THE PREDICATOR
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FROM THE PRESIDENT CSI OUR25TH \'EAR AWt\lUJS OINNJ.t:H, Margie Largent SEPTEMBER PROGRJ\M .June U, Hl85
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Neal Jacques , Jolie Str ickl in , J o hn Meeting was scheduled to discuss Brockamp , Inga VrL:i , Dic k Gira , J im items which need to be budgeted, Davidso n, John Barke r, Le s Seel ey , planned and coordinated for caning Lee Kilbourn . year. 'f'nree budget i t ems ~.ere Cammi t t ee Repe r t s : Budget ; no brought up for discussion. r eport . Mcmberslup; Davidson said a S500 was approved to be budgeted for meeting i s schedu l ed , and should awards. Thi s increase incl udes the have something ne xt time . Awards ; no report . Prog rams; Joe Woods cost of longevity pins and award said a meeting i s sche duled for plagues. Monday, August 19 . Ma ry Boyd $1800 was approved to be budgeted absent. for t entative acquisition and Education ; no r e port. Products ) maintenance of a CSI Technical be Fair; no report . Pub! i cit y ; Joe Award winner Hary Al ice Hutchins Library . Resources on hand to Woods said committee wil l consist Award s program, June 1985 determined by member r esponse to a of Karen Akeson, Mary Boyd and Joe mailing which will go out soon. Woods. Publications ; Inga Vr l a r e CSI BOARD ~IEETING, ~ruch discussion on the need for said quested all The Predicator submis July 16, 1985 library (who would use what info, sions be ma de t o he r o ffice. Minutes of CSI board rreeting held at etc. ). Some discussion of possibilit y of Expenses wer e approved to be hare of Mary Al ice Hutchins, Ju 1y changing p rinters . I nga e xpressed budge t ed and incorporated into the need to work with current 16, 1985. chapter policy for allowing in printers, who are aware of our pro caning Products Fair chairnan to cedures. ~'eeting carre to order at 7: 30 pm. attend the Nati onal CSI Products The p.irpose of the rreeting was to Fair. Funds to cover travel, roan Ad Ho c Committee Reports: John discuss the 1985/ 86 budget. Jane lle Brockamp reports that Bylaws Com ChorzeTipa and Joe Woods approved as and fccx:l. mittee is getting u nd er way. co-signers of bank checks. Moved and passed that Professional Largent suggest e d tha t Comm i t.tee Board membe r seat vacated by use Long Ran9e Planning Committee Lengthy discussion of budget deficit Latham's ascendancy to President as a resource . and its effect on the chapter. It elect be filled by CUrt Finch. Tri Region Conferenc e : Those at was brought up that amount of Largent announced new Board and tending wi l l be Latha m, La rge nt, deficit approxi11ate ly equal ed amount CaTlT\ittee Chai.men. They are listed Luey , Kilbourn, Jacques , Klas , sp:nt on professional publ ic on back page of THE PREDICATOR . Gira, Vrla, Walton , Ehma nn , relations firm for 1985 Products CaTlT\ittee chairs were approved by Fair. the Board. Old Business : Join t AIA / CSI Go l f Tentauve programs for Chapter Tournament discu ssed. Vrl a Questions about viability of rreetings were discus sed , and are insructed to place a nnouncement utilizing P.R. firm. Did benefits listed e l se,.ticre in THE PREDICATOR . in The Predicator. outweigh negatives? Philosophical ly John Barke r suggest ed that a budge t Continuance of discussion on "no sp:aki.ng, should a volunteer line item of S500 be available f or show" pol icy. Board direct ed organization retain professionals? membership prarotional ma ilout s . action: Fai lure to cancel on r e Budget to be presented at the Jul~ servation by 5 : 00 pm on day prior It was also rrentioned that Chapter 16 rreeting at H:J.ry Al ice Hutchins to meeting wi ll mean the per s on meetings are a deficit proposition hare. will b e bille d for the missed as they are administered oday. As a Margie r ead , with di scussion, draft meeting. r esult of concern over deficit, the of l et ter as response to regional Announceme nts : Jim Lu ey announced Board directed the budget carrnittee nani.nation and e l ection process. the formation of a ne w architec to r e-work the budget, looking The l etter was approved by the Board tural firm to be known as Lu ey taward a deficit figure of no more and materi a l (inc l uding draft Architects . than S4,000.00. Budget was l etter) will be forwarded to the Ad enurrerated l i ne by line . Hoc carrnittee studying the Largent rece ived Ins t i tute l e tter nani.nation and e lection procedures of congra tulations on our 25th The Board directed that a "no show" for the Northwest Res i on of CSI. a nnive rsa r y . policy be established for Chapter M=e ting ended 1 : 4 5 pm . Al s o r ecei ved a l e t te~ from t he 1".eetings. See September program Sui:mi tted, Joe l~ccx:ls , Secretary Professional Engineer s of Or e gon. listing. Jacques will report a t ne xt meeting. Board members were instructed to try to find possible ways to trim the BYLAWS COMMITTEE Gira reporte d that AIA o ffice s ha ve budget, reports due at August Board John Brockamp, Chairman move d to 21 5 SW 1s t. ~ting, whic h is tentativel y Meeting adjour ned a t 1 : 00 pm . scheduled for Augus t 16 , 12:00 noon Our cha~t er by- l aws need to be Submitte d : Joe Woods , Secretary at the Builder's Exchange . brought into confornance with the .10,.· Institute by- laws. See Dave ~ LUEY ARCHITECTS Meeting adjourned at 9:27 p.m. A Thcm.'ls' news l etter in Northwes t ~ Architecture and Planning more c:anplet e transcript of the July Region column. 16 Board Meeting is available upon J. Min Luey, A.I.A./C.S.I. regues t f rem Joe \\bods . Suite 301 TlQ,rd Pim • 119'5 S.W. Pacific HIQhway Respectfully subnitted, Joe Woods, T,g,,d, Oregon 9722.1 (503) 68N622 Chapter Secretacy. September, 1985 The Prcclicalor Pagc:i BS by KS it docs a great job. One con even Ken Searl 's Septanbcr 1984 DS by KS Basic Specs by Ken Searl buy a DS/DD Kuypro I for $995.00. was printed in the . St. Louis ln lhe pu rsuit or betler Other computers that I recommend ore Spectator, (that Ins titute Award specifi ca tion writing mony strange the Tondy 1000 end o Sanyo . Just winning p..i blic.:i tion) in Novernhcr ilrm~ cons idered incongruties keep keep in mi nd once you get the hong of 1984 . The DS, ing was Biddi.ng . . ... · • • o computer and word processing you showing up bolh in wr itten and verbal substituting, e tc, wi l l osk you rsel f why didn't you buy l anguage. f or i ns tance, in o recent -.-. one scone r. If you a re not o good ' iss ue or The Specifier, there i s o ' picture of o roar with a skyl ight typis t have no f ear, o comput er will with the caption below s taling the mak e you look greot. I used to type 23 lo 31 words per minute inaccurate dry rot shown on the unders ide of the deck wa s caused bye leek ot the and now I can type 40 to 45 words a skylight. The wording dry rot just minute inaccurate. It i s sure nice to type and no t worry about making dosen'l sound righl, how can we get o dry rot r rom a wel roof? It seems to mistrake5. l usual l y correct any mi s takes noted on each line as I me il shou ld be coiled a wet rot. One of my favorites is the trend lo proceed. Sometimes I even go as place the words "Blank Page" one high as 7 lines with no mistakes. page wilh noth ing thereon. AIA does il on some forms and I notice If you need any help in buyi ng a computer I will be glad to give some specifiers nol only placing a Pat O'Brien , menl::er of the Portland you any ossistonce I can, call on blank page note but to also place me . Chapter since 1983 1s president a project number and title at the elect of the Associated General header or foot er. Well, I've got Contractors ( NX. ) . He wi 11 be news for the blank page gang, the MEMBERSIBP assllllling his presidential duties in moment you put anything on a blank COMMI'ITEE January 1986 . pRge it sure as heck isn't e blank page anymore . Jim Davidson, Chairman Richard Gessford, member of Portland Membership has gra..m from 15 to 265 Chapter, wa s founding member (1965) Some of the other items coming to in 25 years! Portland Chapter has of the Willarrette Valley Chapter. mind are the statement e "brand 117 professional rrembers, 126 Willarrette Va l ley celebrated it 's new" car or other items. I always industry members ... . the only chapter 20th Anniversary on June 25, 1985 . ask whet does the word brand have to in the Northwest Region with fewer do with a new car or anything else. professional than industry members! Al Staehli was a feature writer in What about the custom of calling THE CONSTRlJCrION SPEX:IFIER, July margarine "butter" and to call butter CHAPTER MEMBER 1985 issue. Hi s subject was, "real butter". Holy Toledo and good ACTMTIES "Historic Preservation, Where to grief, how did we ever get into all Find the Facts". He also gives sa ne Don Wallace (Portland member since spec writing guidelines. this in the first place . 19 77 ) , was one of the three "feature speakers" at the CSI technical In the construction world I still session in Or lando, Fl. Don is an WINNERS!!! Mary Alice Hutchins , member of Portland Chapt er since hear people who should know better architect, employed by W::!stern \',QOO calling concrete cement. It would Prcxl.ucts Assn., as their NW Region 1971 (menl::er of CSI since 1949 ) was appear to me that once a custom is field representative. Don was a the winner i n a drawing at Or lando . started calling somethi ng by other featured speaker at the NW Region The Bally Construction people (booth than it's correct name, then by CSI conference at Timberline in 861 ) drew Mary Alice ' s narre out of golly from then on that is what it 1978. Don 's subject at Orlando: the l::x:lwl . She 1..on a ''1-wding" i s known as and the re is just no (!)Rough Carpentry Materials, s1..ord, on the order of an excaliber, way it can ever be changed. (2)Finish Carpentry Materials, and approp::,s of our (Portland ( 3) Pressure Treated Lumber. Don was Chapter) silver anniversary year, it We write specifications directed to a lso author of a feature article in is silver plated and will be used to and for the Contractor end I see lots cut our anniversary cake at the the 1984 i ssue of the Construction Septenu:er 12th fl\c!eting at the Benson. of specifications with the wording Specifier entitled Specifying Rough 'the Contractor shall" or the and Finish Carpentry t,aterials. "the Contractor will". Just try and Inga Vrl a won a trip for two for 10 days to the Ca lgary Stampede , tl"tru a get some of your consultants to keep Don Walton (member since 1974), has local radio station. cul this type wording. They keep been a recent feat ure speaker at two sneaking them in particularly at the twJ Region chapter programs and at las t moment when the project the Society of Military Engineers, Klaus Gibson, (Portland Chapt er) was documents have to go out immediately SF Post. '"ltle F.conanic Cli.rrate and a First Place winner in Div . II, or you are in e heap of trouble. It·s Impact on the Construction (Distributors with quota W1der What is most noticeable is that in Industry" was the message presented $250,000) , fran DoorM.::"ltic AutanatJ.c the same section some of the by Don to the Idaho Chapter (he is a Door Sales in the US and Canc1da for paragraphs are written without all founding member) on Nov. 6, 1984; to 1984. His prize was a $1000 thal verbage or should I say garbage. the Sp::,kane Chapter on Jan. 10, 1985 vacation package wl11ch was presented and to the SME ( a group of l , 000 at the end of May i n Chicago at for those of you on the fence es to people) on May 9, 1985. Don was The thei r National Sales ~eeting. whether or not to buy a computer and Predicator editor i n 1976, (the year get going with at !ea~t word Portland 1..on the Institute ~1'lrgie Largent, your president, won processing ell I can s ay 1s Just what Publication Award). He is a rneniber from the Arco ~'et.als Co., a solar is t oking you s o long? There are of the State of Oregon Governor ·s operat ed music oox.. \\'11ile in the many compu t er s available in the low Finance Ccmni.ttee; National Board of sW1light it plays · you Are My price range that will do en excellent Arbitrators for the /\IT"erican SUnshine" again and again, ad job of word processing. I have Arbitration Association; Editorial infinitum. As the A.-rerlite purchased my second Kaypro, a 2X and Advisory Board for (late ) SYM!::a;IA Architectural Pr cxl.uct s p,-.."'Ople t,1'!gazine . say .•. . The sky's the l imit! September, 1985 Page4 The Predicator NORTHWEST REGION NORTHWEST REGION David Thomas, Director I , Coo k In l e t (A nc horage , AKI ) r d Tueuday o f t he rno nl h We are st art i ng a new year! Most of ~:JO fJ, 1n. , Anc ho r·ngc I n ter nn us have a new role in CS!, a rene1-.'ed l i o nt, l Jnn , i nt erest and a year of work ahead. 2. Ida ho (Uo i se , I D) Isl Tue s da y of t he mo nt h . fi: 00 p . rn . , Old Wo r ld Ca t e r i ng Fi rst I want t o welcare John Greiner 1. Po r t l and (Ore gon) aboard as our new Di rector. John is 2nd Tu esda y o f t he mo n t h starti ng a three year t erm and I am 5 _3 0 p . m., 1~ e West i n Be nson entering my third and f i na l year. 4. Puge t sound ( Seattl e , WAI 2 ntl Thu r s day o [ t he rno n t h 5 : 10 p .m . , The Cana l Rest a ur a n t Al so we lcare to all t he new of f i cer s 5 . Spo kane (Washington ) and chair persons in the chapter s . 6 : 00 p .m. You have your work cut out for you Wil l ame t te Va l l e y (Euge ne , ORI and I know that each of you i s up to Lo s t Thur sday ~f the month the task and can succeed. 5 , 30 p .m., Bev s Steak ll ous c Let ' s talk about your task for a minute . It is my strong belief that if you Your Chapter President has accepted · put forth effort for CS! it will a big job. Your best effort is return the favor manyfold. But needed to support the President's first you have to give! When you goals. Please follow through. give, you will learn, be more infomed and smarter. You will be June saw the Board meeting and more resi::ected and appreciated and National CS! convention in Orlando, you will help CS! improve and becare Florida. We had a great turnout. an even more significant force in Here 's sare highlights. the construction industry. 1. The Certification Ccmnittee will M::lst of you will now be realizing add one Industry/ Associate member to that the office or camu.ttee offer input on new programs for position you accepted involves more Industry/ Associate members . time and effort than you originally 2. A "Living History" video-tape anticipated. Some of you probably will be prepared to tie in with our had no idea of what is now expected fortieth anniversary in 1988. of you. I'm truly sorry if that is 3. A resolution to the general the case but let's not cry about it, Jrellbership meeting to allow "proxy" let's make tracks and succeed. voting at the general meeting was not accepted. Your Region has offered a leadership 4. A resolution to permit a by laws sBni.nar for the past five years. arrendment vote to allo,., For those v.ho attended and listened, Industry/ Associate members to be it paid off handsarely. For you who elected to any office of the CONFERENCES have not, let me reiterate a few key Institute was defeated. Ken Searl, Chairman points. 5 . New attendance/ registration records were set. (6,149) ed. Portland Chapter members (I.argent, 1. Qit-line your goals for the Vrla, Klas, Kilbourn, Gira, Searl, year. Finally, an alert to all of you v.ho Jacques , I.a tham, Luey, Be11 i-ood, 2. Organize and plan. received the 1985 Administrative walton) are attending the Tri 3. Get your board or camiittee References. The Bylaws contained Region Conference at Asilcmrr (at set up with enough people to achieve therein are not current. New ones M::>nterey, Calif. ) as you read this. your goals. have been mailed. 4. Delegate to your members Leadership training seminar will be the individual tasks. Every chapter must bring their in Portland in the Spring of 1986. 5. Follow-up on the bylaws into oonfornance with those participants and rrake any of the Institute. You will need to Next fall's Region Conference is adjusbrents necessary. change ni.m-erous parts relating to scheduled for the Inn of the Seventh 6. Have a reserve plan if your the new "Associate" mE!llber category. initial plan is falling too short of M::luntain. (Willarrette Valley is the its goals. host). watch this column for Have a super year! Please let John further details. 7. Ask for help if you need and me know if we can be of it. assistance. CERTIFICATION Please rerrember one key thought. COMMITTEE When you accepted your nanination to ANNUAL AIA/CSI GOLF office, or your appoinbrent to chair TOURNAMENT James Potter, CCS, Chairman a o:mnittee, you made a camiitirent Six of the 83 successful candidat es to give ti.Jre and effort to CSI. Septeniber 13, 1:00 pm at Broadrroor of the 1985 ccs exam were fran the OI'HERS ARE DEPENDING ON YOO! Are for AIA/ CSI members and thei r North~st Regi on. Four f ran you going to live up to your employees. Handicapped or Calloway. Willamet t e Valley , none fran crnmitirent or not? If you don ·· t, $5 entry fee plus $10.00 greens fee. Portland Chapt er, two Eran Cook then what effect does that have on Contact Ken Hattan, 257-7332 for Inlet. Port l and has eleven CCS 'ers. other s , on your chapter, or the further information. I-la t ch thi s col umn for CCS news and Region. PRIZES!!! chapt er invol veirent. Pa~eG September, 198G The Predicator NATIONAL CSI MEETING PROGRAMS COMMI'ITEE TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS by Perky Kilbourn, PhD. Mary Boyd, Chairman COMMl'YfEE Last June , Lee and I went traveling Dennet Latham, Chairman A canplete list (with sane blanks) The 'l'OC will be involved in a t l evs t again, thi s.time to ~he . 29th annual of chapt er programs since 1959 are two programs this year. 1tie cSI Convention Exh1b1t 1n Or lando , on file in the CSI office. Your Florida , June 21 to June 23 , 1985. objective is to acx1uaint the members review and corrections or additions and interested "others" (potential will be appreciated. Th e Spouse Program was e xcellent, Jrenbers ) with the latest CSl as usual, with a trip to Cypress docLlll'Cl1ts, the progress and Gardens on Friday and Saturday , a Coming Attractions evolution of the CSI docurrents and choice of going to Sanford or how to use t.hcm, where to buy or Sept. The l.lusiness o( /\rchi tccture Winter Park . I chose Winter Park borrow or study them. and was fascinated by our tour of 0::t. rlrlerly llousing the Morse Gallery of Art and i tr, Nov. nid 'light - ;>nd flm CSI BOARD MEETING, excellent l arge private collection Dec . I:xpose Yourself to /\rt of Tiffany Glass. The Friday night Li aison Night June4,1985 CSI/ McGraw Hill co-hosted party was Jan. O1arter /\nniversary - Mini ~eting of Board of Directors of a most en joyable time at an Trade Show CSI , Portland Chapter, J w1e 4, 1985 • elevator p l ant . Th e Saturday :,ight Feb. Testing/Grading & Labeling Present: Davidson, K.J.lbourn, Exhibitor's Hospita l ity Rooms ·,1e' r e Mar. Joint meeting with Willamette Fisher, Bellwocxl, Stricklin, \-.bods , well attended and the Sunday night Valley (Salem) possibly with Seeley, Jaoques, Largent, Vr la , Banquet was delicious. The North- gubernatorial ·candidates Akeson, BarKer, Hirte . /\bscnt: west Region was well represe nted at flf>r . Joint meetin~ with AIA - Gira, Luey, Latham, Ross. Facades the banquet by having s everal of ~ting was called to order at 12:10 its members receive PresirJe~,t _;_,1i May Walk through Tektronics June Awards - Fun Night r,rn. Minutes of previous meeti~g Plaques. =e read and approved. Treasurer s The thing that probaoiy ,;;ade this report approved. convention stand out over others Carmi t tee Reports: AWARDS, Wa 1ton was my ability to attend some of absent. EDUCATION, Stricklin had the technical sessions and l earn no ccmrents. HC6PITALITY, Seeley is information that I could use in my next year's chainran. Benson own business. As some of you know, selected for future meetings. Cost I started my own Clinical $15.00. ME1-!BIBSH1P, directory to be Laboratory over a year ago. One rrailed. 240 members. PRCGRAM.S, 91 thing I am learning is how to mar reservations for Fun Night (Awards ket my services. ~eting), PROCXJCI'S FAIR, Tentative Mary Boyd, Joe Woods On Friday of the convent.ion the date of May 17. Perhaps at. spouses got back in time so that I Coliseum. Bowler Assoc. will work on could attend the 3:30 pm Technical EDUCATION COMMITIEE it again. PUBLICATIOOS, Seeley, no session, "Closing a Sale". James Richard Gira, Chairman caments. PUBLICITY, Joe Woods Monson of Emhart Corp. pointed out working on special announcerrent for three mistakes in making a sale: Getting CSI into the local June 11 rreeting. TECHNICAL 1. Trying to close too soon. schools ... Oregon School of Design, cxx::uMENI'S, Cbert absent . 2. Trying to close too late . Portland State, Portland Carrnunity Ad Hoc Carrnittee reports. RffiION 3. Backing buyer into a cor- College, etc. , is the goa l of the CONFEREN::E, Ken Searl absent. Education Camu.ttee. The Portland Largent made a motion for CSI to p:iy ner · Chapter would like to work with any Bellwocxl's way to Region Conference. The one concept that rea 11 y struck of the "seats of learning". Great Barker seoonded. GOLF TOURNAMENT, me was the use of "trial closings". things are happening in the process. Gira absent. When you think that the customer is New business: Dave Thorras, Region reallj interested in your product Director is forming an Ad Hoc you should do a trial closing. FROM THE EDITOR camu.ttee to research the Region Say something like, "Lf you should Inga Vrla Director situation. Largent is decide now, what color would you I want to acknowledge my employer, planning a July executive board li~e?" or "When should we make de Al Weller for generously allowing rre rreeting. 1-Eeting was adjourned at livery?" If the customer makes a the time to put this newsletter 1 :00r,rn. Respectfully suhnitted, positive reply like, "The red looks together. Thanks Al . Inga Vrla, Secretary. good . .. " or "I will be out of town on Monday but delivery would be possible on Tuesday . .. " then you know you have made the sale. The Roord meet trick seems to be to keep from ing at homt! backing the customer into a corner of H.A. Hut c hins by forcing a decision to come 1 7/16/85 without a conscious effort. left to Other sessions which I attended right: J . were equally worthwhile, including Lu ey , B.K.luH, R.Cira 1 D. CSI Directions in Electronic Media, Latham, J. Sunl i ghting as Formgiver for Archi Davidson. tecture, How to Prepare Effective (M. A. in back Sa l es Literature , and Selling to \./ith cnmcr11 Desi gn Professiona l. in face,) In conclusion , CSI s hould be proud of the qual ity of the programs a t thei r Nationa l Convention. Pagee The Predicator Septcmhcr, 1965 PORTLAND CHAPTER LEADERS, 1985-1986 President Margie Largent 636-6977 BUST YOUR BUTT or 1ho~c or us in 1hc news husi ne s!i., thi s is lhc 1imc of year "hen wh.11 at Pres. elect Dennet Latham 222-1917 times ir,.crms hkr an endless s1rcam or copies or cornmcnrcmcn1 a nc..l Fa-.-.ards hanqucr speeches by promincnl pcoplc arri..,c, in the mail. Mmt, particul;uly thO)C by poli1icians, nre guaran1ccd 10 pul ,1 graduating ~e111or into A Secretary Joe Wcxxl.s 232-4000 deep slurnticr tir 1hc third par;igruph Bui occ;1i.iClnally 1hc mail ccll\1ain~ Clnc 1lrn1 i!i, .,ucci nCI and offers u.~dul ~dv1cc Treasure r Janelle Chorzempa 249-2000 for both 1ho,c ('nlcring 1hc busin('SS """'Orld and thosc already firmly cn1rc 11c hcd in ext. 412 i1 Such \,\·as fh(' case wi1h a rrcenl sp,cech by Frank R O'J\ede, Jr., pres1dcn1 o f the Arms1rong Rubba Compnnr, a Nt\.\' Haven. Conn. Fortune j()() firm, to s1udcn1!io at 1hc Univcrsll)' o f Massachusetts School of Managcmcnl He offcrtd a ninc-s 1c p formula for "winning and succeeding in t_!lc business world." His for BOARD OF DIRECTORS mula bears repeating for a v.-esl coas1 audience, parucularly the rirs1 step in his formula. v.·h,ch he call, 1he mo!I importan1 of all nine. John Brockamp 655-9151 I. Bu!I your bull, "Ever)' ,ucce!!ful per;on I know ha, "bu11ed his bull' - Neal Jacques 690-1241 001 frenz.icd ac1h·ity and nol working 10 exhaustion, but in1cns1ve, in1cll1 gcn1 , Jolie Stricklin d1rei:1c-d ac11vi1y. " 249-2000 2 Sho~ menlil and ph)·slcal energy. "' Energy - 1ha1's whal all 1um,s1ful ext. 421 people seem 10 have. lhe energy 10 do whal ha, 10 be done lo sa1 i1fy your bo,s J.Min Luey 228-9468 or your subordinates, and to insrtrc them ,1.'ith your sense of urgcnq · and pur Jim Hirte 244-0843 pose.,, Curt Finch 222-1661 3 Bt-ro mc v.n activt pl ■) tr ln~lrad or a sptcu11or. "You have 10 make: things happen. If you do no1, 1hen 1h1n~s will happen 10 you and 10 your business. And you may nol li~c \I, ha1 happens." 1984-85 President 4. Sho~ t"nthu~i:.ism for >A·ha1r,tr )OU do. "Enthusiasm is life. Boredom is Betty Bellwood 231-5000 death. You canno1 bccom t" a leader i ( you are detached and C)'nical, uninvolved ext. 755 and cool " 5. Kno\o'I 'Ahrn lo jump - whtn 10 makt a ,·Hal cuttr dt-cision. ''You may like your job, your assoc1a1 cs, and your location. But \.\alch ou1! Al some poinl. you ha,·c to decide tha1 you arc no longer on a training program, 1hat you arc COMMl'ITEELEADERS no long.er an understudy and 1ha1 you arc ready for anolhc:r and bigger challenge: . You arc the: one: who decides it is time 10 jump - to take: a new job, Products Fair, John Barker 231-9118 to take a risk or even to leave a company." Programs, Mary Boyd 225-1273 6. Ketp In louch "'ilh th, rtslitir!:lo or )·our busi n~s. "Businc~s is inhabitC"d by ~oplc: \.\hO sec the world the: way it is, and by others who !-C'C' H 1hc way lhcy lliucation. Richard Gira 224-8226 wish ii 10 be. Winner, lend 10 be realim; 1hey go for 1he singles and doubles and T.D.C. I Dennet Latham 222-1917 get on base The dreamers arc al ways looking for home runs, and they often end E:iitor, Inga Vrla 635-6227 up losers Ont of your most valuable 1rai1s 10 an employer will be your ability 10 Awards, Don Walton 643-9491 give him or her a faithful picture of that part of the: universe: assigned to you." Hospitality, I.es seeley 287-7135 7. Gain and mainlain a rtpu111ion for crtdibilily. "E!