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As we approach the end of the 2007-2008 program year it
seems like any disappointments we may have had were
turned into positives, allowing us to end the year on a high
instead of a low. We lost a speaker (Phil Parker of ISMET
Control Systems) due to a sudden stroke in March, yet we
had a satisfactory fill-in program thanks to the Taggart-
Knight Group. I am happy to report that Phil is slowly
recovering and may be able to do his program in Spring
2009. I am also pleased and excited to announce a program
for our May meeting of interest for Plumbing Design Professionals (P.E.’s) CPD’s,
and Mechanical Contractors doing design build jobs, inclusive of total mechanical
system installations. “The Next Generation of 3D Cad—How Building Integration
Modeling (BMI) is used for Construction Coordination” will be presented by Ryan
Beaudrie. Ryan has been involved in this process and has been a lead coordinator
and problem solver to keep cost of construction within project budgets for con-
tractors and owners alike. For more information on this program check out our web
site or contact George Johnston for a flyer. This is an opportunity you do not want
to pass up.
May 20, 2008 is the time we nominate and elect the officers and directors for the
2008-2009 year. Your input would go a long way in selecting and electing future
leaders to carry on the Eastern Michigan Chapter of ASPE. The Chapter needs and
wants you to participate and be willing to be mentored for future chapter leader-
ship positions.
A June Planning Meeting will take place for next season’s programming. Your
input is needed to assure us we are addressing your wants and needs. Please pass
your ideas along to any board member.
June 3, 2008 is Spotlight on the Manufacturers, from 8:00 AM till 3:00 PM at
the Plumbing Industry Training Center. A great chance for you to visit and see
what’s new in the Plumbing Industry and listen to the speakers featured on the flyer
as well as those at the displays. This is a chance to come and go as it suits your
needs, or stay the day to network with your fellow trade disciplines in the Plumbing
and Mechanical Industry namely Design Professionals, Contractors, Inspectors,
Journeypersons, Apprentices and Students seeking careers within the Industry.
A continental breakfast in the AM or lunch in the PM is on the manufacturers and
the Chapter. Ginny Corpt, our caterer, will provide the food.
Spotlight on the Manufacturers is open to anyone in the Plumbing and Mechanical
Industry striving to further the gains in protecting the health and safety of the gen-
eral public.
Your president,John Nussbaum
May 2008
PRESIDENT’S REPORTJohn R. Nussbaum, IPP, FASSE
AASSPPEE NNEEWWSSEastern Michigan ChapterEastern Michigan Chapter
www.aspe.org/Eastern_Michigan
Serving our membership since 1975
AASSPPEE NNEEWWSSVol. 11, Issue 9
American Society of Plumbing Engineers
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Date: Tuesday,May 20, 2008
Time: 4:15 - 5:45 PM Handbook Class 5:45 - 6:15 PM Dinner6:15 - 8:45 PM Design Class
Cost: ASPE, ASSE, MBPA Mbrs: NCNon-members: $15.00 FOR DINNER
Where: Plumbing Training Center1911 Ring Dr, Troy, MISEE map on back page
Topic: Next Generation of 3D CAD
Speaker: Ryan BeaudrieSee page 3 for program & bio
Handbook: Designing Medical Gas SystemsPart II
June 3, 2008 Event
Manufacturers Spotlight8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
See the full event schedule on our web site.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
RSVP by the Friday prior
to day of class
Ed Hawley, VP Tech:
(248) 656-8253 phone
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3May 2008
Ryan Beaudrie has been with Ron George
Design & Consulting Services for over four
years, where he has been involved in the
design, engineering and coordination of
plumbing and mechanical systems for many
types of buildings which included hospitals,
casinos, hotels, automotive facilities, restau-
rants and office buildings. He has managed
and overseen the 3D CAD coordination process where he was
the lead coordinator for a particular mechanical trade for many
large and complicated projects in Metro Detroit. He has experi-
ence working with the contractor and/or owner to develop multi-
ple ways to solve problems which allows them to select the
solutions that best fi t their needs at a cost within the project’s
budget. He uses 3D CAD to layout, draw and coordinate
mechanical systems for various buildings in 3D which are then
given to the field crews for installation or the shop for fabrica-
tion. Some of the projects he has worked on include: University
of Michigan Children’s & Women’s Hospital, MGM Casino &
Hotel, Motor City Casino & Hotel, Fort Shelby Hotel, Henry
Ford Hospital – West Bloomfield and Oakwood Southshore
Medical Center.
Topics to be covered:
✶ How BIM and 3D CAD coordination is the way of the future
✶ Who is involved in the process?
