october 2019 - aspe phila · october 2019 affiliates corner greetings, i hope to see many of you at...

A S P E P h i l a d e l p h i a N E W S

October 2019

Philadelphia Chapter Board

PRESIDENT

David C Smith PE, LEED AP

Gannett Fleming

(610) 804-0069

E-mail: [email protected]

V.P. Technical

Ken Clark VP Regional Sales

EWS Inc. Environmental Water Systems

(302) 480-3950


V.P. Legislative & Web Master

Marc Pisarek

Pisarek Engineering

(856) 854-5445 ext. 112

Email: [email protected]

V.P. Membership

James Wardell

Burns-Cope Associates, Inc.

(610) 485-2828 ext 1026


Education Chairperson

Marianne Bjonnes, CPD, GPD

The Rock Brook Consulting Group, PA

(267) 519-3439 ext: 211


Administrative Secretary

James Eyrich

L & R Associates

(267) 308-0500


Corresponding Secretary

Steve Ziga

hpeGROUP

(215) 859-2939


Treasurer

William T. O’Donnell CPD, FASPE

PWI Engineering

(215) 241-9100 ext.211


Newsletter Editor

Dawn M Bishop

Rich Tomkins Co.

(610) 859-6060


Affiliate Liaison

Kevin Brace

Rich Tomkins Company.

(610) 859-6074


We are online at www.AspePhila.org.

Chapters are not authorized to speak for the Society

COMMITTEES Board of Governors

Steve Ziga

Dawn Bishop

Mike Panco

Golf Committee Chair

Bill O’Donnell, CPD, FASPE

PWI Engineering

215-241-9100

[email protected]

ASPE Plumbing Design School Chair

Marianne Bjonnes, CPD, GPD

The Rock Brook Consulting Group

267-519-3439

[email protected]

Women of ASPE Liaison (WOA)

Laura Simons

Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company

609-816-2350

[email protected]

Product Show Chair

Mike Panco

610-497-4480

[email protected]

ASPE Young Professional (AYP)

David Raymond

267-603-4137

BR+A Consulting Engineers

[email protected]

Earn CEU and PDH credit at each Dinner Meeting.

Credit: Photo in banner by Bill O’Donnell

October 2019 Issue

President’s Message .............. 2

Technical Corner .................. 4

Legislative News .................... 6

Membership News ................. 8

Affiliates Corner .................... 10

Speaking Out ........................ 12

Women of ASPE .................... 14

Last Month’s Attendees ....... 34

mailto:[email protected]











2


October 2019

ASPE has been making changes to

programs. Some of the changes are

ASPE Connect, webinars, and a

new website. ASPE Connect is a

forum to ask questions about the

plumbing industry where answers

are posted to the question very

quickly. Webinars are hosted by

ASPE at no cost or discounted cost

to members about a variety of top-

ics. In addition, the website is being revamped to

make finding things easier. I

As you may already know, ASPE is having the Sym-

posium in Pittsburgh this year, October 24 to 27. The

Symposium has (40) technical sessions. Investigate

the technical sessions and make plans to attend the

topics that interest you. The technical sessions are in

five tracks, Code& Standards, System Design &

Equipment Exploration, Sustainability/Construction,

Legionella/Water Quality, and Fire Protection & Life

Safety.

The chapter currently has three ambassadors to help

get new members acquainted with chapter events.

The ambassadors help new member joining our chap-

ter to learn about our organization, where/when meet-

ings are held, whom to contact for assistance, and

what our chapter has to offer. If you are interested in

being an ambassador, contact a board member.

The chapter is looking for volunteers who want to

give back to the ASPE. This can be as a member of

the golf committee, product show committee, AYP

committee, WOA committee, and board positions. If

you want to volunteer, we have a position you can

help with.

I look forward to seeing you at our Product Show and

Symposium on October 17 at the Clarion in Essing-

ton, PA.