-tablish crcd1bil11 y l1's Publicity, Joe Woods nol Just 1ru1h.1clling It'5 delivering as promised 10 your boss. 10 your customers, 232-4000 and ultima1ely 10 your shareholders." Membership, Jim Davidson 226-3508 8. Sho~ rr,pecepl Amen. REGION ORr-m! GllS JNl::SS S/8':, RESPONSIBILITIES for Portland Chapter Members Institute Specification Canpetition Crnrn.ittee, lee Kilbourn 224-3860 Technical Docurrents Catmi.ttee, The Predicator BULK RATE Bob Klas 644-4222 1125 S.E. Madison, #200 U.S. Postage CSI Appointee to Amer. Arbitration PAID Assn. Regional Construction Advisory Portland, OR 97214 Permit No. 1737 Catmi.ttee, Bill Merritt 223-8590 Portland, on Ncminating Corrnittee, Address Correction Requested Ken Searl 223-1181 Oared Material REGION DIRECTORS Jdm Greiner (206)455-5236 Tharas & Greiner P. 0. Box 1927 Bellevue, Washington 98009 David A. Tharas (206)483-9388 Tharas Architectural Products 8107 222nd S. E. Woodinville, Wa. 98072 THE PREDICATOR \I,~),, Construction Specifications Institute Vol.25 No.2 October 1985 1125 SE Madison, Rm 200 Portland, OR 97214 238-1462 FROM THE PRESIDENT CSI OUR.25TH YEAR WELCOME TO NEW Margie Largent OCTOBER PROGRAM MEMBERS!!! Housing the Elderly and Handicapped Steve Haner, L. J. Cappa & Assoc. Steve replaces Oren Gustafson, Date: Tuesday, Oct. 8, 198 5 charter member of Portland CSI, Time: 5:30 - 6:30 Social Hour (1959 ) who is retiring. Steve 6 :30 - 7:30 Dinner represents Builder ' s Hardware . He 7:30 - 9:00 Program is married and his family includes four children. He has been a rep Cost: $13 . 50 "No Host" Bar for six years. Place: Westin Benson Hotel Jim Schuette, Westec Engr. , Salem is RSVP: CSI Office 238-1462 rejoining CSI after a short absence. Dick Alexander is an attorney with NOI'E : Policy on "No-Shows". If you Stoel , Rieves, Bely , Fraser, Wise. reserved a place at the dinner He has practi ced law for 15 years, 8 meeting ard don ' t sho,; up (barring a years with the present firm. He broken leg) you wil l be billed. In graduated f rom U. of O in 1969 with the past the Portland Chapter has a degree 1n law. He is married and picked up the slack. 'Irle situation has three children. The Institute President's letter is getting cr itical and it is not congratulating us upon our 25th year fair to the membership. This rroney Newt Baker, Exterior Wood, (9/ 85 ) is reproduced elsewhere in can be better used elsewhere . Washougal, Wa. He represents the this newsletter. It will be framed pre-treated wood industry. Newt is and properly displayed throughout It is imperative that you contact married and lives in Portland with the year and a copy filed in the the CSI ofrice at 238-146 2 no iater his wife and three kids. archives. Our true anniversary of than 5:00 pi, the evening prior to the presentation of our charter by the dinner meeting to cancel your Mid Barbour, Mid Barbour & Friends, Don Paine, (then 1961 Region reservation! a well respected local architect. Director-elect of Puget Sound Chap ter) will be appropriately rein Corwin Hymes, Health Physics, NW. carnated at our Jan. !986 meeting. \ . Ill Corwin is a salesman for the above Any ideas on how we should "cut" :, firm, a manufacturer of radiation this event should be directed to ' ~- -C . ·. ' r., · detection badges, radiation equip Mary Boyd or me. ment calibration and other hospital me . ,, ':'S \'!I _tl -- "t--...- oriented materials. He is married ~-- . . and resides i n Aloha. Our neighbor in Eugene, the Willamette Valley Chapter celebrated Ke1th MaCrae, F&B America (Concrete) it's 20th ANNIVERSARY on June 27, 1985. Joining in this festive event Ke1th McIntyre, Columbia Consulting from the Portland Chapter: Betty Engineers. Keith is a registered Bellwood , Margie Largent, Dick and Electrical Engineer. He is married Rosanne Gira, Lee and Perky with one son and lives i n Tiga rd. Kilbourn, Les and Paula Seeley. Dick and Edith Ehmann, and last but seated at the head table, Richard Stan Pszczolkowski, Emerick Constr. Gessford. (See Sept. The Predicator for explanations) . Hope to see Mr. Xavier Rueda is an architect w1th Gessford at our tables this year. Cooper Consulants. Projects in clude work in Oregon, L~ashington, Lee Kilbourn, Dick Gira, Ken Searl Alaska, Arizona and S. Dakota. and Margie Largent were the Portland Xavier resides in Ti gard with his conti ngent of the "40-0DD PEOPLE" as four children and wife of 19 years. announced by Tri-Region chair for workshops, who were members in the Ken Spurr, Division 10 Inc. workshops at the Tri-Region Confer ance in Asilomar, Sept. 9, 10 1985. Bill Washburn, Az rock Flooring. 23 Portland members and guests were P. Anthony Hamilton presenting Paul Wison with Miller Cook Archi attending including Tom Clucas, Ken "sword" to Mary Alice Hutchins. Sear.I and Dennis Obe r t , who were not tects. Paul is a spec wri ter and an on the original list of attendees. Tony Is General Sales Manager architectural "gp" , former CSI vice president and charter member of Board of Directors meet at noon for Bally Engineered Structures Inc, Willamette Vall ey Chapter in Eugene. Tuesday, Nov. 5, 1985 a division of Allegheny Intl. He is married, three children, and at The Builder's Exchange CSI lives in Portl and. office. Pittsburg, Pa. ------l'agu2 The l'rc The f irst We s t e rn Mull1 -regiun Con ference wa s held i n earl y SPpt. nea r Monte rey, Ca . fl1e 1\s LJ oma r Confe r ence Cente r i s run , quite well, as a unit a l the Californ.io State Pork system . The theme for the first day was "Megotrends West". Richard Ford, r e tired Ex ecutive I • Director or the Port of Sea ttle gave the firs t t echnical session at the . ..- ~ Conference. He discussed the i nter i nationalization of the economy with ' the deve l opment of new technologies I and the economic growth of the whole J world. , t l World _trade 1s here to stay especially between Asia and the Wes tern United St ates. The world i s now in its fourth industrial revolu tion - that of communication and .~, information. The "Third lfo r ld" --·----~II!!'. W-. ~ ~,7 - countries are leaping into the Latham - Lee KIibourn-Margie Largent - Dick Gira twentieth century and the wo r ld is Dennet becoming a singl e trading unit. "Prepare to be surprised" even if Sue Ba r rett (L . A. Chapte r - 600 you read the newspaper , listen to member s ! ) said ta follow up an Robert Potter, VP of Sales for the applica t ions and inquiries. Get new Western Region of AT&T Communicat the radio, and watch television, you ions then spoke on Generic will still not be able to predict member s ta the next meeting and ask an existing member to s tay with them Competition Str a t egies. what is going to happen until after i t is beginni ng ta happen . t hat evening. Publish their name s and biogs i n your news l e tter. Bab A. Low Cost Production Haack suggested an orientation far l. Optimize inventory The next day Perky attended the £. Improve cash management workshop on Product Fa irs with Neal new memb e r s, be for e the social hour , 3. Improve factories Jacques. L-Je came back with scme 4. Increase cost effectiveness good information far John Barker. Lee was panelist at the Awards Work shop. He reported t hat the purposes 8. Differentiation Perky attended the General Educa of awards were s everal - public l. Improve services rather than tion Workshop led by Mel Cale and relations, a sense of giving/ s har commodities discovered that West Region CS ! is ing, and continuity . Suggestions in 2. Improve physical distribution getting into Video Tape productions. cluded to make awards fun, (a golden 3. Improve quality control The Education Workshop was then pickle?) , use as impressive a certi 4. Improve brand identity fallowed by the Video Education ficate as you can find; maybe find Workshop - the two were tied to gifts for speakers at meetings. C. Niche Marketing gether. This is going ta be an Don Walton was mast helpful, and l. Develop new business oppor exciting field ta follow. If made several contr ibutions to the tunities successful , the whale construction discussion. 2. Service a particular target industry will benefit from video area very we 11 information exchange. Inga Vrla attended the Newsletter 3. Ea rn an above average return Workshop, led by Hans Meier, (L. A. ) on your investment. Lee went ta the Technical Workshop at which Margie Largent was a panel whe re Jim Robertson, TDC Chairman ist. As usual the discussion Fram Willamette Valley Chapter gave centered around "to allow advertis the usual overview of Institute ing or not". SF Chapter had no such Technical activities. Lee came awav qualms. Other chapters found Derek Mills, professor at Seattle mare optimistic than recentlv - he · patrons ta fund their newsletters. University gave the lhird technical said SpecGUIDE Series docum~nts Mail ing seems to be a problem far presenta tion by telling us that we looked like goad inves tments - both most of the chapters. Subject of should pay attention to the social to use and ta write. We also under editing - how much? was discussed, world by reading the newspaper, stand another (1987-88?) update of as well as, does the editor edit or listening to the radio and watching Ma s t erFo rmat is being cons idered - ask the contributor ta do so. televis ion. send in your comment s now. He discussed many things but the two Lee then went ta the Memb ership that I felt stood out the most were Workshop - CS! starts here. the concepts of: Panelist Eliot Mahr (Spokane ) emphasized retention - keep members CYA/E T - Cover your "anatomy" and i nvolved. Consider door prizes at expose the irs - the idea of pro mee tings, don't let chapter meetings t ect i ng yourself and trying to get get tao technical (give highly someone e l s e to t ake the blame, technica l information at seminars) . Crelg Anderson October, 198G The Predicator l'agu:J NOTES ON TRI REGION BUSINESS MEETING NORTHWEST REGION Asilomar, Sept. 10, 198G I . Couk I n I et ( /\n c horngc , /\Kl )rd Tuesday o r the mo n L11 NORTHWEST! &:JO p . m. , /\ nc huroge l nterna Rrso, l L i on.:il Inn. REGION NOMINATING i. . l dohu (!Joi:,c , I D) COMMITIEE ' l o t Tuesday o f tho mo nt h . fi:00 p.m., Ol d wor l d enteri ng J . Por tlnnd (Oregon) The Region Nominating Committee will 2nd T11cncl;i y o f t he mo nt h continue as an Ad Hoc Committee ~: JO p.m. , The wcstln Be nnon (Norman Rosenzweig, chairman, Ken Puget sound ( Seattle , W/1 ) Searl, Paul Edlund, Larry Hurlburt 2nd Thurs da y o( the mo nth members ) and will continue to study 5: 30 p. m. ' The Canal Re:, tauran t region nominating methods. Report 5. Spoka ne (Washi ngton) 6 : 00 p.m. to be presented at May 1986 Coord i 6 . Wil l amette Val Icy ( Eu gene , ORI nating Council meeting in Portland. Last Thur sday of t he mo nt h 5 : J0 p.m ., Bev's St e ak House Results of Nomi nating Committee : Dick Gira, Portland and Eliot Mohr from Spokane are candidates for Region Director to replace Dave Thomas from Puget Sound Chapter . Rules are that no campaigning would INSTITUTE be allowed, candidates could not COMMITTEE visit chapters other than their own. If both candidates agree, they can APPOINTEES prepare position papers for chapter Paul Edlund, W. V. Spectext newsletter publication provided both Jim Robertson, W. V. Chairman TDC candidates' position papers are pub Jess Wilkins, P.S. TDC lished at the same time in the news letter. Art Nordling, Spokane , Jury of Fel lows Lee Kilbourn, Portland, Spec. Com REGION CONFERENCE, petition Committee 9/11/86 J im Balhiser, W.V. Spectext Jim Robertson, Willamette Valley Chapter reported on plans for the SPECIFICATIONS CERTIFIED Region Conference at Inn of 7th Mtn. in Bend Sept. 11, 1986. COMPETITIONS CONSTRUCTION REGION CONFERENCE, Standing Committee of the In~titute SPECIFIER was established for the spec1f1ca Northwest Region has the highest SEPT.1987 tions competition. Problems with percentage of CCS ' s in the nation. Bob Englebach, Cook Inlet, reported the present system included no uniformity of standards and the their chapter plans for 1987 Region Conference at Valdez, Alaska. number of entries was decreasing. MONEY BACK OFFER? New committee hes been funded and is not functioning. ATTENDANCE BY-LAW CHANGES It appears that the Tri-Region Con Institute has made some changes. This year the Institute has more ference will break even and possibly We need to review these and update industry members on Institute return some funds to each region! ours to agree with new Institute by Committees than in the past. laws. The Insitute secretary must review any chapter changes and NEW BUSINESS approve them before the chapter can SPECTEXT & TDC make the changes. Jim Robertson, W. V. requested addi Both Spectext and TDC are asking ~or tional funding f rom the region for INDUSTRY MEMBER grassroots review of documents prior TDC and Education Region chairmen. to publication. Jess Wilkins, P.S., moved to FOR PRESIDENT? increase the budget amount for each An Institute Blue Ribbon Committee chairman from $75 per year to $500 has been established to study a by INDUSTRY MEMBER each per year effective immediately. laws change to allow industr~ or CERTIFICATION Motion passed. associate members to be eligible for President of the Institute. This Certification Committee will now have an industry member on the committee Don Walton, Portland, moved to set committee is to report to the Board region assessment from each chapter in the September 1985 meeting. with the added charge of studying industry member certification. at $5 per active member for FY 1986/ 87. Motion passed. LOOKOUT CANDID AROSEBYANY CAMERA! LOCAL AWARD WINNERS The Institute Electronic Media OTHERNAME ... Betty Bellwood, Region Director 's Program looks promising and . has An Ad Hoc Committee has been re Citation. enormous possibilities particularly established to study changing the in membership expansion. Institute name. Ken Searl, Region Citation. Pngo4 Tho Prcdlcnlur Octobor, 191:15 BS by KS time on information processing . Get SEPTEMBER CHAPTER Basic Specs by Ken Searl out there and look at o project a yeor or two after completion ond see MEETING CS! hes been end is doing a greet Job what works and whot dosen' t work• but it seems to me we ore in a stage You may be in for some big surprines. of getting too complicated end too technical. By technical I mean too "All need ere 4 wells and a roof , Over the years many of us hov e 3o rt I don't need on archi tect. " much time and effort is bein9 spent of ignored digging into certain on items that if one is not careful items in specifying end i nstalling. will make our work no longer usually On Sept. lZ, 1985, Portland Chapter Some t i me ego I decided to gain more members learned that t he above simple but cumbersome end almost to information about things like roofin9 statement, which was quoted fr~m the point of being self-defeating. A end finish hardware end believe me greet example of this is gathering it ls a tough row to hoe but keep in "Architects Bitel" by the Ame r ican Institute of Architects was not _ end processing information. Several mind if you don't there is just too true. Architects help make deci years ego Hans Meier stated in en much trouble if one dosen't get on article that in the future familiar terms with what's available. sions. After talking to an . Architect, many people are surprised specification writers could be I believe roofing is in a reel spending over 50~ of their time in stinker stage at the moment end can at their own definite idea~ abou t the reseerchin9 and processing of cause lots of problems. In a future what they went in their building. information. l remember et that time BS by KS I will give you my views on I snorted e bit end figured it would the latest developments in the Architect Bill Wilson led off the go away. Well folks, it seems it roofing field. panel by explaining whet an hasn't gone away. In a recent architect does. It can be summa article of The Specifier there is an At the present time I em twisting my rised as follows: article covering this subject. arm end forcing myself to gain more information end knowledge about l. An architect is commissioned to design and get a building construct If 50% or more of a specifier's time carpeting. As I see it there ere is spent on information processing, nearly 400 carpet menufacuturers in ed for an owner. just what is actually accomplished? the country and some of them e:e Many products are not readily just a wee bit evasive about their 2. Once the commission is received available in your area, so why carpeting. The point I am making here the architect must transfer the specify them in the first place. is don't be afraid to jump in with ideas for a building which the owner There is no way one can become an both feet because in the long run you has agreed to into pictures (plans) expert specifier by looking over lots will benefit greatly. It is from which the building will be con of information end trying to judge difficult to know everything about structed. what is best. It just dosen't work everything but in the specification that way. You must get experience on writing business one sure needs all 3. As well as plans there needs to what happens when a certain product the knowledge one can absorb. be written contract documents that or system is installed end under whet establish the legal framework, and _ conditions. Learning about products end systems specifications that describe what is does not come from gathering and located on the drawings. Let me point out at this time there processing information, it comes from has always been a group or groups experience and knowledge gained 4. Finally the architect is asked who thrive on complicated, lengthy otherwise. A certain amount of to watch the construction of the and wordy specifications. There is information gathering end processing building for the owner. also a group who writes a too short is necessary but no where up to the or hardly any specifications and then 50% category. I sure hope we don't In addition to the list above they there is the group in the middle who have to spend all the time certain also need to keep up with changes in tries to keep their specifications as factions are predicting. the construction industry, learn how short as possible, to the point end to be competitive with other pro no ambiguities. This latter group One last item. 1 notice that some fessionals, and generally be fully understands that specifications specifiers are very reluctant to be "business people". ere not written for the Architect but among the first to specify a new for the Contractor who is trying to product or system. Caution is put the project together, hopefully recommended but don't wait months or years to specify new products. Here Bob Evenson, Architect, then expend making a profit, and too many ed on the three points of excitement improperly worded specifications ere again, experience end field knowledge are most important. in being an architect, by adding a just not needed. fourth. One can spend 50i or more in time to Back to information processing, let gather and process information but l. Phone call telling you that you me point out that if you ~pend o~er the fact remains one must know have a commission. 50% of your time on 1nfo:mat1on something about products and systems processing then it is very plain _ ~ou or you ere in a heap of trouble. 2. Challenge of designing the pro don't have much time left for wr1t1ng This knowledge comes from experience ject - creativity, an excellent specification. A very and there just isn't a substitute important item is just what although sometimes I wish there was. 3. Seeing an "idea" converted into manufacturers' representation do you a "building". have in your area and who are t~e applicators or installers. What 1s 4. Having a client ask you to de their track record? I would much sign another building. prefer a marginal product or system be installed by an expert rather than Bob then discussed how architects an excellent product or system being sell their services. installed by some fly by night poor workmanship type of firm. l. By identifying their market. By all means spend some time Ken and WIima Searl Z. Specializi ng i n type of build investigating these people and less i ng. SPECIFICATION BULLETIN Sec:07500 - Carlisle Makes A Change ATTENTION: Architectural Specifiers SUBJECT Distributor/ Agent Change PRODUCT Carlisle Single Ply Roofing Systems It has been announced that URESCO Construction Materials, Inc. is Carlisle SynTec Systems' new factory agent/ stocking dis tributor for Washington, Oregon and Alaska. URESCO offers the architectural community over 30 years combined roofing systems specifications experience. A technical approach is URESCO's means of co1M1unication. Total system evaluation using today's hybrid insulations distinguish URESCO from just another rubber sales organization. URESCO's credibility is founded on product knowledge and field experience. Kent, Washinqton Portland, Oregon Anchorage, Alaska (206) 395-1211 (503) 252-7090 ( 907) 349-8548 Chet Olson Bob Pierson Doug Sobek Kent, Hashington (800) 426-8333 - Outside of ~ashingto~ Al Stocker - Resident Professional Engineer octobc1; 198G The Prodlcutor P11gu l'l continued from Pago 4 3. Mar keting or networking - rind ing out about n potent i al building before an ybody else does. a . Reputation - ir you don good job yo u will get other ,jobs. Bi ll Merritt. Attorney and Arc hi tect, then discussed how architects use contracts. Don Jacobson, Management Consult ant , concluded the program by discussing how his firm helps architectural firms manage their business . A brief s umma ry in cludes: 1. Ha ve an objective. 2. Ha ve a plan of action to reach that objective . 3. Measure the requirements for the plan of action . 4 . De fine roles needed to imple ment the plan of action. 5. Reward s uccess. The panel concluded with a brief questi on and answer period. Very impressi ve with useful i nformation for professional as well as i ndustry members of CSI . P. Kilbourn Portland Chapter membe rs i n attend ence at NW Region Business Meeting were Dennet Latham , Margie Largent, Inga Vrla, Lee Kilbourn , Dennis Obert, Dick Gira, J. Min Luey , Betty Bellwood, Donald Walton, Ken Sear l, Bob Klas Attending the Coordinati ng Council Meeting were Dennet Latham , Margie Largent and Lee Kilbourn. ~...:s;:;_ ~- .. . ~ ---!--.:. - ~'oh..' • 1 - · . - .__...:;..-· ·-----. ii ' . " 1 Pngc6 The Predicator U c I ohm; J.965 PORTLAND CHAPTER LEADERS, 1985-1986 President ~\:lrgi e Largent 636-6977 1l1e Construction Specifica tions lnsLituLe Pres . e l ect Dennet Latham 222-1917 Sect-ct.J.ry Joe Woods 232-4000 July I , 1985 •rreasurer Janelle Chorzenpa 24 9-2000 ext. 41 2 Ms. Margie Largent BOARD OF DIRECTORS 4040 S. W. Douglas Way Lake Oswego, OR 97034 John Brockamp 655-9151 Neal Ja~s 690-1241 Dear Ms. Largent : Jolie Stricklin 249-2000 ext. 421 On behalf of myself and the Institute Board it givee me pleasure to J.Min Luey 228-9468 congratulate the Portland Chapter on the occasion of its 25th anniversary. Jim Hirte 244-0843 Curt Finch 222-1661 As one of the earlier chapters of CSI, the Portland Chapter should take great pride in its history within the Institute. I am sure that it 1984-85 President is a source of personal pride to each of you that the Portl and Chapter has Betty Bell',,,l'.)()(j 231-5000 completed 25 years of service and you can look back with justification ext. 755 upon your accomplishments both personally and col lectively. The s trength of CSI is measured by the strength of its chapters and COMMITIEE LEADERS as we continue to grow, our chapters become more and more dominant in the construction community. Products Fair, John Barker 231-9118 t- REGION RESPONSIBILITIES for Portland Chapter Members Institute Specification Canpetition Camrittee, Lee Kilbourn 224-3860 Technical Docurrents Ccmnittee, The Predicator Bob Klas 644-4222 13 ULK lv \TE CSI Appointee to /\mer. Arbitration 1125 S.E, Madison, #200 U.S. Pos1.. ge Assn. Regional Construction J'ld.visory Portland, OR 97214 PAJD Ccmnitt ee, Bill Merritt 223-8590 Pern1it No. ·173 7 Nc:mi.nating Comrittee, Portland, OR Ken Searl 223- 1181 Address Co1Tection Requested Dated Maledal REGION DIRECTORS John Gre iner (206)455-5236 Tharas 6 Greiner P. 0. Box 1927 t)TJ.<) U. 1 Bellevue, Washington 98009 Robert. F:, Klr:s David A. Thcxras (206)483-9388 R.C. t:-:hmann t, fl ;,\; nciatP.s Thcxras Architectural Products 6 77'5 S, ~I, U it.h ~venuP. 81 07 222nd S. E. lh~av.~ rt.on, OR 9/ 005 Woodinvi lle , Wa. 98072 THE PREDICA'rOR \'nl 2/'i , .. 1 I 0 11 ~ 1111, 111111 "l pi,dil, a 1l,m-. l 11 q flt11lt> 1 l'lCI o.; J \lr11II " "''· llm ·.mo l'or1ln111 I O Ii 1ni11 .u~ t ll! J FIH )/\t T ll I ·, PIU:s1l )ENT CHl O\IH 26th \ E,\H IJtll •; H t'1CH l ·1 \ ~F \f fl r l(l r I ,!l r-l(r n I NClVE~IBEll Pll()(;tt,\~f ,t, ,11--.. ,·q I I .. ,. I ... t~...... ' I, 'I ',,, \,I q "It II I "' t ,, IJlt" • I l',. 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Po rt l.a,rn ( haot u r rrttit s at noon on , !-1- a~ u! the Bul.l.Jer ' ~ JI, r-u,,f. (: fl o hin d uvm•y pulill1•l,11lltii11 /;(. ,, Page 2 The Predicator Novembur, 1980 Board of Directors Pub licity: Joe Wood s -Chapter Meet We specifical ly call your attention ing press releases delivered to The to Sec . 