Volume 64, Number 3 Summer, 2009 CONTRACTOR- SPECIFIC LEED SEMINAR FCAC teamed with the U.S. Green Building Council to host a fast-paced half-day LEED Seminar titled “All You Ever Wanted to Know About LEED But Were Afraid to Ask” on July 15th at the Rosewood Restaurant in Rosemont. Designed to present all the basic facts and concepts on the new LEED “green” construction technologies, the session bypassed the normal two to three days of training which lead into LEED Certification, focusing on the “nuts MMEMBERSHIPEMBERSHIP MMEETINGEETING and bolts” of Painting Contractor LEED Orientation to help FCAC FFEATURESEATURES BEARSBEARS GGREATREAT Contractors go after this type of work. eorge Tuhowski, General GSuperintendent of Leopardo SSTEVETEVE McMICHAEL!McMICHAEL! Companies, Inc., and Director Steve “Mongo” McMichael was of Sustainability, served as the drafted out of Texas in the third Keynote Speaker. He is LEED AP Certified and sits on the Board round 1980 by the New England of the Chicago Chapter of the Patriots. He was acquired by the Green Building Council. Chicago Bears as a free agent in 1981. Becoming one of their ther presenters included starting defensive tackles, he OChicago PDCA Associate helped lead the team to a Super Members Lynn Galdoni (D.L. Bowl Win in 1985. He started Couch Wallcoverings), Bob in a streak of 101 games until Schrock (PPG), and Carson Cradduck (Sherwin-Williams 1990, when his playing time was Company) lending the vendor reduced. Leading the Bears with perspective and presenting 11-1/2 sacks in 1988, he had 108 information on the latest tackles in 1989. “green” products for painting McMichael was named to the and decorating. Gavin Barclay NFC’s Pro Bowl teams after the (Field Operations Coordinator 1986 & 1987 seasons. He played for the Leopardo Companies, Inc.) covered what it takes with the Green Bay Packers in for a contractor to manage Catch old Number 76 on 9-9-09 at the FCAC 1994 before retiring, then joined field operations following General Membership Meeting planned to be World Championship Wrestling held at Maggiano’s Little Italy (516 North sustainability standards, Clark Street in Chicago). Steve was elected in 1995 and competed until 1999. including documentation into the College Football Hall of Fame in Steve was seen on many WCW procedures and lessons learned 2009 for his outstanding defensive play at Pay Per View events during the in the field. Lou Georgetta Texas University from 1976 to 1980. (National Gypsum), and Rik latter period, including Monday Master (USG) followed through Nitro, Slamboree, Clash of the with news and information from PUNCHLIST: Champions, Fall Brawl, and the the drywall side. Bash at the Beach. Mongo later Paint Spots ...... Page 2 wrote a book titled, “Tales From eed standards represent an important emerging sector Legislative Update ...... Page 3 The Bears Sidelines,” containing L humorous stories from his days of the Construction Industry 2009 PDCA Golf Outing ...... Pages 4-5 treating of five major areas: LEED Seminar ...... Page 6 as a Bears Lineman. McCormick & Shanahan Obituaries ...... Page 7 Steve now regularly co-hosts a Site Planning New EPA Rule on Lead ...... Page 7 Indoor Environmental Quality Bears pre-game show on ESPN Finishing Industry Forum ...... Page 8 Material Use 1000 in Chicago and serves as Energy Management Associates Vendor Guide ...... Page 8 Head coach for the Chicago Water Management Slaughter of the Continental More on Page 6... Indoor Football League. 1 the acceptable level. PAINT  Those magnetic hotel key cards can contain a great deal of private information, including the guest’s SPOTS name, partial home address, hotel room number, check-in/check-out dates, and the guest’s credit card Miscellany number and expiration date! The information is there for anyone to access by scanning the card… It’s time for Chicagoland’s event on Saturday, September then they can go shopping at your “dolled-up dames” to strut their 19, 2009, dubbed "The Fall Into expense. Information remains stuff in the annual Painted Lady Faux Paint & Decorative Finishing on these cards until an employee contest sponsored by the Chicago Summit." The event is designed reissues the card to another hotel Paint and Coatings Association, to give FCAC painting contractors guest by overwriting your data. based in Schaumburg. This year opportunities for inspiration and Keep the cards, take them home the contest has been expanded to familiarization with Faux Effects with you, or destroy them. Never include not only the traditional products. There will be product leave them behind in the room Victorian style, but Georgians, demonstrations, hands-on with or at the front desk, or toss them Tudors, Colonials, Cape Cods, and the products, special discounts, into a wastebasket when you more. Single-family, multi-family, and free recipes. check out. You can cut them up and business are all eligible, or erase the data with a magnet. provided they were painted  between Labor Day 2008 and This just in...don't turn on the A/C  Labor Day 2009. the minute you climb into that The U.S. EPA has issued new rules hot vehicle! Open the windows, designed to protect children from air out the car, then turn on the exposure to lead-based paint A/C after a couple minutes. This during repairs and renovations lets toxic benzene that has boiled to homes and buildings. Starting off the dashboard and interior in April, 2010, construction plastic disperse. Benzene is a workers must follow “lead-safe cancer-causing toxic carcinogen. work practice standards” to It poisons bones, causes anemia, reduce potential exposure to lead reduces white blood cells, and while renovating houses, child- affects the kidneys and liver. The care facilities and schools built OK indoor level of benzene is 50 before 1978. Exposure to lead Entries will be judged on how mg per square foot. A car parked by children under six can affect the paint and colors chosen were indoors with the windows rolled their developing nervous system used to enhance the appearance up will contain 400-800 mg/s.f., and cause developmental and of the property. Also taken into but soars to 2000-4000 mg/s.f. learning problems. The new reg consideration by the judges: outdoors in the sun above 60 is expected to cost contractors how well the colors fit the degrees Fahrenheit...or 40 times about $35 a job. More on Page 7... neighborhood and/or the area that surrounds the structure. The winners will be notified by phone. Also, the home or business owner will be awarded a professionally photographed picture, including matting and frame, of their home or business. The deadline for entries is Labor Day 2009. For contest details and an application form, visit www.chicagopaint.org or call (847) 240-0102.  Faux Design Studio is hosting an 2 By Jay Weaver Vice President, Finishing Contractors Association LEGISLATIVE UPDATE:

