International Concrete Repair Institute

The ConnectionCarolinas Chapter

August 2007

President’s MessageGreg Tierney - Gregory J. Tierney, P.E.

In This Issue•Summer Conference Photos•Fall Convention Details

Greg

As usual, summer is flying by. I hope you and your families are enjoying the summer season, and each other’s company! The Board of

Directors for ICRI Carolinas Chap-ter recently held our summer board meeting in Pinehurst, North Carolina on July 19, 2007. We would like to

thank Dave Powers and the Euclid Chemical Company for ar-ranging, and sponsoring, the conference meeting room at the Little River Golf and Conference Center. The meeting was very productive, and this edition of the President’s Message will share some of the activities of the Board.

The Board has reinstated the Student Scholarship Award. The amount of the award is $1,500.00. Eligible students must be in college, and studying concrete design or concrete repair. For more information regarding this scholarship, please visit our website at www.icricarolinas.org, or call Bryan Wood at (336) 855-0993.

The Carolinas Chapter of ICRI is planning a joint scholarship golf tournament with the Waterproofing Contractors Associa-tion (WCA) to be held on the Thursday before the 2008 Sum-mer Conference. The proceeds from the golf tournament are to be split between the ICRI’s and the WCA’s Student Scholar-ship funds.

The Board is in the process of preparing a program that can be taken “on the road”, and presented to different groups. This presentation will introduce ICRI to those not familiar with our organization. We hope to educate students, teachers, building owners, building managers and other professional and trade associations regarding the services and knowledge that ICRI has to offer. These actions are being taken to advance our Chapter’s goal to increase the awareness of ICRI with concrete repair related industries. Any member who has photographs of poor property conditions prior to repairs, repair techniques and good property conditions after repairs, please contact Bryan Wood at (336) 855-0993. Also, if you know of any organizations that might be interested in our presentation, please contact me (Greg Tierney) at (919) 362-1668.The Carolinas “Project of the Year” submissions are due by September 15, 2007. Our Carolinas members have been in-volved with some great projects. It’s time to get a little industry credit for your hard work. For more information, please visit our web site at www.icricarolinas.org and click on the “Chapter Information”/ “Project of the Year” tabs, or call Jim Hadley at

Beachwood Golf Club

www.icricarolinas.org

(704) 947-2430. The submission process has been streamlined, and takes very little time to complete.

The Board would like to encourage any members who are not already Chapter Sponsors, to become Chapter Sponsors. The support of Chapter Sponsors enables us to hold our conferences at great venues, with good food and fine accommodations, and keep our conference fees at reasonable rates. Any new 2008 Chapter Sponsorships received by August 31, 2007 will be in-cluded, at no cost, in the Fall Conference and the Fall Newsletter. If you have any questions, please contact Kelly Andrews at (919) 870-0315. As always, we would like to thank all of our Corpo-rate Sponsors for their support.

Speaking of the Fall Conference, our Fall Conference will be held on October 12 and 13, 2007 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The conference is entitled “The Science of Concrete Repair”. Our speakers will be presenting information regarding concrete sur-face preparation and repair material selection. Case studies of balcony repair projects are also on the agenda. The final session will be a round table discussion of repair materials, design and installation from the perspective of the Contractor, the Engineer and the Manufacturer. Please note, we will have the usual golf outing and fishing trip planned for Friday afternoon. New this year is a bicycle (manual) trip through the countryside. It’s always fun to bring your family, and stay an extra day at the beach.

Website Information: After the Fall Conference, a speaker topic survey will be placed on our website (www.icricarolinas.org) so we can get our membership’s input regarding future conference topics. Please participate, we sincerely want your input. Also, the American Concrete Institute’s Free Technical Guidelines for con-crete repair have been linked to the Carolinas website for easy downloading to your computer. Last, but not least, the Carolinas Chapter member firms can now put a direct link to the Carolinas website on their websites. For more information, contact Kelly Andrews at (919) 870-0315, or at Kellybob@earthlink.net.

It’s been a busy year. We look forward to seeing you at Myrtle Beach in October to increase our knowledge about concrete re-pair, see old and new friends, and enjoy some rest and relax-ation.

The fifth floor of the Speedway Club was the site of the 2007 Summer Conference….top shelf all the way.

The cockpit of the Car of Tomorrow, in case you are interested and want to try this….maybe next year.

