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THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLUMBING ENGINEERS

ASPENEWS

1973 - THE BOSTON CHAPTER - 2007

A.S.P.E. - P.O. Box 111, East Walpole, MA 02032 - Vol. 34, Issue 10

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Where Quality and Professionalism are an every day standard!

Chapters are not authorized to speak for the Society

WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE

President’s Report 2

Membership Report 2

Technical Report 3

Legislative Report 4

Bernard J. McCarty 1929 - 2007 6

Society email [email protected]

Society Website www.aspe.com

Boston Chapter Website www.aspebos.org

17th Annual

Boston Chapter

Golf Outing

August 23rd, 2007

Easton

Country Club

7:45 Registration,

Coffee &

Muffins

8:30 Shotgun Start

1:30 Dinner &

Awards

P R I Z E S ! ! !

$10,000 Hole in One

Sponsored by

J.H. Pokorny Associates &

Leonard Valve Company

Invitations

have been mailed.

Please register

By July 31st.

Questions call

John Carter

at 781 - 848 - 2250

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President’s Report

I would like to take a minute to thank all the chapter members for put-

ting there faith in me by electing me President and everyone for the help I have

received since joining the Boston Chapter Board of Directors. I hope everyone is having a good

summer and has enjoyed their time off.

Let me take a moment and try to convey my vision for what I hope to accomplish in

the next couple of years, while I am President.

First, as I have been discussing in my earlier articles as VP legislative and VP Techni-

cal that the board has been attempting to start the first ever student chapter at Wentworth

Institute of Technology. I have appointed Al Marzullo our immediate Past President, as Educa-

tion Chairman for the Boston Board of Directors to assist in the formation of the student chap-

ter. The board has discussed this student chapter at great lengths and my feeling is that we

can use this opportunity to create a place where Engineers, Manufacturers and Factory Repre-

sentatives alike will be able to hire Co-op students which are familiar with their industries. This

can be accomplished with assistance of all the Boston Chapter members. The Board will be

asking members to speak in front of the new student chapter. Topics may be about what your

chosen aspect of the business is or to actually instructing the student members in how to engi-

neer systems. This should be a good resource for all employers within the chapter to be able to

hire individuals with experience even though it may be limited.

Secondly, we will be developing a number of new programs to both attract and retain

Boston Chapter members. At this time I would like to ask suggestions of all Boston Chapter

members on the best ways to accomplish these two objectives. If anyone has any thoughts or

suggestions on these issues please feel free to contact me at [email protected].

By Frederick Neth, CIPE, President,

Boston Chapter ASPE

Membership News

By John Callahan, CPD, V.P. Membership, Boston Chapter ASPE

President

Fredrick S. Neth, CIPE

Cosentini Associates

Tel: (617) - 494 - 9090 ext 327

Fax: (617) - 494 - 9292

e-mail: [email protected]

V. P. Technical

James Polando, PE, CPD

SEi Companies

Tel: (617) - 210 - 1639

Fax: (617) - 210 - 1800


V. P. Legislative

Manuel B. Garcia, PE

Tel / Fax: (774) - 202 - 7677


Deputy V. P. Legislative

Frank Denisi

TRO Jung Brannen

Tel: (617) - 969 - 9400 ex. 123

Fax: (617) - 332 - 4669


V. P. Membership

John Callahan

J. H. Pokorny Associates

Tel: (781) - 762 - 2661

Fax: (781) - 762 - 5949


Treasurer

Richard Pokorny

J. H. Pokorny Associates

Tel: (781) - 762 - 2661

Fax: (781) - 762 - 5949


Administrative Secretary

Paul Galvin

George Fischer Sloane, Inc.

Tel: (501) - 658 - 1115

e-mail:[email protected]

Corresponding Secretary

Patrick J. Haney

W. P. Haney Company

Tel: (508) - 238 - 2030

Fax: (508) - 238 - 8353


ASPENEWS Editor

Dawn Pokorny

Tel: (508) - 520 - 0133

Fax: (781) - 762 - 5949


Education Chairman

Al Marzullo PE, CPD

The Marzullo Group

Tel: (617) - 331 - 8714

Fax: (617) - 591 - 2086


Website Chairman

Denis J. Perreault

Arcane Corporation

Tel: (508) - 369 - 4717


Board of Governors

Chairman - Al Marzullo PE, CPD

Members

Joseph A. Vela, Sr., CIPE, CPD

James P. Polando, PE, CIPE

William F. Hughes, CIPE, CPD

Affiliate Liaison

Tom J. Farrell

Tel: (781) - 344 - 1988

Affiliate Corner

The Boston Board of Directors plan on presenting each new engineering member with a wel-

come package or “TOOL BOX”. This “TOOL BOX” will contain items an engineer might find use-

ful such as gauges, tape measures, flashlights, etc. If any affiliate has an item they could do-

nate please contact Paul Taylor at BER Engineering.