E-VERIFY PROGRAM EXTENDED: The House Appropriations Committee voted OBAMA ADMINISTRATION INCREASES unanimously to extend the E-Verify program for two SPENDING ON PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS: years through September 30, 2011, but refused to make the program permanent. The bill (H.R.2892: Department The Administration admitted getting off to a rough start of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2010) also in making the money available for stimulus/shovel ready mandates that $1.5B of the $5.4B appropriated to ICE be projects. Their accelerated plan now includes initiating targeted for identifying and removing dangerous criminal 300 construction and rehabilitation projects at 359 military aliens. The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on facilities—to include 90 Veterans’ Affairs hospitals in 38 Homeland Security also voted to extend E-Verify, but states; beginning work on rehabilitation and improvement for three years. The Senate bill (S.1298: Department of projects at 98 airports and over 1,500 highways; starting 200 Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2010) would new waste and water systems in rural America; rehabbing provide about $5.5B for immigration and customs park roads, bridges, culverts, and tunnels at 107 national enforcement of which nearly $140M would be used for parks; and beginning or accelerating cleanup work at 20 worksite enforcement investigations. Superfund sites from the National Priority List. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) introduced H.R.2679: the According to the Obama Administration, every state has Employee Verification Amendment Act to extend E-Verify for committed at least half its highway stimulus funds, so none five years through September 30, 2014. She also sponsored will lose any of its allocation. To commit the funds, however, H.R.2028: the New Employee Verification Act (NEVA) to states had to gain approval from the Federal Highway create a new mandatory national employee verification Administration (FHA); as of June 25, the FHA has approved process for U.S. citizens and immigrants that would use a total of $15.8B for more than 4,800 projects. While they data through their state’s “new hire” reporting program, an waited FHA approval, the states have spent less than $190M electronic portal each state currently uses to enhance child according to federal data. support enforcement. The NEVA program would eventually ENERGY EFFICIENCY LOANS & GRANTS BILL replace E-Verify. FOR FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOUSING: PROPOSED REPEAL OF DAVIS-BACON ACT: The Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods Repeal of Prevailing Wages under the Davis-Bacon Act Act of 2009 (H.R.2336) was introduced, promoting green (H.R.2900:) has been introduced in the House that would building and sustainability for HUD-assisted properties. repeal the wage rate and reporting requirements commonly The bill, however, has some limitations because it allows known as the Davis-Bacon Act. According to the Members no flexibility for state and local governments concerning of Congress, Davis-Bacon wage rates are, on average, 22 energy codes; it allows only projects that comply with the percent higher than the standard wage rate in an area. International Energy Conservation Code. One upside would be that the bill establishes a loan insurance program that HOUSE PASSES CLEAN ENERGY/CLIMATE bridges the cost gap between the up-front costs of going CHANGE BILL: green and the long-term savings from energy efficiency. The The House passed American Clean Energy and Security bill also calls for a block grant program that would provide Act of 2009 (H.R.2454) to create clean energy jobs, achieve funding to states, cities, urban counties, Indian tribes, and energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, insular areas for energy efficiency improvements in new and and transition to a clean energy economy. The bill will existing single-family and multifamily housing. now be passed along to the Senate for action. The FCA BOTH HOUSES INTRODUCE ANTI-SALTING and two other QCA associations, MCAA and SMACNA, are LEGISLATION: part of executive-level discussions being hosted by AGC. These discussions are attempting to identify the threats and The Truth in Employment Act of 2009 (S.1227/H.R.2808) opportunities in proposed energy legislation, so that the were introduced allowing employers to fire union organizers associations involved can recommend to Congress their working within a nonunion company who are suspected of “guiding principles” for climate change legislation to be used “salting,” attempting to organize a contractor’s workforce during Congressional debate on several proposed energy from within his/her company. and climate change bills. 3 2009 RICHARD BOBBE MEMORIAL GOLF OUTING June 12, 2009 Bloomingdale Golf Club Bloomingdale, Illinois