David Smith

President

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

You are invited to attend the

ASPE Philadelphia Chapter

November Dinner Meeting

Thursday, November 21, 2019

6:00pm to 8:00pm

Maggiano’s Little Italy

2000 Rt. 38

Cherry Hill, NJ 08002

(856) 792-4470

$45.00/person (non-member)

$35.00/person (ASPE member)

$30.00/person (ASPE member) with a reservation

by 4pm Monday, November 18, 2019

(We accept cash or check only.)

Education Topic:

Oil Separation Code Compliance

(for elevator compliance)

Speaker:

Andy Reichlin

Marketing Director of Stancor

Tabletop Presentation:

TBD

Reservations required by 4:00pm

on Monday, November 18th

Ken Clark [email protected]

Meeting qualifies for 1-hour CEU.

Certificates provided upon request,

please let us know with your RSVP.

Certificates will be issued through

ASPE National Society.

Copyright© 2019 ASPE Philadelphia Chapter

All rights reserved

www.ASPEphila.org

*Chapters are not authorized to speak for the Society*


http://www.ASPEphila.org

A S P E P h i l a d e l p h i a N E W S 3

October 2019

4


October 2019

TECHNICAL CORNER Happy Fall! We want to know! For those of you that attended our September dinner meeting on

Vacuum Wastewater Systems Design, was the information provided educational and informative? Do

you have any suggestions for future dinner programs or facility tours (i.e. Longwood Gardens)? Your

Philly Board is here to support you and your feedback is very important to us. Please provide me with

your comments and suggestions at [email protected]. Thank you!

Upcoming events and topics for your review:

• From October 1 – 31, you can purchase from ASPE the PDF copy of the Fire Protection Systems

III for 35% off the regular price (for ASPE members only). Enter the coupon code “BOO” when you

check out, but please make sure you are logged onto the website first.

• Prepare for the 2020 CPD Exam. ASPE’s online resources are available to you. Register for a

four-part CPD Review Webinar series. The series provides you an overview of the CPD Exam and the five domains.

There are also two practice tests available online. Visit www.aspe.org today.

• 20th Biennial Philly ASPE Product Show on Thursday, October 17th (11am – 6pm): at the Clarion Hotel- 76 Industri-

al Highway, Essington, PA 19029. This year’s symposium class topics are:

11am: Plumbing Hydraulics & Pumps- presented by David Strunk, PE

1pm: Plumbing Design in High Rise Buildings- presented by Drew McFadden, CPD

3pm: Intro to the NEW Philadelphia Plumbing Code- presented by Walt Krzyzanowski, Philadelphia Pluming

Advisory Board

• ASPE Tech Symposium/Product Show: This year's premier professional development and technical education event

for plumbing system design professionals is being held in Pittsburgh on October 24-27.

(Continued on page 20)

Ken Clark

Vice President,

Technical


http://www.aspe.org


October 2019

6


October 2019

LEGISLATIVE NEWS NJ adopted the 2018 National Standard Plumbing Code with state specific amendments on September

3rd. A grace period of six months applies from the adoption date where you can submit projects under

the 2015 version. Check out the code here: http://epubs.iapmo.org/NSPC/2018/ and see here for

amendments: https://www.state.nj.us/dca/divisions/codes/codreg/pdf_regs/njac_5_23_3.pdf Refer to my

Summer 2019 newsletter article for a list of notable changes. The code can be purchased through IAP-

MO.org/NSPC in digital or print formats.

The new Philadelphia Plumbing Code was adopted on October 1, 2019 and will allow a six month grace

period to submit projects under the old code until March 31, 2020. The new code is based on the 2018

International Plumbing Code, with some provisions from the 2004 Philadelphia Plumbing Code re-

tained to address existing infrastructure (i.e. single stack drainage design).

