In recognition of the hard work and great efforts by our members, service awards will be presented to outstanding individuals in our Chapter. Plan to join in this year-end celebration to highlight and thank these dedicated individuals whose key contributions made this past year possible and a tremendous success.

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First and foremost, I want to thank each and every one of you for giving me the opportunity to serve you and our Puget Sound Chapter this year. I know Vicki Long, Barclay Dean Architectural, is ready to take the helm as our new 2013-2014 President. With Vicki, the Chapter will have an exceptionally successful year. Vicki will have a GREAT Board to work with this coming year: President Elect Beth Stroshane, ZGF; Vice President Eli Lemanski; Secretary Julie Taylor, Integrus; Treasurer Eric Peterson, Anderson Specialties; Director Robert Mandy, Lake Washington Institute of Technology; Director Jim Fair, Fair Building Technology; Director Mike Murphy, Parker Paint; and Director Garth Tait, Hartung Glass. I am looking forward to rounding out the board by serving as the chapter's Past President.

I also would like to thank all that helped with and all that attended ProSpec 2013. Sir Peter Cook proved to be a most warm, friendly, entertaining and intelligent keynote speaker. The ProSpec Committee certainly has their work cut out for them as soon as planning starts for ProSpec 2014. I know they'll once again succeed in putting together an evening that no one will want to miss. 

For those of you not traveling to Spokane for our CSI Pacific Northwest Regional Conference please join us on Thursday, 13 June for our Chapter Meeting / Awards Banquet. This will be an evening dinner meeting so please don't forget to register. 

In closing, once again thank you all for your participation and for a most wonderful and memorable year! 

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Seminar 1, 2:00-3:30 pm, 1.5 AIA LU pending

Post-installed anchors are used for a variety of applications because they may be installed in hardened concrete. Tony Chiang of Hilti will present the fundamental principles of anchor theory, anchor types and selection, and current building code requirements. Tony earned a Civil Engineering degree from Seattle University, and practiced structural design prior to joining Hilti seven years ago. 

Seminar 2, 3:30-5:00 pm, 1.5 AIA LU pending

 

I became a Certified Construction Specifier not only to gain credibility, but also to directly enhance my duties as a specifier. The CCS study material proved applicable to my daily activities, which has enabled me to communicate important items to project teams, resulting in clearer contract documents and a higher level of understanding among the project team.

Deadline time once again and instant panic. Where are all those clever clippings I have been saving for this use. It appears that due to a complete lack of memory and self will, there is nothing resembling order in this office at this time. You remember that the real architect feels that clutter is kin to success. In such cases it is sad indeed when clutter exists for clutter's sake only. 

Do not dispair! Our favorite groupie, Roger, has saved the day. It now appears that we shall be forever indebted to him for this month's subject matter. It has been some time since we last received copy from Roger and that may have been a blessing in disguise. I will let you be the judge of that. 

Since we as an organization profess to dealing with specifications, it is appropriate that we glean something along those lines whenever possible or probable. The following has been carefully gleaned from a much more substantial list, only the highlights have been included to protect the innocent. 

An unknown author provided the following material for those who deal with section 15060 Pipe & Pipe Fittings. 

RENEWING MEMBERS 

Linda Arvesen, CSI-EP, Skoler Building Resources, 1 year 

Ms. Krista Bucher, CSI, Boral Industries, 2 years 

Marc C. Chavez, CSI, CCS, CCCA, AIA, SCIP, ZGF Architects LLP, 16 years 

Mr. William R. Clark, Jr., CSI, CDT, Sika Sarnafil, 22 years

Mr. Jerry Cunningham, Cold Spring Granite Company, 3 years

Mr. Richard W. Dow, CSI, Stanley Access Technologies, 12 years 

Mr. Ken L. Dzioba, CDT, Parex USA Inc., 16 years Mr. John

Dean Gallup, CSI, Custom Building Products, 9 years 

Mr. Jeff Herrmann, CSI, CDT, Georgia-Pacific, 11 years 

Mike Hyland, PE, CSI, PE, CDM, 5 years 

Ms. Heather R. Jenkins, CSI-S, 4 years 

Mr. Petersen T. Lambert, CSI, CDT, PE, Allana, Buick and Bers, Inc., 9 years 

Mr. Robert D. Mandy, CSI, AIA, Lake Washington Technical College, 5 years 

Mr. David Maughan, CSI, CDT, 11 years 

Mr. Jim Mitchell, CSI, USGBC, Koroseal Interior Products Group, 21 years 

Mr. Colin R. Murphy, CSI, RRC, FRCI, Trinity|ERD, 18 years

Jacqueline M. Powers, CSI, AIBD, 1 year 

Mr. Marc D. Sandin, CSI, Cosella-Dorken Products Inc., 7 years 

Mr. Jeffrey K. Simms, CSI, AHC, Northwest Hardware Consultants, Inc., 25 years 

Mr. Eugene M. Skoglund, CSI, Skoler Building Resources, LLC, 7 years 

Ed Storer, CSI, CCS, SpecRite, 33 years 

Mr. Kevin E. Wartelle, CSI, LEED AP, RCDD, Travis, Fitzmaurice & Associates,, 8 years 

Judy S. Yeoh, CSI, CCS, Bassetti Architects, 15 years

LAPSED MEMBERSHIPS 

Richard H. Abe, CSI David C. Haug, CSI 

Mr. Charles L. Lander, LEED AP, MS, CSI, CDT, CSC 

Mr. Dean D. Peterson, CSI, AHC 

Mr. Jerry Razwick, CSI 

Mr. B. Michael Schestopol, CSI 

Mrs. Jennifer M. Senner, CSI-EP, CDT