membership 5

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7 Region 2 Affiliate Liaison - Dann Holmes Not only was I thankful to have attended PMI but I was also equally fortunate to attend the PPI (Plastics Pipe Institute) Semi-Annual Meeting in Southlake, TX. It was here I learned about the many opportunities there are for plastic piping systems. We all have so much to be thankful for. Some of you are hunters and recently bagged your trophy deer; congratulations. Most of us spent quality time with our families and friends over this past Thanksgiving Day break. Some used a design tip they recently learned by attending their local ASPE Chapter meeting that got them through the final stage of a plumbing design project. I think it s safe to say we re all thankful for the last 4 years of dedicated service Jim Kendzel gave to ASPE. I was fortunate enough to speak with Jim at the recent PMI (Plumbing Manufacturers International) Fall Conference in Chicago, IL. We wish him the best in his new role as Vice President of Certification at the American Health Information Management Association. The PMI Conference was well attended by many industry notables involved in the manufacturing of plumbing fixtures and/or their components. As well as media and certification bodies. The conference started with an Executive Panel Discussion featuring key representatives from Bradley, Delta Faucet, Kohler, Moen, Symmons, T&S Brass and TOTO. Bill Kurtis, acclaimed documentary host, producer and broadcaster moderated the event. We also heard from PMI Consultants who closely monitor what legislative action is taking place in Washington D.C. and California. We know this will eventually affect each and every one of us. Be sure to read the many articles that are sure to populate your upcoming monthly plumbing magazines. PPI has numerous divisions. One division is the Building & Construction Division. They just completed the PEX Design Guide 2 nd Edition. It s available for download publications/pex_handbook.html. Be sure to add this to your document library. It contains everything you ve ever wanted to know about PEX, including things you ve never thought of. There is also the Conduit; Corrugated; Energy Piping Systems; Municipal & Industrial Divisions as well as the Technical Committee. PPI has produced a wealth of knowledge for you and it s at your fingertips. Do yourself a favor and bookmark the and websites and visit them often. They re both a valuable resource for the plumbing industry. We can all be thankful for the addition of a new Chapter in Region 2, the Toronto ASPE Chapter. I hope to give a full report on this in my article next month. Let me leave you here with one last thing I m thankful for; our upcoming Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year s Holidays. No matter how you celebrate, be sure to reflect on your own personal accomplishments this past year before reaching out and sharing your good fortune with everyone around you. I m starting out by sharing mine with you. As always, please feel free to contact me at: Dann Holmes ASPE Region 2 Affiliate Liaison NSF International Business Unit Manager dholmes@nsf.org or (734)

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15 Officers President Mark G. Simpson, CPD Kohrs Lonnemann Heil Engineers, PSC Two Miranova Place, Suite 280 Columbus, Ohio Fax: Vice President, Technical Tony Furst Bruner Corporation 3637 Lacon Road Hilliard, Ohio Fax: Vice President, Legislative Bill Deardurff, CPD Dynamix Engineering 855 Grandview Ave. Columbus, Ohio Fax: Vice President, Membership Chad Dupler Campbell Equipment Co. P.O. Box 493 Millersport, Ohio Fax Treasurer Hanse Cromer Steffens-Shultz, Inc. 525 Industrial Mile Road Columbus, Ohio Fax: Administrative Secretary Brad Fitzsimmons Bruner Corporation 3637 Lacon Road Hilliard, Ohio Fax: Corresponding Secretary Greg Hochstetler, PE, LEED AP Speer Mechanical 5255 Sinclair Road Columbus, Ohio Fax Affiliate Liaison Thom Rauenswinder Spears Manufacturing 590 Industrial Drive Lewisberry, PA ASPE CENTRAL OHIO CHAPTER MEETING and EVENT SCHEDULE September 8,2014 ASSE Standard October 8, Joint ASPE/MCACO/ASHRAE/SFPE Meeting November 10, 2014 Domestic Water Booster Systems December 8, 2014 CPVC Piping Systems VE Decisions January 12, 2015 Seismic Restraint and Vibration Control February 9, 2015 ASPE President March 9,2015 Sump Pump and Pit Sizing and Selection April 13, 2015 Backflow Prevention Devices May 11, 2015 Elections TBD June 16, 2015 ASPE Golf Outing The Central Ohio chapter of ASPE newsletter is published as a forum for its members. Opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of the society, the Central Ohio chapter or its editors. THERE S ROOM FOR YOUR AD RIGHT HERE! FOR YOUR ADVERTISING NEEDS, CONSIDER ASPE / Advertising donation: 11 issues One Issue Business 1/4 page ad card size $ $ /4 1/2 page ad $ $ /2 Full page ad $ $ Full page ad $ $ Page 15