32ll (a ) , which states October 1, 1985 Oregonian and Po r tland Business "Built-up roo f covering shall be completely r emoved before applying Meet i ng was called to order at 12 :05 Today. Joe report ed that a person a t Builder ' s Exchange . al phone call seemed to be the best the new roe f covering" , and the way to insur e meeting att endance. EXCEP TION i,1hich states "the Building Present: Ma rgie Largent, Joe Woo ds, He wi l l continue to make calls Offi cia l may allow existing roof Betty Bellwood , Dennet Latham prior t o meetings . coverings to remain when inspection Janel le Chorzempa, Cur t Finch '. Jolie reveals t ha t : Stricklin, John Brockamp. Lee Ki l Publicat ions : Inga Vrla absent . l. The structural design is suf ~ou r n. Absent : Jim Lue y, J im Hi rte, Margie La r gen t reported newsletter ficient to s ustain the weight o f an Neal Jacques. was being pri nt ed. additional roof. 2. There i s not more t han one Minut es of Sept. Boar d mee ting Awards: Don l•Jalton - John Brockamp existi ng roof on the struc t ure. accepted as corr ected. reported for Don. 25 award cer ti 3. The existing roof is securely f icates have been ordered. Chevrons attached to the deck . Treasur er's Report. Janell e for service ar e availabl e . Service 4. The roof deck i s not rotted and reported that financi al review has pins are avail able denoting 10, 20 is structurally sound . been completed. She requested t hat and 30 years of service. After some 5. Existing insulation is not water membership or house committ ee be discussion Bob Klas mo ved that fund soaked." more helpful with greeti ng. and new ing be made available for purchasing member orientation at chapt er meet 20 and 30 year pins. Board It is the opinion of the Code ings. Lee Kilbourn suggested that approved. Comm i ttee that when the Building we cross check reservation l i st with Official does not inspect and/ or membersh ip list in order to i solat e By-Laws : John Brockamp - committee otherwise approve those listed th0se who need special attention , is j ust getting under wa y at this exceptions, and the roofing con i._e. ' int roductions, ori entation . time. tractor proceeds to recover without a complete tear-off, the roofing contractor ma y be assuming total Committee Reports Products Fair: John Barker - Joe l i ability for those 'exceptions'. Woods reported for John that there Membership: Jim Davidson - committee would be a meeting with Bowler & Recommendations are that the roofer is currently studying procedures for Associates Oct. 2 to begin discus contact the local bui lding off i cial new members. Committee members are· sions on graphics and theme of the and insist that the required Lee Kilbourn, Steve James , Gordon · 1986 Products Fair. John ' s goal is i nspection ( unde r Section 32l l (a ) be Van Antwerp, Jerry Van Seay. A to have initial exhibitor ' s packet performed. " question raised about member attri out by Thanksgiving. More details ~ion was addressed by Lee Kilbourn. next month. The economy seems to be the primary reason members choose not to renew CALENDAR: their membership . " Lee added that Liaison: Gary Zagelow - Lee Kilbourn we need more professional members on reported that the committee had met Region/Institute the membership committee. and that the AGC wants to put together, with input f rom CSI, a Technical Document s: Dennet Latham booklet of construction industry May 16,17 1986 Leadership Train met briefly with committee members practices. ing. Portland is host. Watch Dennis Obert, Candace Robertson, ' for details. Gr eg Ross , Paul Wilson, Dennet No old business. New Business: Latham, Bob Klas. Dennis Obert is Betty Bellwood reported that the June 19B6 Institute Convention - working on a Spec Guide dealing agreement regarding support services Anaheim, Ca. with radiation protection. Commit f rom the Builder's Exchange has ex tee is requesting Monograph dealing pired and needs to be renewed. Sept. 11-13, 19B6 Region Con with concrete slabs. Also working ference - Willamatte Valley is on _Spec Guides dealing with slabs, Meeting adjourned: 1:15 pm. host. Inn of The 7th Mtn., moisture protection, vinyl flooring. Respectfully submitted: Joe Woods, Bend, Dr. Secretary. Spring 1987 Leadership Training - There was some discussion of how Seattle is host. CSI should distribute technical documents to members. Possibilities which included utilization of re RE-ROOFING, ICBO AND June 19B7 Institute Convention - tail outlet will be explored and Detroit, Michigan. reported on. THEUBC Fall 19B7 - Region Conference - Programs: Mary Boyd -reported that Cook Inlet hosting at Valdez, This article comes from a notice Alaska. the Oct. program would focus on de sent out by the Western States sign considerations for the elderly Roofing Con t ractors Association. and handicapped. Panel members to Spring 1988 Leadership Training Portland is host. include Phil Marquis of WeGroup "The Code Committee recognizes that Architect s , Mel Mi les of Crown many of the Building Departments Research, Robin McArthur-Philips, June 19B8 Institute Convention which are using the referenced Was hington, D. C. wi th the City of Portland Planning building code are not properly Bureau, Joyce Deters and Chris adhering to those sect.ions Fall 198B Region Conference Casady of Total Access Company. pertaining to "Approval" and/or Idaho hos ting at Sun Valley, "Ins p!ctions" by the Building Idaho. Chapter Affai rs: 71 attended the Official. [See Appendix - chap. 32, September pr ogram. 1979, 1982 & 1985 editi ons , USC] November, J!)8G The Prcclicalor OCTOBER CSI MEETING lhe meeting t hen clooed oft e r a lhe hol oorum is fabricated by creat1ng - □ n inlerfurcnce pattern Housing the Elderly br ief question And answer period. [Margie La rgent wanted me to count wi t h two laser beama that LS Perk." Kilbourn, Guest writer people and I come up with about 7 imp rinted in a Polaroi d tables of O each or 56 .] An i nt e r photopolyrner. ~Jhtin the f ilm LS Mel Mi l es of Crown Resea r ch began esting meeting with a very good applied to a window, th~ pattc~n the program by "Not selling us any attendance. P. Kilbour n dif f rncts incom lng sunl i ght' be~cl thing'" Hi s f i rm helps s ponsors ing it upward and creati ng a bright devel op Nursing Home Fac ilities. CERTIFIED pa tch of l ight on the ~ei l ing, which i s diffused , i l l uminating t he nreu. He gave some good definit ions of our CONSTRUCTION Additionally some l i ght LS trans greying societ y: GO GOES - age 65 SPECIFIERS mitted norrnall Y • to 75, s t i ll active, healthy, with rhe deadline fo r application for the mobile l i festyles . SLOW GOES - 75 The s ys t em uses spherica l waves to April 5 examination is Feb. 1, 1986! to 85, l ess act i ve , are frequently allow s t a t i onary illuminat Lon Ln a Exam locations are Portland, Oregon, in congregate care facilities . NO passive tracki ng s ys t em. rhe _ Seattle, Washington, Anchorage, Ak., GOES, age 85 to 7 , inactive, the manufacturer claims t his can impr ove San Francisco, Ca. among other frail elderly , often with physical the quality of ill umina tion by re places. and mental problems . ducing or elimi nati ng sources of glar e and providi ng a well-diffused Applicants must have a minimum of 5 As people age, their care require lighting with the ful l spectrum of years experience i n one of the con ments change. Sponsors for Health sunlight in contrast to t he nar row, Car e Facilities vary from churches struction design diciplines and have prepared , or supervised the prepara sharp bands that character i ze fluo to i nvestor-owned development cor rescent l ighti ng. Glass Magazine , tion of written construction porations who are not interested in 7/85. t he day to day operation of the documents. facility . Successful applicant must pass a Comments from the Robin Mc Arthur Philips spoke next written examination based on the from t he Government' s po int of view. contents of the CSI Manual of Editor Practice , Conditions of the The Planning Bu reau of the City of lngaVrla Portland is trying to develop a Contract, and practical preparation Housing policy . They encourage of specifications. The insert in this month's i nput from all sectors of society as newsletter is an example of a super App licant need not be a membe r of to what the Housing policy should bargain! Your brochure or one-page be. CS!. advertising reaches almost 900 _ readers' You can't beat the pri ce. Exam is "closed book" and lasts from If you deliver to my ho t little_ Chris Casady spoke about the Struc 9am to 2:30pm. tural Code Advisory Board and the hands 900 pieces ready for fo lding Handicapped Code which was approved. and stuffing . • .... . $125.00, i f you Exam is based on following: It sounds easy - have all public want me to print (one side only ) 900 Principles of written construction buildings accessible to the handi pieces ...... $150 . 00. Give me a documents (questions derived from capped. Trying to accomplish this call at Na tional Marketing, 503/ 635- is another problem. the Manual of Practice). Either the 6227. The space is going fas t, five 1980 editi on or the new edition may more left. Incidentall y, one page be used for study; Conditions of the Joyce Deters of Total Access told us of copy is best due to weight limi Contract ( from MP 1-5 of the 1980 t ations. GO FOR IT! she was trying to sell us something. Manual of Practice or Part 1, Chap. She is the Sales representative for 5 of the 1985 edition; Practical This probably isn' t fair , but I AM a whole line of items vihich make preparation (rewrite, reformat, and buildings accessible to the handi the editor ... .. for more information improve brief specification texts about Seal Dr y Single Ply roofing, capped. After the meeting Joyce and wh i ch have been improperly written). Chris gave us a demonstration of one our phone number is 503/ 635-6227. (I forgot to include i t. ) of their products, a device that Certi fication is valid for 3 years allows wheel chairs to go up and is rene1•1able upon payment of stairs. I was impressed and so was renewal fee plus evidence of con one of the Westin Benson Hotel tinuing experience and competetence employees. Apparently, as a public in preparing written construction building, they need wheelchair documents. access and they have it but it is not as convenient as it could be. More information next month! Philip Marquis, an architect with WeGroup PC/ Architects & Planners, discussed their design of Willa HOLOGRAPHIC mette View Manor. Handicapped WINDOWS DEVELOPED people have different needs an~ these needs must be addressed in TO LIGHT BUILDING designing their facilities. INTERIORS Elizabeth Clark of Oregon Assn. of Photics, Inc., Westford, MA., has Homes for the Aging was the final developed a process utilizing holo speaker. She wanted us to sell _her grams to redirect sunlight into something' The elderly are trying interior spaces of buildings t hrough t o get companies to develop products windows. Photics conservatively specifically for the elderly. A estimates the energy savings from t r ade show of items for the elderly holographic windows to be up to 30% is being developed to go along wi t h of the lighting and attendant the Conference for Aging. cooling l oads. ------Pagc4 'l'he l'rcdicatnr Novnrnher, l!J8i, BS by KS Bo sure to weigh oll cl Alms made by New Uahlcs! Uasic Specs by Ken Searl anyone nnd if you ore told that o co mpet itor ' s roofing µroduct is o no 11 In the July-Augusl i ssue of Roof Gary and Ka y Lage Jow have roc vi haby good rascal and they had a failure boy, Geoffrey , viho was born Jun e Z5 , Design Maga zine there i s an artic l e somewhere, just ask where this 1985. Gar y and Kay also have a 4- entitled .. . "Educating the Hoofing failure i s located ond Lhen eithe r go lndustry" . .. wh erein Roof Design year old daughter. Ga ry is cha i ring look at it or col l the owner and get the CSI L iai □ on commit tee. Magazine intervi ews Dick Frickl os an opinion and any other i nforma l ion. Director of t he Hoo fing Indus try ' Be l ieve me you will find a lot of Educa tional Institute (RIEi ). President-elect Dennet Lalham and fal se c l aims out there. One t ime his wl fe Clara are pa rent3 of a fhis article is ve r y informative end years ago I called a company i n Ne w in my opinion is a must for daughter, Michelle Arline who wa 3 York to find out what roof fail ed born Sept. ZL, 1985 . specifiers and others concerned or only to find out it didn't foil at i nvolved with roofing. There i s a l east i n regards to water leaking. lot of good stuff i n this article but The owner couldn't unders tand why if you know ~ld Ken, I don't ag ree anyone would say their roofing Recoveries entirel y. Dick s tates, end he is system had failed. right on in the opening ques tion: On the mend are Edith Ehman n and What is the mos t critical problem If any person is trying to sell you a facing the roof designer today? Bonnie Brockamp . Edith and 8onnle roofing product or system, or anythi ng are nursing broken bones . Jane Di ck' s answer, and I quote, in pert el se for that ma tter, by discredi ting as_follows: "There are just so many any or all compet i tors , t hen I say be Sampler i s back at work again, things that a des igner is responsible having recovered from back surgery. very careful about specifying t his Get well soon, we miss you all ' for that the roof is not getting the person ' s products . at ten ti on it should." I agree to this fu lly and I might add it never If you want a copy of the Roof Design has received the attention it should. Magazine article l et me know and I Even be fore we had the s ingle ply will send you one . entry into roof systems, not enough time was spent on roofing and roofing In Case You Didn't Know details which in part created a need fur better roofing. Combine this with the oil f racas of the early 70's CHAPTER MEMBER and one can easily see why we now ACTMTIES Margie Largent has been an active have s o many different roof systems member of Portland Chapter of CSI out there today. since 1970. This 1s her second t ime Jim King (Snyder Roofing & Sheet around as president of our chapter , Dick also states there are over 84 Metal Co., Tigard, Or. and a member having served her first term in different modified bitumen products since 1964 ) was one of the ten of 1977 . She has been on the Board of alone and over 75 elastomeric the "most knowledgeable" roofing in Directors as well as Editor of The membranes. He further states due to dustry people brought together in Predicator. An example of Margie's the number of choices available, Chicago. [Hay-June issue of Roof most recent dedicated endeavor on designers are almost to the point Design] to discuss the state of behalf of Portland Chapter is dis where they have to find a consultant built-up roofing. The symposium of played on the back pages of our 1985 or expert to help them. Here is architects, engineers, owners, directory; namely the Chapter Ser where I partially disagree. Maybe manufacturers, contractors and vice records. some people do need this kind of help researchers was co-sponsored by the but, good grief, jump in with both Asphalt Roofing Manufacturer's Assn. Margie is a 1950 graduate of U of 0 feet and become more knowledgeable . (ARMA ) and Roof Design Magazine. with a a.Arch , in Architecture. She has had an office in Lake Oswego Begin by getting to know the since 1960. Margie is greatly factory roofing representatives and interested in housing for the applicators available in your area. elderly and handicapped , as well as Talk to other architects and restoration of historic churches. specifiers about their experience Her practice includes office build with various roofing systems and ings and custom homes in Oregon , applicators. One thing to be said Washington and Alaska. She has about CSI, it has brought about a just recently received her license great change among architects and to practice 1n Alaska. specifiers. Years ago many of them wouldn't give out any information but Margie and her husband, Creig today just ask and in most cases Anderson live in the Lake Oswego you will get the information needed. area and have two grown sons. Mike lives in Cordova, Alaska, with his Whenever there is a reasonable priced wife and new daughter. Son Jon ovms or free roofing seminar in your area The Iris deli in downtown Portland. find time to attend. Some of these are very informative and others ere just too much slanted towards a particular product. Just remember to take ell seminars with a grain of salt as the old saying goes. Get out Jim Hirte has been elected President there where the roofing is being of the American Society of Civil applied and observe the methods and Engineers, Oregon Section for 1985- practices and don't be ashamed to ask 1986. Jim is President and questions. Remember three dumb principal of Colamette Constr. Co., questions snd one smart question are Portland, Or. Congratulations better than no questions at all. Jim! No,,ember, 1985 The Predicator Pa~c 5 NORTHWEST REGION I. Cook Inl et (Anc ho rn~e . AK) Jrrl T11enday o f t he mo n Lh 6:JU ,, .m, , An c horaq~ In te rna t i ona l Jn11. 2 . l dalru (Bois e, J D) I Gt Tue sday o [ Lhe mo nLh &: 00 p.m. , Ol d World C~L 0 rlng J. Po r t land (Oregon ) 2nd Tuesday of the monLh S :JO p . m., The vle o t i n IJ e nson 4 • Puge t Sound (Seattl e , WA) 2nd Thurs day of the mo nth 5 :30 p .m. , 1'h c Canal Restaur~nt 5 . 5Foka ne (Washington) 6 : 00 p . m. 6 . Willametle Valley (Eugene , ORI £1 Last Thursda y of the mo n th .re,~ 5:30 p.m. , Bev · s Steak House REGION TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS Information in the T. A.S. documents By Bob Klas, will be utilized in the Spec Gu i de program. There are 220 Spec Guides Regional TDC Chairman proposed. A quarter of them are In July I had the opportunity to printed or being edited. Another visit Institute offices in quarter are assigned. About half of Alexandria, Va., for a Technical the 220 are available for Documents and Education Committee assignment. This program needs orientation. member participation this year to move it along. The purpose of the orientation was to introduce Region Chairmen to The MONOGRAPH program is also other participants in the program, available for Chapter or individual and to give them a thorough review assignments. Four excellent of the programs and available Monographs are printed. Four materials. additional are being edited, and 5 more have been assigned. This I .. r,:z: The people I met (members and program is an opportunity for support staff) are very talented and individuals to share their specific concerned. It is obvious that no knowledge in an Institute Document. program is approved, or publication released without careful considera Selection of assignments is the choice of Chapters or individuals, tion. A couple of additional interests of based on their abilities and the TDC. A cooresponding committee interests. This year's Technical Document is established to review documents program can be described best by re prior to publication. The committee viewing activity on documents. is comprised of experts in Spec Data particular fields who are Manual of Practice occasionally asked to review docu ments. At this time there is a need The basic document is the MANUAL of The SPEC DATA program has been going for people knowledgeable in PRACTICE, a series of publications for many years. 240 manufacturers Divisions 10 through 14. regarding the principles of participate in preparing product construction communication, of information following a standard The Long Range Planning Committee is which the Section Format, and the format. working on implementation of an Master Format are parts. electronic Construction Industry SPEC DATA II follows the same Data Base, which has exciting The MANUAL of PRACTICE is being concept with the information potential. Watch for more details. republished in a revised loo~e leaf available in greater depth on format which will facilitate making electronic media . I suspect we seldom take time to necessary changes to keep it reflect on how much CS! has affected current. Five chapters are being The MANU SPEC program involves manu our work, or how the programs have studied for revisions at this time. facturers who prepare proprietary made our construction communications There are also studies underway to specification guides. SPEC DATA activities easier and more establish standards for abbrevi and MANU SPECS are published for effective. ations and drawing symbols. distribution by the Institute. Documents are the heart of CS! activities. They range from broad Technical Aid Series Spec Text concepts of communication to TECHNICAL AID SERIES program has specific data on a single product. been a focus of activity for years. Finally, SPEC TEXT is the Call your Ch apter Technical Chairman 560 are printed, and 11 are being Institute's master specification to participate in the program any completed. This program is nearing which now has approximately 400 sub way you can. completion with about 40 T.A.S. left scribers. This program is not a t o do. The feeling is that the responsibi.lity of the Technical current momentum will carry the Document Committee, but coordi nation program to completion. with other documents is necessary . Page G The Predicator November, UJ8G YOU CAN M1U(.E A DIFFERENCE PORTLAND CHAPTER h,v ,Joe ·woods, Gucr;t writer Ru t Mart i n was u9ed to nma z 1ng people. A fellow e Ludenl remembe rs LEADERS, 1985-1986 I onl y me t W1ll Martin once. It wo s the da y wh en , du ring q1uel1ng arch1- Pres.i.de nt Marg ie Largent 636-6977 a crisp, c lean, sunny Oregon spring t ecluraJ degree final s , the cleas day, Apr1J 5, 1904 . A few med ia was q1ven a deoJgn problem. Mo st Prc.s . e lec t Dennet L,tham 222-1917 types hAd been i nvi ted too walk st~dents hesitated fore Jong , Jong through of Pioneer Co urthouse Square U me, final ly t ak ing out sharpened S,2cretary Joe 1-loods 232-4000 on the eve or it's opening. ,Jill pencils lo attempt initial ske tche s . Martin was pacing happil y about his Wil l analyzed the problem fo r a few Treasurer Janelle Chorzenpa 249-2000 masterpiece, describing points or moments , t ook out his paint brushes interes t and commenting freely on and proceeded to paint, IN COLOR, a ext. 41 2 various elements of the s quare . His rendering of the finished structur e' large-brimmed hat shaded sparkling BOARD OF DIRECTORS eyes. It 1·ias clear to me t hat he' Martin was a man of clear v1s1on. a was as proud of "Portland's living man who could see the linear John Brockamp 655- 9151 room" as a new father. intricacies of a project at the same Neal Jaa:rues 690-1241 time assimilating the artistic and Jolie Strickl i n 249-2000 And well he should have been . It aesthe tic qualities he was t r ying to e xt. 421 had been a long road from the point convey . Some say he had that rare J .Mrn Luey 228-9468 whe n t hen- mayor Frank Ivancie had gi ft of being able to use both s i des Jim Hirte 244-0843 pronounced the project "dead", to of his brain simultaneousl y. Curt Finch 222-1661 this bright day when all the work was completed and the living room His architec ture added much t o our 1984-85 President was ready lo open i t ' s doors to a environment, and his pe r sonal style PP-tty Be 11 v,Q()(] 231-5000 family or Portland residents. added much to our lives. J . Woods ext. 755 W1ll ' s dream of a user-friendlr, almost playful, public square was a reallty . And it was clear t hat he was savoring every moment . The next COMMITTEE LEADERS da y he would t hrow nis hat ou t to ' Products Fair , John Barker 231 - 9118 the gathered mass of people as they PrCXJrams , 1'Bry Boyd 225- 1273 cheered the square. ill.ucation. Richard Gira 22 4-8226 The people of Portland, and in fact T. D.C. , Dennet Lat.ham 222-1917 the rest of t he nation, were amazed ill.itor, Inga Vrla 635-6227 at the accompl ishment which is Awards, Don Walton 643- 9491 Pioneer Courthouse Square. Will's vision was complicated, and pure. Hospital ity, Les Seeley 287-7135 "'lLc ' •• ·- -::- - ,..., ... Publ icit y , Joe WO::x:ls 232-4000 _ .F. E~ Fr ;:F Pl ~ =1 ;.i~, I 1~,lllr Membership , Jim Davidson 226- 3508 Libr ary, Jane Sampier 234-0281 r: .\ ,, ··- Bylaws, John Brockarnp 655- 9151 L.R.P .C., Dick Ehm3.nn 644 - 4222 Liaison , G. Zagelow 655- 7166 REGION RESPONSIBILITIES for Portland Chapter Members Institute Specification Canpet ition Crnmittee, lee Ki lbourn 224 - 3860 Technical Docurrer.ts Crnmi ttee, Bob Klas 644-4222 The Predicator BULK MTE CSI Appointee to Amer. Arbitration U .S. Postage 1125 S.E. Madison, #200 Assn . Regional Construction i'dvisory P,\ ID Camutt ee, Bill Merritt 223-8590 Portland, OR 97214 Permit No. 1737 Naru.nating camu ttee, ru..itor, Inga Vrla Portland, OH Ken Searl 223-1181 Address Correction Requested REGION DIRECTORS Dated 1\la tc1ial John Greine r (206)455-5236 Tharas & Greiner P.O. Box 1927 0374111 Be llevue, Washington 98009 Robert R, Klas David A. Thanas ( 206) 4133-9388 R,C, Ehaann & As sociates Tharas Architectural Products 6775 S,W, 111th Avenue 8107 222nd S. E. Beaverton, OR 97005 Woodinville , Wa. 98072 •'1'1,' 11"1:;1· 1">1 , 11 1J l \ 1 THE PREDICATOR r , Cons h ·111 ·tl1111 8 pP.dfk11tlo11s lm, tltutr \lol.2~ No. ~ ' /~ ~~--·· ...: .," . . \ l ll/ •' ...... J ~ I ! -!. • • '< . -. ... 11S -.~ r ·1 I . l~~ ; ... -:a,: t•" ~-- ~-~ (! ~-- ~ ..--~ :-,<:·, • J • • ~ 11 -< . -·.·. -,,. ~-;;r ~ '.~ r .,, . :.._j '\; }; {. 12). : , \ ·.· . . IJ"' v"\),-:, , ---.... ' ". ) ~?©)'1\) ·.. .; · . -, . V :.~ \ \ \ . ·1/· ' '" ~ \~ :. . I. ~ You f ~ I .• . • t~ ~ are invited to a special 25th ~:,, ~.0 . .. I ~--· ~\/r5 -<~:: " CSI Anniversary ' . -1,l~/__ Christmas i-) ... 0 ~ :, r: \ .. \ -·.: , : [· " Party • • ! • ! .. ' . . .'- ~. ---·--· -- Si I ~85 December 10, 1985 5:30 Social Hour December 10, 1985 6:30 Dinner/Music Westin-Benson Hotel 7:30 Showtime Portland, Oregon Jl,.L . RSVP: 238-1462 no later than 12/ 9/85 Page2 The Predicator Oecomher, 198G Chap ter Affairs: Margie Largent, Board of Directors reporti ng for Les Seeley, read l etter from Westin-Benson describing November 5, 1985 price i ncreases for alcoholic bever Meeting called to order at 12 :06 pm ages at monthly meetings . at the Builder's Exchange. Mi nu tes of October board meeting accepted as Publicity: Joe Woods reported that corrected. press releases have been sent to the .media, to be followed up with a per Present: Mar gie La rgent, Joe Woods, sonal phone call. Jim Luey, Jim Hirte, Setty Bellwood , Dennet Latham, Janelle Chorzempa, Publications: Margie reported for Curt Finch, Jo l ie Stricklin, John Inga Vrla that The Predicator was Brockamp. Absen t : Nea l Jacques mailed 11/4/85. (will be absent for 4 months ). Awards : John Brockamp report ed for Treasurer's report: Janelle re Don Walton that pins have been re ported expenses of $3,000, net ceived. The committee will now work assets of $14 ,228. Month l y report on verification of recipients. Notes from the President received by those present. Education: Dick Gira reported that Margie Largent Committee Reports t he Education committee will be I have a dream--- CS! Products Fair: John Barker and sponsoring an i nforma l discussion Nancy Ca rter of Bowler & Assoc. group preceding the monthly meeting, No, not the one I related to the reported that preparations continue 5:00 pm at the Benson. Topics of Board of Directors about a chapter for 1986 Products Fair. The theme i nterest to Professional, Industry meeting (now successfully behind us) will be "Bu ilding Ha rmony". Budget and Associate members . Suggestions where the members and guests were in and promotion schedule distributed are encouraged. abundant attendance but the head t o Board. Th1s year's booth charge table was devoid of ·participants. will be raised a minimum of 23% . Dick also reported that several No program participants and the Target audience will receive three seminars are being lined up, program chairman was out looking for mailings , plus news releases, adver including architectural estimating, them. tising and other promot ions. marketing for architects and products (how to) . Dick is also _My dream is a Construction Library Membership: Jim Davidson reported lining up some tours of manufac ' that is nurtured by CSI and has that his committee has met several turing facilities in the area. I f complete, up-to-date CS! material times. There are currently 245 the seminars are successful, there plus a current set of Sweets, members as of the end of October. i s a possibility that t hey will t our , current reference standards, i.e . , the region. ANSI, ASTM, etc. Technical Documents: Denne t Latham reported that his committee has re By- Laws: John Brockamp repo rted The location of such a library is key ceived Institute assignments for two that a change needs to be made i n to its success. It needs to be Spec Guides, namely, Pre-formed our by- l aws to reflect and incor where the users (specifications metal Siding, and Radiation Protec porate Associate category of member writers and readers) are able to get tion. ship. By- l aws committee will meet to it - possibly open evenings and Dennet also reported that the and bring recommendation s to t he Saturday - with a Librarian, paid or Institute has judged t hat Chapters Dec. Board of Directors meeting. volunteer or both. cannot retail Manuals of Practi ce in volume. Purchasers will cont inue to The possibility of a joint effort apply. Dennet has those application Nominat i ng/ Tellers: Betty Bellwood with our liaison groups is awesome. forms available. reported t hat we will try t o get Engineers, architects, designers, next year's nominations presented at builders, manufacturers and other Programs: Mary Bo yd reported on the March meeting , with results in construction seekers of knowledge November's "Bid Night" program. Bud April. Anyone interested in serving would benefit from a central source Clark will most likely be a guest at CSI officially, please contact Betty Bellwood. of reference materials. the December 10 membership meeting. The Board discussed the possibility Few professional or industry/ assoc Ad Hoc Commi ttee: Margie Largent of holding a "Mini -Trade Show" in appointed Curt Finch , Betty Bellwood iate offices can support such a January, in conjunction with ou r library individually and those few and Janelle Chorzempa to an ad hoc "Charter Night" activities. Mary committee to study the contrac t with do not open their library to use by Boyd suggested that i ndustry members the rest of us. the Builder's Exchange in light of be introduced and allowed a few the i nc rease. They were also tasked moments to represent their product, We have a person eager to tackle with studying and reporting to the Jim Luey countered that Institute Board any other options for Board such a job and I have a donor for policy disallows the promotion of 1986 Sweets and - if the local meetings, t yping service, message specific products, individuals or center, et c. School of Design or t he AIA office, professions. He conti nued to say (others?) are interested in working that if we do dec ide to follow t his Meeting adjourned at 1:19 pm. with us , I would l ike to hear from course, we mus t look very closely at them. how we do i t. J im Hirte commen ted Respectfully submitted: Joe Woods, t hat it doesn't hurt for us to know Secretary. CSI Boa1r.d 06 O.ur.e.c.toM what our members do. me.e..t<.ng a.,t noon on Janwvty 7, 1986 a.,t the. Mary suggested we encourage atten dance by non-members, as a way of Bt.Ui.dVt.'