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Serving our membership since 1975 Vol. 18, Issue 3http://eastern-michigan.aspe.org

*American Society of Plumbing Engineers

American Society of Sanitary Engineering

NOVEMBER 2014

From Bill Grayzar, CPDPresident of ASPE EMCPlumbing Design Classes

REGISTRATION REQUIREDRespond to EventBrite Invite at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aspe-emc -november-2014-technical-program-regis-tration-13937488403or Contact Brianne Hall, VP Technical: (248) 324-4780 - bnhall@ftch.comSEE INSIDE COVER FOR TABLE OF CONTENTS

DATETuesday, Nov. 18, 2014WHEREPlumbing Industry Training CenterSEE map on back page

MEETING BEGINS 4:30 PM - 5:30 PMPlumbing Venting Class Common Venting

[Networking / Table Top Viewing]

DINNER 5:30 - 6:00 PMCost: ASPE, ASSE, MBPA Mbrs: NCNon-members: $18.00 FOR DINNER

NOVEMBER TECHNICAL SESSIONS

Chapters are not authorized to speak for the Society.

If you missed the EMC-ASPE October venting class and technical session on BIM you missed a great meeting. Messrs. Mike Melaragni, CPD and Paul Baker provided a great class on the Fundamentals of Venting and Individual Vents and Mark Lamberson, CPD from Limbach did a masterful job of explaining the various levels and uses of BIM. I would like to personally thank our sponsors for the event: Limbach Company Inc., Imaginit and Victaulic for their support at the October meeting.

If you are looking to obtain CEU’s for your professional accreditations you cannot afford to miss the upcoming full day seminar on January 21, 2015 with renowned hydronics expert Mr. John Siegenthaler, P.E. This seminar will cover topics such as: Hydraulic Separation Beyond

Low Power Pumping, Low Temperature Distribution the Future of Hydronics and A Survey of Mixing Options in Hydronic Systems. Mark your calendars now for this informative

additional information about the seminar. Cost will be $149.00 per person for the full day seminar January 21, 2015. Mr. Siegenthaler will also be hosting our joint technical session with ASHRAE January 20, 2015, covering “Unique Hydronic Details for Domestic Water Heating”. These are meetings you won’t want to miss!

World Plumbing Day is March 11th every year… everywhere! Due to popular demand we will again be hosting a NASPE race to celebrate World Plumbing Day. This will follow our March 10, 2015 technical session on “Pathogen Control by Design” to be presented by Jeff Gallagher, P.E. of Viega. What is a NASPE race, you ask? NASPE is a cross between NASCAR and ASPE. It is a

timed car race similar to a Cub Scout Pinewood Derby. We will be looking for car designs that represent World Plumbing Day, plumbing products, plumbing tools, etc. If you are interested in participating and need to get a car kit you can contact any of the chapter board members. I will have car kits available at the monthly meetings.

6:00 - 7:00 PM TECH. SESSION [1]Topic: Commercial Kitchen DrainageSpeaker: Joshua Nelson, R. S. Senior Public Health Sanitarian, Oakland County Health Division

7:00 - 8:00 PM TECH. SESSION [2]Topic: Elevator Code ChangesSpeaker: Calvin W. Rogler Chief Inspector, Elevator Safety, Division Bureau of Construction Codes

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NOT ICES NOT ICES

HYDRONIC HEATING WITH JOHN

SIEGENTHALER JANUARY 21ST

AT 8:00 AM (SEE PG. 6)

NASPE RACES, BACK BY POPULAR

DEMAND ON MARCH 10TH (SEE PG. 12)

ASSE BOARD OF DIRECTOR BALLOTSThe ASSE Board of Directors Electronic Ballots went out last week as emails and are coming in for the tally. Please make sure that if you are an ASSE member that you cast your vote as soon as possible. The deadline is October 24, 2014. ASSE AWARDS BANQUET AND ANNUAL MEETING

with great prizes this year, contact a board member to get your tickets.

