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OFFICERS-DIRECTORS 2013-2015

President PAUL HELLICKSON

c/o McClure Engineering 4545 Oleatha Avenue St. Louis, MO 63116

Phone (314) 645-6232 E-mail: [email protected]

Vice President Technical

JOHN FISCHER, JR, PE, PLS Phone (314) 322-3442

E-mail: [email protected]

Vice President Legislative NICHOLAS J. HIPP

c/o Aedifica Case Engineering 796 Merus Court

St. Louis, Mo. 63026 Phone (636) 349-1600


Vice President Membership RANDY A. KLEINHEIDER, CPD,

LEED AP c/o Ross &Baruzzini 6 South Old Orchard St. Louis, MO 63119


Treasurer

KEVIN PATE c/o Gateway Representatives

572 Leffingwell Avenue St. Louis, MO 63122


Administrative Secretary

DON SULLIVAN c/o J.W. Sullivan Company

628 Waterford View Court Ballwin, MO 63021


Corresponding Secretary

NICHOLAS J. HIPP c/o Aedifica Case Engineering

796 Merus Court St. Louis, Mo. 63026


Newsletter Editor MIKE GIANINO

c/o Wholesale Plumbing Supply 2080 Exchange Drive

St. Charles, Mo. 63303 Phone (636) 916-4430


Education Chairman

DAVE BUJNAK Phone (314) 487-7927


AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLUMBING ENGINEERS

NON-PROFIT CORPORATION

ST. LOUIS CHAPTER 572 Leffingwell Avenue - Kirkwood, MO 63122

www.aspe-stl.com

Local Chapters Are Not Authorized to Speak for the Society

ASPE was organized to serve as a medium in the solution of professional problems pertaining to plumbing engineering as it affects the profession, community and

the general public. Advance the general scientific interests of the plumbing engineering profession and to inculcate the desire of scientific achievement in the field

among the members of the Association. Bring about greater cooperation and understanding between the members of the association and plumbing officials, con-

tractors, journeymen and the general public

April 2015 Volume 39, Issue 8

President’s Report By Paul Hellickson

Well Daylight savings time started last weekend, Spring Break should have started for most of the kids and it looks like the weather has finally turned the corner…By the time you read this I believe spring will have finally sprung. I am looking forward to some beautiful weather and doing some traveling with my family. Election Year On May 7th of this year, we will elect the 2015-2017 Board of Directors for the St. Louis Chapter of ASPE. If you are interested in running for one of the positions please contact any of our current board members and let them know. CPD Exam Registration is closed. For those of you that will be taking the test this year I wish you the best of luck. ASPE Webinar Just a reminder that there is still time to register for the ASPE Webinar on “Double Containment Piping”. The deadline for registration is March 24th with the webinar being broadcast at 1pm CDT on March 25th. Check the ASPE website for registration. Golf Outing That’s right our Annual Golf Outing is just a couple of months away… If you have never attended I encourage you to really begin

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VP Technical Report By John Fischer Jr.