-0 Exc.haltge. gett i ng them interested in CS! . POll..tea.n.d , OICe.gon December, 198r, The Predicator Pag (' I :,-. ~ 1(-,. . ~ f§> ? ~~~ \ . ,,rf\ /"-I -.""' - 'II: I '' ·luj :I l J I lJ ,( j ~ L·H 'lcrry Hchm, Les Scclev, I j· Dennet Latham, Jim llirlc · , Nove1nber Dinner / . ,,.;,,._ '----.. Meeting • Contractor's Bid Night was November I ll, 1985. An advertisement for bids to construct a new office building for the Construction Sciences Institute of Technology appeared in the November issue of The Predicator. Mary Boyd, Program Chairman The Owner was Larj Margin, also known as Margie Largent, Architect and president of the Portland Chapter of CSI Stress Tablets - swallow whole. CS! (1985-'86) After bidding this job, you can swallow anything The Architect was Dennet Latham, CSI President-elect, Architect and Spec. Jars of CSI Stress Tablets were dis writer for SRG Partnership. tributed to the successful bidders a~ the Contractor's Bid Night Program. The General Contractor was Jim Hirte, President of Colamette Construction Great idea from Mary Boyd, Program Co., Sub-contractor was Les Seeley, Chairman! Mary i s a rep for Thompson President of D.E.L. Distributing. Tile, and we all appreciate the super The Bonding Agent was Terry Rehm, job she has been doing with Programs Contractors Bonding & Insurance Co. this year. A lot of effort and time /Data & Staff Service Co. is expended. Thank you Mary! Those companies (dinner tables) at We will be conducting an informal the Portland Chapter meeting who CSISTRESSTABLETS poll next May to determine the best submitted bids were: Rembo Co . , Bag program of the year. That should be One Better Building, Fly-By-Night, worth some sort of award. Approved Equal, Hot Air, Inc., and Deadly Serious Constr. Co. Sealed bids were received by 9 pm and the contract was awarded to Hot Air, Inc. High bidder was Deadly Serious Constr. Co. This author's general conclusion was that contractors do not have an easy time figuring at their bid for the construction of any building. There are many variables and methods of interpreting specifications and drawings. The architects that I talked to about the bid process seem to think it helps to have to prepare a bid once in a while and be reminded of the problems of contract.ors. I 15 professional members of CSI were in attendance, 31 industry members t and ll guests. (58) Contractor's Bid Night participants Perky Kilbourn, Guest writer Pagc4 The PrmUcalor IJcccmlJcr, I081', Building Tuch Bookstore NORTHWEST REGION I • Cook l 11 I ct ( ,\nchoragc, /\K) News from BUILD ING TECH BOOK STORE J1 d 'l'uesd,1 y a f tl1e monlh 7177 SW Stephen Lane , Portland Dr C.: )O p.m . , /\nchorn 1Jc lnL Pr. 11,1 - 97225 - ( 503 )2 97-7177 I • Llon,1I Jnn . l . ld.:iho (lloi~e, JD) s t ate of Oregon Code Ad options/ NRCA l~t Tuusd.:i y ol the month 6 : DU p.m ., Old ,/ari d C.itednq Roofing and Waterproofing Manual J . Po rtland (Oregon) 2nd Tuc~day o( t he mo nt h The _State of Oregon Bu ilding Codes ~: JO p. 111 ., 1'he Westin De nson Division is in the process of 4 . Pugel Sound (Seattle, WA ) adopting the 1985 editions of the use 2nd Thursday of the month CSIMEMBERS ~: JO p .m. , 'l'hc Cana l Re 5ta urRn t ($5~.70 ), the Uniform Mechanical Code 5. Spokane (Wa shi ngton) ($32.55 ) , and the Uniform Fire Code Invited to Elderly 6 : 00 p.m. ($32 .50 ) . The Oregon State Housing Conference 6. lvi I Jametle Va l ley (Eugene, OH ) amendments to the buildi ng and Last Thursday of the month mechanical codes are in the process The 1986 Conference on Elderly 5:30 µ.m ., Bev·s Steak llouse of being published and are expected Housing v,ill be held on Feb. 26 at ~ to be available mid-January 1986. We the Monarch Mo tor Inn near Sunnyside. . do not have any information on the It will include full education, cost of these amendments because it covering the topics of financing, is too early in the production managing, designing, and developi ng , process. The effective date for the elderly housing. Included will be a .. ·· ••..;:;;:.ra.•-··· 1985 codes will be March l 1986 - Trade Show offering exhibits from given that the codes will become businesses involved in the industry. available in January . Speakers have been invited from The CABD - One and Two Family Dwell around the State and beyond. ing Code with Oregon amendments is a Specialists will address topics ranging from the type of housing that new code which the Building Code is expected to be needed in the year Division is also in the process of 2STREY 1990, the design of such housing and adopting. This single code book will the special needs of the elderly wh o cover in one and two family dwellings, will inhabit it, and both the "the structural, mechanical, plumbing marketing and management requirements ~t and electrical requirements . The hi,JJJ once the facility is actually buil t. ICiiU awww.. loose leaf CABO One & Two Family This Conference will appeal to , Dwelling Code '83 ed., is $21.30. It developers, financier s , architects, is still too early to project the realtors, and others who are i nteres price of the amendments. These ted in breaking into the elderly LETTERS ... amendments should be available mid to housing industry. late January 1986. To Ken Searl . CSI The Construction Specifications For those CSI members interested in Institute has been especi ally I have just f inish~d reading the ordering the new codes, a 5% discount invited to participate in the Elderly October issue of the Predicator and will be made available to members. Housing Conference. Those who would whi l e i t 's fresh on my mind, I want We are also taking orders for State be interested in participating in the to congratulate you and thank you of Oregon amendments at the same Trade Show will find a flier in the for the many f ine articles t hat have time, however; since we do not know next issue of this newsletter appeared t hese past years in The the cost for these, we will be happy inviting them to do so. Those who Predicat or. I marvel t hat you t ake to bill them to you and not charge are i nterested in attending the Con the time month after month and have for additional shipping when they be ference itself will also find a the ability to continually write come available. Regular shipping/ brochure in the January i ssue of The such meaningful articles. I'm sure handling costs are $2.50 for the Predicator. that I receive The Predicator first book and 75 cents for each book because of my havi ng been President over one. For more information, call Elizabeth of the Puget Sound Chapter a few Clark, Oregon Assn. of Homes for the years ago; I hope that they do not Aging, (503)684-3788. remove me f rom their mai ling list. New 1985 NRCA Roofing & Waterproofing I also notice that you received a Manual - Special CSI price (save R.C.A. Annual Mini Region Citation Award at the Tri $14.00) For a limited time, until Region Conference, I suspect that by Jan. 31, 1986; CSI members may order Trade Show now your wall is rather weighted the $98.00 NRCA Roofing & Roofing Contractors Assn. of Western down with CSI awards! Sincerely, Waterproofing Manual from Building Washington will sponsor their annual Ken Long, CSI of Ken Long & Assoc. Tech Bookstore, Inc., for the NRCA Mini Trade Show on Jan. 30, 1986 at P.S. Seattle, Wa. member price of $84.00. Orders the Double Tree Plaza South Center, may be called in with a Visa/Master 16500 South Center Parkway, Seattle. card charge cards, or prepaid. Please include shipping/handling of Seminars begin at 2:00 pm , trade show $2.50 for the first book and 75 cents opens at 5:30 pm and dinner will be for each book over one. Our beautiful frontpage artwork was served at 7:30 pm. Seminar topics done by our president, Margie La rgent Ron Milstein will include contractor warranties, legal process and inspecti on. Speaker: Country Harrison. For more information contact the RCA Office at 206/682-2457. i Dcccmbc1; 1985 The Prc,Uca tor l'ag•~r, BS by KS One last Item is regarding how you TIM COn NELJ US earned a degroo in Basic Specs by Ke n Searl prepare your painting specifications. l\rchltecturc rrom U. of U., u:i Some of you out t here list certai n empl oyed by Hewlett- Packard Corp. 1n manufacturers and I not e in some Corvnl lis as their s ite Interior Many times I have been as ked how r cas~s some of them are either not Space Planner. rim, his wi fe and decide what to write about and where ava:lable in this area or out of three children l ive in on earth I get the su bjects. Sometimes J bus mess. sheltered home of fim' s doa1gn in have several subjects to discuss and Corvallis. many times it ha s been difficul t t o It_seems to me a good wa y to list come up with somet hing I fee l would paint materials is to in clude t he DANI EL ( JOEL ) WEBE R is a r epresen appeal to the readers. Many of the Orego~ Painting and Decorating tative for Ark Ma ter i al Distr ibutor s subjects I write about are received ~o uncil of America Table of Products in Portland, and i s a fo rmer 9-year through telephone conversations with 1n your specifications. If you member of the Philadelphia Chapter readers. Often times the callers say have~•t seen a copy of this of CS ! , and a Northwes t diatr i butor something is bothering them because pu~lication inc luding their spec for Synergy Methods, Inc. Joel , hi s it is such a trouble maker and guide for pa inting call t he local wife and four children mov ed to Port perhaps if I write it up in the BS POCA office in Portland or old Ken land i n July . Joel plans t o be very column, some action may be taken by a~d you will receive one. If yo u i nvo l ved in the Portl and Chapter , in the right parties. f1~d yo u need a certain specialty cluding pa r ticipat ion in this years ' pa!nt _p rod uct or you wish to restrict Products Fair. Recently I received a call from a painting products to certain local CS! member reader who manufacturers, this can be easily STEVE N R. J OSE, is a principal in the complained with some specifiers he done. firm Plaza Architectural , whose main always has tb submit a substitution a rea of expertise is in hospital de request for his product. In all WELCOME NEW sign, renovation, remodel ing, e tc . cases his product has been approved MEMBERS! Steven opened his firm in 1980. during bidding period but then when Steven is al s o a member of Po r tland the next specification comes out he KIMBERLY (KIM) MARSH is a manufac turer 's rep for Weyerhaeuser Co. , chapter of AIA . He is ma r ried with a has to do it all over again. In one 16 year old son. case he has been doing this for 12 representing a line of architectural years. His main question was, "Isn't doors manufactured at the Weyerhaeuser plant at Marshfield there some way to get listed in the CI NDY PERNSTEINER is a manufacturer 's specifications without all that Wisc., as well as an industrial ' particle board overlaid wi t h melamine rep w1th Tile Distributors in Port work?" or vinyl which is manufactured by the land . Cindy has a degee in interior f1rm in Springfield, Oregon. Kim is design and was a free- lance designer It seems to me that many of us have single and is a Portland native. before her present position. Cindy had this happen because we go ahead commutes daily from We l ches, (she and approve certain products by B~NNY CRA VER is a manufacturer's rep loves the snow?) and has been a down addendum and then promptly forget we with Interpace Industries. She has hill ski instructor at Timberline . did this when the next set of been with Interpace for 3-1/2 years specifications comes up . and has just moved from San A couple of specifications ago I Francisco. She is a newlywed and, STEVEN HUTTULA is an independent decided something had to be done appropriately enough, her husband is architectural / engineering drafter. about this situation. When the a brick mason. Steve has a variety of exper ience, project is under construction I have having worked for Boise Cascade , my working copy of specifications at TERRY WILLIAMS, Manager of Construc Western Technical and a loca l archi my desk complete with addenda. tion Data & News Plan Center joined t ect ural firm. He has performed con CSI in March of 1985. She has been sulting duties in aerial mapping, with her present firm far two years. isometric drawings and guardrail Then I enter any products and other Her educational background is in design. Steve has a degree in pertinent information on the proper public relations. Terry is a drafting and currently lives in Port pages as they present themselves. Portland native. land. When the project is completed I revise the information on the computer disk which in turn creates a backup file or files. Then I rename all the backup files so now both the original and the disk with the revisions are available. Now one can copy from either or both sets of specifications. For those of you without a computer this won't help nor for those of you out there that start from scratch each time from a master or otherwise. If you don't have a computer please consider getting one. Prices are right and you will really enjoy using a computer after you learn how to run the durned thing and get over the learning period shock. For those of you without computers how about giving some thought to including previous approvals that you feel are OK in your next set of specifications. L-R Terry Williams, S teven Huttuln, Thomas Hammer, Joel We bcr,,\nn While IJcccrnlJcr, Hl8G Pagcu The Predicator PORTLAND CHAPTER CHAPTER MEMBER LEADERS, 1985-1986 ACTIVITIES & NEWS Pre sid1C? nt Margie Largent 6 36-6977 Pres. e lect Dennet Latham 222 -1917 Secretary Joe Woods 232-4000 Treasurer Janelle ChorzErol:)cl 249- 2000 ext. 412 BOARD OF DIRECTORS John Brockamp 655-9151 Neal Ja~es 690-1241 Jolie Stricklin 249-2000 ext. 421 J .Min Luey 228-9468 Jim Hirte 24 4-0843 Curt Finch 222-1661 1984- 85 President Ken Peterson & Russ Emmert Petty Bellwood 231-5000 ext. 755 Les Seeley introduced an interesting Joe Woods and his wife Pauline are angle to our general meeting. He parents again! Theodore Douglas "broke everyone's arm" for a buck a Woods was born on Nov . 6, 1985. Joe COMMITIEELEADERS chance. A percentage of proceeds to and Pauline have another son, Owen, go to upkeep of our member badges and who is just over l year old. Products Fair, John Barker 231-9118 a drawing for the rest. So what do Programs, Mary Boyd 225-1273 you know? Ken Peterson of Rodda Jeff Zidek, Northwest Construction Education. Richard Gira 224-8226 Paint won $36. 00! Specialties, showed up at our last T.D.C., Dennet Latham 222-1917 meeting with his lovely new wife lliitor, Inga Vrla 635-6227 Leslie. Cong=atulations to both of Awards, Don Walton 643-9491 you! Hospitality, Les Seeley 287-7135 Publicity, Joe Woods 232-4000 Membership, Jim Davidson 226-3508 Library, Jane Sanpier 234-0281 Bylaws, John Brockamp 655-9151 L.R.P.C., Dick El1m3nn 644-4222 Liaison, G. Zagelow 655-7166 REGION RESPONSIBILITIES Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Zidek for Portland Chapter Members Institute Specification Cat1{'.:etition carrni.ttee, Lee Kilbourn 224-3860 The Predicator BULK RATE U.S. Postage Technical Docurrents carrni.ttee, 1125 S.E. Madison, #200 Bob Klas 644-4222 PAID CSI Appointee to Amer. Arbitration Portland, OR 97214 Permit No. 1737 Assn. Regional Construction Advisory Eliitor, Inga Vrla Portland, OR Carrnittee, Bill Merritt 223-8590 Address CmTection Requested Naninating carrni.ttee, Ken Searl 223-1181 Dated Matedal REGION DIRECTORS John Greiner (206)455-5236 Than3.s & Greiner P. 0. Box 1927 0374111 Piellevue, Washington 98009 Robert R, Klas David A. Thanas (206)483-9388 R.c. Ehman n & A . Thanas Architectural Products 6775 SW . ssoc1 ates 8107 222nd S. E. • • 11 1th Avenue Woodinvi l le, Wa . 98072 ___!e_:~:_r_!,_on 1 OR 97005 "~~ THE PRED ICATOR .,l' WJ .",,f; Construction Specifications Institute Vol.26 No.I ,January 1986 1125 SE Madison, Rm 200 Portland, OR 97214 238-1462 Committee Rejects CSI CSI, Our 25th Name Change Anniversary Year JANUARY PROGRAM The following is an exerpt from the Date: January 14, 1986 CS! Newsdigest/November 1985. Time: 5:30 - 6:30 social hour 6:30 - 7:30 dinner .•.•.. After considerable discussion, 7:30 - 9:00 program during both the informal and formal Place: Westin-Benson Hotel Board meetings, the Board adopted the Crystal Ballroom following recommendation: Cost: $15.00 per person That the name "The Construction RSVP: CSI Office, 238-1462 by 5:00 Specifications Institute" shall be on Friday prior to dinner retained and a logo with the letters meeting. "CSI" along with the motto "Advance ment of Construction Technology" .... From the President shall be emphasized. PROGRAM That the logo and letters shall be This meeting features a re-enactment Margie Largent used on appropriate stationery and of the presentation of our Charter to - President's comments publications. The motto shall be our "then" Chapter President, Lowell used with the logo and letters as Anderson by our "then" Region The Portland Chapter has developed an appropriate. Director-elect, Don Paine. approved ( Institute) Substitution Re That the Staff shall develop a set quest Form. It is available to We will celebrate with a special of standards as to style, size of anniversary cake - to be cut by our bidders at the Portland Chapter CS! type and color of the logo, letters, office, is often bound in specifi "now" silver sword owner Mary Alice and motto for use by the Institute. cations for use by non-specified Hutchins - a CS! member since 1949. firms and is always acceptable and sometimes the only form accepted. It For chapter suggested usage, these ~ special added attraction is~ mini may be reproduced without permission. trade show! Come one, come all with standards shall be added as an your brochures, technical data ..... Appendix to the Administrative displays of beauty, quality, economy, Imagine my surprise when I received References. in the mail a substitution request longevity and required maintenance. form that had been submitted to an CSI NEWSDIGEST / November 1985 But please, NO SAMPLES! architectural firm in Eugene (A CS! member of Willamette Valley Chapter) similar to . (but not) our Chapter form. It has a graphic use of the CS! seal with a Portland firm name, that my Willamette Valley friend thought was a CS! Chapter member .•. so he questioned the improper use of the CS! seal when we (Portland Chap ter) have an approved form?? Good Question!!! So, I thought it might be time to provide you all with a replacement up-to-date form, inserted in this issue of The Predicator. If it needs to be polished or im proved, let us know -- Ken Searl (designer) or ME - or Dennett Latham, Technical Documents Chairman (and next year's president). If you have any problems with the proper use of the CSI Seal and Name please let us know - if we can't answer, we'll find someone who can. CSI needs you! You need CSI! Margie .January, 1986 Pagc2 The Predicator CSI Board of Directors Edu cat ion: Dick Gira reported on a CCS Examination comm ittment fo r a "Be.low-G rade Water CCS Examination - Continued from our Meeting, Dec. 3, 1985 proofing Seminar" tentatively November Column Meeting called to order 12: 06 pm by sched uled for Janua ry. fwo manu - Pres . Margie Largent facturing plant t ours (Vi king . Suggested topics for study: Windows Ornamental Metals) are being Present: Largent , Wood s, Hirte , Bell planned '. Bob Thompson of Pella Win l Bidding Requirements and Con wood, Latham, Chorzempa , Finch, dows will continue to lead informal tracts (Agreement ) Stricklin. Board members absent: discussion group prior to monthl y a.MOP,1980 ed. Chap.1-2,1-3,l-4,l-8 Luey, Jacques, Brockamp Chapter meet i ngs. b.MOP,1985 ed. Part l,ch.2,3,6 New Business: Margie reported that Committee heads present: Davidson , 2. Conditions of the Contract Barker , Vrla , Gira Neal Jacques is resigning his position. Board will appoint a. MOP,1980 ed. Chap. 1-5 replacement at January meeting. b. MOP, 1985 ed.Part l,Chap.5 Ad Hoc Committee report on office c. AIA Document A-201 space options: Discussion of pos d. EJCDC Document 1910-8 sible relocation to new AIA offices Institute has mailed out applications for Speaker's Bureau participants. downtown. Consensus was that AIA 3. Division One (Gen. Requirements) offices are limited in space, but do LeadeTship Conference dates have been confirmed as Ma y 9th & 10th. a. MOP, 1980 ed. Chap. 1-6 offer some benefits. Janelle b. MOP, 1985 ed. Part 1, Ch.8 Chorzempa requested that a list of Meeting adjourned: 1:17 pm needs be put together. Further study 4. Specification Language & Practice needed with new Ad Hoc Committee Respectfully submitted, Joe Woods, Secretary. a. MOP, 1980 ed. Ch. 1-7,1-9,1-10 (Curt Finch, chair; Vrla, Latham, b. MOP, 1985 ed. Part II,ch. 3,4 Woods, Bellwood, members ) Committee Part III,ch.1,2,3 to report at next board meeting. Board also adopted a resolution re 5. Methods of Specifying newing Builder's Exchange contract Portland Chapter a. MOP,1980 ed. Ch.l-ll,l-12,1-13, through June 30, l9B6. Dinner Meeting, 1-14, 1-15 b. MOP,1985 ed. Part II, Ch.2 Treasurer's Report: $559.59 in Dec. 10, 1985 Part IV, Ch.3,4 , checking account, $11,000 CDIC. Net assets, $12,600. Net income in Nov. On December 10, 1985, Portland 6. Formats $800. J. Chorzempa reporting. Chapter CS! members gathered at the MASTERFORMAT, 1983 edition Benson Hotel to learn the meaning of ~ COMMITTEE REPORTS those initials on the Christmas Section Format Membership: Jim Davidson reported wreath shown on the front of the a. MOP, 1980 ed.,Ch. 2-2 there are now 249 Portland Chapter December issue of The Predicator. b. MOP, 1985 ed.Part II, Ch.! members. Steve James will coordi nate introduction of new members at Dennet Latham began the discussion Page Format Chapter meetings. with CSI - Construction Specifi a. MOP,1980 ed.,Ch. 2-3 cations Institute; b. MOP,1985 ed.Part III,Ch.5 Technical Documents: Dennet Latham reported that a document on Moisture Jim Davidson explained AFCC - Associ 7. Insurance and Concrete Slabs (with Jerry Van ated Floor Covering Contractors; a. MOP, 1980 ed.Ch.l-5,Appendix A Seay) to be completed for publi b. AIA Document A201 cation. Bob Klas will make a Pat O'Brien, AGC - Associated General written request to The Institute Contractors; 8. PToject Manual Concept for a Monograph. a. MOP,1980 ed.,Ch.1-1 Jodie Proppe, AIA - American b. MOP,1985 ed.Part l Program: Mary Boyd (Margie Largent Institute of Architects; reporting) on December meeting. Remember the deadline for applying is Dave Stewart, DH! - Door and Hardware Feb. 1, 1986 for the April 5, 1986 Products Fair: John Barker reported Institute; examination. Contact Ken Searl or Jim that a contract will be signed with Potter for details. Naito Bros. to hold 1986 Products Jim Hirte, ASCE - American Society of Fair at Montgomery Park. Exhibitors Civil Engineers; will get one free dinner with regis tration. Registration will cost Russ Emmert, ASID - American Society CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS INSTITUTE $440 max, $340 min. with various dis of Interior Designers; Portland Chapter, Board of Director's counts for early registration and CSI Meeting at Noon, February 4, 1986 membership. Larry Gilbertson, MIO-CTIO - Masonry at The Builder's Exchange and Ceramic Tile Institute of Oregon; Portland, Oregon Publicity: Joe Woods reported that press releases have been sent out for Dick Gira, NLPT - Northwest Lath and the Dec. meeting. Also, the Daily Plaster Trust; Journal of Commerce will run a short article in their Monday edition. Roy Josi, NELPA - Northwest Electric Light and Power Association. Calendar of Coming Publications: Inga Vrla reported a Events great deal of interest in paid in Really an excellent representation serts especially for the Jan. issue. of the construction industry. Feb. Testing/ Grading & Labeling She hopes to have this edition in the Hopefully, Bud Clark, Portland's Mar. Tech. developments in Ceramics mail by Dec. 23. Mayor will be impressed when he gets Apr. Joint meeting with AIA his "Expose Yourself to Specifi Awards: Don Walton. Margie Largent cations" picture and Christmas Card May Joint meeting with W.V. - Norma reported that there will be an award from CSI 1 72 