Telephone Number: 508-230-0260 Email: [email protected]

By Tom Farrell, Affiliate Liaison Boston Chapter, ASPE

ASPE Boston Chapter Incoming Board

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Technical Report

This year marks the beginning of

“Boston’s Best”

Do you want to learn from the best in the Boston area?

Do you want to understand their tricks of the trade? Do you want to get your hands on those formulas, spread-

sheets, calculations, and application insights that could

make you an even better designer and engineer?

If you want to tap into the local experts, and have

one Tuesday evening a month (the second Tuesday of the

month), you need to come tour 2007-2008 monthly meet-

ings. We have scheduled some great speakers from The

Boston Chapter, and they will be sharing their secrets to suc-

cess, and things to avoid, with the attendees. The programs

for this coming year will be loaded with handouts, that are

time-tested by the best engineers in Boston. We have Joe

Barbera, Blair Chamberlain, Frank Teebagy, Bahig Kaldas,

and Joe Ianessa, to name a few. We also have experts in the

field of water re-use systems design (Brian Hagopian), and for

LEED innovation credits applications for the Plumbing de-

signer/engineer (Mark Warren of SEi Companies). All-in-all, a

number of industry leaders presenting topics that we all need

to use on a continuing basis.

We will begin the year on September 11th with Wa-

ter Re-Use Systems designs, by Brian Hagopian. In October

it’s Water Conservation and LEED innovation credits with

Blair Chamberlain and Mark Warren. In November it’s the

Biennial Product Show with 5 Technical Sessions, including

the Keynote Session with Julius Ballanco, ASPE President,

conducting a course on High-Rise design.

We hope that you’re enticed enough to join us, and

your industry colleagues at a Monthly meeting this year. We

have an energized and innovative group on the Board of Di-

rectors, and look forward to a great year. I look forward to

seeing a lot of new faces this year.

Sit back, enjoy the summer, relax and re-charge,

cause come September we’ll be back in full swing.

Your thoughts on future meeting topics, or speakers

are always welcome.

By James Polando, PE, CPD, V.P. Tech., Boston Chapter ASPE

The Spencer Turbine Company

Manufacturer’s of:

UL-Listed Hermetic Natural Gas Boosters

Central Vacuum Systems for Housekeeping, Oral, and Surgical Laser Smoke Evacuation

Represented by: Environmental Air Specialties P.O. Box 541 – Grafton, MA 01519 p: 508-839-6157 – f: 508-839-4431 www.easne.com

Maurice Brodeur – Sales/Engineering Cell: 508-958-6346 – [email protected]

KIRSCHNER ASSOCIATES, INC. 8 Abbey Lane, PO Box 312

Middleboro, MA 02346-0312

Tel: 800-752-1588 Fax: 508-947-0850

www.kirschnerassociates.com

PATTERSON-KELLEY

AMERIDEX PHX WENDLAND TANK

RITE BOILERS NATCO HEATERS

SECURITY CHIMNEYS

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Legislative Report

This month’s article will review the Massa-

chusetts Board of Registration of Professional Engi-

neers changes to 250 CMR section 3.04 “Application and Exami-

nations” (The requirements registration in the state of Massa-

chusetts). Changes took effect on March 23, 2007 and were

posted on the board’s website on April 11, 2007. This month’s

article will also review the standing requirements for profes-

sional registration in Massachusetts.

The change is to the “20 Year Rule”, candidates 20

years experience applying for their PE will now have to pass the

PE written exam in order to become licensed, the candidate can

still apply for registration without having passed the Fundamen-

tals in Engineering Exam

Currently, the requirements for registration (PE) in the

state of Massachusetts are as follows:

An applicant must have acceptable education. Acceptable

education is defined as a degree of Bachelor of Science in

Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology

in related engineering sciences or a Masters Degree in Engi-

neering. All three degrees need to be accredited by Accredi-

tation Board for Engineering Technology. Non-accredited

degrees must be approved by the board. The education

requirement, with board approval, can be waived by the “20

year rule” described above.