The other option was a Ride Along at 160mph with a professional driver; Chapter Executive Director Kelly Andrews couldn’t resist.

One of the options was driving laps yourself; guest speaker and past ICRI National President Dennis Pinelle gets instructions on getting in his car.

Back at the poolside reception, Brian Shelton, Jim Harris, Ken Johnson and Dave Powers share stories and sample one of the NASCAR sponsor’s products.

Jim Hadley, Zeb Wells and Gary Moore enjoy time together poolside at the conference reception.

Dennis Pinelle suited up, in the car and in the Winners Circle, where he and the conference deserved to be.

Chapter Board members Keith Smith of Western Waterproofing and Scott Davis of Sherwin Wil-liams visit with BASF’s Dan Beuker.

Kevin Casey of Kenseal and Robert Thaxton of Carolinas Restoration and Waterproofing exchange a few tales by the pool.

TRADING STORIES AND PAINT...

Gene Nichols and Buddy Creech of Tech Fab have staked out the sweet spot: shade, food and drink all at one place.

Coming South for the summer? Rob Pusheck (seated) of Maryland and Dennis Pinelle of Boston (blue jeans) chat in the foreground while Keith Harrison and Lisa and Doug Saunders visit in the background.

Yes, that distinguished looking gentleman in the dress shirt and tie is Mike Parker from SKA…can’t decide if he’s coming from court or going on a date.

AT LOWE’S MOTOR SPEEDWAY

AT LOWE’S MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Three from Western Waterproofing: Dave Stur-devant, Keith Smith and James Anzalone.

Walter Starke of Tucker Kirby check’s out the notes (what notes??) from Gary Cox of Kenseal.

Euclid’s Dave Powers and Ben Smith of IQ Con-tracting getting ready to get down to work.

Part of the ten Sutton Kinnerly staff present for the conference: Jennifer Evans, Alex Montgomery and Greg Issacs. Great support, SKA.

Buddy Creech and Gene Nichols of TechFab get settled in for the morning sessions.

The stands were packed and it was standing room only for the Summer Conference at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

Kenseal’s Kevin Casey, Jed Daniels of Seager and Willie Goncharow of Guaranteed Supply are en-grossed with the morning presentation.

Secretary John Lambert introduces the confer-ence’s line-up of speakers.

Greg Tierney thanks Bank of America’s Mark Hur-ley after his great morning presentation.

A super lunch spread is enjoyed by Keith Har-rison, Carlton Steinmetz, John McDougall and Rick Price.

At the morning break, Dennis Pinelle shares a few driving stories with friends in the enclosed skybox overlooking the straightaway at Lowe’s.

Tom Hayes, Walter Starke and Dave Powers sample the goods on the buffet at The Speed-way Club.

Special Thanks To All Our Chapter Sponsors

Meet Our Speakers2007 Fall Convention

Kenneth M. Lozen; Prinicipal Engineer/Facilities Group Manager and Associate at NTH Consultants, Ltd. Farmington Hills, MI Mr. Lozen has planned, conducted, and managed concrete material, deterioration, and failure evaluations and the engineer-ing, design, and construction of concrete repairs at various structures for over 26 years. He has published several articles and has been a speaker for technical organizations on various concrete evaluation, repair and nondestructive testing subjects. He received his BS in civil engineering from the University of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan in 1980.Lozen is a Fellow, member of the Michigan Chapter, and charter member of the International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI), where he was Treasurer from 1988 to 1994 and Director from 1996 to 2000, and served as a member of the Technical Activi-ties Committee and several technical and board committees. Currently, he is a member of the ICRI Surface Preparation and Evaluation Committees, formerly served on the Hydrodemolition task group, and was chair for the “Guide to Using In-Situ Tensile Pull-off Tests to Evaluate Bond of Concrete Surface Materials.”Lozen is also an American Concrete Institute (ACI) Fellow and member of ACI Committees 228, Nondestructive Testing of Con-crete; 546, Repair of Concrete; and E 706, Repair Application Procedures. He is active in the ACI Greater Michigan Chapter where he has held several board positions including Director from 1986 to 1989, President in 1990 and 1991, and Treasurer from 1992 to present.

