AFE SV Newsletter - Nov-December 2012

Silicon Valley Chapter 39 www.afe39.org Nov.– Dec. 2012 $6 plus S&H

FACILITIES ENGINEERING®Silicon Valley Chapter Mission Statement: To strengthen and grow the Silicon Valley Facilities community, by providing cutting-edge educational events, professional certification, training, and a network of industry professionals to promote and enhance the careers of our members.

AFE Silicon Valley Chapter Lunch & Learn: PG&E’s New Time of Use Pricing Plan, and Ways to Reduce Com-mercial Electric Costs

Thurs., Jan. 24 11:30 am–1:30 pm

Location: Echelon550 Meridian Avenue San Jose, CA 95126

Cost:$15 AFE Members; $25 Guests; $5 Student members

To Register:www.acteva.com/go/ afe_silicon_valley

Lunch & LearnJan. 24 – PG&E’s New Time of Use Pricing PlanWayne Wiebe, Real Estate and Workplace Solutions Director at Echelon will talk about ways to reduce your commercial electric bill. The presentation will cover current rate structures and changes we can expect shortly. He will also cover strategies within the rate structures like demand response and demand management. Make your reservation now!

AFE Silicon Valley Chapter 39

Holiday PartyThere is still time to sign up for the AFE Silicon Valley Holiday Party. In addition to fine wine and great company, Bob Adamo and the AFE Board will share some of their successes of the past year. Members and guests are welcome for a festive eve-ning of wine, heavy appetizers and net-working. You might even win a door prize! The grand prize is an iPad Mini!

AFE SV Chapter Holiday Party:

Thurs., Dec. 136–9 pm

Location: Picchetti Winery13100 Monte Bello RdCupertino,CA 95014Cost: $50


AFE Kickoff Meeting January 9 at Linkedin, “Getting More Engaged”The kickoff meeting of the Silicon Valley chapter of AFE will be held on January 9, 2013 at Linkedin, leader in social media, located in Mountain View. Two accomplished subject experts will talk on “Getting More Engaged,” a topic that can set the tone for the new year calling for more active participation at the workplace.

This presentation will cover the challenge of increasing engagement of employees in general and facility professionals in par-ticular through social media, environment, policy and technology.

Adony Beniares, CFM, Senior Facility Man-ager for Linkedin, will talk on the role of social media in enhancing the experience and careers of facility professionals and why getting more engaged is almost a ne-cessity.

Candice Balobeck, CFM, LEED Green Associate, Solutions De-sign Manager and Workplace Strategist. Cisco Systems, will share a case study of Cisco’s Connected Workplace to show workers engagement through environment, policy and technol-ogy. Attendees will get a close view of Cisco’s connected work-place, how it was implemented and what lessons were learned. A cocktail reception will follow the program.

This event is sponsored by Linkedin and Impec Group.

Make your reservations online today at www.acteva.com/go/afe_silicon_valley.

AFE Silicon Valley Chapter 39January Event

Wed., Jan. 95:30–7:30 pm

Location: Linkedin2029 Stierlin CourtMountain View, CA 94043

Cost: $25 AFE Members; $35 Guests; $10 Members of Student AFE Chapters


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Volunteers!If you would like to get in-volved with the AFE, there are always small tasks avail-able. Help out the Programs Chair, Professional Education Chair, Marketing Chair, Com-munications Chair... you get the idea.

Turn to page 11 and call one of the Board members.

Message from the Outgoing President

What a Great YearFor the last two years I have had the honor to be the president of the Silicon Valley Chapter of the AFE. As some of you may know, I entered the industry in 1980 and worked for Eric

Bergtraun who was at that time also president of the AFE (previously called the AIPE). I joined the AIPE back in 1980 and was a member

for a number of years. What is very refreshing is that the core philosophy back then was to enhance the careers of its members with an emphasis on learning and also supporting and nurturing new students enter-ing the workforce in the Facili-ties profession. I never thought that someday I would carry the torch and further the vision.