ASPE IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE ALFRED STEELE SCHOLARSHIPThe Alfred Steele Scholarship has $3,000 in available monies

their immediate families who have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, who are enrolled in or plan to enroll in an engineering program at a college, university, or technical school on a full-time basis. Contact Stacey Kidd for more information at (847) 296-0002, or email skidd@aspe.org

PLUMBING TRAINING CENTER ASSE BACKFLOW RE-CERTIFICATION

any member who is eligible. If you’re interested, please call the Training Center and get your name on the sign-up list for the next class training.

NOVEMBER PROGRAM [1]COMMERCIAL KITCHEN DRAINAGE

Speaker: Joshua Nelson, R. S., Senior Public Health Sanitarian, Oakland County Health Division

Joshua Nelson graduated from Indiana State University in 1997 with a Bachelor of Science. Major: Environmental Health, Minor: Industrial Hygiene. He was employed by the Oakland County Health Division as a

Public Health Sanitarian in 1998. He became a Registered Sanitarian in the State of Michigan in 2001. Currently, Joshua is a Senior Public Health Sanitarian at Oakland County Health Division specializing in Food Service Plan Review.

Plan review: plumbing plan requirements, common problems, grease interceptors, piping and helpful tips.

NOVEMBER PROGRAM [2]ELEVATOR CODE CHANGES

Speaker: Calvin W. Rogler, Chief Inspector, Elevator Safety, Division Bureau of Construction Codes

Cal is the Chief Inspector of the State of Michigan Elevator Safety Division with over 40 years of industry experience. He started with the industry in June of 1967 installing elevators for Otis Elevator Co. In October of

1993 he accepted a position with the State of Michigan as a General Elevator Inspector performing field inspections in West Michigan. Cal moved into the Lansing office in October of 1999 as acting Assistant Chief of the Elevator Safety Division. In December of 1999 he accepted a position as Chief of the Elevator Safety Division. Cal has been certified by the National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities as an Elevator Inspector Supervisor. He currently serves on several American Society of Mechanical Engineers Committees.

The Elevator Code Changes presentation will cover drains, sump pumps and elevator pits.

December ProgramsEmergency Fixtures, Design & Engineering [1]Speaker: Travis McKnight, Midwest Regional Sales Manager Guardian, Chicago, IL

Scald Prevention [2]Speaker: Ron George, CPD, President, Plumb-Tech Design & Consulting Services LLC Newport, Michigan

Contents Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Upcoming Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 V.P. Technical Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 V.P. Education Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Consultant Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Hydronic Heating Seminar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Book Bundles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 October Attendees & Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 NASPE Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 - 13 October Meeting Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 - 17

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Yes, it is a kit and you will have to build a car according to the rules that are provided in the

ASPE members. One kit will be provided to

distributed with details; if you did not receive one please contact me.

November 18, 2014 at the Plumbing Industry Training Center, ASPE EMC will host our next venting class “Common Venting” and Technical Programs on “Commercial Kitchen Drainage” and “Elevator Code Changes, The venting class is slated to begin at 4:30 PM and the Technical Sessions at 6:00 PM. Please remember to complete your online registrations and to sign-in and out of each class and technical session to obtain your CEU’s.

I look forward to seeing the chapter members and guest at the Training Center in Troy, MI on November 18, 2014.

Bill

President's Report (cont. from page 1) Bill Grayzar, CPD

NEW SESSION ON VENTING EACH MONTH Speaker(s) Mike Melaragni and/or Paul Baker of the Plumbing Industry Training Center - Starting OCTOBER at 4:30 PM.Beginning October 14, 2014, the Eastern Michigan Chapter of ASPE will be hosting a series of Plumbing Venting Design classes from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM in addi-tion to our technical program. The Plumbing Venting Design classes will be a detailed step-by-step review of the updated Chapter 9 Vents section of the 2012 Michi-gan Plumbing Code. Required text: 2012 Michigan Plumbing Code and ASPE Data Book Volume 2 – current edition. The instructor(s) for the Plumbing Venting Design Classes will be Mr. Mike Melaragni, CPD and/or Mr. Paul Baker.