Major changes include: expanded use of non-metallic pipe, energy efficiency and water conservation, use of pipe bursting meth-

odology and materials, separation of sanitary and stormwater drainage lines, updated minimum plumbing facilities calculations,

elimination of building traps on storm only drains. For further details on each of these items, plus additional items of note, please

refer to the following highlights document: https://www.aiaphiladelphia.org/sites/default/files/uploads/

philaplumbingcodehighlights.pdf To view the local amendments in their entirety, please see here: http://www.aspephila.org/_pdf/

BillNo19045501AsAmended.pdf

Want to learn more about Philadelphia’s new plumbing code? Walt Krzyzanowski (Philadelphia Plumbing Advisory Board) will

be conducting a seminar entirely on the new code at 3 PM on October 17th at the 2019 ASPE Philadelphia Plumbing Trade Expo-

sition and Technical Symposium at the Clarion Hotel in Essington, PA. Register (for free!) today at aspephila.org.

Marc Pisarek

Vice President,

Legislative


October 2019

8


October 2019

MEMBERSHIP NEWS Quotes… I love Quotes! Undeniably I’m a sales boy & most of you may be thinking I’m

about to wax poetic about the BID & BUY quotes of our glorious industry but no, that’s not

what I’m saying. I’m talking about philosophical & reflective quotes that mentally ride

shotgun as we navigate our lives. Creatively crafted WORDS constructed for life & busi-

ness make a big difference; arranged in the right fashion & you’ll have positive direction,

arranged haphazardly & you’ll have chaos. One of my favorite quotes comes from our

friend Ben Franklin, “If you fail to plan, you’re planning to fail.” Now… you can go the

end of this newsletter & PLAN to attend as many dinner meetings & Philadelphia Chapter

functions as your calendar will allow. Take a few words, thoughts or phrases & put them

together to build your mantra. If you’re not feeling creative use others quotes to help you

gain this positive direction. Or don’t… it is what it is

New Chapter Members – Welcome Aboard! Chris Eyrich John Murphy Christopher McLaren

What’s next? Visit us online & see http://www.aspephila.org/calendar.htm

Attend the Plumbing Trade Exposition & Technical Symposium on October 17th 11am-6pm @ Clarion

Hotel - Essington PA

Break Bread with us next month on November 21st

James Wardell

Vice President,

Membership

http://www.aspephila.org/calendar.htm


October 2019

10


October 2019

AFFILIATES CORNER Greetings,

I hope to see many of you at the Technical Symposium and Trade

Show on October 17th. Don’t miss this chance to see the latest prod-

ucts in the industry and meet with the manufacturer’s representatives to

answer any questions. Along with the product show there are three fan-

tastic seminars being held on topics that you will need to be aware of

and can use in your projects every day. For further information and to

register for the seminars, please visit our website www.aspephila.org.

Attention affiliate members, the affiliate section of the website will be

updated shortly, please take a moment and visit http://aspephila.org/

affiliate.htm to view your listing and email me ([email protected]) if any corrections need to be made.

We still have some tabletop opportunities open for our monthly Technical Meetings, don’t miss out on this great

opportunity to promote your product lines to the engineering community.

See you on Oct. 17!

Kevin Brace

Affiliate Liaison

Rich-Tomkins Co. Inc.

[email protected]

http://www.aspephila.org

http://aspephila.org/affiliate.htm

http://aspephila.org/affiliate.htm



October 2019

12


October 2019

SPEAKING OUT

Steve Ziga

It’s October and my favorite time of the year. Weather starts to cool off.

Leaves change color. Eagles are on the TV. What else can be better after the

hot summer!

Halloween is around the corner and in my opinion, one of the most fun days of

the year. Candy, dressing up in costumes, spending time with friends and fami-

ly. What beats that?!?