✶ Proper way to organize and set up these projects
✶ Setting up project guidelines so everyone is coordinating
together efficiently
✶ How computer programs can draw mechanical systems in 3D
✶ How computer programs can produce 3D models of the
building and its mechanical systems before the building is
built
✶ How these programs produce clash reports of the clashes
between mechanical trades and building elements
✶ The cost savings of using this process
✶ The decreases in field changes
✶ Greatly reduces the amount of work needed to produce as
built
✶ How it’s cheaper to change things in the computer than in
the field
✶ How the owner can also benefit from this process
✶ This makes it easier to fabricate items in the shop
✶ Allows great communication between contractors, engineers,
project management and owners
May Tech ProgramThe Next Generation of 3D CAD - BIM
Ryan Beaudrie
Greetings to all ASPE, ASSE, MBPA and
Local 98 members who missed the best
monthly program we were able to assemble,
with the NSF International in Ann Arbor, MI.
By my count, there were only 22 privileged
members that took advantage of this out-
standing offer by attending the program. We
were looking for a much larger turnout.
Jeremy Brown, Codes & Regulatory
Manager of NSF International, also an ASPE member, welcomed
us in the lobby, along with the NSF’s gracious staff for the regis-
tration and coordination. Special thanks to the following people:
✲ Nancy Bednarz, Business Manager of Plastics
✲ Christine Chapin, Certification Project Manager
✲ Kellie Grosteffon, Certification Project Manager
✲ Paula Trombley, Event Coordinator
As we registered, the hostess handed us an NSF cap and directed
us to the waiting group of ASPE members who were ready to
start the special grand tour of the facilities. We met with:
1. Kurt Kneen, Chemistry Lab Director, in the tour of NSF’s
Chemistry and Microbiology Laboratories.
2. Dave Orton, Test Engineer, for the tour of NSF’s Mechanical
Plumbing Laboratories.
3. Dave Parzen, Special Projects Manager, for the tour of
NSF’s Plastic Testing Laboratories.
The NSF International tour presented an educational, practical
experience and, in reality, something you would want the oppor-
tunity to see for yourself and record to memory for future use.
The methodology was explained—all the steps needed to accom-
plish the development of a standard and the necessary step-by-
step progression required for the standard to be established as an
acceptable one, recognized throughout the world.
To get to the final standard, it is extremely important to thorough-
ly and diligently investigate each step in the process, recording all
factors and the results of each test, finally reaching a solid con-
clusion for the criteria. It is very comforting to see the label on
the NSF branded products in your daily life and KNOW, by virtue
of witnessing the process first hand, that you can really trust the
safety of that product for yourself and your family.
After the two-hour tour, we were invited to an appetizing dinner
of breaded chicken breast, vegetables, salad, desert and beverage.
Following the meal, a presentation was made by Jeremy Brown
on the health effects and performance requirements of plumbing
products. Tara Sniezek, the Business Manager of Drinking Water
Treatment Units, followed Jeremy with a presentation on how
drinking water filters are tested. The presentations were open to
questions at all times and the tour and programs were greatly
enjoyed by all the attendees. We thank the staff members of NSF
International and Jeremy Brown for an excellent program.
VP TECHNICAL REPORTEdwin Hawley, CIPE/CPD
continued on page 5
4 ASPE News - Eastern Michigan Chapter
Attention...Women Engineering Students
If you are a woman engineering student
committed to the HVAC or Plumbing
Industry, working and attending school
in the Metro Detroit area, there is
scholarship money available to you.
Two organizations, Women in
Construction - Detroit Chapter and the
Michigan Chapter of the American
Society of Sanitary Engineering, have
established scholarship funds to
encourage and aid students in their
quest for a engineering degree in a field
that desperately needs more HVAC and
Plumbing engineers.
Please contact John Nussbaum at (313)
341-7661 ext. 211 for further
information.
Start planning now for the greatest
plumbing engineering tradeshow in the
country! More than 600 exhibitors,
educational sessions, games, prizes,
and more!
5 May 2008
VP MEMBERSHIP REPORTCindy Zatto
ASPE East Michigan Chapter current
membership is 127.
East Michigan Chapter Membership
standings: 49 Full Members, 8 Associate
Members, 35 Affiliate Members, 4
Government Members, 28 Special
Members, 1 Student Member and 2
Retired Members. Our chapter has 12
members who are P. E.’s, 20 members who have CPD-CIPE
and 1 member who is a PE and has CIPE.
Membership applications are available on line at
www.aspe.org/Eastern_Michigan or www.aspe.org, in print
from any board member, and at the hospitality desk at ASPE
monthly plumbing design class. Members receive the ASPEPlumbing Engineering Design Handbook, Plumbing Systems& Design Magazine, and the opportunity for collegial inter-
action and networking.