It takes goals and a vision to get where you want to go person-ally, but it isn’t as easy when you set these goals for an organiza-tion. At the beginning of 2012, the Board set some lofty goals that set out to change the di-rection of the chapter. I steered the ship, but the fact that we ac-complished everything on the list was due to the creativity, experience and knowledge of everyone on the Board. It was the synergy factor that made one plus one equal three. I am so very proud of the fact that our Board, of highly regarded industry professionals who are also some of the best people you would ever want to meet, has accomplished more in the last two years than some groups would accomplish in ten.

• Over this last year we have had the opportunity to visit various state of the art fa-cilities (including NASA, Stan-

ford’s Stem Cell Research Building, SVTC, Marvell and Brocade) that have helped to broaden our understanding of the advances and demands of our profession.

• We have had eight great edu-cational Lunch & Learn meet-ing promoting the professional development of our members on a variety of topics from commissioning, to LEED, to energy efficiency, cooling tow-er systems, accessibility, build-ing automation systems, all of which affect our industry and profession.

• We launched a Sponsorship Program where our vendor members were able to high-light their company at month-ly events and via newsletter articles and ads, which also helped support our chapter.

• We held a 50th anniversary Day with a Facilities Profes-sional event at Adobe and had student participants from SJ State, Cal Poly, Cal Maritime, and Santa Clara University

• We have also had exciting so-cial events that have provided for opportunities to meet and network with industry peers – the people who best under-stand the challenges of our in-dustry.

• On a national level, we won Best Newsletter (3 times), Best Membership Marketing, and Chapter of the Year

• Membership in our chapter increased by 30%

• We launched a new easy to use website

• We extended our reach to our local universities and add-ed Santa Clara University to our list of student chapters.

• We had our first annual Golf Classic which was a great suc-cess and helped support our chapter’s financial needs.

My two-year tenure is up and it’s time for me to pass the torch to a new president. I am proud to announce that Raffy Espiritu will be taking over as president on Jan 1. Raffy is highly regarded in our industry. He has decades of industry experience, was the past president of IFMA, is a true leader, and also a great person. Raffy has been instrumental in our chapter’s success, and the transition will be seamless. I will remain on the Board in a special projects role. I will manage the 2013 golf tournament and sup-port the Board any way I can as an active member. It’s been an honor to serve all of you and I wish all our members great suc-cess in the coming year.

Sincerely,

Bob Adamo,President AFE Silicon Valley Chapter, 2011-2012 • 408-370-6080

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Bringing the Chapter to the Next LevelBy Raffy Espiritu, President of AFE Silicon Valley Chapter for 2013

The record of three awards of excellence received by our chapter in 2012 is a testament to the out-standing stewardship of President Bob Adamo and the unflinching support of the Board in executing programs and services to benefit the members.

When I joined the chapter two years ago, I saw the enormous challenges ahead especially in the areas of membership development and strength-ening the financial base of the organization. Part of the strategy was to launch strong education and communication programs as these can serve as magnets for members to join and more impor-tantly keep their membership. With a healthy and growing membership base, sponsors are more than willing to support the chapter’s goals as they can be better reciprocated for their generosity with happier members.

The chapter is to be lauded for succeeding in in-fusing a new sense of vigor and dynamism in the volunteer base, launching a very effective educa-tion program, organizing remarkable tours and educational Lunch & Learn sessions all through-out the year. Credit goes primarily to Alex Man-drusov for almost single-handedly managing the Lunch & Learn program and the Programs Com-mittee headed by Melissa Mason and Jennifer Farmer (who joined the committee later in the year) who arranged meetings and tours in promi-nent facilities in Silicon Valley. The sponsorship program which I initiated and the golf tournament spearheaded by Bob Adamo proved to be sig-nificant factors in boosting the chapter’s coffers. Our communications program was world class with Carole Lucido and Michael Bukay staying on course producing newsletters and video pro-grams that deliver content and timely information to our members. Our Treasurer Michael Bordoni was most helpful keeping our books up to date and our expenses tight as we continue to man-age our meager resources in a prudent way. What cannot be underestimated is the power of Stan Nakaso who worked closely with Melissa in en-suring that our ties with the universities remain strong and vibrant. And true enough, the event proved to be a success, something that we expect to be the case in the new year and years after that. Lastly, the spirit and enthusiasm of Jim Elder was very prevalent all throughout the year despite the on and off health condition that affected his active