Patrick “Doc” Watson, Technical Product Specialist, BASF Building Materials, Madison, WIPatrick “Doc” Watson is a materials consultant based in Madison, Wisconsin, and is employed by BASF Building Systems, Sha-kopee, MN as a Technical Product Specialist. In his position at BASF, Watson blends real world experience with cutting edge techniques to help customers find the best possible solution to their unique needs. Watson has been a fixture in the construction industry for more than 40 years. A member of ICRI since 1994, but most recently he has been actively involved in developing the organization’s guidelines for selecting and specifying concrete repair materials and has served on several committees. Addition-ally, Watson has been a regular speaker at organization events for both ICRI and the American Concrete Institute (ACI), where he also contributes his expertise in committees and publication development.Doc is also a member of ACI Committee 546, Repair of Concrete, ACI Committee 308 Curing, 302 Guide to Construction of Slabs, and Committee 364 Rehabilitation of Concrete as well as ACI education committee E706. He has authored numerous articles and Association documents. Doc is a frequent speaker for industry groups and has taught at several North American Universities.

Keith Harrison, President, Capital Restoration & Waterproofing, Edenton, NCKeith has been in the industry for twenty years. His experience began with the North Carolina Department of Transportation where he served fourteen years mostly in the Bridge Maintenance Division. His last position held there was Division One Bridge Maintenance Engineer. Keith left NCDOT to enter the private contracting sector where for the past six years he has broadened his experience in building envelopes and parking deck repairs through projects ranging from $1,000 to $1 million. In 2006 he founded Capital Restoration & Waterproofing, Inc. where he is president. Capital Restoration has rapidly grown to 13 employ-ees and geographically covers all of NC, SC and VA. Keith has been very active in the professional organizations, serving both as President of ICRI Virginia as well as currently sitting on the Board of Director of ICRI Carolinas. He is also actively involved nationally on the ICRI Education Committee.

GOLD SPONSORSCarolina Restoration and Waterproofing

GSI General MaterialsKenseal Construction Products

BRONZE SPONSORSCarolina Specialties

Metzer/McGuireNeogard

Sika CorporationStyro Systems Carolinas

Sutton Kennerly & Associates

Green Mountain InternationalSeager Waterproofing

Stone Restoration of AmericaTucker Kirby

Valcourt Building ServicesWestern Construction Group

SILVER SPONSORS

Carolinas Chapter Initiates Student ScholarshipAs a result of the excellent support of our corporate sponsors, employers of our board of directors, con-ference speakers, and membership, the ICRI Carolinas Chapter has initiated an annual student scholarship of $1,500. The first scholarship will be awarded this fall and announced at our fall convention. In future years, the scholarship will be awarded during the last week of June.

Students enrolled in a North or South Carolina, four-year undergraduate or graduate level engineering or construction program, with coursework in concrete are eligible. If you know of an eligible student, please spread the word and have them apply. For complete rules, application form, and registration deadline, please see the Chapter website at www.icricarolinas.org.

(Platinum Sponsors Featured in color on the cover of the connection)

“THE SCIENCE OF CONCRETE REPAIR”Thursday, October 11, 2007

All Thursday events at The Lodge Villas4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Board of Directors MeetingCreekside Conference Center: Library

DINNER ON YOUR OWNFriday, October 12, 2007

All Friday and Saturday morning events at Water Oaks Conference Center across the street from Creekside Conference Center

7:00 – 8:15 a.m.Registration & Packet Pick-up / Table Top Displays set up

Breakfast on your own 8:15 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

General Sessions: Welcome and AnnouncementsPresident, Greg Tierney, PE

8:30 – 9:45 a.m.Program Session: “Pay me now, or pay me later ... the real value of surface preparation”

Kenneth M. Lozen; Prinicipal Engineer/Facilities Group Manager and Associate at NTH Consultants

9:45 – 10:00 a.m. - Break10:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Program Session: “Material Selection: Let’s Separate The Wheat From The Chafe” Patrick “Doc” Watson, Technical Product Specialist, BASF Building Materials

11:30 a.m. - Adjournment1:00 – 6:00 p.m.

ICRI Chapter Golf Tournament, Beachwood Golf Club, Hwy 17, North Myrtle Beach, SC with boxed lunch OR

Half Day Party Boat Fishing Tournament on the charter boat Cyclone, Hurricane Fleet Marina, Calabash, NC OR

Tour de ICRI, Meet Jim Hadley in front of the Four Seasons Restaurant at 1:00pm for a 60 – 70 mile bicycle ride

through the rural country side of Conway and Myrtle Beach.7:30 – 8:00 p.m.