Though the origins of Halloween go back millennium as the day marked the end

of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of

year that was often associated with human death. It was believed that on the

night before the new year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred. That

night was October 31 and it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth… The ancient Celtic fes-

tival of Samhain came to be where people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. In the

eighth century, Pope Gregory III designated November 1 as a time to honor all saints (as many other Catholic

holidays were aligned with other religions); soon, All Saints Day incorporated some of the traditions of Sam-

hain. The evening before was known as All Hallows Eve, and later Halloween. Over time (some would say

due to commercialism), Halloween evolved into a day of activities like trick-or-treating, carving jack-o-

lanterns, festive gatherings, donning costumes and eating sweet treats.



October 2019

14


October 2019

WOMEN OF ASPE

Laura Simons

No Article

~~~~~~~

Check Back

in November


October 2019

16


October 2019

American Society of Plumbing Engineers

Philadelphia Chapter

Technical Symposium

October 17th

, 2019 Clarion Hotel and Conference Center

76 Industrial Highway

Essington, PA 19029

Symposium Class Topics

11:00 AM Plumbing Hydraulics and Pumps

David Strunk, PE - Strunk-Albert Engineering

1:00 PM Plumbing Design in High Rise Buildings

Drew McFadden, CPD – Alderson Engineering

3:00 PM Intro to the New Philadelphia Plumbing Code

Walt Krzyzanowski – Philadelphia Plumbing Advisory Board

Register on-line at www.aspephila.org

For additional information contact Steve Ziga at [email protected]

Philadelphia Chapter Plumbing Education Program



October 2019

18


October 2019


October 2019

20


October 2019

Now most of us are used to the jack-o-lanterns and spooky aspect of Halloween. We’ve all probably sat and eaten a tub of

popcorn while watching horror flicks like Halloween, Friday the 13t or Psycho in our basements. They are pretty scary and

they most certainly get our hearts racing and sometimes leave a lasting impression.

Somehow, I always am reminded of all the scary movies I’ve seen when I am at my most vulnerable. That’s usually when

I am in the basement or crawl space of some old building doing a survey when no-one is around and could hear me

scream!!! Am I alone in all this?

Most recently, I recall being in the basement of an old mansion in Wilmington doing my survey thing. I had to go through

a labyrinth of stairs and doorways into a crawl space area to survey a kitchen above. I didn’t have good plans of the

(Continued from page 12)


• Save the date: Thursday, December 5th your Philadelphia ASPE Chapter will be holding our HOLIDAY PARTY at the

Rivers Casino (Sugar House Casino) from 6 – 9pm. The event is FREE to all members and their guest. To RSVP,

please contact Matt Martin at [email protected]. We hope to see you there!

In lieu of this month’s dinner meeting on Thursday, October 17th, the Philadelphia ASPE Chapter is holding our Biennial

Product Show and Technical Symposiums at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center located at 76 Industrial Highway,

Essington, PA 19029. Please see the technical symposium schedules above. To register, please visit www.aspephila.org.

If you have any additional questions about the symposiums, please contact Steve Ziga at [email protected].






October 2019

22


October 2019


October 2019

24


October 2019


October 2019

26


October 2019


October 2019

basement, so I had to keep going back and forth, upstairs and downstairs to get my survey notes right. There was one

section of the basement near where I was working where there was a tunnel that went to an exit hatch hundreds of

feet away. My flashlight didn’t reach the end. I started imagining something, anything coming my way. (I bet you

are laughing right now!) It just felt wrong and the air felt colder than it should have been, so I finished my work and

