SPECTRUM

Newsletter of the Puget Sound Chapter CSI

From the President

Vicki Long, CSI

Hello!

Isn't the Pacific Northwest hard to beat when it's sunny? And, speaking of sunny, the Regional Conference was held in Spokane last month at the historic Davenport Hotel. The programs covered not only technical topics but also some excellent seminars focusing on professional development. The Hawaiian delegation brought amazing entertainment in the form of Hawaiian dancers, much to the delight of mainlanders. Besides being a well organized and interesting conference, the location was spectacular! A tour of the hotel gave the full history of the evolution from chic to shabby and back to chic. Stop by when you're in Spokane for a quick step back in time.

I'm pleased to report that the committee chairs and Board Members are all on task and working to provide interesting programs and events for the coming year.   And YOU are always welcome to add your ideas, insight and wisdom - please. We all benefit when there is an open exchange of thoughts and information - it IS a benefit of belonging to CSI.

Speaking of belonging, please mark your calendars for August 9th. That is the CHAPTER ENGAGEMENT BLAST-OFF! We will be charting the course for the year and looking at new ideas and opportunities so we can head into fall with some 'plans', 'specs' and a 'notice to proceed' to build a better Puget Sound Chapter of CSI!

 
-Vicki 

Our September meeting will be a tour of the Bullitt Center and Happy Hour. It will take place on Wednesday, September 11. Watch your email for more information and join us for this look at a fascinating green project.

From the Editor

Kelly Laleman, CCS

Hello, CSI members. I have taken over as chair of the Communications Committee, as my predecessor Beth Stroshane has moved on to President Elect. Last month you may have noticed that we rolled out a refreshed, cleaner version of the Spectrum. The content and general format is the same; just different graphics. So, how about that content? This year we will strive to publish more technical articles (if we don't, how will anyone in 30 years from now be able to continue our awesome "What Happened Then" segment?) If you would like to contribute, or know someone who would, please let us know. Is there anything else missing from the Spectrum? We'd love to hear your ideas!  

Board Meeting Minutes

Linked below are the meeting minutes from the latest board meeting.

• June 2013 

The CSI Puget Sound Chapter has been publishing amazing technical information for decades. In our fast moving world it is amazing how much some things change, and how much others remain the same. The following article was first published in January 1982, Volume 24 Spectrum (and reproduced here with typos and misspellings). If this sparks a memory you would like to share please email office@psccsi.org and share our rich history. Enjoy.

Equal Is Just Another Five Letter Word

Specification writers and architects are asked to approve various products not previously specified for a project. If you haven't been, you will be. My purpose is to give a few reminders to those that have and provide information to those that haven't.

Most requests for approval of substitute materials represent an advantage for someone, generally not the owner. The value represented in the advantage is money. Be certain materials submitted for approval are presented properly, in accordance with your general conditions.

The following questions will provide some insight to the situation.

Do your general conditions include a way of dealing with "equal" products?

DO YOU BACK UP YOUR SPECIFICATIONS?

Answering these questions will give you a better understanding of what can be done. This is your project. You and your company designed it; drew the plans, wrote the specifications. Only to have someone outside your company, project, tell you you haven't done your job well. Please tell those who would redesign your project and/or re-write the specifications, they can take responsibility and use any product they choose. However until then please be kind enough to make the decisions.

This is not to say that all requests for approvals of substitute products are not legitimate. Quite the contrary. Those presented properly with information required, available stocks, appropriately priced with equal quality of specified product; don't hesitate, approve the product. It may be Upco product or a Granwood Flooring.

As previously mentioned money is generally the advantage in a substitution. The dollar variables seldom find their way back into the owner's pocket. Change orders and extra costs are their lot. Back up your specifications with their required products. Do it for the owner.

Duane Hall, C.S.I.

2013-2014 Chapter Seminar and Meetings

Wednesday, September 11

Tour: Living Building Challenge Review at the Bullitt Center

Chapter Meeting: Bullitt Center Tour & Happy Hour

Thursday, October 10

Seminar: The Other Side: How Consultants, Engineers and Fabricators Use BIM

Seminar: Identifying BIM Conflicts

Chapter Meeting: Integrating Specs and BIM

Thursday, November 14

Seminar: Substrate Preparation for Paint and Coatings: The Required Means, Methods and Related Costs to Doing it Right