With each type of accredited degree comes a required

amount of experience. An applicant with a Bachelor of Sci-

ence in Engineering is required to have four years of rele-

vant work experience, an applicant with a Bachelor of Sci-

ence in Engineering Technology is required to have 8 years

of relevant work experience and an applicant with a Mas-

ters Degree in Engineering is required to have 3 years of

relevant work experience. The experience must be full time

and can not include college internships or co-operative pro-

grams.

The applicant for the PE is required to have passed the

Fundamentals (FE) exam, formally called the Engineer in

Training (EIT) exam. Acceptable education for taking the

FE/EIT exam is an approved Bachelor of Science Degree.

If you know of any areas I have not included or of

something I have misstated, please feel free to contact me at

[email protected]

By Frank Denisi, V.P. Legislative, Boston Chapter, ASPE

SLOAN VALVE CO. • HALSEY W. TAYLOR CO. • LEONARD VALVE CO. WATER SAVER • GUARDIAN • GEORGE FISCHER

JUST • ACORN • MIFAB • CHRONOMITE

J.H. POKORNY ASSOCIATES 1502 PROVIDENCE HIGHWAY TEL (781) 762-2661 NORWOOD, MA 02062 FAX (781) 762-5949 www.jhpokorny.net [email protected]

Call your fellow ASPE member for Symmons product assistance.

Jim Harrison, John Carter, John Kennedy, Dan O’Brien

Residential

Commercial

Institutional

Healthcare

David Gooding, Inc., 173 Spark Street, Brockton, MA 02302 1-800-836-3441 or (508) 894-2000 / Fax: 508-894-2005 / www.goodingd.com

For all of your faucet needs

The Fire Pump Testing Company

Evaluation, Testing and Certification of Fire Suppression Systems

Fire Pump Testing, Standpipe Testing, Building Commissioning

Hydrant Flow Testing and Water Supply Analysis Residential and Commercial System Installation

Fire Protection Design and Engineering

System Hydraulic Analysis

Tel: (617) 971-0700

Fax: (617) 524-7171 11 Varney Street http: //www.thefirepumptestingcompany.com

Boston, MA 02130-4109 Email: [email protected]

Member: ASPE, NFPA, AFSA, FCCCHR

mailto:[email protected]

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We are an award winning multi-disciplinary MEP/FP/T

engineering consulting firm founded in 1961. We offer

competitive wages, a very generous flex-time policy including

a 4-day workweek, a comprehensive benefit package which

includes: health, dental, 401(k), disability, life insurance,

100% tuition reimbursement, incentive plan and more. We are

currently seeking to fill the following positions:

SENIOR PLUMBING/FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEER: 10 plus years of experience in the plumbing and fire

protection engineering fields.

Experience in Healthcare, Commercial, Biotech, cGMP

Facilities, Institutional and Hi-Tech a plus.

P.E. or ability to obtain professional registration is a

plus.

PLUMBING/FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERS: 2 - 5 years of experience in the plumbing or fire

protection engineering fields.

Working knowledge of AutoCAD

Reply in confidence to:

SEi Companies

Attn. Human Resources

88 Black Falcon Avenue, Suite 210, Boston, MA 02210

Fax (617)210-1800 or Email: [email protected]

Equal Opportunity Employer

Leonard has been the leader in water temperature control since 1913.

LEONARD VALVE COMPANY 1360 Elmwood Avenue, Cranston, RI 02910-3817

Phone (401) 461-1200 Fax (401) 941-5310

www.leonardvalve.com

FAX: 574.295.3307 • email: [email protected]

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Semi-Instantaneous & Factory Pack-

aged Water Heaters

Tank Type Water Heaters Gas & Electric

Residential & Com-

Gas Water Heating Boilers Hydronic Heating Boilers

Gas Fired Booster Heaters

Commercial Pool & Spa Heaters

80 Felton Street

Waltham MA

02453

Commercial Electric Water

Heater 10 Warranty

URELL, INC. www.urell.com

617-923-9500 ph.