Social (Cash Bar)Creekside Room, Creekside Conference Center

8:00 – 9:30 p.m.Annual Chapter Banquet

Creekside Room, Creekside Conference Centerwith Annual Awards and Golf and Fishing Prizes

Saturday, October 13, 2007 7:30 – 8:30 a.m.

Table Top Displays Breakfast on your own

8:30 - 9:15 a.m.Annual Chapter Business Meeting

President, Greg Tierney, PE9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Program Session: “Balcony Repair: Cradle To Grave” Keith Harrison, President, Capital Restoration and Waterproofing

10:15 – 10:30 a.m. - Break10:30 – 11:45 a.m.

Open Forum on Concrete Repair Philosophy and Design From the Perspective of a Contractor, Engineer and Manufacturer

11:45 a.m. - Adjournment

This seminar w

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provide 5 PDH’s.

2007 ICRI Fall Convention ScheduleOcean Creek Resort

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Jim Hadley will lead a 60 – 70 mile bicycle ride through the rural country side of Conway and Myrtle Beach after Friday’s sessions at the Fall Con-vention. Ride course will be the South Conway route from The Grand Strand Cycle Association group ride series. (mostly rural, low traffic, smooth paved roadway with no dogs!)

Average pace will between 18-20 mph (faster if requested). This is a free event! So bring your road bike, helmet and water bottles!

Contact Jim Hadley at 704-905-5836 to get signed-up.

Project of the Year 2007By Jim Hadley

We are proud to announce that we have now finalized our official Carolinas Chapter Project of the Year submittal form. This new completely electronic format allows you to simply fill in the text fields, insert your pictures, save the file and email your submission. If you wish to print and mail the submission that is per-fectly acceptable as well.

To increase project submissions we have made several changes to the program:• Any Carolinas Chapter member may submit a project• Project completion dates are from October 2006 to October 2007• A formal 20 minute presentation will not be required at annual convention• Submissions may now be emailed or printed• Winning contractor will receive free Platinum Sponsorship ($1000 Value) for the entire 2008 year

At the web site www.icricarolinas.org you can now download the rules as well as the submission form. All the instructions and category descriptions are listed in each section.Project entry deadline is September 15, 2007 so don’t hesitate; the winner will be notified by October 5, 2007 and the award will be presented at our Annual Convention in Myrtle Beach on Oct. 12 & 13, 2007.

A NEW EVENT FOR 2007!

The 2007 Carolinas Conference Summer Conference started well and finished strong. A tip of the ICRI hat to both the Summit Hospitality Group for hosting our poolside reception Thursday at Towne Place Suites and to Lowe’s Motor Speedway and the Richard Petty Driving Experience for getting the conference into the Winners Circle Friday.

During a very busy summer month, we had 60 attendees registered for the conference and kudos to our two speakers, Mark Hurley of Bank of America and Dennis Pinelle, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger for their outstanding presentations on “Owners’ Perspective on Repair Projects and Repair Professionals.” And special thanks to John Lambert of Stone Restoration for his work on securing the speakers, and John Lambert and Jim Hadley of Sika for volunteering to be part of the panel discussion on warranties.

A NEW EVENT FOR 2007! 2007 ICRI Carolinas Chapter Fall ConventionOcean Creek Resort, Myrtle Beach, SCFriday/Saturday, Oct. 12 - Oct. 13, 2007 (This seminar will provide 5 PDHs)Both Conference and Hotel Registration Deadlines are Sept. 11, 2007 to be guaranteed space.

Company NC/SC PE #

Name Spouse

Mailing Address

E-mail: PhoneICRI Member Registration Fees (Received by September 11, 2007)(includes morning coffee and juice, Friday banquet and all breaks)

ICRI Member Attendees: $225 per person = $Non-Member Attendees: $265 per person = $Friday Night Banquet for Spouse $35 extra $

The Golf Tournament is at the Beechwood Golf Club on Hwy 17, North Myrtle Beach, SC. Tee times will start Friday afternoon, Oct. 12, 2007 at 1:00pm. 44 slots are available. ($95.00 includes cart fee, 2 drink tickets and boxed lunch). Golf Skill Level (please circle your handicap): A B C D $