involvement in the chapter’s affairs. Personally, I derived my greatest inspiration from Jim whom I consider as a mentor and a friend.

Bob’s leadership proved to be strategic in his abil-ity to attract new talent in the persons of Jenni-fer Farmer, Zach Denning, Steve Woods, Michael McCormick and Leonard Liang. I have no doubt that the strong foundation that we have estab-lished under Bob’s leadership will help sustain the momentum of growth as we enter the new year.

With Bob’s pledge to continue playing a strategic role in the Board and the unbridled support of our outstanding volunteers, I humbly accept the honor of leading our chapter to the next level.

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West Valley College is introducing a new program to help work-ers get FREE training to qualify for better jobs in the facili-ties industry. Classes are slated to begin in April 2013.

An Opportunity too Good to MissAFE Board

Members were recently contacted

by West Valley College with an opportunity for

training for facility workers, offered

for FREE. The idea is to train workers for promotions and advancement and it is paid for by a state pro-gram called Employee Training Panel.

AFE Silicon Valley Chapter Presi-dent Bob Adamo, VP Raffy Espir-itu, and Student Chapter Liaison Stan Nakaso selected a number of courses that they thought would appeal to AFE members. (See page 7 for course over-views.) The courses they chose were in:

• Energy Management

• Advanced Lighting Controls (CalCTP)

• Construction Management and Green Building practices

• OSHA Safety

• Solar Site Planning

Patricia Call is the Interim Di-rector of the Workplace Learn-ing Resource Center, and David Esmaili is Director of Advanced Transportation Technology and Energy (ATTE) Center at West Valley College.

According to Patricia, the cours-es will be offered at nights and on weekends to allow students to continue their day jobs. The location of the classes may be at West Valley or at training cen-ters, local businesses, or even chamber of commerce confer-ence rooms.

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“We would like to get the word out about this training. We want it to work with the community so that everyone interested can take advantage of it,” said Patri-cia.

Patricia and David explained that this program is targeted at workers who are already employed as well as the unem-ployed who need new train-ing for a new job. Their goal is “to find interested students and train them so that they will be able to do their jobs bet-ter,” said David. In addition to working with the AFE, they are

working other groups including PG&E, the Goodwill, Veterans groups, IFMA and others.

Although the program has not yet been funded, and the list of classes and curriculum has not been finalized, classes are sched-uled to begin in April 2013.

The list of classes offered by the Advanced Transportation Technology and Energy Center include

Transportation:Commute AlternativesIntelligent Transportation

Energy:Energy EfficiencyEnergy ManagementEnergy AuditHVACAdvanced Lighting ControlLighting Technician

Geographic Information Science (GIS):Intro. to GIS and GPS 3Intro. to Desktop GISSpatial Analysis for GISCartographic Design for GISDatabase Design and Manage-ment for GIS

Renewable Energy:Solar ThermalSolar PVWeatherizationWindow Film

Technology Sustainability:LEED PrepOSHAWaste Management

Water:Water Conservation Wastewater

For more information on the courses specifically selected for AFE members and those work-ing in the facilities industry, see page 7. If you have questions on the courses or the program please contact Patricia Call at (408) 741-2526. For updates on the program, visit www.westval-ley.edu/atte.