617-926-9414 fax

Aquapure/Cuno Filters & Treatment LuxPro Thermostats Bock Water Heaters

NTI Trinity,Odyssey & Matrix Boil-

Acid Waste – Corzan CPVC – Sched 40 & 80 Watco Bath Drains Woodford Freezeless Faucets & Wall Hydrants

Kitec – WarmRite Radiant – PlumBetter – Municipal Systems

Industrial Products

77 Green St. Foxboro, Ma Ph: 1-800-888-1922 Fax: 1-800-888-1942

IPEX

Dale L. Powell Regional Manager

Copper Development Association Inc.

P.O. Box 6687 Harrisburg, PA 17112-0687 Tel: (717) 533-0353 Fax: (717) 533-1688 [email protected] www.copper.org

CDA is a not-for-profit trade association that serves as the market development and engineering services arm of the cop-per and brass industry in the United States. CDA is your source for informa-tion related to copper and copper alloys.

Bernard J McCarty P.E. CIPE

1929-2007

I do not think I have ever met nor will I ever meet in my life

time a finer gentleman.

Regardless of what he was associated with, be it family,

business or just everyday chores his belief in “quality and

ethics in all that you do” will always be with me and I am

sure that all of you who knew him will carry this belief and

hopefully pass it on to future generations to come.

His strong belief in his profession should be an inspiration

to all of us. Bernie would always say “good enough is not

good enough” it must be done in good faith and done well.

I can recall speaking to Bernie at a meeting, we were dis-

cussing the military so I asked Bernie if he ever served in

the military, he answered yes, I was an English Major at-

tached to the British Thermal Unit so was his humor.

I never had the honor of working with Bernie but our asso-

ciation through ASPE lasted more than thirty years, during

that time I became very close to him and now that he is no

longer with us in body he will be with me in spirit.

I would like to extend to his family my deepest sympathy not

only in Bernie’s passing but for Virginias as well.

Joesph J. Barbera P.E. CIPE

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Massachusetts 2007 Legal Holidays

Index of Paid Advertisers

ASPE Boston Chapter 2007 - 2008 Schedule of Events (Partial)

August 23, 2007 18th Annual ASPE Boston Chapter Golf Outing Easton Country Club - Easton, MA

September 11, 2007 Water Re-Use System Engineering, Design & Application - Brian Hagopian The Lantana - Randolph, MA

October 9, 2007 Water Conservation / LEED credits - Blair Chamberlain & Mark Warren An in depth presentation on how to engineer & design for water conservation, and

LEED innovation credits for plumbing engineers and designers.

The Lantana - Randolph, MA

October 26, 2007 PE Exam

October 27, 2007 FE Exam

November 2 - 4, 2007 ASPE Symposium Atlanta

November 13, 2007 Boston Chapter’s 17th Biennial Product Show & Seminars The Lantana - Randolph, MA

December 11, 2007 Monthly Meeting The Lantana - Randolph, MA

January 8, 2008 Monthly Meeting The Lantana - Randolph, MA

February 12, 2007 Monthly Meeting The Lantana - Randolph, MA

Date Holiday Retail Sun. Hol. Law Permit Required

September 3, 2007 Labor Day No No

October 8, 2007 Columbus Day Yes Yes

November 10, 2007 Veteran’s Day Yes Yes

November 22, 2007 Thanksgiving Day Yes Yes

December 25, 2007 Christmas Day Yes Yes

BASIC HOLIDAY RULES: All Holidays listed are Federal except Patriots Day which is a Mass. Holiday. Mfrs. are not required to pay time & a

half for holidays falling on Sunday that are celebrated on Monday. Holidays falling on Saturday are celebrated on Saturday.

Copper Development Association 6 J & J Panora 8 Symmons 4

David Gooding, Inc. 4 J. H. Pokorny Associates 4 T & S Brass 3

Environmental Air Specialties 3 Kirschner Associates, Inc. 3 T & S Farrell 6

Fire Pump Testing Company 4 Leonard Valve 5 Tower Hill Sales 8

Gourley 6 New England Combustion Products 8 Urell 6

Guardian 8 NIBCO 5 Victualic 5

Halsey Taylor 5 Practical Applications 5 Walter F. Morris Company 6

Highland Tank 5 Sloan Valve 6 W.P. Haney / Watts 4

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