*** TAKE NOTICE***All Professional Engineers

The above venting class held monthly from 4:30 - 5:30 PM, with

instructor(s) Mike Melaragni and/or Paul Baker can be counted towards your professionally required REUs,

CEHs, and CEUs.These one-hour venting classes

will run from October - May.

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VP TechnicalBrianne Hall, P.E., LEED AP BD+C, CPD

Thank you to all sponsors, attendees, instructors and our speaker for a suc-cessful October meeting!

The evening started with our design class instructors, Mike Melaragni and

design classes this year on venting. The series will continue at our next meeting,

on November 18th, with the topic “Common Vents” and will be moved to the room our meetings are held in to accom-modate additional attendees. If you have any suggestions as to how these classes can be improved, please let me know!

Our technical session, BIM Life Cycle, was provided by Mark Lamberson, who is the Lead Piping Planner at Lim-bach and also serves on our board as the Education Chair. Mark provided a thorough presentation starting with the

different phases of a project and the types of information BIM models may contain. Additionally, he reviewed the various types of hardware and software available to engi-neers, contractors and construction project managers, reviewed the risks and opportunities associated with BIM, and utilized his own project experience to aid in the discussion.

National Building Information Model Standard Project Committee as the following:

“BIM is a digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility. A BIM is a shared knowledge resource for information about a facility forming a reliable

from earliest conception to demolition.”

LOD. These levels can range from LOD 100, which is a schematic 2D drawing of the project, to LOD 500 which contains construction schedule, cost estimation and support-ing documentation including O&M manuals and warranty information. In 2016, all government construction projects in the U.K. will be required to meet a minimum BIM crite-rion which is comparable to our LOD 400.

While there are hurdles to overcome in utilizing BIM, such as the cost of new hardware, software, training and develop-

in 3D allows architects and engineers to easily identify con-

early phases of construction, contractors from all trades pro-vide their models to the project BIM leader, or integrator, who is able to run clash detection between the models. Clash

resolved prior to construction, which helps reduce RFIs and construction delays.

The owner receives a valuable resource at the completion of the project when receiving an as-built 3D model for future use.

A highlight of the presentation, in my opinion, was being able to see the software as well as screenshots and photos of the various tools that Mark utilizes in his projects. Unfortunately, this visual portion of the presentation cannot be accurately described in writing. However, there were requests by attend-ees on our speaker evaluation forms to have Mark provide this presentation for their companies. This would allow you to see a demonstration of the various types of software and understand the full capabilities it provides. If you would like Mark to pres-ent on BIM at your company, or have any questions, please contact him at mark.lamberson@limbachinc.com

I have designed several projects in 3D, participated in clash detection meetings and appreciate the advances technology has provided to assist this industry. It is exciting to watch as BIM continues to evolve and to see the potential value for an owner who receives an LOD 500 model. I look forward to the future when an existing building renovation project lands on my desk with a BIM model, rather than a roll of drawings. It will be interesting to write an article comparing existing renovation projects using drawings vs. a BIM model.

will cover Commercial Kitchen Drainage, and the second hour will review Elevator Code Changes. Additional information and registration for the Design Class on Venting and Technical Sessions can be found here:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aspe-emc-november -2014-technical-program-registration-13937488403

The last item I would like to bring to your attention is a webinar on Laboratory Drainage Plumbing Piping Design Basics. This webinar is sponsored by Charlotte Pipe and is free to ASPE members! It will be held on Wednesday, December 3rd at 2 p.m. EST. It will provide attendees with 0.1 CEU or 1.0 PDH. Follow this link for additional information and registration: https://aspe.org/labdrainagewebinar

If you have any questions, comments or prefer to RSVP direct-ly, to our meeting, instead of through Eventbrite, please contact me at bnhall@ftch.com or 248-324-4780.