members and guests in Paulus for "Best Program of the Year". attendance. Perky Kilbourn June Awards Night ■ THE CONSTRUCTION SUBSTITUTION REQUEST FORM SPECIFICATIONS INSTITUTE Portland Chapter TO : ______ PROJECT: ______ We hereby submit for your consideration the following product instead of the specified item for the above project: Paragraph Specified I tern Proposed Substitution:------ Attach complete technical data, including laboratory tests, if applicable. Include complete information on changes to Drawings and/or Specifications which proposed substitution will require for its proper installation. Fill In Blanks Below: A. Does the substitution affect dimensions shown on Drawings? B. Will the undersigned pay for changes to the building design, including engineering and detailing costs caused by the requested substitution? C. What affect does substitution have on other trades? ______ ·D. Differences between proposed substitution and specified item? ______ E. Manufacturer's guarantees of the proposed and specified items are: D Same D Different (explain on attachment) The undersigned states that the function, appearance and quality are equivalent or superior to the specified item. Submitted By: For Use By Design Consultant: Signature D Accepted D Accepted As Noted Firm D Not Accepted D Received Too late By ______Address Date ______ Remarks ______Date ------Te Ie phone ------EXPOSE YOURSELF TO SPECIFICATIONS @Portland Chapter CSI 1985 January, 1986 The Predicator J>age 3 Grow t h of the SPEC-DATA / MANU -S PE C lee an~ I concluded the eveni ng by Program will be achi eved if CSI r~turn1ng to Alexandria and visiti ng Warranty vs. Guaranty (ee) memb ers wor k t ogether i n recommend wi th CSI members who were in You ' ve probably been wondering about i ng to all manufac t urers part i ci Ale xandria for other CSI comm i ttee the difference between "warranty", pating i n t he program whenever mee t ings; Immed i ate Past President "guaranty" and "guarantee". I know possible . Refe r ral by an actual user Terry Wadsworth , Institute VP., Bob Margie sure had . About a month ago is t he strongest motivation for a Johnson and Jim Rober t son of W. v. she asked me to find out. manufacturer to ener the SPEC Chapter and Jesse Wilk i ns of Puget DATA/ MANU-SPEC Program. Sound Chapter. A GUARANTY is the promise to answer Perky Kilbourn , Guest writer for the debt , or the performance of Contact Marilyn Malbon at the some contract or duty, of another. Institute i f you want to recommend a It can be either a noun or verb and specific manufacturer's product for CALENDAR: is the same as a "GUARANTEE", which entrance into the program, or contact is just a different spelling. t he manu facturer directly with regard Region/Institute to having t he manufacturer 's products A WARRANT Y is a promise to indemnify on the SPEC-DATA Program. May 16,17 1986 Leadership Train against the failure in the perfor Perky Kilbourn ing. Portland is host. Watch mance of a term in a contract. for details. WARRANTIES can be either expressly stated in the contract or implied by June 1986 Institute Convent i on - the nature of the circumstances of Anaheim, Ca. the deal. When you buy a car, for ·example , the wheels are supposed to CSI Christmas Party Sept. 11-13, 1986 Region Con roll. "WARRANTY" is a noun. The ference - Willamette Valley is verb is "WARRANT". There is no such Alexandria, VA host. Inn of The 7th Mtn., thing as a "warrantee". Bend, Or. Bill Merritt, CSI Lee and I have been traveling again - Spring 1987 Leadership Training - this time to CSI Headquarters in Seattle is host. Alexandria, VA. The first meeting of the new Specification Competition June 1987 Institute Convention - Committee was held Dec. 6, 7 & 8. Detroit, Michigan. Notes from Perky went along to check on two SBIR, (Small Business Innovative Research ) Kilbourn grants. We also attended the Fall 1987 - Region Conference - Cook Inlet hosting at Valdez , Before going to the DC Metro Chapter Christmas Party for the DC Metro Alaska. Christmas Party, I talked with politan Chapter CSI, across the Marilyn Malbon, Manager of the SPEC Potomac River, with Bob McManus, Spring 1988 Leadership Training DATA Program. The SPEC-DATA Program Institute V.P., and learned that Portland is host. includes MANU-SPEC Program, which is two Washingtonians (West Coast composed of manufacturers' suggested variety) have been nominated for June 1988 Institute Convention proprietary specifications. These Institute office. Washington, D. C. are presented in CSI 3-Part Section Format and the examples I looked at The Metropolitan DC Chapter Christ included: mas party was like "old home week" , Fall 1988 Region Conference friends we had not seen since the Idaho hosting at Sun Valley, Part l - General National CS! convention last June and Idaho. Work Included meeting new people. I sat next to Related Work Connie Jackson (Jim Jackson works at References the Veterans Administration and is a Definitions past president of the DC Metro. Quality Assurance Chapter ) . Across the table was Submittals Annette Wheeler (Michael Wheeler is Delivery, Storage & Handling with Won-Door ) . Next to Lee was Scheduling Christine Green of Roper Eastern and Sequence a Sales Representative from R.C.A. Annual Mini Warranty Armstrong Ceilings. Trade Show Part 2 - Products The after-dinner speaker was Bob Acceptable Manufacturers Levey., who has a column (Bob Levey's Roofing Contractors Assn. of Western Materials Washington) in the Washington Post. Washington will sponsor their annual He told of his experiences wit_h __ Mini Trade Show on Jan. 30, 1986 at Part 3 - Execution contractors as he had built a new the Double Tree Plaza South Center , Preparation wing on his house. He concluded his 16500 South Center Parkway, Seattle. Installation talk with a refreshing pitch for Tolerances funds for Children's Hospital. My Seminars begin at 2:00 pm, trade show Field Quality Control immediate thought was that maybe opens at 5:30 pm and dinner will be served at 7:30 pm. Seminar topics Adjusting & Cleaning Reagan's concept of Americans helping each other without government will i nclude contract or warranties, intervention might work. I had legal process and inspection. When a proprietary specification is traveled upstairs on business (with Speaker: Country Harrison. For more desired and the product is on the Visitor Passes) in both the EPA and information contact the RCA Office at SPEC-DATA Program, then the MANU-SPEC Dept. of Commerce Buildings on Fri 206/682- 2457. paragraphs can be edited by the day and had seen partially full food specifications writer for the barrels. This indicates perhaps that specific job. some government employees do care. Page4 The Pre dicator .January, 1986 Region News r--<..~ ~ - ,r NORTHWEST REGION l . Cook Inlet, Anchorage, Ala ska 3rd ·n,csday of mo nU1 News from Cook Inlet Chapter CSI --\. ~ NORTHWEST ! 6:30 pm, 1\nchorage Int'!. Inn 2. Idaho !Boise, Idaho) Pres. Kris Ericsen reports the Cook ' C REGIJH I 1st 11.tesday of monU1 Inlet Chapter Trade Show will take ~.) i 6:30 pm, University Inn place on Feb. 26-27, 1986 at the 3. Portland !Portland, Oregon) Sullivan Arena i n Anchorage , Ak . This 2nd Tuesday of month show will be combined with the ' ~ ~ .5:30 pm, Westin Benson If olel -- . 4. Puget Sound !Seattle, Wa .l construction equipment industry for a v, .... . ~ 2nd Thursday of m onth broader attendance base, as well as 5:30 pm, The Canal Restaurant shared promotion costs. 5. Spokane !Spokane, Wa .J 2nd Thursday of month From Puget Sound Chapter (Seattle) 6:30 pm, at vaiious locations 6. Willamette Vall ey !Eugene, Oregon! Puget Sound Chapter will conduct Last Thursday of the month a seminar on Roof Guarantees, From Willamette Valley Chapter 5:3 0 pm, Bev's Steak House Warranties and Bonds in the afternoon prior to their Jan. 9, 1986 chapter Russell Sadler will be guest speaker meeting. This seminar will be held at the Willamette Valley Chapter at the Canal Restaurant, beginning at January 30, 1986 meeting. Mr. Sadler 3:00 pm and ending at 5:00 pm . The is scheduled to talk about the poli seminar is patterned after a similar tical and economic aspects of the topic presented at the CSI National construction industry. This will be Convention. a joint meeting with AIA. Cost is $11.00. GIJtl Technical Document Activity Per Capita-By Chapter Northwest Region ~ra I 41 h&l 2 '"~ Cook Inlet Idaho Portland Puget Sound Northwest Region Conducts Spokane WIiiamette Valley ·'1 ! ! I. 14 I Technical Pfograms Bob Kia~, . 0W- .02 .Q.4 ~.061 .08 .10 .12 .14 .16 NWRegton Chairman Documents/Chapter Members The chapters in the Northwest Boydston, Jr., is working on a TAS Region continue to be active in the document update and three Spec- technical documents programs. One GUIDES. _The Technicdl Committee SpecGUIDE is complete, and 11 more of the Willa_mette Valley Chapter, Chapters Sponsor Educational Activities are in various stages of completion. currently cha1Ied by James Bernhard, Scholarship Programs makes the award on the basis of need They have completed a total of 33 ·has completed six T AS documents Drawing from the interest on a and ability. Technical Aid Series documents, with and one SpecGUlDE. That chapter memorial fund started three years another three in progress. The Wil- has two T AS and one SpecGUIDE in ago, the Puget Sound Chapter awards Guidelines for lamette Valley and Puget Sound progress. three scholarships each spring to ar Submittal Requirements Chapters were the first to prepare The Portland Chapter, which has chitectural or engineering students at The Educational and Technical SpecGUlDE documents and to dem- completed work on 16 T AS docu- the University of Washington who Committees of the Willamette Villey onstrate that SpecGUlDES can be ments, has six SpecGUlDES in prog- are winners of a specification com Chapter will this year develop guide prepared by chapter volunteers. ress. The Tec~mcal C_ommittee, un- th petition judged by chapter members. lines for submittal requirements for Each of the six chapters in the re- der e chamnan.ship of Dennet th Scholarships are in the amounts of local architects, engineers, and con gion has active Technical Commit- La am. plans to undertake two more $300, $200, and $100. tractors. tees. The Spokane Chapter has the SpecG_UlDES an~ a Monograph. The The Willamette Villey Chapter will largest with 18 members. All chapters :ec_hnical Committee has made ~re- give two $100 scholan;hips to fourth Chapter Members as Instructors have expressed interest in a variety of liminary _pla~ to ~o-host a se~ar or fifth-year students in the School of Fred Brown of the Puget Sound activities. However, first priority con- on ce~cation Wlth the Education . t be · . Comnuttee. Architecture at the University of Chapter is teaching specifications at tinues o given to comp 1eting cur- Ol T-L-'--' C . Oregon this winter. A screening com the University of Washington. rent assignments. . apter cuulJlAJ onuruttees often mittee of chapter members and uni The Cook Inlet Technical Commit- mcl~de some of the most able and versity faculty selects students on the Specification Directory and tee, chaired by Michael Carlson, is -ded1c~ted chapter membt!rs .. Experi- basis of need and ability. The pro Buyer's Gulde working on one SpecGUlDE The ence m the Northwest Region has gram is in its second year. The Spokane Chapter will publish Puget Sound Chapter, which has shown that special talent and good An annual scholarship is awarded the third edition of the North west completed 10 T AS documents, is luck are not the only ingredients for each spring by the Spolune Chapter Region CSI Roster and Specification working on six SpecGUlDES under successful technical prob'tams. The to a student in the two-year associate Directory and Buyer's Guide. Ten thou the direction of Technical Chairman enthusiasm of the members, espe- program of Spokane and Spokane sand copies are expected to be Dayjd Whipple The Spokane Chap- cially the Technical Committee chair- Falls Community Colleges. The chap distributed to individuals in the North ter, with Technical Chairman Sammie men and the chapter presidents, is ter board reviews applications and west construction industry. D also a key factor. D CSI NEWSDIGESTINOVEMBER 1965 - Page5 January, 1986 The Predicator Northwest Construc1ion Single Ply Roofing: A BS by KS 1ndustry Directory Professional's Guide Basic Specs by Ken Searl ihe Spokane Chap t er i s oreparing t he to Specifications 1986 eo1t1on of t h e \ orthxest Region Any one out there desiring to ~ake the Ccns truc t 1on I ndustry Di r ectory for If you have 49 pages of product da ta Certified Construction Specifier test pub lica tion i n early Februa r y with a information, you ha ve the old set. should be taking action by now to 10 , 000 01ece circula t ion ~l anned to i f you have 51 pages of product data assure being on the test l i st. If reac h construct11 on ~oec1, 1ers, users informa tion, which includes the you need an application blank or and ourchasers t.,r•Jou t t he \or-th·-,est "CSP£" page from Conklin Co. and a other infor mation call me or call any "Mod Bit" page from U. S. Intec , you 1 n the states o f ~l as ka , • ash i ngton, CSI local chapter officer. We will Idaho. Oregon and Ko ntan a. have t he updated ( as of April '85) be glad to get any information to you Product Data Sheets. tha t you ma y need. Every oe,,be r o f tne '-nrth-,iest Region csTis entitl ed to co-ol1r.en tary Th e set of updated Produc t Data As many o f you know I have been a c l assifieo l 1st1ngs : n t he CS! Sheets 1s available by sending a great advocate for the use of Kaster for-::iat section of tne check for $8.95 made out to the computers i n the preparat ion of directory . Single Ply Roofing Inst1tute, to 1800 specifica tions, computer aided P1ckw1c k Av e . , Glenview, Il 60025-- designing and other computer uses ~l t hougn this 1s a S~kane Chapter 1377. Attn : M. Sue Ciezad l o. such as keeping track o f j ob costs , proJect, the D1:ecto r ~ 1s truly a quanti t y t ake-offs , estimating and '-Or th~est Re g1o'"I CS : j ~bl :cat1on . ~any other related uses. Well , I Fo ;- .:~ t o be a r ull~ c o::: orehe n s ive PCI Design Handbook still am but there i s one thing that specifi e rs and buye~s gu1ce. e ~ery Seminar will dr ive you crazy and that is if one ' s 1nout is neeced, 1n c lud1 ng that •~en: Thursday . Feb. 13, 1985 you have been computing using CPM and of -e'."bers 1n t he profess:onal 8:30 a~ - 0 :30 om decide you should go to MS-D OS , which class: f :cat1c n l(l)O •111 be l isted i n i do recommend, not because I like it the f ront of t he c l assi f i ed s ection 'olhere: Room 338 but because it has more or less of ~~e director~ . ? l ease f : 11 out So1th Me~o r1al Center become the standard . If you want to t,-.e " : nf;:ir- atlon update'' shee t . •,rluc '"I ' S'J Broad·.. a y a t Harr1son ) keep up with the l atest software, you w1Jl be a, a1 l ao ] e at t ne Jan. lO Po rt l and State Un1v. will find most of it is for MS-DOS . Cinner meet1ng and oa1 l ~t to T~ ?ortl and . Oregon Som e of us thought we couldn't change Crossan. D1:ector- Chair-an . So u th over because we had quite a bit of ! il : ~aoer ~oad . Spokane, Wa. 99 21 6 . Spea'k er: He!i::utn 1J llde n, P. E. data files in CPM. Let me tell you : r ) OU ~a\ e an~ questions call h1Q at f' !"es 1dent, H. 1Jllden &: Assoc. , tha t is no big deal. Do as I did ; S09- 928 - SS ; 9. inc . , Mac ungl e, PA . Cha irman , made a deal to buy a new computer PC : fech . Acti-it:es Comrn . •Mith the dealer if he would transfer ;' ·, ou ,.,e:e "lot l 1steo in : he ! 985 all my important CPM disks over to 01:-ector y or 1 f ~ ou were and ~·our 1n i op1cs: ihe Design r eao MS - DOS . Another item to look out for ,~~=a: :on needs to be chang:e~ o r [ne De s ign Pr oblem i s the cable to the printer. Just =r:-ec:eo. r ou need to send 1n an \n nd ~n alys1s because you think the new computer u;:i-dat-e sheet. Th is 1n for-r=.a t1on - ust Coc:pression Members •Mill fit your cable , it ma y and it :,ce ,e-ce n eo oy ;:no- January 19a6. Architectural Precast Spandre l ma y not. Most of the computers that : l'I':· a:,ol og1es 'or· l'Y.l t get:1ng this 1n eea::i Design are so-called IBM compatible use a 29 the Oece.~r ~re-OJ.Cato= - 1t •as :-.e Design of Floor &: Ro of Members pin on the computer instead of the ce1 , eo too l ate:~ tn1s office. Ed . ' Othe r Handbook topics normal 36 pin. So •nha t I am saying is, in your nego tiations for a new Cost : 550 . 00 computer look out for these little Neu, ASTM Specification items that do run up the cost. Seoinar i s sponsnred by Morse Bros. Published for EPS Prestr·essed Conc rete Group in co Now as to the purchase of a computer, Thermal Insulation operati on with SEAO; ASCE, Or egon there are galloping bargains out Section; AC I, Oregon Chapter and there if you s earch for them. Th e ASTH C- 5,8- 65, U-~ Stanaaro PSU, Civil Engineering Dept. best buy at the moment i s a Sanyo Specification for Pre foroed Ce llular 555- 2 upgraded to 256K for approxi Po lyst~rene Th e r=! !nsulat1cn, has For ~ore information contact Gail mately $1080.00. Nearly all of the bttn appro~ed by ~TK Society ba llot Smith at 655-51 11 . manufacturers have switched or are and was puolished in Ka y, 1985. S. E. A. Ne... s l etter switching to MS-DOS. I see e ven December 19B5 Apple has announced they are doing it ihe standard covers Molded and soon. Some o f you out there say I am Extruded Expanded Polystyrene board partial to Kaypro and this is t rue . and replaces Fed. Spec. , HH - ! - 524C, I have had two of them with CPM and which •as official!\ cancelled on Member News just today I purchased their new PC J an. 17 , 1985 , by .:he GSA. which is MS-DOS and is a table model Jeff Zidek was our instant winner and is also IBM compatible. Now by ~STH C- 5i8-85 i s t he industry' s last meeting! He left $42 ric her golly, my computer and the one uo :-eccgn1zea stanoard fo r use by f rom the dr=ing . Congratulations ! front on the secretary's desk e v~n arch1 tee ts ano others ~ho specify though a different brand, can work Expanded Polys t yrene thermal 1n Bruce Townsend i s now wi th Sheldon , with e ach others pr ograms and we can sulat ion. It s upersedes and re Egg l eston, Reddick, Aande rud help each other as needed . places all previous stanaards Ar chitects, Portland , Or . oubllsheo by ~ TH and t he Gener-al Se r vices AQ.~1n.i stration . GSA no Jolie Stricklin can now be r eached at l onger de~lops and put>lisne. 1.n Facilities, Ltd., Portland, Or . dustry standards . ~£W MEl'SER Ricky Lan gford is a spec SPR!~O/ -.o v. 1985 writer with Ka1.ser- Permanente Assn. Pagc6 The Predicator January, 1980 PORTLAND CHAPTER LEADERS, 1985-1986 President; Margie Largent 636-6977 Pres. elect, Dennet Latham 222-1917 Secreta1y, Joe Woods 232-4000 LA's the place for ll·easurer, Janell e Chorzempa 249-2000 ext. 412 the 30th Annual CSI BOARD OF DIRECTORS John Brockamp 655-9151 Neal Jacques 690-1241 Convention/Exhibit Joli e St1icklin 221-1421 J. Min Lu ey 684-3622 June 20-22, 1986 • Los Angeles, CA Jim Hirte 244-0843 Curt Finch 222-1661 1984-85 President, Betty Bellwood 231-5000 ext. 755 START COMMI'ITEE LEADERS PLANNING , Products Fair, John Barker 231-9118 .... ••• Programs, Mary Boyd 225-1273 Education, Ri chard Gira 224-8226 NOW! T.D .C., Dennet Latham 222-1917 Edi I or, Inga Vrla 635-6227 Awards, Don Walton 643-9491 Hospitality, Les Seeley 287-7135 Publicity, Joe Woods 232-4000 Membership, Jim Davidson 226-3508 Library, Jane Sampier 234-0281 Bylaws, John Brockamp 655-9151 n-7.-~~~.,,:,/;i~ · L.R.P.C., Dick Ehmann, FCSI 644-4222 Liaison, G. Zagelow 655-7166 REGION RESPONSIBILITIES for Portland Chapter Members Ins titute Specification Competition Committee, 814 Exhibit Booths Lee Kilbourn, AIA , FCSI, CCS 224-3860 ~ Technical Documents Committee, 38 Technical Sessions Bob Klas 644-4222 CS! Appointee to Amer. Arbitration Assn. Regional Construction Advisory Committee, Bill Merritt 223-8590 Nominating Committee, Ken Searl 223-1181 REGION DIRECTORS John Greiner (206) 455-5236 Greiner & Assoc. The Predicator BULK RATE U.S. Postage P.O . Box 1927 Editor, Inga Vrla Bellevue, Washington 98009 PAID David A. Thomas (206) 483-9388 1125 S.E. Madison, #200 Permit No. 1737 Thomas Architectural Products Portland, OR 97214 Portland, OR 8107 222nd S.E. Woodinville, Washington 98072 Address Correction Requested Da ted Material ROUTING LIST Distribute to: 1. 2. * 3. * 0374111 4. * Robert R. Klas R.C, Ehmann & Associates 5. * 6775 S,W, 111th Avenue Beaverton, OR 97005 6. * EClflCAT/o ~~ v~i THE PRED ICATOR "'V-> Construction Specifications Institute Vol.25 No.6 February 1986 1125 SE Madison, Rm 200 Portland, OR 97214 238-1462 February Program Products Fair Manufacturers and businesses who want Date: Februa ry ll, 1986 to reach architects,builders and other professionals i n the Time : 5:30-6 :30 social hour construction industrv in the Pacific 6 :30-7: 30 dinner NW, are signing up t~ exhibit at the 7:30-9 :00 program annual CSI Products Fair, Thur sday , May 8. Place : Westin- Be nson Hotel Sponsored by the Portland Ch apter of Cost: $15 . 00 per person csr, the fair Features the latest in building and interior design RSVP : CSI office, Z38 -l462 by materials, fixures and services for 5:00 pm on Friday prior the commercial building industry. to dinner meeting . Booths are available for 125 exhibitors. Park at Bank of California Parking From the President Garage (across fr om the Westin-Benson The fair attracts over 1000 Hotel ) . Parking ticket •:1ill be vali architects, engineers, interior One of the rewards of being an dated at dinner meeting. designers, contractors and speci officer in ar.y CSI Chapter is the CSI fications writers. Administrative References. I suppose all associations have such guides , The newl y-remodeled Montgomery Park , but I'll bet none surpass CSI's in Design Center is the site of the 1986 quality I It is great, every officer PROGRAM: Panel of Testing Experts Products Fair . CSI made special should read it from cover to cover to discuss architectural and consumer arrangements with Bill Naito to be and I urge all CSI members tc try to testing, grading and l abeling; guide the first trade show in the renovate8 borrow one. lines on evaluations; how it is done, facility, Formerly the Montgomery who does it and why are test results Ward buildiing in northwest Portland. As a 'how-to' reference book it is needed. amazingl y complete. I have possessed Presented by Northwest Labs, Seattle, Businesses interested in more infor and shared many, and know most Wa. mation about exhibiting at the officers do, especially the parts Products Fair may contact the that pertain to a specific job des Portland CSI office at (503)238-i46l. cripticn. But few officers read it in toto. He, Paul Edlund, said, "Margie, why don't you Just sit down ar.d edit the Since the Tri-Region Conference in whole book -- it wo n't get done Monterey, I have read every pa9e, to unless someone makes such a presen Errata my benefit ar.d I hope "it's" own. tation -- do it." 1 've done it, A serious error croppec up in the It has one language flaw, which along the lines of ~he zppendices. Jan. issue of The Predicatorl 1 doesn't detract from the content, but Sc, my love affair with the Adminis The date for the Leadership Training does keep it from being the GUality trative Reference has grown. communication tool that is intenced. is May 9-10, 1986 in Portland. Sorry about thatl The earlier portions (almost zll ) of It (A.R.) coes not cover such things the book are sexist. The newer as Product Fairs, so we are going portions are less so, so I thought it to update our Chapter Guide to cover Seminar Sponsored by ~ould e~entually evolve into a items unique to our Chapter. Cick simpler, generic reference -- maybe Ehmann is chair of that committee. A.S.I.D. not in my lifetime! Please respond to help when Dick YOU ARE INVITED to attend and parti calls. cipate in a Continuing Education At "Tri-Region" an institL.te (S. Seminar sponsored by ASI D, Oregon Region ) officer mace a particularly Margie Chapter. "Creative Thinking and offensive ( to me) comment about the Creative Problem Solving" will occur Lse of the wcrd CHAIRPERSON .... chair March 7, 7-10 pm and Marc h 8, 8 am to man being neither male nor Vote for Dick Gira for 5 pm at Portland State Univers i ty . female ... and I commented to a (~ .w. Region Director Region ) officer sitting on my left This 12 hour course by Dr. Robert A. that I could "live" viith the word Black, PhD, was developed and chairman, but that the ( i.e. ) approved for a 1.2 CEU credit. President's part of the guide is CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS INSTITUTE replete with "he, his, him, etc." and Portland Chapter Board of Directors Registration is $49.00 . SeatinQ I felt it was time to throw out these Meeting at Noon, March 4, 1986 limited to 60. For additional in "crutches and canes" and use language at the Builder's Exc hange formation and r egistration forms that was - if not "person-able" at Portland. Oregon contact Don Stueckle , AI SD. Ed . least more presentable. Chairman, 79 SW First, Portland. phone 229 - 7496 . Pa~c2 Tim Predicator February, 1986 OUR.25th YEAR President Margie Largent opened the Dick Ehmann and Deane (Bud) Smith meeting by introducing Dick Gira as \~ere "dubbed" 25-year Portland CS! the Master of Ceremonies. Dick Gira members by Margie Largent (candidate for Region Director ) told w1th the Silver Sword. the history of the Portland Chapter of CS!. Meetin~s began on April 2, 1959 but we did not get our charter Dick Ehmann Bud Smith until Jan. 16 , 1961. Dick introduced Don Paine who presented the Charter Portland Chapter to Ralph Appleman with historical Dinner Meeting, comments from both. Jan 14,1986 Dick Ehmann presented Mary Alice with her 30-year silver chevron. John 109 members and guests gathered to Crook, Ralph Nelson and Ken Searl celebrate the 25th Anniversary of were given 20-year chevrons. the presentation of the Charter by Region Director (Candidate ) Don Paine Region Director Dave Thomas gave a to the second president of the Port brief discussion of the Portland land Chapter, Ralph Appleman. The Chapter's past activities concluding program began between the main course that "nothing worthwhile comes easy". and dessert with the introduction of Pres. Linn West and six members of Region Director John Greiner the Willamette Valley Chapter of CS!. discussed the Portland Chapter's on going activities. We were especially pleased to see a number of charter members present! Dick Gira then called on Portland Lowell Anderson, (1st chapter presi Chapter committees to report on their dent), Dick Ehmann, Deane (Bud) Smith, various activities, past and present. Bob Fritch (Eugene ) , Russ Graham, Don We heard from Dennis Obert, Techni cal Committee, Ken Searl on Certi Edmundson fication programs, Bill Merritt, Awards, Dick Gira, Education activities, Inga Vrla, Chapter Newsletter. Don Paine, architect Lee Kilbourn, Herman Faro, Don Eggleston, Margie Largent, Jim Luey Fehruary, 1986 The Predicator Pagu3 CSI Board of Directors Pub l ications: Inga Vrla congr atu lated for getting Th e Predicato r out Meeting, Jan. 7, 1986 ear ly . Joe mentioned that, with Th e Predicator out so ea rly we can ex pect Meeting called t o orde~ by Margie increased a ttendance at t he Chapter Largent , Pres. , at 12:04 pm. me e ting . Pres ent: Largent, Wood s, Lu ey, Be ll wood , Latham, Chorzempa, Finch , Education: Dick Gira was absent . Stricklin, Brockamp . Also present Boa rd members were i nteres ted in was t he new Professional board member discussion group s uccess and plans Bruce Towns end, who replaces Nea l for seminars, tours, etc . Some Jacques. discussion about using space at the Absent: J. Hirte Be nson on Chapter meeting day for s eminars. Minutes of December meeting accepted. By-Laws: John Brockamp reported that Treasurer 's repo rt accepted with language is close to being worked out clarifications . Cur t Finch raised for incorporating Associa t e category question of why we follow fiscal year in Chapter By-Laws. Also being for budgetary items. Response was discussed is the makeup of the Board that CSI is inactive during summer, in light of Associate Me mber Bob Thompson of Pella Windows & Doors and fiscal year budget gives member s category. Suggested language : was the winner of the drawing at last a chance to prepare budget which will Majority of Chapter Board shall be month' s dinner meeting' carry through entire CS I yea r - Sept. made up of professional members". through June. Dennet suggested there be some word changes for purposes of simplifi WELCOME TO NEW COMMITTEE REPORTS cation. Jim Lue y suggested looking Membership: Jim Da vidson reported into lar.guage which would MEMBERS!!! 