Seminar: Master Class on Paintings and Coatings

Chapter Meeting: Exploring Painting and Decorating

Thursday, December 12

Seminar: Concrete Durability, Waterproofing, and Crack Control

Seminar: Why Aren't My Floors Flat?: Specified FF and FL Versus Reality

Chapter Meeting: Silent Auction and Tunneling 101

Thursday, January 9

Seminar: Construction Sealants

Seminar: Contract Changes: AIA, AGC, EJCDC

Chapter Meeting: Performance Standards as an Escape from Code-Minimum Mentality

Thursday, February 13

Seminar: Changes in the Washington State Energy Code

Seminar: Net Zero Buildings

Chapter Meeting: Putting Your Best Foot Forward

Thursday, March 13

Seminar: Bidding to the Holes and Proposing Substitutions: Contractor and Architect Round Table

Chapter Meeting: Business Case for the Evolution of the Specifier

Thursday, April 10

Seminar: Applications and Advancement of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete

Seminar: Design Considerations for Seismic Upgrade

Chapter Meeting: What's New with Cold-Formed Steel Design

Thursday, May 8

Seminar: Steel Curtain Walls

Seminar: Unitized Curtain Walls

Chapter Meeting: Building Enclosure Testing

Thursday, June 12

Chapter Meeting: Awards Program

Following are the new, renewing and lapsed members of Puget Sound Chapter CSI as of July 2013. 

NEW MEMBERS

Larry Busch, CSI, Cadman Inc

Mr Brad Richard Glauser, CSI, SAME, Wausau

Window & Wall Systems

Mrs. Merry L Mullen, CSI-EP, Clannadh, Inc

Shana Peschek, CSI-EP, Construction Center of Excellence

RENEWING MEMBERS

Jesse M. Ahlberg, CSI, CDT, Greene Gasaway Architects, LLC, 11 years

Mr. Herb Ahten, CSI, PE, Verco Decking, Inc., 2 years

Nancy M. Alice, BA, CSI, CDT, AIA, LEED AP, AIA, 7 years

Ms. Janda M. Bauman, CSI, Viracon, 15 years

Mr. James A. Brennan, CSI, NBBJ, 11 years

Candice M. Clinton, BA, CSI, CDT, USGBC, LEED AP, Collins Woerman, 2 years

Mr. John C. Cochran, CSI, CDT, John C. Cochran, LLC, 34 years

Mr. H. William Cramer, CSI, Acoustical Design, Inc., 34 years

Mr. Christopher T. Dixon, CSI, CCS, NBBJ, 16 years

Mr. Gary J. Edmonds, CSI, MulvannyG2 Architecture, 2 years

Mr. Lawrence E. Ginsberg, CSI, Arcadia Inc. (Northwest), 3 years

Mr. Travis Glick, CSI, 19 years

Jeffrey L. Greene, CSI, Greene - Gasaway Architects, PLLC,

29 years

Mr. Matthew J. Gregory, CSI, CCS, AIA, 36 years

Mr. Rick Grimes, CSI, CDT, Freiheit & Ho Architects, 17 years

Mr Steve Heath, CSI, 10 years

Bud Henson, CSI, Window Tech Inc., 16 years

Mr. R. David Jackson, CSI, CCS, R.D. Jackson & Associates,

28 years

Colin R. Jones, CSI, AIA, LEED AP, Jones Architecture, 26 years

Mr. Forrest C. Jones, AIA, NCARB, CSI, CDT, LEED AP, 8 years

Kelly Jean Laleman, CSI-EP, CCS, NBBJ, 2 years

Mr. Don K Mackay, CSI, AIA, NCARB, Fish Mackay Architect LLC,

3 years

Charles G. Mayes, CSI, The Portico Group, 9 years

Mr. Dennis Milsten, CSI, Westmark Products, 36 years

Mr. Stan Mitchell, CSI, 30 years

Ms. Jody R. Moore, CSI, CDT, DeaMor Associates, Inc., 29 years

Mr. Tom Nieswander, CSI, SNC-Lavalin Constructors, Inc., 7 years

Mr. William Pelke, CSI, CSC, AIA, Bayer MaterialScience, 9 years

Mr. Robert J. Stein, RA, CSI, CCS, LEED AP, LEED AP, RA, KMD ARCHITECTS, 24 years

Mr. WIlliam Stewart, CSI, SSA Acoustics, LLP, 11 years

Mrs. Beth A. Stroshane, CSI, CCS, LEED AP, Applied Building Information LLC, 8 years

Mr. Sandi Susanto, CSI, AIA, 10 years

Mr. Gary E. Towndrow, CSI, RGA Architectural Sales, 13 years

Mr. Paul Nicholas Volkoff, CSI, Homasote, 2 years

LAPSED MEMBERSHIPS

Mr. Sam Berg, CSI

James R. Fair, CSI

Ms Frances Gooding, CSI, CDT, AIA, LEED AP

Mr. Cary S. Jenkins, CSI

Mr. Ian S. MacCoy, CSI-S

August 2013

Volume 53 Issue 2