The Alfred Steele Scholarship has $3,000 in available

for more information at (847) 296-0002, or email skidd@aspe.org for more information.

ASPE IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE ALFRED STEELE SCHOLARSHIP

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Consultant ReportJohn Nussbaum, IPP, FASSE/ASPE

Professional Engineers and CPD’s regarding MSPE Recommended Procedure For Providing And Receiving Continuing Education Hours (CEHs) Adopted by MSPE- December 2007, Revised September 2013 and Part 4 Continuing Education are now available at the Eastern Michigan chapter of ASPE Monthly educational meetings and seminars. These meetings are held

at the Plumbing Industry Training Center (PITC). The meetings are well attended dinner meetings. Seminars are half and/or full day events and well publicized. Presenters are well known locally and nationally recognized speakers whose programs have been submitted for approval prior to the meeting dates. Dann Holmes, Brianne Hall P.E., Mark Lamberson, CPD and William Grayzar, CPD, have been diligent and successful in pursuing these approvals. P.E.s in attendance at the October 14, 2014 meeting were quick to pick up the MSPE paperwork. V.P. Technical Brianne Hall P.E., LEED AP BD+C signed

Completion to those who signed in and signed out after the program was completed. Continuing Professional Development Activity Logs are and will be maintained consisting of date from to (MM/DD),

Earned, Documentation received.

Michigan 2012 Code and Standard Classes are given on Plumbing Venting by instructors that have been approved for CEHs. These classes precede the dinner meeting and run from 4:30 to 5:30. These classes are drawing more members than expected and have been moved to the main room of the PITC. P.Es Mechanical Engineers you may want to register and take some of these classes for CEHs.

It is the Eastern Michigan chapter of ASPE’s intent to provide you with presenters and programs that are up to date with the latest available engineering design criteria, equipment, technology and

you, so as to be current on what those immediate and future educational program needs are. Thus, our planning committee and board of directors will make every attempt to obtain them in a timely manner for you. Members of ASPE, ASSE, MBPA, ASHRE and MCA-Detroit

if we can help you to obtain them. ASPE members wishing to take the

sometime in March. It will be well publicized.

recognition of plumbing designers who do not yet have the experience

be eligible to take the CPDT examination, a candidate must have a bachelors degree in engineering with one year of experience designing

related to engineering and a minimum of two years of experience designing plumbing systems, or four years minimum of plumbing

testing sites across the country and internationally on November 20 and 21, Questions? Email .

V P EducationMark Lamberson, CPD

.Last month, I wrote my article from the train to the ASPE Convention. This month, I wanted to take a little more

the Convention.

While attending the Convention, I sat in the national Education Committee meeting on Saturday morning. The

Board was extremely excited to see all of the participation. They were only expecting to see three or four people there, but there were many more in attendance. It is obvious that we all believe the future of ASPE is in education.

We kicked around some ideas on bettering the education offerings at the national level. An opportunity presented itself to help out another chapter that has some outdated material that they would like to update. They have four programs, varying in content, and two of them are complete. After our discussion at the last Eastern Michigan board meeting, I will be in contact with this other chapter to get the ball rolling on the update. I hope this will result in four completed plumbing design courses being made available to us for our next program. I will keep you posted.

Throughout the convention, there were plenty of opportunities to meet counterparts from all over the country, and even the world. I attended the First Timers’ Breakfast on Monday and got to converse with an engineer from the U.K. about BIM. Some of the information he gave me put into question some of my beliefs about BIM. For instance, while it has been a general understanding that BIM has developed "across the pond" and made its way to the U.S., he assured me that the U.S. is now ahead of the U.K. in the use of BIM. While this may be opinion, the source was an engineer

occurred every day during the convention and exposition.

During the exposition there was a selection of courses to attend that consisted of varying topics condensed into an

here, but these are a few highlights.