A most interesting and informative presentation on Double Containment (DC) piping was the topic of the March meeting. Diana Mollicone, Applications Engineer from IPEX USA LLC -Industrial Piping Systems, explained how to use this material, and some of its unique qualities and installation requirements. It was pointed out during the presentation that there are two main principle guidelines that direct general system design. • First both the Primary Piping, (the pipe that’s conveying the fluid) and the secondary Pipe System, (the pipe that’s housing and enclosing the primary pipe) must be designed according to the governing rules and codes of single wall piping. • The second and equally important guideline is consideration of the sheer size of the double containment piping system as it takes up much more space than single wall piping, requiring consideration of proper clearances in the layout to ensure fast and simple joining of the components. Design of the secondary components, which in effect acts as a safety net, are designed to be used only in the event of a failure of the primary system. The secondary components must take into account any and all interactions between the two pipes and must be able to vent and drain the system if there is a failure of the primary system. Some of the other factors to be considered in the design were pointed out including thermal expansion and contraction; climatic conditions of the area of installation; expansion and contraction but at different magnitudes of the two pipes. Leak detection must be installed. This is only a small description of the material covered. Sorry you missed this one. Our April meeting will discuss PMI. What is PMI, a disease, fungus? Plumbing Manufacturers International is an organization that serves as a voice for the Plumbing industry. PMI's successful advocacy recently was demonstrated with the harmonization of lead standards across U.S., when the Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act was signed into law in January 2011. In Plumbing Engineer Magazine, March 2015, ASPE’s official publication, you will find an article discussing PMI’s participation in an effort to forestall changes in California’s Proposition 65, The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, that could have had a negative impact in the Plumbing Industry nationwide. Our presenter will be Barbara C. Higgens who has been CEO/Executive Director since she joined the Plumbing Manufacturers International (PMI) in April 1998. PMI’s current focus includes water efficiency, ensuring safe, clean drinking water (for example through the PMI-sponsored and newly introduced national law to reduce lead in plumbing products), conformity assessment, fair trade initiatives, and outreach to policy makers and the next generation of workers. I am sure you will find this presentation interesting and informative. Hope to see you Tuesday, April 7 at our next meeting. Don’t forget the availability of your Continuing Education Certificates which will be obtainable at the close of our meeting.

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Sponsors!

Be Sure To Send Your New Business Card To:

[email protected]

The 2015 Technical Symposium October 1-4, 2015

Hyatt Regency St Louis at the Arch 315 Chestnut Street St Louis 63102

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Nicholas Hipp New Sustainable Management Standard Published February 25, 2015 – The American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) and the Water Quality Association (WQA) are pleased to announce that the standard now known as WQA/ASPE/ANSI S-801: Sustainable Management has been officially approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as an American National Standard. WQA/ASPE/ANSI S-801 can be used to evaluate a company’s sustainability-related governance and management practices at the corporate and production facility level. It focuses on the following core attributes:

Corporate social responsibility and healthy, safe working conditions Organizational sustainability (e.g., policies, communications, transparency/reporting,

environmental monitoring, and improvement) Sustainable supply chains

WQA/ASPE/ANSI S-801 is a prerequisite for certification to two WQA sustainability-related product standards, WQA/ASPE/ANSI S-802: Sustainable Activated Carbon for Drinking Water Treatment and WQA/ASPE/ANSI S-803: Sustainable Drinking Water Treatment Systems, both of which received ANSI approval in 2014. Companies and facilities cannot be certified to S-801, but companies whose facilities conform to the requirements of S-801 are eligible to have their products evaluated for certification to S-802 and S-803. A digital download of WQA/ASPE/ANSI S-801 can be purchased from ASPE’s website at www.aspe.org

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April Anniversaries:

Norman Merlo 39 yrs Jeffrey W. Kuehn 19 yrs Jack M. Bruns 17 yrs Michael Charles Todd 12 yrs Scott A. Moseley 9 yrs Steven H. Rosen 4 yrs Leslie Cowger 3 yrs Kelly Diane Dedeke 3yrs

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V. P. Membership, Randy A. Kleinheider, CPD, LEED®AP

Daylight savings time is here, hope you all remembered to set your clocks ahead!

Welcome to our newest members: Norm Halliday, with the Wesco Group Matt McWay, with Big Rivers Marketing Greg Roth, with William Tao & Associates

We’re glad to have you and look forward to seeing you at out Chapter meetings!

We have 2 more membership milestones we recognize this month: Congratulations to

John Griesemer for his 20yrs and a Congratulations to our past Chapter President Bill McKanna, who celebrates 35 years as a member of ASPE this month.

Bill McKanna and Paul Hellickson Congratulations, guys, thanks for all those years with ASPE!!!!! I am happy to announce that registration has opened, as of March 19th, for the ASPE

Symposium, which will be held here October 1st through October 4th at the Hyatt Regency at the Arch hotel in downtown St. Louis. All St. Louis Chapter members will receive a 20% discount on their registration to the Symposium. This will automatically be calculated when you register using your membership number. Here is a link to the registration: http://aspe.org/2015-ts-home-page.