Happy Holidays &

Best Wishes for a Safe and Prosperous New Year

Thank you for being a Member of the Association for Facilities Engineering!

from the AFE Silicon Valley Chapter 39 Board of Directors


CALCTP (50 hours)CALCTP (50 hours)CALCTP (50 hours) California Advanced Lighting Controls Train-ing Program (CALCTP) certifies state general electricians in the proper design, installation and commissioning of advanced lighting con-trol systems with the intent of increasing the use of lighting controls; including: dimmers, sensors, relay modules and communication-based control devices.

Energy Management (36 hours)Energy Management (36 hours)Energy Management (36 hours) An introductory course on Electricity, Energy Auditing and Renewable Energy; this course focuses on energy concepts and energy auditing skills for residential and commercial markets. Students learn to conduct energy audits and use diagnostic instruments to gather energy efficiency data, compute energy use and building performance, and prepare energy profile reports. Home Energy Audit Lab (36 hours)Home Energy Audit Lab (36 hours)Home Energy Audit Lab (36 hours) Offered as a follow-up course to Energy Management to prepare students to work in the Residential Energy Efficiency Field; this lab-course provides hands-on experience with various tools used to evaluate building envelopes and HVAC systems, as well as training on corrective measures to improve energy efficiency. Tools used include: Duct Tester Systems Multi-gas Detectors, Infrared Cameras, and Blower Door Systems. Solar PV Site Design (24 hours)Solar PV Site Design (24 hours)Solar PV Site Design (24 hours) Training focuses on Solar Photovoltaic (PV) components and systems, site analysis, design tools, and customer relations topics such as rebates, permitting, jurisdictional issues, tax incentives and other key skills needed in solar site planning. Hands-on labs with solar assessment tools and energy consumption data are offered to provide the skills needed to get a job or advance in the solar industry.

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OSHA 10 (10 hours)OSHA 10 (10 hours)OSHA 10 (10 hours) Focused on hazard awareness and avoidance, course topics include: Introduction to OSHA; OSHA Focus Four; Fall Protection; Electrical, Struck by, Caught between, and Personal Protective and Lifesaving Equipment; and Health Hazards in Construction. Additional electives may be included for industry specific needs. Students will earn a lifetime OSHA 10 Certification. OSHA 30 (30 hours)OSHA 30 (30 hours)OSHA 30 (30 hours) OSHA 30 includes all of the required topics listed for OSHA 10 (above) along with Stair-ways and Ladders. Additionally, numerous electives are available to create a compre-hensive course that meets the needs of individuals needing the OSHA 30 Certification. Electives include, but are not limited to: Fall Protection, Subpart M; Electrical, Subpart K; Fire Protection and Prevention; Control of Hazardous Energy; Powered Industrial Vehicles; Confined Space Entry; Material Handling; Hand and Power Tools; Scaffolds; and/or Excavations. Students will earn a lifetime OSHA 30 Certification.

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LEED GA Exam Preparation LEED GA Exam Preparation LEED GA Exam Preparation (8 hours)(8 hours)(8 hours) This overview of Leadership in Energy and En-vironmental Design (LEED) Building Certification prepares students to pass the USGBC LEED Green Associate Exam. Subjects taught include: LEED credit categories, the LEED implementation pro-cess, project site factors, water management and energy impacts. The course includes test taking strategies, a study guide and the certification necessary to sign up for the USGBC LEED Green Associate Exam.

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Training OpportunitiesIt is difficult to believe that another year is over. These last few weeks of 2012 will be packed with training op-portunities. Recently we had the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers (ISPE) with their annual con-vention and training sessions in downtown San Francisco. The weeks were filled with training classes for any inter-ested person or group.. Individuals should contact their local fire marshals for the location of state or Cal Chiefs sponsored classes. The state fire marshal is having open sessions and continuous training on the 2013 family of codes.

One interesting aspect is the continuation of the L oc-cupancy, which is still officially unique to the state of California. I was requested to present a class on the L occupancy during the ISPE Conference. Finally the rest of the country has awakened to find that they cannot legally operate a lab above the 4th floor of any building. It is only possible in California with the application of the L occupancy.