247 members of Portland Chapter, 25 specifically incorporate Associate to 30 me mbers have yet to be intro Robert Lawson is a spec writer with Member participation on Chapter Tremco. His background is in duced at meetings. An effort will Board. A suggestion was made that be made to get new members to the bus1r.ess and constructior., with a Chapter follow Institute lead ( the degree in business from U. of O. meetings and introduce them. Institute allows only professional members to hold office of President) Bill Eckert is a material supplier Technical Documents: Dennet Latham by not allowing Associate members to reported his committee will meet on representing ~illamette Industries in be President. Jim Lue y commented Albany, Or. Jan. 8 to continue discussion ar.d that we are not tied to the preparation of doc~ment pertaining to Institute's lead in this case, and moisture and concrete slabs. Bill Kaiserman is part owner and can allow Associate members full general manager of Technical Coat voting privileges and opportunity to ings Int'l., manufacturers of Program: Mary Bo yd reported on achieve Chapter presidency. preparations being made for Charter protective coatings, specialty Re-enactment Night Jan. 14. Dick caulkings and waterproofing prod Nominating/Tellers: Betty Bellwood ~cts. Bill lives in Tigard. Gira will be Master of Ceremcnies. reported she would be contacting There will be in attendance charter board members individually about Joanne Di Benedetto is Director of members, visitors from Willamette nominations for next year's officers Sales Services with Benchmark Design, Valley Chapter, and Region Directors. and board men,bers. manufacturer of cabinets, modular housing units and closet organizers. ,heme of meeting will be "See How Far Liaison: Gary Zagelow has resigned, Joanne has a degree in home economics We've Come". Jim Luey volunteered to due to more pressing demands or. his from Montana State U. Joanne lives contact aS many charter members as time. in Portland. possible. Joe Woods and Mary Boyd will contact members with invitation. No old business. New Business: Margie reported on Vote for Dick Gira for Region There will be a Mini-trade Fair in correspondence received from W.V. Director the Mayfair Room prior to dinner, Chapter confirming attendance of with material and systems represen members at Products Fair dinner May tatives from all CSI divisions 8. Also received letter from Don Housing the Elderly exhibiting technical documents and Paine confirming his attendance at pertinent information about their Charter Night meeting. CCNSTRUCTICN SPECIFICATION INSTITUTE producs. Sample specifications will INVITED TO CO~RENCE ON HOUSING FOR also be on display. Meeting adjourned. Respectfully THE ELDERLY submitted, Joe Woods, Secretary Products Fair: John Barker reported Members of CSI are ir.vited to parti interest already building among cipate in a conference desigr.ed to potential exhibitors from Seattle fully explore the potential for area. Press release has appeared in eldErl y ho~ sir.g facilities 1n Or egon. trade publicatior.s. Exhibitor Member News packets being prepared. Board It will be held Wedne sday, Feb. 26, members were pleased ~ith sample at the Mo narch Motor Inn from 8:00 am packets. Poster is being prepared. John Brockamp and Ro y Jaeger announce to 6:00 pm and is s ponsore~ by the that Terry Greenman is now a partner Or egon As sn . c f Hemes for the Agi ng. Publicity: Joe Woods sent press re in Brockamp & Jaeger, Inc., General To register fer the Conference, o r leases notifying editors of Charter Contractors. Terry joined the compan y Night, suggesting further feature in 1979 as an estimator and prcject for mor e information, cal l the Oregon coverage. manager. Association of Homes fo r the Agi ng, 503/684-371)0. Page4 The Predicator February, 1986 NORTHWEST REGION RICIHHO GIRA 1. Cook Inlet, Anchorage, Alaska \J orn 1· 1£e : ~l o r thwes t 3rd Tuesday of month 6:30 pm, Anchorage Int'I. Inn F.egion Cirector 2. Idaho !Boise, Idaho) 1st Tuesday of month ,.... . 6:30 pm, University Inn Richard Gira, an industry member of 3. Portland !Portland, Oregon) the Pcrtland Chapte r since 1979, is 2nd Tuesday of month director of Northwest Lath & Plaster 5:30 pm, Westin Benson Hotel Trust, a trade association . 4. Puget Sound !Seattle, Wa .l 2nd Thursday of month A former chzpter president, he has 5:30 pm, The Canal Res taurant 5. Spokane I Spokane, Wa.l chaired the Nominations Committee and 2nd Thursday of month the Educaticn Comm ittee . He has also 6:30 pm, at various locations served on his chapter' s Technical 6. Willamette Valley !Eugene, Oregon) Committee and Bylaws Committee . Last Thu rsdav of the month 5:30 pm, Bev's Steak House He has teen a member of the Northwest Region Co nf erence Coordinating Commi ttee and Nominating Ccmmit tee . He has also spoken at regional conferences. ELI OT 8. MO HR He has written t wo documen ts for the ~o~inee : Northw est Insti tute's Techn ical Aid Se r ies, has Region Di rector served as advisor to the lnstit~te 's Te chnical Docum ents Committ ee , and Eliot 8 . Mahr, an indus try member of has been a member of the Education the Spok ane Ch apter , 1s president, Commit t es. He has also it t en fo r ,·ir ma nager, and estima tor for Ma~r The Co nstruction Specifier. Construction Campany . f-: e JOi n£d CSl in 1916 . Hi i work has earned him an Institute Ed~cation Co~m endation, a Region He has served as president and Ed ucation Aw ard , two Ch apter treasurer of his chapt er, fa r ¼hich Cec:,rtificates of ,J.pp reci ation, and he now chairs the Long Range Planning IB!h several ether a~ar~s . Comm ittee. He has also been a member cf his cha oter' s Awaros Committee and To the Editor: a del ei;ate· to regi on conferences and A number of members have told me that ann~al conventions . they are concerned about their C contracts. They either use form con He is a f ormer chairman of the Northwest Region Conference Committee tracts which they are afraid to and fcrmer coordinator of the change or they just use the contract region's Leadership Conference. provided by the other side and hope ~ ,,,,iw& • for the best. In either case, they ~ -( He has received the S. Harold Clark don't really know what they've gotten Chapter Aw ard and several other themselves into or how to modify awards. their basic contracts to give them selves mare protection and flexi bility. Several members have asked Letters me to review their contracts and show them how they can be adjusted to meet their individual needs. The following letter ~as received To do this I have put together a from Paul Edlund, FCSI / AIA - Eugene, package deal that is available to all Oregon: CS! members . For $100 I would pro "Margie: I read vJi th interest your vide a one-time review of a firm's LA's the place President's Column in the January contract writing practices. For that ·for the 30th issue of The Predicator. You fee I would review 2 or 3 representa requested suggestions for 'polishing' tive contracts, interview the people your Substitution ReGuest Form. who negotiate contracts for the firm AnnualCSI and will offer suggestions as to what Convention/ I have not used your Form because to include in future agreements. there are , in my opinion (also Because I will do this work on a time Exlubit supported by CSI Spectext ) , five available basis , I am charging for it additional questions that should be at a rate that compares favorably 814 Exhibit Booths included. I have enclosed a copy of with those of seminars on construc 38 Technical Sessions the Form I use, on which I have tion agreements. circled the questions that should be Any members who would like me to June 20-22, 1986 added. review their contract writing practices may contact me at: Los Angeles. CA I hope you wi ll consider revising 101 S. W. Ma i n, 1250 Start Planning Now! your Form , and include the ' missing' Portland, Or. 97 204 248-0343 questions. Sincerel y, Paul Edlund, William Merritt, CSI FCS I/AIA" Construction Law Fcbrtrnr31, 1986 The Predicator Pageo 5. Doors were finally shi pp ed onl y BS by KS to fi nd out the outer doors were Basic Specs by Ke n Searl pre ;:ia red fo r a 1/2" threshold but 1/4" wa s specif ied and de li ve red I have a question fo r everyone and to joo site. Hardw are su ppli er that is why ca n't the aluminum door exc hanged thr esholds so no more manufacturers prepare their doors for delays wo uld be encountered. hardware from t emplat es in lieu of Inner doors al so were prepared requiring the act ual hardware . In for a 1/2" thre shold. The the past when I have asked this installer agreed to revise the question I was usually told the frames and lower the assembly to manufacturers insist on the hardware correct this situation. being in their possession so the door s would be prepared properly and 6. Specifications listed three I was also told that some templates hinges per door. Manufacturer were of an earlier model and the submitted shop drawings with supplied hardware could be a later two ninges per door shown and our model. shop drawing checkers missed this item. Now tney want additional Well, I have gone along with this for money for their mistake. some time but always seemed to notice Mar y Alice Hutchins (CSI member since this system did not work too well and 7. These are just the highlights. 1949 ) , cut the birthday cake with the you could almost bet it took too much Doors are finally being installed "Silver Sword". (See Oct. The Predi time. I have decided future three months later than scheduled . cator. ) specifications will require aluminum Both the general contractor and doors to be prepared by the local the door installer have checked supplier/installer. An exception into frustration city. I fully may be preparation for the hinges and expect to meet them going am~n this could be optional. the street talking to themselves. If the wood door and the hollow metal I too have had much frustration. people can worK with templates, and This project was a closed they have done this for many years specification for a certain with success, then there is no manufacturer whom I have specified apparent valid reason that the only for many projects. They do make aluminum door manufacturers can't excellent doors but I just can't . also do it the same way. tolerate all this trouble. I'm going to have to evaluate my closed door The final straw as far as I am specifications. concerned came on a recent project where aoors and framing were I have talked to many door i~stallers scheduled to be installed prior to ~oth large and small and they tell me commencement of fall school classes. of similar horror stories regarding Listed are many of the nappenings the aluminum door industry. They regarding this project. Shakespeare tell me they can properly prepare would have loved this scenario. these doors in their own shops by ordering door blanks. They also 1. Insta lier sat on the shop state they can do it in a heck of a drawings approximately two weeKs lot less overall time. longer than necessary. One more item I find hits us with 2. Manufacturer insisted on actual 9reat regularity is many times our hardware being shipped to them. specifications call for a 6 to 6-1/2" Dave Thomas Some of it was snipped to the head on doors so surface closer can wrong location. be installed without a drop plate and hanging down into the glass. Many times those rascals send them out to 3. More delay than normal was the job site with the standard 3-1/2" Continued from Page 2 encountered in getting hardware door head even if the local installer to door manufacturer due to plainly ordered the correct one and hardware factory vacations. Mary Boyd , Program Chairman then sometimes underlining the order and Templates would certainly have adding a special note. What I want formally opened the Mini-Trade Show eliminated this delay. with self introductions by 32 to know is why is this such a Industry members who briefly trouble maker when it is available 4. The door manufacturer fabricated upon request. All they have to do is explained their tabletop displays. doors apparently from supplied Mary gathered literature from each of take the time to read what is hardware but just prior to specified or ordered. the participants and this informaUon shipping discovered the wrong will be placed in the Portland preparation had been done to 50% Chapter "LIBRARY". If anyone cares to comment or make of the doors. They requested we suggestions, just drop me a line and I was especiall y pleased to see that change hardware to fit. By this give me your words of wisdom. If time it was much too late to get tnis article gives yo u the impression several industry members presented doors in time for the school their product literature in SpecData I am unhapp y about a 11 this yo u are opening so we said no thanks, do correct. sheets - thus supporting another of it correctly even if it meant CSI's national programs! replacing one stile on each door. Vote for Dick Gira for Region by Perky Kilbourn, correspondent Director Pagel! The Pre dicaior Fe hruary, 1D8ff Tax Proposal Could Prove Costly for Design Firms PORTLAND CHAPTER LEADERS, 198 5-1986 Presidenl Reagan's proposal requi ri ng structi on projects i! service firms, in cludi ng archilects and en pace with the 1984 r Presid e nt. Marg ie La 1·gcnl G:IG-G9 77 gi neers . to use ac crua l accounti ng for though the average Pres. c lccl, De nne! La lha111 222-19.17 ta.xes will mean hi gher ta.,es for design be up in all instar Sccrela rv, Joe V\loods 2:32-,1000 finn5-illld the decline of the profession's survey ·11 ·e.i s11rc1·, Jan e ll e Ch urz e rn pa 24!)-2000 economic health. accordi ng to a survey Th e AS&U sr CXl, 412 conducted for a coaJ it ion of design/build school districts organ izations. ti es. whi ch tog, BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Design Management Co nsulting na tion's large! Jullll 131-ockamp 655-9 151 Survey shows 83 pe rcenl of desig n firms a.s king about co Bruce Town sen d 228-G444 that now use cash-based tax reports pay year and plans Jolie S11ickl in 221-1421 taxes only on revenues m hand; the ac tion in the next l .J . Mi n Lu cy 684-3622 crual method requires taxes to be paid on Alter this year Jim Hir lc 244-0843 revenues bi ll ed to clients . but not yet re phi a•based mag, Curl Fi n c h 222-1661 ceived. Despite some exemptions under "many more schoc 1984-85 Preside nl, Be lly Bell wood 231 -5000 the ru le. both large and small fi rms wo uld are planning cons· ext. 755 be alfected. the study found. Of th e re three years than sponding firms . 63 percent reported that Since we know tJ they would experie nce "substantial" tax projec ts are not COMMITIEE LEADERS in creases. years ahead. i Produc ls Fair, Joh n Barker 231-9118 Thirty-fiv e percent of the respondents. more ins titu r P rograms, Mary Boyd i 225-1273 when asked how they would pay the J construction Educalion , Rich ard Gira 224-8226 higher taxes. said they would borrow J; three years." T.D.C., De n n e! Latham 222-1917 funds rather than raise fees or use work ,..~_...... 00-----.iia;,~ j The magazi Edi Im; Inga Vrla 635-6227 ing capital. Another 19 percent said they increase. whit Awards, Don Walto n 643-9491 would combine borrowing with working vious three-ye. Hospita li ty, Les Seeley 287-7135 capital or lee increa.ses. scape Architects. American Congress on conducting the Publi ci ty, Joe Woods 232-4000 "It seems penny-wise and pound-fool Surveying and Land Mapping, Design Pro- economic climat J'l'lembers h ip, Jim David son 226-3508 ish to force tax accounting changes that fessionals Coalition, and Profess ional The survey sh, Library , Ja n e Sampier 234-0281 will result in reduced federal revenues, Services Management Association. lion in new cons Bylaws , John Brocka m p 655-9151 but that's exactly what will happen ac for details on the legislation or the sur- completion durir L.H .P.C., Dick Eh mann, FCSI 644-4222 cord ing to the fin dings of our survey." vey, contact Hershel Lipow. AIA, I i35 S7 .7 billion in efer Li,aison , G. Zagelow 655-7166 said R. Bruce Patty. FA!A. president of the New York Avenue. Washington, D.C. districts and S6 · American Institute of Architects (A!A ). 20006; (202) 626-i300. □ leges, both figu REGION RESPONSIBILITIES The Adm inistration's proposal would th th have the unintended impact of lowering for Portland Chapter Members tax revenues received by the U.S. Trea Increase in Educatin .. - ·~ an ev c ~ · ~n s lilu te Speci.ficati on sury because many 6.nns would be forced Compe litio n Committee, to borrow funds to pay tax liabilities on Constructin .. ·sd_ Lee Ki lbourn, AJA, FCSI, CCS 224-3860 uncollected fees. said Patty. Since interest '-'- V Other Tech nical Do cume nts Committee, on loans is deductible, the federal govern ., Lv com• tures wi Bob Kl as 644-4222 ment would receive fess tax revenue. -•~ts over the next ar CSI Appo in tee to Am er. Arbilration Members of the Design Coalition for n • - Assn. Regional Con s truc tio n Advis o ry Tax Accounting. sponsors of the survey, - a Committee, Bill Merrill 223-8590 are: the AIA. American Consultmg Engi zine American Reprinted from the Construction Nominating Commiltee, Ke n Searl 223-1181 neer's Council, American Society of Civil (AS&U). Specifier, Jan.' 1986 Engineers. American Society of Land- On an annual ba REGION DIRECTORS John Greiner (206) 455-5236 Greine r & Assoc. The Predicator BULK RATE P.O . Box 1927 Editor, Inga Vrla U.S. Postage Be ll evue, Washing ton 98009 PAI D David A. Thomas (206) 483-9388 1125 S.E. Madison, #200 Permit No. 1737 Tho m as Architectural Produc ts Portland, OR 97214 Portla nd, OH 8107 222nd S.E. Woodinvill e, Washington 98072 Address Correction Requested ROUTING LIST Da ted Material Distribute to: 1. 2. * 3. * 0374111 Ro bert R, Kl as 4. * R,C, Ehm ann & Ass oc iat es 5. * 6775 S, W, 111th Avenue Beav e rton, OR 97005 6. * THE PREDICATOR Construction Specifications Institute Vol.25 No.5 March1986 11Z5 SE Madison, Rm ZOO Portland, OR 97214 238-1462 MARCH PROGRAM OUR 25th YEAR Date: March 11, 1986 XTERIOR Time: 5:30-6:30 Social Hour 6:30-7:30 Dinner 7:30-9 :00 Program Place: Westin-Benson Hotel Cost : $13 . 50 per person RSVP: CS! Office , 238-1462 by 5:00 pm on Friday prior to dinner meeting. Park at Ban k of California Parking Garage (across from the hotel ) . Notes from the President Ticket will be validated at dinner meeting. I repeat that CS! is a volunteer organization at the Chapter level and we have been lax, as a chapter, in ~ lt~ PROGRAM . getting those "Thank You" letters out to participants - due to our paid secretarial staff being indisposed 1Promise~- . of Panelization (Jane's surgery ) . So please accept I I' ...h i this as a "blanket appreciation" for .':!: J all of you fine members and your participation in programs and At Large Members commit tees. : ~ ;; I;:;=-11 I.;:: ~ Counted We need and encourage new ideas - by Lee Kilbourn but please, older members, be willing to help an eager freshman who doesn't Comment has been received that know the ADMINISTRATIVE REFERENCE * as ·- ·-, J- Portland Chapter CSI has a I PANELIZED significant number of non-renewed well as you do. .... I EXTERIORS I (past) members on its monthly list. KEEP THAT ENTHUSIASM ALIVE -- JUST i I I These are folk whose dues have lapsed - ~ during the past year and, for the OFFER A HELPING HAND! ! I ~1 - L~ month ending January 31, 1986, there Our old "CHAPTER OPERATION MANUAL" are 58. These include people whose was a good tool. (The ADMINISTRATIVE former employer closed the business, REFERENCE* has replaced it. ) Dick In the ten years since I was or who have left the firm which paid Ehmann has promised to help by previously president of the Portland their dues for a year or so, people activating the Past President's and Chapter - membership at the Institute who have moved out of the area, folks Standing Committee heads, (Long Range level has doubled and at the chapter who have retired and don't want the Planning Committee ) to look at each level has increased 89% -- and the Chapter to pay their dues as retired section, old and new, (Products Fair, work~ You guessed right' members, one with "a check in the Education, Technical Documents were mai.l" , and a few who have paid their not committees when our CHAPTER The nominating committee (Betty dues in the time between the end of OPERATIONS MANUAL was written) and Bellwood ) 1s looking for you' January and the afternoon this was clarify and outline duties of each Consider running for office' But written. committee chair and board member. In don't wait a year. Volunteer now to The puzzles, though, are found on general, review the PORTLAND CHAPTER help your favorite committees pages D-309 and D-317 of the January, OPERATIONS MANUAL, and evaluate its function even better. As one of our 1986 issue of The Construction purpose and value. past presidents, Keith West said in Specifier. Page D-309 shows 8 his farewell message in the April members without chapter affiliation A schedule of meetings will be mailed i966 The Predicator, "CSI will be a in Oregon. Page D- 317 shows 36 to all past presidents and committees. constant growing and changing thing members without chapter affiliation Please, old presidents, attend as in which we will never be completely in Washington. Now, maybe the many as you can and give the Chapter satisfied, we can always improve," construction activity is better on the benefit of your knowledge. (CS ! the north side of the Columbia River, Lore.) but is it four times better? C' mon, *You read more on the Administrative Washingtonians, those members at YOUR HELP IS CRITICAL, I N ORDER FOR Reference in the Feb. 1986 The Predi large know what CSI is all about , are YOUR CRITICISM TO BE VALID. cator. your chapters worthwhi le? Pagc2 The Predicator March,1986 Board of Directors Publicati on s : Inga Vrla reported memb ers, two Industry QI Associat e Meeting, Feb. 4, 1986 that 860 copies or Th e Pr edicator members , Di rector memb ers, and t he were mail ed. We are publ1 shlng about Jmmedi ale Past President. lli Bo 2rd member s present : one i nsert pe r mont h al $12 5. majority of the Chapter Board shall Margi e Largent, De nn et Latham . Jo e be Professional memb ers. " Woods , Janelle Cho rzempa, Jim . Lue v [ du cation: Di ck Gira reported thal Jim Hi rte , Jolie Strick lin, Be tty. ' t he Viking plant tour will be held in Ar ticle 6, Sect1on 4 lerm of Be llwood, Bruce Town send. Absent: t he spring. There will be a semina r Office John Brockamp , Curt Finch. "Below-grsde waterproofing" held at the Portland Mo tor Hotel in March. "The memb ership shall elect the Date to be f irmed. Dick i s also President-el ec t, the Secretary, the Tr easurer' s Report: Approved as pre trying to set up an energy-efficiency Treasur er each ye ar to serve the sented. seminar. following fiscal year and three members to the Board each ye ar to Janelle noted that , although we By-law s: John Brockamp absent. serve the following two fiscal years. receive d notice from the Benson abou t Dennet Latham reported that bylaws Two Board members shall be an increase to $15 from $1 3.50 for revision ha ve been submitted (see Professional members, one shall be an our dinner, that price increase has article elsewhere in The Predicator ) Indus try or Associate member." yet to be reflected in our bill. and should be voted on ne xt month by Therefore, we will charge our members the Board. Article 9, Section 2 Chapter the lower rate until notified by the Dues Benson that the new rate is in Nominatingi Tellers: Betty Bellwood effect. urged the Board to make an y and all "The annual chapter dues, nomination suggestions to her as soon payable in advance yearly in accor Introduced by the President: as possible. dance with the Institute's require Margie initiated a discussion about ments , except for six-month's trial marketing the "E xpose Yourself to CCS Certification: Ken Searl absent . membership, shall be as follows: Specs"poster. After much discussion Margie reported that the Committee Professional Members $20.00; Industry it was moved by Janelle that posters' was reviewing 16 sets of specifi Members $20 . 