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George Tuhowski greeted a diverse panel including Gavin Barclay, Carson Cradduck, Rik Master, Lynn Galdoni, Bob Schrock, and Lou Georgetta for a lively discussion and question- and-answer period on LEED issues focused upon practical field considerations.

George Tuhowski (upper left) is Director of Sustainability at his firm, while Gavin Barclay serves as Field Operations Coordinator. Bob Schrock (PPG) and Lynn Galdoni (D.L. Couch Wallcovering) presented vendor responsibilities regarding product recommendations, documentation procedures, and specification issues at the Contractor- specific LEED Seminar.

FCAC President Norb Soltysiak, George Tuhowski, and Gavin Barclay (all of the Leopardo Companies) collaborated on presenting the Contractor-specific LEED Seminar as a service to their fellow contractors.

Forty-seven FCAC Contractors and PDCA Associates attened the July 15th LEED Seminar at the Rosewood Restaurant in Rosemont. 6 Keynote Speaker George Tuhowski is LEED AP-Certified and a Board Member of the Chicago Chapter/U.S. Green Building Council. Chicago Painting Industry Loses Two Veterans... Kevin McCormick Jack Shanahan(Continued from Page 1) May 14, 2009 June 21, 2009 We are saddened by the death of Kevin McCormick We also mourn the passing of Jack Shanahan at at age 59. Many will remember him for his successful age 86. Jack is remembered fondly for his many years sales career in the Painting Industry. The many years of dedicated service to Triangle Decorating Company. of his career were with Glidden, PPG, ICI Dulux, and As a painting estimator, he started every workday Calumet Paint. His death came following a long before the sun came up in the morning, making calls illness. Kevin lived in Orland Park and grew up in to order paint that was to be at the jobsite early that the Stockyards neighborhood in Chicago. He had a day for his men in the field. Jack was one of the best, Journalism degree from Western Illinois University and enjoyed his years in the Painting Industry. Many and loved literature. At the time of his death he was stories are just now being retold of his “years with pursuing his passion of writing a novel. He also Triangle.” Jack was a beloved husband, loving father was a loyal fan of the Chicago Cubs and Chicago of 2 children, proud grandfather to 5, dear brother to Blackhawks. Kevin will be remembered as a loving 6, and fond uncle to many nieces and nephews. He brother and fond uncle by his family and as a friend will be remembered by those who knew him and for to those who worked with him in our industry. his influence on the painting industry in Chicago.

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