The Revit MEP class was excellent. This course was presented by Samuel Leo, a Plumbing Designer from

hour and a half. Revit proved to be as cantankerous as ever, but Mr. Leo did an excellent job covering families, scheduling, and annotations, among others. Of real interest

architectural based product to meet the requirements for plumbing design.

I attended a seminar on Bulk Oxygen systems. This was interesting because this work normally falls outside of the scope of an installer and is not covered to this extent. The program was very in depth and regulation driven.

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Liaison ReportDann Holmes

Deadlines! I need to work better to meet them. Attempting to write an article for multiple ASPE Chapters with different publication dates each month has brought me a new challenge. I’m up for this task.

Many things have transpired in our

The ASPE 50th Conference and Expo held in Chicago was a huge success. Thanks to everyone who attended from our Region.

Congratulations go out to Mitch Clemente, CPD our newly elected ASPE President; Chris Graham, CPD, FASPE newly elected ASPE Treasurer; and Keith Bush, CPD, CSI who was elected as our new Region 2 Director. It’s important to note that all three of these distinguished gentlemen are from Region

be proud for them and us. These changes alone would give anyone enough to write about.

Then a shockwave hits. After 4 years of unprecedented and dedicated service to ASPE; Jim Kendzel announced he was stepping down as ASPE CEO/Executive Director. He also

newly elected seat on the WPC Board. I want to personally thank Jim for all he has done for me and for our organization. We wish him and his family the best in his new career path.

Meanwhile, during the same time as the ASPE Expo, there was another important industry event taking place in Chicago - PPXVII. What is this you ask? PP translates to Plastic Pipe and XVII is for the 17th international conference. This event takes place every other year, alternating from Europe to North America and back. PPXVIII will convene in Berlin in September of 2016. Visit www.ppxvii.org for additional information.

But wait…there’s more! I would be remiss if I didn’t tell you of another event. Put this one on your calendar.

On January 20th, 2015 our ASPE Eastern Michigan Chapter and Detroit ASHRAE Chapter will co-host a joint meeting. Their special guest speaker will be world renowned radiant guru John Siegenthaler. John will give a two-hour presentation titled "Unique Hydronic Details for Domestic Water Heating". This alone is reason for a road trip.

If you do travel, plan to spend the night because John will also give a special seven-hour presentation on January 21st. This course will carry CEU for P.E.’s. This event is planned to be held at the Plumbing Industry Training Center in Troy, MI. There will be more information on these educational events soon.

Wouldn’t it be great if Mitch, Chris and Keith could attend our meeting in Detroit when John is presenting?

Next month I tell you about the recent Plastic Pipe Institute www.plasticpipe.org meeting in Dallas, TX and the Plumbing Manufacturers Institute www.safeplumbing.org meeting in Chicago.

Pardon me but I have to go now; I have other deadlines to meet.

As always, please feel free to contact me at:

NSF International – Business Unit Manager dholmes@nsf.org or (734) 214-6222

The last class that I attended was titled "How to Excel at Excel," and was taught by Jeff Ingertson and Mike Olson. This class was worth the price of admission on its own. We will be discussing this topic in more detail in the near future, so I do not want to give anything away here. Stay tuned.

For those who attended the BIM technical session, thank you for the feedback and the overwhelming positive response to the course. We are already discussing the comments on the evaluation forms and hope to follow up on some of the requests in the near future.

VP Education Report (cont. from page 5) Mark Lamberson, CPD

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THANK YOU TO THE INDIVIDUALS AND SPONSORS WHO ATTENDED THE OCTOBER 2014 MEETING OF THE ASPE EASTERN MICHIGAN CHAPTER!

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PHOTOS FROM

OCTOBER 2014

MEETING WITH

SPEAKER MARK

LAMERSON CPD,

PIPING PLANNER

LIMBACH CO. LLC,

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Patrick Michels

Patrick Michels

Victaulic sponsor rep.