The last month of the year has brought us a few good questions:

Question #1: We are purchasing a stand-alone enclosed me-chanical pad, that is fully skid mounted. All internal piping is complete. It will be kind of a plug and play. Our local building department calls this a building and is requiring permits and sprinklers. The manufacture says it can be installed as a piece of equipment. What recourse do we have?

Well I agree with your local building department. You failed to mention the size of this structure , but I assume that it will be over 110 sq ft. That is the threshold for permitting of the structure. You are providing a structure that #1 needs to be fire protected, and #2 has enough of a foot-print to require full fire sprinkler coverage. Of course permits will be required; both normal Building and Mechanical/ Fire Protection permits. The building occupancy category will most likely be a “U”. The recourse you always have is the Building Appeals Board in your local jurisdiction. I would not be expecting them to overturn this one.

Question #2: We have a small research semiconductor op-eration and have a chemical question. We have been using a chemical as a developer in our masking operation and now have concerns. The chemical is Tetra Methyl Ammonium Hy-droxide (TMAH). We have been told that recent data shows that exposure fatalities have occurred in Asia. Our MSDS do not indicate a concern. What’s up? Should we be worried?

You bet you should be concerned. The MSDSs provided over the years are based on rat exposure data. The rats do not

have many exposure issues, however it appears that the TMAH is more per-meable to human skin than that of a rat. The NH4OH portion permeates the human skin, recombines in body serums and systemic poisoning oc-curs. There have been several fatalities reported based on dermal contact. I encourage you to urgently contact your supplier and get updated MSDS sheets and protect anyone in potential contact with the dangerous material.

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Planning the 51st Annual Day with a Facilities ProfessionalYou would be surprised at the number of Silicon Valley facilities professionals who par-ticipated in the AFE Day with a Facility Profes-sional program when they were students.

This signature event matches professionals with students for a full day of job shadow-ing. Students get a chance to see their pro-fessional host’s work place, understand the challenges of the job, and get detailed an-swers to their questions from working pro-fessionals.

Hosts for the 2013 event are needed. If you can spend half a day with a student, there are benefits for you too!

• Meet and screen potential interns or employee candidates

• Give back to higher education by pro-viding a positive experience for students to gain exposure to the “working world”

• Network with other professional hosts from various segments of the facilities industry

Day with a Facilities Professional starts with registration and lunch. After lunch, the stu-dents follow their hosts back to the host’s workplace. Some hosts arrange tours, meet-ings with their piers, or trips to job sites, and more. At 5 pm, the hosts and students re-turn for a dinner program.

More information on the 2013 Day With a Facilities Professional will be published in fu-ture newsletters. For now, consider the op-portunity to make a difference in a student’s future career!

If your company can host the event, please contact Melissa Mason at 408-636-8705.

AFE Silicon Valley Chapter Presents

Day with a Facilities Professional

March 1, 201311 am Registration11:30 Lunch1–5 pm Job Shadowing5 pm Networking5:30 Dinner6:30 Panel Discussion:

Careers & Trends in Facilities Management

Host Location: To Be Determined

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Initiatives for 2013By Raffy Espiritu, Incoming Chapter President

Guided by the momentum of the year just ended, the Board outlined the new initiatives that would guide the direction of the chapter in the new year during the November Board and fo-cused group meetings. My role, as incoming president of AFE Silicon Valley chapter, is to drive to a successful completion of these initiatives as developed by the Board.