John Nussbaum, President ASPE EMC, challenged each
board member of board of directors to get 2 new members
each over 2 years. If you are interested in becoming a mem-
ber of ASPE, please feel free to contact me at 810.343-2713
or [email protected], or any board member whose
contact information is listed on the last page of this newslet-
ter.
Cindy
May Meeting Info:
Now comes the chance for all members to get some political
voting experience, for in the Month of May, ASPE Chapters
will have their general elections for all the Board Members.
Putting all the hoopla aside, we will get down to the real
thing. A slate of candidates will be announced, so give it
some thought, and please vote your choices.
The program for the evening of May 20, 2008, is “The Next
Generation of 3D CAD—How Building Integration
Modeling (BIM) is used for Construction Coordination”,
with guest speaker, Ryan Beuadrie, mechanical designer and
CAD operator for Ron George Design and Consulting. This
is the final scheduled meeting of the Chapter. So let’s end the
2007-2008 calendar program with the best turnout of the
year. Please try to register as early as you can, to help plan
the meals and all other activities. Thanks for your support
and cooperation.
Ed, VP Tech
VP Technical Reportcontinued from page 3
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Manufacturers' Representatives
4888 Lakepointe Ave.
P.O. Box 24077
Detroit, MI 48224
Ph 800-533-8226 Fax 313-882-8492
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P.O.Box 37317
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Ph 313 864-2800 Fax 313 864-7219
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Manufacturers' Representatives
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Ph 248 684-1200 Fax 248 684-6011
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Manufacturers' Representatives
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45900 Port Street
Plymouth, MI 48170
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Ph 734 454-4480 Fax 734 454-1790
www.lochinvar.com
DE BROKA & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Manufacturers' Representatives
51446 Oro Dr.
Shelby Twp., MI 48315
Dennis DeBroka
Ph 586 532-0811 Fax 586 532-0815
www.debroka-assoc.com
MAJOR/LOZUAWAY & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Manufacturers' Representatives
1117 W. Grand Blanc Rd.
Grand Blanc, MI 48439
Mike Ostrowski
Wayne Phillpotts
Ph 810 234-1635 Fax 810 234-8389
DIVERSIFIED SPEC. SALES, INC./
HOWLEY AGENCY SALES CO.
Manufacturers’ Representative
13261 Northend Ave.
Oak Park, MI 48237-3265
Michael J. Burdette
Ph 248 398-2400 Fax 248 547-4905
www.diversified-spec-sales.com
MEEK / BECK & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Manufactures' Representatives
11875 Belden Court
Livonia, MI 48150
Ross Beck
Ph 734 458-2950 Fax 734 458-2953
www.meekbeck.com
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Manufacturers' Representatives
56 S. Squirrel
Auburn Hills, MI 48326
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Bill Allen
Ph 888 472-8982 Fax 248 852-0298
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1987 Concept Drive
Warren, MI 48091
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Mary Chapman, Newsletter Editor
P.O. Box 37317
Oak Park, MI 48237
Internet Address
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Region 2 - Great Lakes
Eastern Michigan
Non-Profit Corporation
Local Chapters Not Authorized To Speak For The
Society
2007-2008 ASPE-EMC Board and Committee Chairpersons
President
John Nussbaum, FASSE IPP
MCA Detroit
14801 W. Eight Mile Road
Detroit, MI 48235
(313) 341-7661 x 211 Fax: 341-1007
Vice-President Technical
Edwin L. Hawley, CPD
ELH Group, Inc.
2124 Winchester Rd.
Rochester Hills, MI 48307
(248) 656-8253
Vice-President Legislative
Barry Pines, CIPE/CPD
C&R Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
51195 Fischer Park Drive
Shelby Twp, MI 48316
(586) 739-8915 Fax: 731-5650
Vice-President Membership
Cindy Zatto
V. E. Sales Company, Inc.
25200 Jefferson Ave.
St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
(586) 774-7760 Fax: 774-1490
Treasurer
John Snyder, CIPE/CPD
31758 Edgeworth Dr.
Madison Heights, MI 48071
(248) 588-8741 Fax: 577-0104
Administrative Secretary
Paul Bladdick
LPB Company
379 Shotwell Court
White Lake, MI 48386
(248) 698-9292 Fax: 698-9227
Corresponding Secretary
George Johnston
Balfrey & Johnston, Inc.
P.O. Box 37317
Oak Park, MI 48237
(313) 864-2800 Fax: 864-7219
Newsletter / Web Editor
Mary Chapman
MCA Detroit
14801 W. Eight Mile Road
Detroit, MI 48235
(313) 341-7661 x 210 Fax: 341-1007
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