The Fishing Tournament is also Friday afternoon, Oct 12, 2007 on the charter boat Cyclone leaving from the Hurricane Fleet Docks at Calabash, NC at 1:00pm. ½ day trip; license, all bait and tackle included; returning at 5:30pm. Coolers OK; no glass ($80.00; 15 slots available). $

ICRI CHAPTER SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES (For remainder of 2007 & all 2008)

Platinum Chapter Sponsorship: $1000 + logo art $(includes 3X6 individual banner with logo displayed in Fall Convention, logo in remaining 2007 & 2008 Chapter newsletters, all conference agendas & hospitality board + free tabletop)

Gold Chapter Sponsorship: $500+ logo art $(single 3X6 banner with all Gold Sponsor logos and acknowledgement in 2007 & 2008 newsletters, all conference agendas & hospitality board)

Silver Chapter Sponsorship: $250 $(acknowledgement in remaining 2007 & 2008 newsletters, all conference agendas & hospitality board)

Bronze Chapter Sponsorship: $100 $(acknowledgement in all conference agendas and hospitality board)

Tabletop display: $100 (Six foot table in the meeting room) $

TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED $

CONFERENCE HEADQUARTERS HOTEL ROOMING PACKAGEOcean Creek Resort, 10600 North Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach, SC 29572

For Room Reservations, call (800) 845-0353, refer to ICRI Group #173234; www.oceancreek.com All Lodge Villas: Studios:$67.00; 1-Bedroom: $75.00; 2-Bedroom: $86.00; and

Oceanfront Towers: 2-Bedroom: $121.00 and 3-Bedroom: $149.00 + 10% tax & resort fee

Return registration form with check payable to “ICRI” no later than Sept. 11, 2007 to: ICRI Fall Convention, 8608 Timberwind Drive, Raleigh, NC 27615

OR pay on-line with credit cards only at www.icricarolinias.org

For more info call 919 870-0315 or to fax your registration, dial 919 844-4833. Registration received after Sept. 11, 2007 should include $25.00 late fee ( total of $245/290).

2007 Officers and Board of DirectorsICRI - Carolinas Chapter8608 Timberwind Dr.Raleigh, NC 27615

PRESIDENTGregory J TierneyGregory J. Tierney, P.E.(919) 362-1668; gjt@bellsouth.net

VICE-PRESIDENTCarlton SteinmetzGuaranteed Supply Co.(919) 833-0923; carltons@gscnc.com SECRETARYJohn LambertStone Restoration of America(704) 697-9909; jlambert@stoneres.com

TREASURERJames F. HadleySika Corporation704-947-2430; hadley.jim@sika-corp.com

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENTDonald T. FordLesco Restorations, Inc.843-224-7597; dford@lesco.net

DIRECTORSScott Davis (until 2008)The Sherwin-Williams Company(919) 795-6480; scott.davis@sherwin.com

John McDougall (until 2009)Carolina Restoration & Waterproofing, Inc.Phone: 919-528-6400

Keith Harrison (until 2008)Capital Restoration & Waterproofing, Inc.(252) 333-2428; keith@capitalrestorations.com

Robert A. Speed (until 2008)North Carolina Department of Insurance (919) 661-5880, ext. 224; Bspeed@ncdoi.net

Keith Smith (until 2009)Strickland Waterproofing Phone: 704-634-1130 Email: ksmith@stricklandwaterproofing.com

Bryan Wood (until 2008)Sutton-Kennerly & Associates, Inc.(336) 855-0993; btw@suttonkennerly.com

CAROLINAS CHAPTER COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN

Program Committee - Carlton Steinmetz

Hospitality Committee - John McDougall

Call Committee - Greg Tierney

Membership and Education - Bryan Wood

Nominating - Don Ford

Awards & Project of the Year - Jim Hadley

Sponsorship - Keith Harrison

Points Committee - John McDougall

Website - Jim Hadley

2007 KEY MEETING DATES

Oct 11 Board Meeting – Ocean Creek 4:00pOct 12-13 Fall Convention – Ocean Creek Resort, Myrtle Beach, SCOct 13 Post Conference Board Meeting 12 noonNov 13 Board Meeting - Raleigh, NC 10:00 am

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORKelly Andrews8608 Timberwind Drive Raleigh, NC 27615Phone (919) 870-0315FAX (919) 844-4833Email: kellybob@earthlink.net

Our Chapter’s Platinum Sponsors