Don’t forget to make your plans to join us at our upcoming Golf Outing in June, at the

Warrenton Golf Course!!! Come on out and join us at our next Chapter meeting, on April 7th, 2015 at the

Engineer’s Club! See you then!

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considering it. For those of you that have attended in the past I hope to see you there again. Please take a look at our website for photos from last year’s outing. http://www.aspe-stl.com/Golf__2014.html Thanks again to all that were able to make it out last month for the technical session I know Jack will have another great speaker lined up for April. Please remember to invite potential members for a FREE lunch. That’s all for now, see you on April 7th.

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THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING YOUR ORGANIZATIONTHE FOLLOWING PEOPLE ATTENDED LAST MONTH'S LUNCH MEETING

Bill McKanna Murphy CompanyBob Thomason Albert ArnoCraig Canatsey Mission SpecialtyDon Sullivan J.W. SullivanFred Klar IPEX USAGeorge Paubel Finch PlumbingJim Eyre Aedifica CaseJoe Povis Core GroupJohn FischerKelly Sulwer IPEGKelly Murphy Maijer EDMKen Hancock Kuhlman Design Group KDGKevin Pate Gateway RepresentativesMichael Fitzgibbons Aedifica CaseMike Costello American SalesMike Gianino Wholesale Plumbing SupplyMike Hendershott J&J SalesNick Roberts VictaulicNicholas Hipp Aedifica CaseOwen McQuiston-Fall Aedifica CasePatrick Moynihan Murphy CompanyPaul Hellickson McClure EngineeringRandy Kleinheider Ross & BarruzziniRick Bradbury Ryan HercoSteven Bruening Ross & BaruzziniSteve Harting Murphy CompanyTara Voss Summit SalesTeresa EntwistleTim Biscan SFE/ Heinkel Sales

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ASHRAE/IES Publish Updated Standard on Energy Efficiency in Existing Buildings A newly revised standard from ASHRAE and IES seeks to provide greater guidance and a more comprehensive approach to retrofit of existing buildings for increased energy efficiency. Published this week, ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 100-2015, Energy Efficiency in Existing Buildings, provides comprehensive and detailed descriptions of the processes and procedures for the retrofit of existing residential and commercial buildings in order to achieve greater measured energy efficiency. Appendices are included for life-cycle cost analysis procedures as well as identification of potential energy conservation measures. The standard addresses both residential and commercial buildings. It addresses single and multiple activity buildings with variable occupancy periods and identifies the approach for 53 building types in 17 climate zones/subzones. It identifies requirements for buildings undergoing retrofits that do not fall under the scope of either ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2013, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, or ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.2-2007, Energy Standard for Low-Rise Residential Buildings. The cost of ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 100-2015, Energy Efficiency in Existing Buildings, is $72 ($61, ASHRAE members). To order, contact ASHRAE Customer Contact Center at 1-800-527-4723 (United States and Canada) or 404-636-8400 (worldwide), fax 678-539-2129, or visit www.ashrae.org/bookstore.

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April Birthdays:

Keith Adams Jack M. Bruns P.E. Jeffrey Dean Butcher Leslie Cowger Michael J. Gianino Charles D Hines Norman Merlo Kent Kevin Richardson Michael Charles Todd

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LUNCH MEETING SCHEDULE 11:30 AM Networking-12:00 PM Introductions/ASPE Business 12:15 PM Lunch 12:15 PM Tech Session-1:00 PM Meeting Adjourned Tech Sessions only: MEMBERS: FREE NON MEMBERS: $25.00 LUNCH: MEMBERS $18.00 NON-MEMBERS: Included with tech session fee Cash or Check Only-No Credit Cards Affirmative response or self registration prior to meeting is considered a positive reservation for food and attendance. Should a NO SHOW occur, you will be billed for the dinner Location Engineers Club of St Louis 4359 Lindell Boulevard St Louis Mo 63108

ASPE General Meeting Dates for 2015

Topic PMI, A Voice For The Plumbing Industry Speaker: Barbara C.Higgens, CEO/Executive Director of the Plumbing Manufacturers International

Lunch Menu: Roast Beef

April 7th, 2015

Meeting schedule May 5, 2015 June Annual Golf Tournament

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