boogied on out of there. I

quickly wrapped up what I

was doing and swiftly ven-

tured back to daylight to

meet the team upstairs who

later told me that the build-

ing was reported to be haunt-

ed. Nothing happened while I

was there that day… BUT I

tell you what, I am not sure I

would go back down into

that basement again without

back up.


28


October 2019


October 2019

30


October 2019



PLUMBING DESIGN SCHOOL

PLUMBING ONE

SEPTEMBER 2019

Course Date Description Instructor

September 9 Introduction to Plumbing Jerry Oflazian

September 16 Plumbing Materials Jerry Oflazian

September 23 Plumbing Mathematics Dan O’Gorman

September 30 Intro to National Standard Plumbing Code Tom Pitcherello

October 7 Intro to International Plumbing Code David Smith

October 14 Intro to Philadelphia Plumbing Code Mitchell Weiss

October 21 Fundamentals of Plumbing Hydraulics Mitchell Weiss

October 28 Fundamentals of Pumping Systems Don Wynne

November 4 Domestic Water Fundamentals Michael L Panco

November 11 Storm Drainage Systems Steve Ziga

November 18 Sanitary Drainage & Venting Design Mitchell Weiss

November 25 Fundamentals of Electricity Bill Slusser

December 2 Fundamentals of Fire Protection Clay Hathaway

December 9 Backflow Prevention Fundamentals Joe Layden

December 16 *** Make-Up (If needed due to weather) ---------


October 2019



PLUMBING DESIGN SCHOOL

PLUMBING TWO

SEPTEMBER 2019

Course Date Description Instructor

September 9 Sizing CSST Piping & Gas Codes Jeff Hornberger

September 16 Sizing Gas Piping Systems Steel Pipe Michael Panco

September 23 Sizing Water Heaters Kevin Brace

September 30 Plumbing Fixtures - Low Flow Design Matt Martin

October 7 Special Waste Systems Steve Ziga

October 14 Advanced Pumping Systems Don Wynne

October 21 Sizing Hot Water Circulation Systems Michael Panco

October 28 Grey Water & Storm Water Reclamation Chad O’Brien

November 4 Purified Water Systems Adam Herbert

November 11 Sizing of Master Mixing Valves David Steele

November 18 Sizing of Pressure Control Valves David Steele

November 25 Medical Gases NFPA 99 Phil Hober

December 2 Medical Compressed Air & Vacuum Mark Franklin

December 9

December 16 Make-Up Night (If needed due to weather) ---------

32


October 2019

Signing Ceremony for New Philadelphia Plumbing Code

September 17, 2019

My comments today will be those of thanks. There were many that felt we would never at

his point in our City's history and I would like to thank some of the people who make this

historic code change possible.

Mayor Kenny, I would like to thank Mayor Kenny for having the vision to establish this

Board and recognize the value it could bring to the citizens of this great City. That this Board

can protect the health and economic well being of all Philadelphians.

Deputy Mayor Lazer, for working to assemble the Board, carefully exploring the correct

cross section of Members.

Councilperson Sanchez, for never taking this goal off of her radar screen and keeping a

watchful eye on the process to ensure everyone's interest were protected.

Commissioner Perri, Commissioner Perri will go down in this City's history as the

first Commissioner to make the decision not to kick the can down the road and not

take the easy way out and meet this challenge head on. Without Commissioner

Perri's guidance and leadership we would not be here today.

John Kane and Plumbers Local #690, John Kane is without question one of the most

progressive and forward thinking Labor Leaders that I have ever known. I am grate-

ful to John and Local 690 for their unwavering and ongoing back up and support.

Chief Code Official Elizabeth Baldwin, for bringing this task across the finish line and

for always seeking the opinions of the Plumbing Industry and continuing to try make

L&I as user friendly to the Plumbers and the entire construction community as possi-

ble.

Retired Deputy Commissioner Fink, Mike and I have worked together for many years although some of those years may not have been the

smoothest, Mike's professionalism and resolve certainly helped us to get to this point in the City's history.