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Networking

Speaker Mark Lamber-

of appreciation from

President, Bill Grayzar

Speaker Mark Lamberson explains BIM

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Ph 888 472-8982 Fax 248 852-0298 info@hsbuyvan.com www.hsbuyvan.com

BALFREY & JOHNSTON, INC.Manufacturers’ Representatives

P.O.Box 37317 Oak Park, MI 48237 George D. Johnston

Ph 313 864-2800 Fax 313 864-7219 george@balfrey-johnston.com

www.balfrey-johnston.com

R.L. DEPPMANN COMPANYManufacturers’ Representatives

20929 Bridge Street

Chris Leider, Gerry Potapa Jr., CPD, Mark Fine LEED AP®, Paul Prentice, LEED AP®

Ph 800 589-6120 Fax 248 354-3763 sales@deppmann.com - www.deppmann.com

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TRO SALES COMPANYManufacturers’ Representatives

3406 West 12 Mile Road Berkley, MI 48072

Thomas R. Osberger Ph 248 546-5354 Fax 248 546-3513

tomr@trosales.com

TAGGART-KNIGHT GROUPManufactures’ Representatives

32985 Hamilton Court, Suite 102 Farmington Hills, MI 48334

Gary O. Taggart Ph 248 553-4388 Fax 248 553-4653

info@taggartco.com www.taggartknight.com

V. E. SALES COMPANYV. E. Sales is your source for

25200 Jefferson Ave.St. Clair Shores, MI 48081

Thomas Van Egmond Ph 586 774-7760 Fax 586 774-1490

www.vesalesinc.com

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2014-2015 ASPE-EMC Board and Committee ChairpersonsPresidentWilliam Grayzar, CPD

(248)569-1430 ext.333bill@dsdonline.com

Vice President TechnicalBrianne Hall, P.E., LEED AP BD+C, CPDFTC&H39500 Mac Kenzie Dr. Suite 100

Novi MI 48377(248) 324-4780bnhall@ftch.com

Vice President Legislative (Imm. Past President)Joseph V. Hernandez, CPD 7360 Katrin Drive

(248) 539-7665joeh7360@yahoo.com

Vice President Membership Amanda Belcher, LEED-GA Strategic Energy Solutions 4000 W. Eleven Mile Rd. Berkley, MI 48072 (248) 399-1900 Fax 399-1901 amandab@sesnet.com

Treasurer Pamela Hartsell, CPD Strategic Energy Solutions 4000 W. Eleven Mile Rd. Berkley, MI 48072 (248) 399-1900 x 222 Fax: 399-1901 p_hartsell@yahoo.com

Administrative Secretary John Nussbaum, IPP, FASSE, FASPE MCA Detroit 14801 W. Eight Mile Road Detroit, MI 48235 (313) 341-7661 Fax: 341-1007 jnussbaum@mcadetroit.org

Corresponding Secretary George D. Johnston Balfrey & Johnston, Inc. P.O. Box 37317 Oak Park, MI 48237 (313) 864-2800 Fax: 864-7219 george@balfrey-johnston.com

Dann Holmes NSF International 789 N. Dixboro Rd Ann Arbor, MI 48105 (248) 921-0582 dholmes@nsf.org

Map to the Plumbing Industry Training Center 1911 Ring Drive - Troy, MI West of and off John R, north of 14 Mile Rd.

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VP Education Mark Lamberson, CPD 81190 Church Street, Memphis MI 48041-5401 (810) 392-5010 Mandr94@comcast.net

Board Member Cindy Zatto, FASSE V. E. Sales Company, Inc. 25200 Jefferson Ave. St. Clair Shores, MI 48081 (586) 774-7760 Fax: 774-1490 cindyz@vesalesinc.com

Board Member Michael Melaragni M.D.P.I.T.C. 1911 Ring Drive Troy, MI (313) 565-5580 Fax 565-9818

Board Member Esteban Cabello, PE, FASPE JRED Engineering, Inc. 5608 Charlesworth St. Dearborn Heights, Mi 48127 (313) 565-5580 Fax 565-9818

Chapter Historian Larry Keelan larrykeelan@comcast.net