00; Associate Members be sold for $3.00 to members and cations. See Ken Searl's article $20.00; Intermediate (Junior ) Members $5.0D to non-members. Seconded, ne xt month in The Predicator. $10.00; Student Members $5.00. Motion approved. Monies accrued will Members Emeritus, Retired Members and be used to help compensate programs New Business: Some initial Honorar y Members shall not be subject and library. discussion of how to make the to dues." "E xpose" poster available at the Committee Reports: National Convention in L.A. More Discussion: This revision is later. proposed to bring the Portland Membership: Jim Davidson reported Meeting adjourned 1:16 pm Chapter Bylaws into agreement with that there are 249 current members, Respectfully submitted: Joe Woods, Institute Bylaws, July 1985 addition four new members. Secretary of the Associate member classifi A reminder: Leadership Training will cation. be held May 9th and 10th. Technical Documents: Dennet Latham Ad Hoc Committee on reported that his committee continues to work on the Moisture and Concrete Chapter Bylaws FIVE O'CLOCK FORUM Slab paper; also working on a revised The Portland Chapter CS! Board of All specifiers are welcome to join Substitution Request form. Members Directors has directed the submission this congenial informal group meet are encouraged to make suggestions. of a proposed revision of the ing one half hour before the normal Portland Chapter bylaws to the cocktail hour , to trade information Program: Mary Boyd reported that chapter membership for their and discuss topics of mutual February's meeting will have as a consideration. interest. Bob Thompson is the program a presentation by Northwest moderator. This is a chance for Labs of Seattle. A general In accordance with the Chapter By members of the specifying trade to discussion ensued about individual laws, this notice of proposed bylaws get together, solve problems, ask members representing C.S.I. in other revision is being mailed to the questions of specific CS! Specifi mediums, or speeches. Jim Luey membership at least two weeks prior cation Division representatives and volunteered to look into setting up to the meeting at which the revision compare notes. No one has a unique spea~ers bureau to be monitored by will be presented for action. problem that can't benefit from some the Education Committee, Dick Gira sage advice and from the experience concurred. Dennet Latham suggested The Chapter Bylaws state that the of the "old timers" who hav e plenty that Education Committee be in charge Bylaws can be "amended by a two of war stories and battle scars. of monitoring said speakers thirds vote of the Professional and bureau. Industry members present at regular This is a unique opportunity for meeting or a special meetini;i." Awards: Don Walton absent . A letter specifiers to get together and talk from Dick Ehmann was read in which he about speci fications and how they can The proposed change to the Bylaws is be improved. Last month we started reminded us the first award for described as follows: "Underlined" specification writing was awarded to with Di vision 1, Testing and text indicates proposed addition; Inspection services, which comple Dick Ehmann in 1963. 11 ( ) " text indicates deletion. .mented the evening program. Mr. Wes Weslund from the local Pittsburoh Article 4, Section 2 Board Testing Lab discussed his work ~n d PRODUCTS FAIR Membership answered questions. February we will According to John Barker, Products launch into Divison 2, Sitework . Fair Chairman, the show poster has "The Board shall consist of Bring some questions along and we been underwritten by three firms, eleven members: President, will try to help you do a better j ob. Bowler Assoc., Contractor's Weekl y President-elect, Secretary, Treasur Also more jokes by ~. S. and Wescon Materials. er, four Professional Director March, .19RU JJugoa The Prodlc11tor ICBO/UBC Code line for respond i ng t o !CBO head study Sessions quarters for challenges is June l of Changes each ye ar. Scheduled for 1 b) Richard Gira, CSI 0 Certificate and Th e final s equence 1s Lo publish Most of us in CS ! are involved in those items adopted as "recommended Certification Exams working with the Uniform Building for approval" during t he annual by Lee Kilbourn Code. Have you ever wondered how the meeting into a booklet entitled UBC rules are revised and what pro "Analysis of Revision", and the Six people are knmm to have cedures on e must go t hrough in order booklet then becomes available for applied to take either the 1n11ti tute to change these rules? purchase and adoption by local C~rtificate Exam (for Industry and bu i lding authorities. Every three Associate members) or the Institute The first step i s to subm it a "Code years, the large UBC Code Book is certification (CCS) Exam (for Change Submittal" form s tating yo ur published encompassing the pr~vi~us Professional members), propos al to the International two years' "Analysis of Revision Conference of Building Officials Both exams will be held Saturday, booklets. Eac h l ocal jurisdiction April 5, 1986 in Portland. headquarters office in Whittier, Ca. can then adopt i mmediately the This must be done prior to Oct . 18 in "Anal ys i s " bookle t or onl y adopt the Study sessions led by Ken Searl any year . "lar ge" book every three years. [Ne xt will start soon. Contact himself or book, 1988.] It certainly would be Lee Kilbourn for times and locations. IC BO headquarters then publishes your worth a phone call to the appropriate Kilbourn said he'd help the folk code change submittal in a monograph building official in any city or study also. Lee already has helped form and then distributes these docu state your firm ma y be working in to some folks evaluate specs entered in ments to all ICBO members for their see which code (or revisions ) they this year's Institute Specifications reading and study. are using. Competition - the future will allow time for evaluation of Lee's perform Next , the code change requests go be The Oregon delegation worked in ance. This evaluation required some fore an appropriate "code development coalition with the Washington dele knowledge of the CSI Manual of committee" sometime during the month gation while in Minnesota, this past Practice and related specification of January. This past Jan., the summer. The y as a group challenged reading skills, committee gathered in Denver, Co. 18 items of which they lost 3, won 14 The new Certificate Progr!IJT\ There are five separate code develop and withdrew one challenge. Examination will consist of 100 ment committees which review the multiple choice and true-false change requests. They are: Some of Oregon's building officials questions written for "specification 1/ Administrative, delegates are not always fully readers", The CCS Exam a written 2/ General design, sponsored by their jurisdiction, many portion is added to a set of 100 3/ Mechanical Code, do not have the opportunity to multiple choice and true-false 4/ Fire, Life, Safety, actively participate on the national questions written for "specification 5/ Seismology. level and that in turn can cause code writers". A Study Guide, prepared by changes in our state which in turn the CSI F.ducation Committee, has been The committees have three major can create increased burdens on some sent to accepted applicants. motion options. They can eith~t of us. A case in point might be the "recommend for approval", "recommend W/ D formula for Spray-on Timber Bridge Design for disapproval", or "recommend for Fireproofing which was adopted in further study". The committee has Minnesota. This requires different .2-Day Workshop size steel beams within each floor to still another option in that they can Structural engineers from the public on a II recommendation for approval" have a different depth of fireproofing sprayed on. The varie~y and private sector will be able to further state that the change is view state-of-the-art designs in "approved as revised". of depths will cause some problems 1n estimating quantities, field appli engineered timber bridges at a cation and certainly field inspection seminar March 17-18, 1986 in the The next procedural step occurs when Western Forestry Center. ICBO headquarters publishes another not only for the contractor but f~r the inspection agency. After having monograph reflecting the work of the Highlighting the 2-day workshop will above Code Development Committee. said that, it must be added that this new code adoption is not compulsory, be the erection of a 56-foot clear The document is again distributed to span highway bridge in the West ern the ICBO membership for their infor it still remains for the architect -or engineer to specify whether or not to Forestry Center parking lot on March mation and study. An explanation is follow the existing code for a 18. Workshop organizers said the needed here. The above committees' uniform depth of sprayed on material bridge will be full y erected in one work are only recommendations. Any or to use the newer W/D formula. afternoon. code revision challenge may be "brought to life" at the annual CSI and the various ICBO groups have "Engineered Timber Bridges--Contem business meeting. an opportunity to assist one another. porary Design and Construction" is The two groups could and should be expected to draw engineers from the Prior to the annual business meeting, communicating with each other. Per Pacific Northwest to l earn about the various state groups have an op haps this article is the first step? innovative bridge designs using wood portunity to meet and _discuss _the materials such as pressure-treated items listed for possible revision. For further information contact: timbers and glue-laminated beams. In Oregon, the body (anyone can Richard Gira, Director, Northwest Engineering experts and specialists attend and have input ) , met at a Lath and Plaster Trust, 224-8226 from across the West will discuss the motel in The Dalles, Oregon, to de structural benefits and co st cide what the "Oregon" delegation effectiveness of engineered timber would challenge or not challenge. WINNER! bridges . Then the proper forms are filled out Ed Wegner - in the dull (not dim ) and forwarded to ICBO Headquarters past a member of CS!, won the $35 pot For more information, contact Rick Schack, Oregon forest Industries slating the "challenges". The~ ICBO at the February meeting ... just enough lists the challenges and this infor to cause him to consider rejoining Council, P. O. Bo x 125 19, Salem, mation becomes the "agenda" for the Oregon 97309, phone 503/ 588-0050 or our chapter? Ed works for Oregon 503/227-5636. annual business meeting. The dead- Portland Cement. Pagc I • • • • • • Tum Hammer Pete Daniels Russell Elliott Janet. Portland Chapter Man y products have certain standards Section 1. ORS 279.025 item (2) (h) (UL or ASTM ) they must meet to be ap The public contracting agency may Dinner Meeting, proved for use in a commercial reject any bid not in compliance with Feb. 11, 1986 building. In addition laboratories all prescribed public bidding can design and test for specific procedures and requirements, and may Dick Schefski and Allan Potter of properties the results of which can reject for good cause any or all bids Northwest Labs, Seattle, Wa., pre be used as a marketing tool for the upon a finding of the agency it is in sented the February program for the advancement of the sale of the the public interest to do so. Portiand Chapter of CS!. product. Section 2. ORS 279.035. The public A laboratory is defined as a "place The program concluded with some contracting.agency may reject any bid fer performing research". The questions from the audience. One not in compliance with all prescribed "research" which was discussed Tues question was on the cost of testing. public bidding procedures and da y night was on testing building Laboratory services are not in requirements, and may, for good products to determine if they perform expensive! cause, reject any or all bids [if in properly. the judgment] upon a finding of the There was good attendance in spite of agency it is in the public interest The following are some of the the snow storm outside 1 40 arrived to do so. performance tests which Northwest for dinner and 3 more came for the program. These are the major changes but I Labs do and some were discussed at suggest you obtain a copy of HB 2311. the meeting. If you can't locate a copy contact P1Jiq ,bih-£l~ Jack or Ken and you will be sent a Air infiltration I A,' I Water penetration copy. Structural loads Thermal conductivity Wind uplift Impact resistance BSbyKS Plumbing fixtures Basic Specs by Ken Searl Stain resistance Fire resistance Jack Kalinosky of AGC sent me some Failure investigations information regarding House Bill 2311 of the 1985 State of Oregon In his introduction, Dick Schefski legislative session. This bill ad vised that there are three good relates to public bidding and it went reasons for testing building into effect on Sept. 20, 1985. It products. appears the main thrust of HB 2311 is Product comparison - to help to allow public contracting agencies decide between two products which a little more latitude in determining appear to be the same (the 'or equal' the lowest responsible bidder, but at situation). the same time requiring the determination of "good cause" for Safety - to determine if the rejecting any or all bids submitted. EDITOR'S Diary ~OJ product is reasonably safe, that It also appears, the "good cause" bullet resistant glass is in fact un determination, which is a public On February 12, 1986 I spoke to the breakable. record, could be challenged by one or regular meeting of the International more of the bidders. Those who are Facility Management Association about Product failure - to see if the responsible for the placement of CS!, past, present and future. product performs properly under the advertisements for bids should be given conditions - window gaskets aware of this new statutory After a brief overview of just what don't leak when water is sprayed on requirement. CS! is all about, discussion centered the side of the building. on how could IFM A members benefit Basically all this comes under from membership in CS!. Insurance carriers will requ1re test Sect ions 279.025, 270.035 and 279.053 ing so they can determine to whom the of Oregon laws 1985 which gives a I was delighted with the gracious liability for a product failure be list of items required in reception I received. About 25 longs . Did the window fail or the advertisements for public bidding. people were in attendance. aluminum frames buckle because of the The following revisions are deemed wind's force? significant: Page6 The Predicator March,1988 DATE AID ICNEDULE PORTLAND CHAPTER LEADERS, 1985-1986 TLE50AY, MAI\CH 25, 1986 President, Margie Largent G3G-6977 4:JO PM f\EGISTMTION Pres. elect, Dennet La tham 222-1917 Secreta1 y, Joe Woods 232-4000 5.00 ENGINEEI\ING FOO STEEL CONSTPJJCTION 11·easurer, Jane ll e Ch orzcmpa 249-2000 ~ W. Nash. PE ext. 412 Wesrern l\egioool Na¥:Jger BOARD OF DIRECTORS AJSC · Los l\flgeles 6.00 CONNECTION DESIGN f\ESPONSIOILITY John Bmckamp 655-9151 B1u ce Townsend 228-6444 /lJT JolY\soo Jolie St1 icklin 221 -1421 Vice Pres1denr J. Min Lu ey 684-3622 KPfF Consulring Engineen Jim Hirte 244 -0843 Fred foen. Presidenr Curt Finch 222-1661 l!J84-85 President, Belly BelJwood 231-5000 Wolrer Fleischer. Conrrocr !WJl'oger ext. 755 Engineering for Steel Foughr & Company Ql/£5TION5 moo AlOtENCE COMMITTEE LEADERS Construe-ti.on Seminar, Products Fair, John Barker 231-9118 March 25, 1986 Programs, Mary Boyd 225-1273 LOCATION Educa ti on, Richard Gira 224-8226 T.D .C., Denn et Latham 222-1917 flED LION NOTOO INN Editor, Inga Vrl a 635-6227 NEW MEMBERS!! J10 SW LINCOLN Awards, Don Walton 643-9491 ~!\Tl.AND. Of\EGON Hospitality, Les Seeley 287-7135 Ronald D. Erskine is Contract Saies Publi city, Joe Woods 232-4000 Ma nager for Sea-Pac Sales, Membership, Jim Davidson 226-3508 representing Armstrong Carpet and Libra'}', Jane Sampier 234-0281 resilient flooring . IIEIIITIATIOI FEEi Bylaws, John Brockamp 655-9151 L.R.P.C., Dick Ehmann, FCSI 644-4222 Jackie Dixon is a manufacturer's rep A regisrrorI0<1 fee of S5000 includes rhe leaure Liaison, G. Zagelow 655-7166 resentative for International Tile & and rhe AJSC pub11cor1on ENGINEffiJNG FOO STEEL Suppl y. She has been in the floor CONSTPJJCTION The regulor p-ice of rhe bool~ REGION RESPONSIBILITIES covering industry for 18 years. alone is S52.00 for Portland Chapter Members Richard Burling is a previous member Institute Specification A regisrrorIon fee of S10.00 is 0.01loole fOI" indivi· Competition Committee, of the Portland Chapter (in the duels who already own rhe book ond do nor wi~ Lee Kilbourn, AIA, FCS I, CCS 224-3860 ' 60's ) . Dick is a specifier with Technical Documents Committee, Yost, Grube, Hall, Architects. He Ofl cx:ld11l()l)OI Cc:>pf. lives in Portland. Bob Klas 644-4222 Space is limited, rhe 1. .2. * 3. * 4. * 5. * 6. * clflC~TIO ~ THE PREDICATOR "'+~~... .') Construction Specifications Institute Vol.25 No.6 Aprill986 1L25 SE Madison, Hm 200 Portland, OH 97214 238-1462 APRIL PROGRAM Analyzing Roofs or ... HOWWETIS WET? Notes from the President WELCOME' WELCOME' absolutely sure all of us have had It was very heartwarming to see so problems with moisture on, in and many members and guests in the CSI OUR 25TH YEAR! under the roof. ( I even built a new audience last month ( 78 ) . It may structural roof over my old one to have caused a bit of a problem for escape a leak! ed. ) So come prepared the Benson, but they were very Date: Tues. April 8, 1986 with questions and comments' gracious and found enough food for Time: 5:00 - 6:30 Roundtable & everyone - except our speakers - who, Social Hour The program discusses the basic understandably, said they'd really 6:30 - 7:30 Dinner history of roof moisture surveys, the prefer to eat afterward. Mary Boyd 7:30 - 9:00 Program misconceptions and problems of the took the three speakers to dinner Place: Westin-Benson Hotel past. It is designed to benefit after the meeting. Crystal Ballroom anyone who makes decisions with Cost: $15.00 regard to roofs, including the Do make a reservation if you know specifier, material supplier, you are coming, but please come. RSVP PLEASE? CS! office, 238-1462 contractor and of course the building I'll always settle for Ken Searl's by 5 pm, on Friday prior owner or facilities engineer. salad if you forgot to call in. If to the dinner meeting. don't eat I may remember the things normally forget (I never learned to Presenter will be CSI member Alan walk and chew gum!). Stan Nelson, Loftesness, President of A-Tech N.W. Dick Gira and others came for the This very informative and interesting program only and that is encouraged. program was presented March 18th at Some people come only for the pre the 8th Annual International Airport program educational session •... that Facilities Conference in Seattle, Wa. cluster of people in the far corner. Alan has been actively involved with Congratulations to new Region roof moisture testing since 1975 and Director Richard Gira who will be has some very interesting and taking over Dave Thomas' director surprising experiences to share with us. Don't miss this program. I'm ship! Richard Gira, an Industry member of the Portland Chapter of CS! since 1979 can now add another line on his long list of service to CSI 1 Dick 1s 1986 Northwest Region our new Northwest Region Director' Conference Dick is a former Chapter President "You and the Ground Rules and has contributed greatly in the For Construction" past on many committees, i.e., the Education Committee, Technical Docu September 11-14, 1986 ments, By-laws, etcetera, e tcetera , etcetera. at Dick has also written documents The Inn of the Seventh (TAS), articles ( The Construction Mountain, Bend, Oregon Specifier), and has spoken st re gional conferences. Host: Willamette Valley Chapter C. s. I. Congratulations Dick! You are greatly appreciated. Page.2 The P1·edicator April,1986 CSI Board of Directors ~ound Tobie Round Tobie Round Tuble Roun Meeting, March 4, 1986 Me eting cal led t o order 12:00 noon . Present : Largent , Woo ds Luev Bel lw ood , fow nsend, Cho;zemp~ '. Finch, St rickl i n, Kilbourn. Absent : Hirte , Srockamp , La tham (excu s ed ) . Minutes _o f Fe bruary meeti ng, as pub l i shed 1n The Pr ed i cat or, was approved . Tr eas ure r' s report 'Nas presented and approved. Correspondence : Let ter f rom St ate Fi r e Marshal's Assn ., rn vit inq CSI able Round Tobie Round Tobie Round Tobie partici pation in their confer~nce. Margie received new CS T logo s f rom Nominating/ Tellers: Betty Bellwood Pat is a partner in OTKM the Institute. Margie also i nfo rm ed reported nominations for Officers and Construction Co. and graduated From the Board of her reques t to s end t he Board. President-el ect: Curt Finch. Oregon State in 197 3 with a Bachelor Institute her edited CSI Adm i nis t ra Secretary: Mar y Boyd. of Science degree in construction tive Re ference. (Cov er l etter fo r Treasurer: John Barker. engineering management. fi le. 1 Industry Director: Tom Shea, Gordon VanAntwerp. . .. an exerpt From the article Membership: Jim Da vidson reported Professional Director : Pete Daniels, fol lows: that there are currently 252 members, Roy Josi, Arden Newbrook, Stewart O'Brien·s ability to communicate the first time the local chapter has Straus. was given a showcase before rhe U.S. e xceeded 250 members! Liai son: ?ete Danie ls reoorted that Commission on Civil Rights r~ <: ~r.rlv the AGC Liaison Committe; is when he presented a cogenr case Technical Documents: Lee Kilbourn composing a Manual of Construction favoring the need for revision of reported for Dennet Latham that the Practices which wi l l be aimed at disability, minoriry, and women·s Committee met Feb. 27 for further owners and owner groups. CS[ and employmenr programs. as related ro discussion of the ''underslab moisture other liaison groups w1ll be asked to rhe consrrucrion industry. puzzle" , as well as the CSI Substi contribute $400-$600 For administra It is O'Bnen·s belief that the pro tution Request form. Next meeting tive and printing costs. CSI wili grams as practiced today actually March 2.7. also be asked to host a Liaison encourage :actics that directly op Committee meeting by providing meet pose the guals supposedly desired Program: Joe Woods reported for Mary ing space. rhe Lia 1s on Cammi t tee LS by the legislarion. Boyd that the March program will proposing seminars for owners and es "Whenever rules and regulations focus on curtain waUs, with a panel tablishing a resource library ccn are ser up and enforced." O'Brien of experts leading the program. taining interdisciplinary savs, .;it ;s not long before the Also continued discussion about information. Much ~ark to be done, regulared will dense methods of a new location for our general i.e., location. avoiding the regulations."' He membership meetings. believes it 1s a natural occurence and No old or new business. Meeting he is not ,urprised to see ';shell" " Products Fair: John Barker reported adjourned 1:03 pm. Respectfully sub corporarions formed with minurity, that 67 booths have been committed. mitted: Joe Woods Secretary dis.1bled or women management ;o Rian's will provide food service thar the new firm will have an Jd· throughout the day. The Product's vantage when bidding for public Fair will also have an ad in the projects. region directory, (Spokane Because of the experience OTKM Chapter ) . has had in bidding projects from government bodies. they have decid ed to concentrate on projects in the Publicity: Joe Woods reported on private sector. monthly publicity and phone calls. ;;All it does is inflate rhe cost of building for the government and at Publications: Margie reported for the same time encourages cheating. Inga Vrla that sne might be contac:ed Oregon has always been a clean by the Institute about doing a story place to operate as for as under-the- on our Charter Night ceremonies. table payoffs are concerned and I '. Letter f rom Dave Thomas 1n files. ) hare to see anything that would change that. If it ever comes m the Awards: Don Walton reported that place where I have to bribe Inga Vrla's editing of The Predi wmebody to get work, I'll find cator ano Expose Yourself to Art had another wav to make a living." been submitted for [nstitute awards. Don aiso reported that Region, We salute you Pa t! Go od j ob! Chapter award nominations are due May 1. He also handed out nomina Riding the crest of the new wave tion forms and verified Norma Paulus is Pat O'Brien. as guest speaker at May 8 Chapter ,;ieeting. PORTLAND CHAPTE R CSI The Winter 1986 issue of Northwest BOARD OF DIREC TO RS ME ET ING Sv-laws: Betty Bellwood reported for Construction featured Portland CSI ~pril l. 1986 at Builder' s Ex change J~hn Brockamp, that to reduce Chapter member Pat O'Brien. Pat i s Po rtland, Oregon redundancy, the word "members" should currently the 1986 president of be deleted from Article 4, Section 2, Oregon-Columbia chapter of the 3rd l1ne, 2nd word. Associated General Contractors. \pd l , W HO T im l'rmllcn lo r 1'1 ' I i lllfl l I If 11il !Jfll'I •i f I ilr> US l,~, li8 One set had so 1110 11 y adtl end ums I t 1 r '1 pr 11 ,,,r. It 1'1 tt,,., ,.,,,-,,pr•1t 11 11 <' loo ked l Ike the add end ums ,,ere ne ar ly 1 Bask Specs hr h.m1 Head , rim pn11 1,--. ,1 1r1 J·11 J t lrl HI 1,1 ~rJrl'-:!f I t he s ize of the project manua l. ro 1111 , rvl'lf!l ,lf'P l11 '11 ·,~ f[,,,i11IP •rt()'lrJh t\ s so me of yo u may kn o1~ our CS! top it a l l off it wa sn' t. a fa s t t r ac k Ir,, t,m,qP w1tl1 l l1r> I l in J. ofHow CSJwil? l 1L affect lhe mem bers hip Prof. 2 . 1/ A How wi ll it affect the image of Executive Co m. CS!? 6 2 Directors 10 10 Stand. Com. 54 14 3. A. Are the Industry/ Associate memb ers given the opportuni ty to Total 70 26 Gl>M be properl y exposed lo all programs and services of CSI in ln evaluating these numbers, who order that lhey will have t he ex would you suggest lead the Ins titute, \ perience and background necessar y a Professional or Institute/ Associate to hold the office of President? (sic ) member ? B. How is the Board , standing Ob viousl y, our programs are he avily committees, and other elements of professional. The day will come t hat CS! structured to facilitate the our existing co mm ittees will be re development of the necessary structured, new programs and background and experience? committ ees will be added, and these numbers will become closer to being 4. Are the programs of the lnsti balanced . l hat wi ll be the doy that lute Profess ional or Industry/ the issue wi ll really be resolved. Anal yze t hese thoughts and the Associate? Passing this ame ndment will nol be thoughts of others, and vote wh at you t he resolution. I sugge st that _we think is bes t for the development of 5. Is the Jnstitute ready for an should wcrry more about balancing CS!. lnstitute/Associale memb er as progrHms and services, rather than President? whether or nol an Indus try/Associate We are fortuna te to have an Ins titute member can serve as Institute Pr esi on the mov e and lt ia great t o be a 6. How should I vote and why ? dent. part of th1a momentum. 