The Staff of License & Inspection, The Water Department Staff, The Streets Department Staff,

Who all played a big role in this process and never stopped offering their resources and support.

A whole host of Groups and Associations, Groups such as Jim Maransky and the Building Industry Association of Philadelphia,

The Philadelphia Chapter of The American Society of Plumbing Engineers and The International Code Council just to name a

few. I would like to extend our appreciation in particular to Shawn Strausbaugh from the International Code Council.

Shawn's assistance coupled his knowledge and background proved to be an invaluable asset.

The Plumbing Industry, Thanks to all of the Plumbing Industry Groups and individuals who had the confidence in me to make me

their spokesperson and alloy me to represent them and for their continuing and ongoing support.

The Plumbing Advisory Board, I would like to thank each and every one of the Board Members for their dedication and contribu-

tions of time and expertise to build a Code that we are all proud of. I would like to thank the Board for putting up with me for

over fifty meetings and countless emails and phone call for almost two years. It has been mentioned that I have not always been

the easiest person to deal with.

Finally to my Family, I am truly blessed to have a loving and supportive family. Thank to my two sons, and it should come as no sur-

prise that they are Plumbers just like their Grandfather before them and their Father. It is not true what they say about teaching an old dog

new trick as I continue to learn from them everyday. Last, but certainly not least, thanks to my lovely wife, Debbie, who has bearded the

brunt of my frustrations and exhilarations through this process.

THANK YOU AND PLEASE REMEMBER

"THE PLUMBER PROTECTS THE HEALTH OF THE NATION"

Comments provided by:

Walt Krzyzanowski

Executive Director

Plumbing & Heating Contractors

Union Affiliated Contractors, Local #690


October 2019

Chapter Presidents

Since Inception:

Dave Smith 2018-Current

Mike Panco 2016-2018

Dawn Bishop 2014-2016

Steve Ziga 2012-2014

Jerry S. Oflazian 2008-2012

Joseph M. Smaul 2008-2008

R. Paul Silvestre 2004-2008

Bill O'Donnell 2003-2004

Curtis Ray 2000-2003

David Moreno 1998-2000

Bill O’Donnell 1996-1998

Dave Holst 1994-1996

Ernie Rink 1993-1994

Joe Gallucio 1992-1993

Sevanti Jain 1990-1992

Ernie Rink 1988-1990

David Orrell 1986-1988

Thomas Coughlin 1984-1986

Robert Wagman 1982-1984

George Letherbury 1979-1982

Robert Hunter * 1978-1979

*Interim President

2018 - 2019


ASPE Member of the Year

Marc Pisarek

34


October 2019

COME AND JOIN YOUR COLLEAGUES AT THE NEXT MEETING!

ASPE 2018-19 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

SEPTEMBER MEETING ATTENDEES Marrianne Bjonnes

Kevin Brace

Ken Clark

Steven Conway

Philip Crincoli

Scott Decker

Jim Eyrich

Geoffrey Fountain

Steve Heidengren

William Kraenbring

Bob Mellohusky

Dan Moeller

Don Nowicke

Bill O'Donnell

Dave Smith

Mike Snyder

Chas Tevis

James Wardell

Mitchell Weis

Daniel Smith

Ernie Rink

Chuck Krohg

Rich Tarr

Technical Dinner Meetings Dates Topic Location

Thursday, September 26th Vacuum Waste Water Systems Design Maggiano's - Cherry Hill, NJ

Thursday, October 17th Philly ASPE Biennial Product Show Clarion Hotel - Essington, PA

Thursday, November 21st Oil Separation Code Compliance Maggiano's - Cherry Hill, NJ

Thursday, December 5th Holiday Party Sugar House Casino- Philly

Thursday, January 23rd Balancing Hot Water Circulation Systems Sugar House Casino - Philly

Thursday, February 27th Physical Water Conditioner Maggiano's - Cherry Hill, NJ

Thursday, March 26th 2018 Philadelphia Plumbing Code Review Sugar House Casino - Philly

Thursday, April 23rd High Efficiency Gas Water Heaters Fegley's Brew House - Allentown, PA

Thursday, May 28th Proactive Water Management Plans for Hospi-tals & Long-term Care Facilities

Sugar House Casino - Philly

october 2019 - aspe phila · october 2019 affiliates corner greetings, i hope to see many of you at...

Documents