Let me outline the main policy and program directions below:

1. Education• Organize meetings and facil-

ity tours in prominent Silicon Valley facilities

• Conduct Lunch & Learn ed-ucation sessions on timely topics by subject matter ex-perts

• Arrange for joint events with IFMA and BOMA to promote coordination and complementation

• Partner with a local college on training and certification

• Plan for AFE certification classes

• Plan for linkages with major outsource facility firms

2. Membership• Keep a 60/40 ratio in the

membership composition between professional and as-sociate members

• Maintain a high level code of conduct between profes-sional members and associ-ate members

• Increase membership by 30% in 2013

3. Marketing• Market the AFE value to

members, professionals and associates alike

• Enhance the value of mem-bership by associate mem-bers and sponsors with due recognition of their contri-butions to the chapter

4. Communications• Publish monthly issues of the

award winning newsletter • Promote use of new chapter

website• Promote AFE group in

Linkedin• Video stories on the website5. Finance• Strengthen the chapter’s fi-

nancial base with more sup-port from sponsors and new members

6. Special Events• Day with a Facilities Profes-

sional• Evening with Industry

• Golf Tournament

• Holiday Celebration

• Membership Mixer

Introducing the 2013 AFE Silicon Valley Chapter Board of DirectorsPresident – Raffy Espiritu, FMP, CEO and PresidentImpec Group [email protected] 408-330-9350

Vice President – Jim Elder Computer Air/Power [email protected]

Program Chair – Jennifer Farmer, Greenworks, [email protected] 408-353-1236

Secretary – Leonard LiangImpec [email protected] x530

New Media Chair – Mike BukayMichael Bukay Video Production [email protected], 510-232-9830

Student Chapter Advisor – Stan NakasoLockheed Martin [email protected], 408-742-8084

Professional Education Chair – Alex MandrusovNetApp, [email protected], 408-504-7800

Marketing ChairMichael McCormickDel Conte’s [email protected]

Treasurer – Mike BordoniBarry Swenson [email protected]

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Last Month’s Lunch & Learn

Great presentation by George Denise, Cushman Wakefield at Adobe, “Toward Net Zero Energy Use”by: Alex Mandrusov, AFE Silicon Valley Chapter Education Chair

On October 31, George Denise Sr., Global Account Manager shared Adobe’s ef-forts towards net zero energy buildings; that is, buildings that put as much energy back into the grid as they take out.

Additionally, George discussed certification of 11 of Adobe’s buildings through the U.S. Green Building Council’s Lead-ership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED program, seven at the platinum level, as well as the recent re-certification of the initial five, also at the platinum level. Attended by 26 facilities professionals the event was a great success!

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AFE Silicon Valley 2013 Event Calendar

VENUE DATE SPONSOR

Meeting / Facility Tours:AFEKick-offMeetingatLinkedin

Jan9 Linkedin,ImpecGroup

TourSanJoseAirportwithBOMA

Feb13 TBD

DataCenterTour:DigitalRealtyTrust

April DRT

Tour:Adobe’sSustainabilityProgram

May Adobe

AFESVGolfTournament June TBD

BoehringerIngelheimTour:StateoftheArtContractManufacturing

July TBD

DataCenterTour:NetApp Aug NetApp

NASATour Nov TBD

Lunch & Learns:PG&E Jan.24 Echelon

ProgressinHVACDesign Feb UMI

PreventiveMaintenance March TBD

BuildingPowerSystems April CEI

ChilledWaterSystemEfficiency

May CTC

ASHRAEPresentation June TBD

ReducingEarthquakeHazards

July Degenkolb

BuildingControlSystems August Controlco

ULPresentation Sept

Mixers and Special Events: DaywithaFacilityProfessional

March1 TBD

EveningwithIndustry October StudentChapters

GolfTournament June TBD

HolidayParty Dec TBD

Sponsorship Program AnnouncedRaffy Espiritu, AFE Silicon Valley Chapter incom-ing President announcedtheEducation,Information&NetworkingProgramfor2013.“Thescheduleallowsfor some exciting opportunities to support the facilityprofessionand toenhance the career essentials andbusinessopportunitiesofAFEmembers,”hesaid.

To participate as a sponsor, contact Marketing Chair Michael McCormick at 510-353-6030 or [email protected].

Association for FACILITIES ENGINEERINGSilicon Valley Chapter 39

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AFE SV Newsletter - Nov-December 2012