1 think these are important issues I urge you to vote no on the Bylaws that need to be discussed. Questions amendment and ask that yo u solicit land 2 are broad i ~s u?s tha t you can your Region Directors to pu rsue the answer for rourself: However, I will solution t o t he total problem and not NAI IUNAL FIRE PRO IEC T!ON ASS ' N. direct my commen ts tu questions 3-6. just deal wilh a segment. The str~c t ure of the CC1 "•mittees and ether Ac t ion ha s been taken on a number of The structure of t.J-,e standing com elements should Je modi fied in order Ltems. Mariy too 1111m erous to tnc lude mittees is such t hat it does not that adequate opportunity can be ln thts pL1bllcot-.lon. Howtive r, i n the allow the Industry/Associate member given to the Industry/Associate tntereat of keeping our members 111- the opportunity t o participate at a member to establish the ingrained :-ormed, 3 pa rt.La l l u,t fol low:,: sufficient level to dev elop the ex kn owledge of CS! programs and ser Venting requ t rement s fo r ga s perience and background necessary to vices required to be Ins t itute utl l izatlon equtpment, hold t he office of Institute Presi President. dent. This year on the 15 Institute Thi s raises another question. Ha lon l301 Fire Ex t rnqu1s h1 nq standing committees , 6 committees systems, have no Industry/Associate member s at all, 6 committees hav e one , 2 Wh y not go ahead and vote for the amendment, and if it passes, then Tentative in terim umenJmdnt nuw committees have two, and only 1 ha s ln e r fec t . Ch1 mndys , mo re than two. The total number of address these other concerns? I believe we should use the momentum of Fl raplRces, Ve nts ~nJ ~ollJ members on s tanding committees that Fue l Ourn tnq AppllJnces, are Professional is 54 and Industry/ t hi s issue as a catalyst to ad dress t he overall issue. 1f the amendment Associate is 14. pa sses without taking advantage of The se do cun,enl ::i m11y bl'! ord l.'l r t> d t ram NF1°A r"n r o e111 ,tl L d 1urq,1. t'l1:rnse S l-'tl The breakdown of Professional and this opportunity t he other impr ove ments will lose priorily and will be Lee K dbourn t r" 1 0 11 1,e,JJ 111uL'B 111 r,1r . Indus try/Associ ate members on the mot t on. Board and committees is as follows: s l ow in their dev el opment. \pril. WtHI Thu 1'1·,~tllcal111· l\larch I l , IH~6 Oin1wr Mc<~tin~ 11 11' r1-, n •l1 , l "il,, l',i rl ' """ l 'h,ip l l'r I , l ,r qrrnn 1-,:~•, r•n l t I \ p tf '' l hr-- l'r 11 111t '. 1~ 11 1 1 11 f'. 1I 1r I l , ;1' 1nn". l 'l11u Jl.l 1:; ;-k' l\; i v 11f / ' ; 11 · 11 11· 1·l111 :, t r t11 · t 1u n 1; , i; I 1• ,w; , 111 1·. p 1·r-!J P r d L' d I 111 r :i \. :1 l 1?m :.L I . ll n , l I_ ''"" t·rn 1 I \IJflf''. l ;Hir" l ' \ ·; t 1' 111 1 1\ L 11.::r pl. 1~ ·) ~ :3 1 Clll \/ • . \ l 11m 11 1t1 m '1y·, t rm . \ H1 :; ;I 1clr p r c",cnta t ion ber; ::1 n wi Lh the I ' ' \\ ,t D r vH 1 t ) v!.,; l· f"rn. ·.\Jll t ch r: 0 11:,j t s t s u l 1n- s 11l a t· 1. o n hr1::1rd. re1n l o r,· lng me s h . Jim Tri y l lJr, !)pug M1 · 1\:1y t.«•w Mu n t p,1> 111.--, r v ·dl1e s ,111• ;-incl ,i ~t e ru,r I tnJ.:; h. (Din ner sp(' :1 k,0 r~) [)r vv tL' ~; ,Jtlv :int.clrJcs inct urJ e tLs ill1hl ,e e tqht.. t· hp f:ict t. l1 a t: t he ,~sler1or f' i111 :-; h c on be r. o lo r ed , can obt::ii n various textu r e:, ;:mJ s '1 r1pes s o it 1s cxce t..le nt f'or r c 11 ova t i on oi" hu; Loric bu dd ings . Cygnes Pa ne l System i s J ls o I tght wet gnt. lh1s s ystem ut tl t zcs s t ee l s tuds , t hin met ::i l t ubtng, t ile g lued to f r ame , and foam t ape gr td t o he lp a lign t he I. Lie ( w111 ch Lipe ts r emoved and repl aced wi h s i l i cone ' . Lat lcre t e Syst em consis t s of a back tng board, a •~mbrane, a Latex tllln se t 111 ortar and ti l e . Jolie Stri c k l i n, no b ·111 0111p ,rnn, l'nt Kel l y ll uh Sl111rc•r The Al uminum Sys tem c □ n s t s ts of much t he s ame sort of sa ndwich pane l . The r e was a g reat turn nut for t his rn eeu ng . ft was gratifying to see s ome old f n e mJs again , Ed Cha rles ~ (~ for one 1 (editorial comment ) I A.'1"4. - ;. ~.,1 '_.__, Again . try to get your reservation in early t o s ave a s ea t 1 NP.x t month' s ~ ., , ~ ,-_\,,_) /I II meeting and di scuss ion will be anothe r ·,11r111 e r ! the --~~-✓ ::~~ by Purky Kilbourn ~-~--- _,- place ~~ .r~ I for the 30th Annual CSI I• Convention/Exhibit June 20-22, 1986 • Los Angeles, CA De nnet Lat ham, J o hn ll al'i,,•1· 81 4 Exhibit Booths 38 Technical Sessions --L'1J zkPtaa Duvi PORTLAND CHAPTER LEADERS, 1985-1986 BUILDING HARMONY President, Margie Largent 636-6977 P1·es . elect, Dennet Latham · 222-1917 Secreta1 y , Joe Woods 232-4000 ·n·easurer, Ja nell e Ch orzempa 249-2000 ext. 412 a a a BOARD OF DIRECTORS a a a John Brockamp 655-9151 • • • Bruce Town send 228-6444 • • • Joli e Stiicklin 221-1421 • • • D D D J. l\•lin Lu ey 684-3622 . . . a Jim Hi rte 244-0843 Curt Finch 222-1661 ' i!j 1984-85 President, Belly Bellwood I I 231-5000 -~~ - ext. 755 COMMITIEE LEADERS Products Fair, John Barker 231-9118 Programs, Mary Boyd 225-1273 Education, Richard Gira 224-8226 T.D.C., Dennet Latham 222-1917 Editor, Inga Vrla 635-6227 Awards, Don Walton 643-9491 Tune up at the 1986 CSI Products Fair. Hospitality, Les Seeley 287-7135 Publicity, Joe Woods 232-4000 Thursday, May 8 10 am , 7 pm Membership, Jim Davidson 226-3508 Library, Jane Sampier 234-0281 Montgomery Park, 2741 NW Vaughn Bylaws, John Brockamp 655-9151 L.R.P.C ., Dick Ehmann, FCSI 644-4222 Liaison, G. Zagelow 655-7166 Free admission. 125 exhibitors showing the newest and best in commercial building REGION RESPONSIBILITIES products and services. Complimentary lunch. for Portland Chapter Members Institute Specification Free parking. Door prizes. • Competition Committee, An encore of last year's successful event! Lee Kilbourn, AIA, FCSI, CCS 224-3860 Technical Documents Committee, Bob Klas 644-4222 Portland Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute CS! Appointee to Amer. Arbitration Assn. Regional Construction Advisory Committee, Bill Merritt 223-8590 Nominating Committee, Ken Searl 223-1181 REGION DIRECTORS BULK RATE John Greiner (206) 455-5236 The Predicator U.S. Postage Greiner & Assoc. Editor, Inga Vrla P.O . Box 1927 PAID Bellevue, Washington 98009 1125 S.E. Madison, #200 Pemtit No . 1737 David A. Thomas (206) 483-9388 Portland, OR 97214 Portland, OR Thomas Architectural Products 8107 222nd S.E. Address Correction Requested Woodinville, Washington 98072 Dated Matmial ROUTING LIST Distribute to: 1. 2. * 3. * 4. * 5. * 6. * THE PREDICATOR Com, t.ruc lion Specifications Institute \lol.25 No. 7 May1986 l.L25 SE Madison, Rm 200 Portland, OR 97214 238-1462 ------COME TO THE FAIR! MAYS, 1986 DOOR PRIZE! TRIP FOR TWO TO HAWAII!!! fhe Latest i n commercia l building products and services are s et to go on d1splav Ma y 8 a t the Portland Chapter CS ! '86 Products Fair . "Inte rest in t he fair is ve ry lu gh t h is yea r, both from companies who want to ex hibi t t heir products and a rchitects and co nstruction professi onals who wa nt to see what's new," says architect John Barker, Fair chairman. The annua l produc t s fair draws ove r 1000 archi t ects, eng i nee rs , i nte r ior designe rs, building owner s, spec wr iters and con trac t ors who come t o see s ome 1L5 boo t hs featuring eve rything f rom concrete and roofing ma te r i als to ceramic til e and light f ix tures . The all- day show runs from 10 am to 7 pm a t t he new Mon t gomery Pa rk des i gn center . 27th and N.W. Va ughn. In addition to the display of new products, the fair includes complimentary buffet lunch, awards for best booths, and door prizes. Officers Elected for Year Leadership Conference Scheduled May 9-10, 1986 I 1986-87 , I Po rtland chapter of CSI is host for 'l ~ The results of the recent election of t he Northwes t Region Leadership officers were announced at the ,raining Conference, being held Ma y April 8 meeting of the Portland 9-10,1986 at the Ramada Inn, 10 NE Norma Paulus Chapter of CS I. Weidler, Portland, Oregon. GOOD IDEA! Come early for the Products Fair - is Guest Speaker Presi dent-elect CURf FINCH we have arranged for Free shuttle service From the hotel to the Fair! Secretary JOHN BARKER Immediately Followin g the Products Treasurer MARY BOYD CSI region chapter offi cers and Fair, the Por t land ana ~il lamett e members Frow. Alask&, Icahc, Washing Valley chapters of CS I a re spons or 1~g Professional PETE DANIELS a special dinner featuri ng guest Directors ROY JOSI ton and Oregon are expected For this meet i ng. First order of business is speaker Norma Paulus . Industry Director TOM SHEA t he Region Board of Di rec tors meeting followed by various rcunctables anc "The dinne r is a good opportuni t y for workshops. our members and guests t o get Congratulations' These dedicated acquainted and sha re i nfo rm ation in people are demon s trating substantial Plan to be at the Ramada Inn by 9 am a relax ing setting," savs Jo hn commitment to our chapter and I am Barke r , "and a l so 3 untque sure appreciate your support! on Thursdav, May 9 , 1986. Call ~ohn Greiner, Region Director at 206-455- ~op ortun1ty to hear one of the 3860 For more informati on. s t a te' s gub e rna t orial c3nd1dates pre sent ~·er vi'yws on t he Future □: Note to out-of-town vi sitors: A Oreyo~ s COfStruction tndustry . " MARK YOUR CALENDAR RIGHT NOW' group rate has been established at Ramada Inn a t 10 N. Weidler, with Th e dtnn e r 1s be1na held at Pre-theater supper and awards presen Free shuttle servi ce to Montgome r y Mon tgome r y Par~ De~1gn Ce nte r . fhe tations. 0 ark. cos t 1s $14 . 00 . Please call the CSI office a t 238 -1462 to reserve y011r When 7 Sunday, June 8, 1986 place now. Wh e re 7 Lake Oswego Community Thea ter Portland Chapter, CS ! Lakewood Center. Board of Directors Meeting June 3, 1986 See the June i s sue of Th e Predicator Builde r' s Exchange, Portland, Or . for fina l details . But be sure to save this da t e ! Pngo2 'l'hn Prudlcntor May,UJ86 yroup s , the qua I it y-cont rc l group s, l , Electrlcol res istRnce t he t· rn •~bl e-slt not u1 g LJ r □ uµ s , the 'L. [nfrareu thermo graph y a rbtlraticr, ar•d 111,guttatiun peopl.c, 3. Nucl ea r or radioisotopic et c . . and 0 11 an d on. I hese "asso 4 . Ca pRcitance. cl:i tions " are ava ilab l. e to the c.ity wh en the re i s a neEd for maintenance , Alan then described these di fferent adjus tm ents , alle rat ions , repairs and t ype s of inst rumen tation. othe r construction qu estions . Cont racto rs often do not want ~o be invo lved i n testtng a roof to Mayb e we will be exposing ourse lves determine why Lt leaks. It is eas ier late r , fe l low mem bers . t o another to tear off the roof and s tar t over mavor and i f, by then, we need to t han to repair it. From the owner's rebr1nt Ken ' s poste r - we wi ll . Your point of view t hough, a roo f survey chapter Awards Committee did submit is better be cause reputable Firms "the poster" to the Institute Awards t hat are still in busrneso utillle Committee fo r -- we ll , consideration wh1 ch eve r type of equipment w1 l l and ar.y other co mm endation - ~lue bes t fit the ne eds and requi remen ts ribbons , red sax? "Ex oose Yo urself to Specificatio~s" '11¥{aru.y--4-' of the client and t he particular roof was inspired .. ... system tested . Once t he source of wa ter is ident i fied it can be I mean the idea for t he Decembe r co r rec ted . program was inspired by t he nationally ren owned poster of hi s Incorrectly installed or improper honor Bu d Cla rk - Mayo r of Po r tland , f lashing and roof vents are example s (City of Roses ) DrEgo n. Yo ur presi of potential wate r leak areas. I f dent (me ) and progr am chairman Mary these are correc ted . t hen rep lacing Boyd thought it wo uld be ve ry f itting t he roof s tops t he leak problem, 1f on our Fun Night (Dec em ber programs not corrected . a short t ime after the are so de signated ) to all gather new roof is ins talled, it will s tart around Mayor Clark as our honored leaki ng just as the old roof did. gue s t and Introduce Ourse l ves in our The problem which allowed fo r the in various constructi on "hats" . troduction of moisture has not been solved. CSI , nat i onally, wa s em phasizing Alan provided everyone present with a lia1sor. and we thought this ev ening Portland Chapter cop y of his talk , whic h I fo und most of fu n - with each of as many con informative and use ful. Al l in all a struction associations as wished to Dinner Meeting very interesting meeting, which was standing, introducing themselves to April 8, 1986 well attended by about 50 pe rsons, Ma yor Clark (and giving him an intro includi ng two new members and seve ral du cto~y packet to take back to City by Perky Kilbourn guests. Ha ll ) would be the ulti mate "Liaison exposure"! The April CSI Portland Cha pter Also partici pating in the pre-program meeting had a rather unusual title , Rou nd Table and staying for dinn er So :n ucn for inspired iceas . Mayo r "How Wet is Wet"" ( In Oregon 11Jet is were Skip Gaul tier and Ka ren Ga ultier Bud Cla rk had more import ant always wet. ) Alan Loftesness , CS!, of Asbestos Abatement, Vancouve r, Wa . exposures to attend t o (1.e., ma yo r 's President of A-T ec h, N. W. admitted he rneEt1 ng ) and t he evening left us ex got started in the business of pos ing ourselves to - each other. testing for moisture in roo fing Ken Searl hac made the ultimat e materials because the building in sacri f1ce and "exposed himself to whic h he worked had a leaky roof . s pecifications" '. picture 3bo11e J - one Moisture testing in ro ofing mat erials Come to Dinner should be done to find out what is of t wo original posters was to be going on inside a roof, that 1s , to May15,1986 presented t o Ma yor Clark - the other detect moisture content differences Craftsmanship Awards to yo ur prE s icent. (Sor ry, your which exceed the range of normal honor, I am keeping No. l poster, roofs. When the moi s tu re content of Banquet please call me about the delivery of a roofi ng material exceeds maximum No. :Z . ) amb ient moistur e leve ls, a roof Will you be 1n the vicin1ty cf Euger.e problem is indicated. on May 15 ? If so , plan to join the Histor y will record that "the Poster" Southwestern Oregon Chapter of the was t he hit of t he evening and yo ur Alan then went "back to ba s i cs" a AIA in honoring the construction 1n Board of Directors approved the discussec roof i nspection and t he dustry at the CRAFTSMANSH[P AWARD S print ing of a large 118 x L4 ) poster ways moisture gets i nto and moves BANQUET. to sell 8t our programs, the CSI through a roof system. fhese routes off '.. ce, the .~IA office, the Products i nclude: Date: Thursday, May 15, 1986 Fa1r on Ma v 8, the ?. egior. Leadersh1p Place: Eugene Hilton-City Conference Training S~minar on May 9, 10, the L. Wet material Ce r.ter CSI Con vention in L. A. on June 20 -22. 2. Application problems Ti me: Social hour in t he Bloch/ So usa Price 1s $3.00 to CSI members and 3. De sign problems and laws of Room at 6:30 pm; banquet and $5.00 to non-members. Income to physics , , some insu lat i ons on program at 7:JO pm. benefit our CS[ programs and library. certain s uostrates JUS t go wi ld Cost: $15.00 per person, spouses carrying wate r every which wa y. welcome. We had hoped to bring to the 4. Ph ysical dama ge attention of the Mayor all of the 5. Normal deterioration. Please makes reservation by MAY 10 constructior. related resources at his and send you r check to Re i d AnCe rson disposal and do it directl y - _not There are four different types of c/ o Mor e land , Unruh, PC , through his arch1tectural advisors, i nstrumentation for mo isture P. □. Bo x 16 50, Eugene, Or. 97 440 to i ntroduce the people who local!) oetection . Phone : 686-L014 . speak for the s tandards-sett1ng The Prfldlcalor " 'here Have Quality and gether t he "p arts " e11en in t he mos t r~1e da l. P. I.fl Mn y !. I also wonder why any a rchitect Board of Directors No minat i ng/ Tellers : Bet ty Bellwood - wou l d s ign a contract with a April 11, 1986 New officers and board member s woul d s t ructu ra l eng ineer that doe s not be an nounced at the April Cha pter i nc lu de spec1ficat1an prcpa~ation. meeting. CSI 90ARD OF DIRECTORS MEE TING Although I know of no legal cases Meeting called to order at 12:09 pm that provide precedent, 1t seems CCS Ce rtification: Lee Kilbourn possible tha t a judge'. j ury , or . Present: Largent, Latham, Woods, reported For Ken Sea rl that the arbitrator might cons ider an archi Certification test would take place Chorzempa, Finch, Hirte, Stricklin, tect' s invo l vement with s tructural on Saturday, Ap ril , 1986. Be llwood, Brockamp, Klas, Davidson, spe ci fications on a comm e~cia l pro- Vrla, Kilbourn. Absent: Townsend, ject beyond the architects . Luey. Long Ra nge Planning: Bob Klas - professionally licensed author i ty. The committee is working on a Cha pter Or the architect might also be Treasurer's report approved. Minutes Ad ministrative Guide, which will com assigned a larger percentage of of previous meeting app roved. bine the Inst.itute Gu ide with items liability far damages assessed . far specifically addressing our Chapter structural fa i lure if t he a rchit ect Co r respondence. Margie sent letter to needs. were directly involved with prepa r region chapters inviting members t o a t i on of the structural s pecifica Meeting adjourned: 1:15 pm. CSI Products Fair at Montgomery Park. tions. She received response to her letter Respectfully submitted: Jae Woods, Why would an architect take an to the Institute regarding re Secretary such extra potential responsib i lity 7 phrasing the Institute Manual of Are structural engineers cutting Practice. Letter received from Insti their prices sufficiently to cover tute informing us that Dick Gira had Viewpoint the added costs and added potential been voted Region Director. The by John Haeber, AIA/CSI liability to t he architect7 Predkator' s editor , Inga Vr la has The explanations gi ven ta me wo n an Institute award for he r Ov er ten years ago the head of a appear weak. One is that the efforts. Sorry ta report that "Ex s tructural engineering fi rm came i nto architect wants the format to be the pose Yourself to Specifications" did the architectural office Where I was same· but with the CSI format as an not win an award. Institute letter working and made it clear that our indu~try standard, that shouldn't be confirmed availability of booth for architectural specification writers a problem. My format differs our Products Fair. Board approved were never to revise a s tructural slightly from CSI, but I have ne ve r the Institute request that we insure specification section prepared by his been concerned with any consultant's ~oath while in our possession. office. Another specifier had noted specification format that generally some obvious inaccuracies in a conformed to the CSI format. Another Committee reports: structural section while reviewing explanation is that engineers do not draft specifications for coordi write goad specifications. But any Membership: Jim Davidson - There nation, and had told the word one should be able to learn how to there are now 256 chapter members. processor to remove the incorrect prepare a good specification an Committee will solicit help with paragraphs. ( The architectural firm materials they work with regularly. the CSI booth at the Products Fair. did the word processing far the CSI offers assistance in the farm of engineers. ) manuals, guides, and educational Technical Documents: Dennet Latham Several years later, this same programs. There are also a va riety The committee is reviewing Lee engineering firm received national of books available; the only thing Kilbourn's submission of a revised notice far a pedestrian bridge they needed is experience. substitution request farm. Lee re had designed. As mast of you will Other diciplines recognize their ported that the farm may be in draft remember, the bridge collapsed during responsibilty to prepare speci form in time for the Leadership Con a tea dance at the Kansas City Hyatt, fications. How many architectural ference. and many people died. firms would be willing to prepare Fortunately, there has been no mechanical and electrical specifi Programs: Margie reported for Mary indication that the specifications catians7 Even mast landscape about the April program being were at fault, and the project was consultants prepare specifi cations, presented by A-Tech, N.W. not one of my previ ous employer; but as do food service equipment and I can't help relating the two elevator consultants. Products Fair: John Barker - The incidents. What if it had been I In the past the cost of word posters are going out this week, that had revised the structural processing equipment undoubtedly to be followed by invitations. The specifications? And what if the prohibited some firms f rom having in Products Fair has sold out and there revised sections had been for the house equipment so they fo und ways to is a waiting list for booths. Con Kansas City Hyatt? For the rest of use out-of-house equipment (e.g . the gratulations John' my life I would wonder if I could architect's ) . Now. how ever. it is have been partially responsible. possible ta purchase a system capab le Publicity: Jae Woads - Monthl y Might I have removed a reference to a of ward processing specificaticns for press releases are out. He also re bridge thinking that the engineer had less than $3,500. quested volunteers to help at the mistakenly included a requirement for The project arch1tec c should a heavy engineering proJect~ end of April with telephoning review all of his consultant ' s speci targeted prospective attendees ta the These thoughts enter my mind fications for coordination , and Products Fair. whenever architects ask me to provide certainly should ask for explanations master soecification sections for a of items which seem inappropriate t o Bylaws: Jahn Brackamp - The structural engineer to edit, or when a particular project . From mv vi ew bylaws change having to do with they ask me ta prepare structural point , structural specificat i~ns Associate membership is ready and specifications. I do not consider should be prepared by the s tructural will be voted on at the April Chapter myself a typing service, and I doubt engineer , or by a co nsulting s peci meeting. other consulting specifiers consider fier experienced with structural themselves as such either. [here are s pecifications and wo r king di rectlv Publications: Inga Vrla agreed to several typing services Fam iliar with for the engineer, just as 1s true for edit The Predicator next year. She the CSI format that do an ex cellent other diciplines . also reported increased interest in job t ypi ng specifications. reprinted from SPECIFI CS , l So advertising inserts. newsl et ter of Sa n Franc1sco Chao t er , CSI - PageO The Predicator May,1986 New Members PORTLAND CHAPTER Ric hard We yhrich, i s owner of TSCO International , a fi r m which LEADERS, 1985-1986 specialize s 1n a r ch itectu r a l metal s President, ~largie La rgent 636-(;977 ana wrought iron. Hi s fLrm 1s Pres. elect, Dennet Latham 222· 1U17 '( ,' 111 11'//1 1.< tll,· ,111 / 1' cl'id1·11t't' ,1/ Ii/<'. ' c ur ren tl y Fabr1ca t1ng a nd ins t a lling Sccrcta1y, Joe Woods 232-4000 - Cardln.11 Mcwma11 s pecialty l 1ght1ng and stainl ess ·n·easurer, Janell e Chorzempa 24 9-2000 steel a t the new Federal Building now ext. 412 '' '',(} ~1·, under construction 1n Po r t l a nd . , ~\ I ~1•~ ·, ;;1, BOARD OF DIRECTORS ·, . ·- \1 /, ·\ ' ;(, ;;:... Mike Kobelin represents Selectron John Brockamp 655-9151 ~\--· . ,• • . ·.~: . low-voltage systems, telephone, ::.__ >\' 1 IJl'll ccTownsend 228-6444 ,r.-;t,,. .,. access control, security and computer ..• \~\T•~~ , ~-ill,, I \ .,, 1,.\!_.,,,!.,,_ -!-~_;tr:,. ·' , Joli e St1i cklin 221-1421 systems . Mike has been with t his J. Min Luey '. ,f ":1'.l ..!'111 . . • 684 -3622 ~ firm for 5 years and i s a Portland Jim Hirte .... ,~,;. 244-0843 resident . Curt Finch 222-1661 1984-85 Presiclen t, Be tty Bellwood 231-5000 f.~.\:1~--''1<·' John Jayne is sales man&ger fo r ext. 755 ~ . Oisdero Lumber Co., and has been with ~ COMMITIEE LEADERS this firm since 1979. Disdero is a wholesale distribution yard dealing Products Fair, John Barker 231-9118 ) in upper grades of lumber and glu Programs, Mary Boyd 225-1273 lams. John and his famil y live 1n Education, Ri chard Gira 224-8226 Tualatin, Or. T.D.C., Dennet Latham 222-1917 Editor, Inga Vrla 635-6227 Awards, Don Walton 643-9491 Hospitality, Les Seeley 287-7135 Member News Publicity, Joe Woods 232-4000 John Barker was the guest speaker for Membership, Jim Davidson 226-3508 the ~IC : women i n Construction ) March Library, Jane Sampier 234-0281 dinner meeting at the Greenwood Inn Bylaws, John Brockamp 655-9151 in Beaverton. John discussed his L.R .P.C., Dick Ehmann, FCSI 644-4222 Liaison, G. Zagelow 655-7166 participation in CSI and AIA and the fficrits of both cf these construction REGION RESPONSIBILITIES related professional organ1zations. for Portland Chapter Members The Women in Construction have been Institute Specification strong supporters of the CSI Products Competition Commillee, Fair each year by staffing t he regis Lee Kilbourn, AIA, FCSI, CCS 224-3860 tration table! Technical Documents Committee, Bob Klas 644-4222 CSI Appointee to Amer. Arbitration Assn. Regional Construction Advisory BULK RATE Cammi ttee, Bill Merri II 223-8590 The Predicator U.S . Postage Nominating Committee, Ken Searl 223-1181 Editor, Inga Vrla PAID REGION DIRECTORS 1125 S.E. Madison, #200 Permit No. 1737 Portland, OR 97214 Portland, OR John Greiner (206) 455-5236 Greiner & Assoc. P.O. Box 1927 Address Correction Requested Bellevue, Washington 98009 ·ed Material David A. Thomas (206) 483-9388 Thomas Architectural Products 8107 222nd S.E. Woodinville, Washington 98072 ROUTING LIST Distribute to: 1. 2. * 3. * 4. * 5. * 6. * THE PREDICATOR ConRtruc fion 8 peclficatlons Instltuto Vol. ZG No. 10 .June 1986 ll;l.lS SE Madison, Rm 200 Portland, OR 97214 238-1462 CSI OUR 25TH YEAR! Dale: June 8, 1986 Sunday Time: 5:00 t o 7:00 Dinner & Program 7: 00 to 9:00 Th eater Cost: $15. 00 pe r person for dinne r and t heater . Wh ere: Lake Oswego Communit y The at er Lakewood Center , l ower leve l 368 State St . ,L ake Oswego, Or . RSVP : Reservations are required: Call 238- 1462 by May 30. Portland Chapter CS! member s , friends and famil y are invited to thi s Notes from the President special end-of-the-year celebration and annual awards banquet. You'll meet the new Board of Directors as well as share in kudos for award BS by ML winners 1 Bon Soir by Margie Largent We promise you an entertaining evening! Tasty dinner, light con I really mean Merci ( thank you) versation with good friends and an d best wi s hes for the new adm i nis theater by an exceptionally pro tra tion. It ha s been an e ventful fessional local theater group! yea r - our 25th. Th e Silve r Swor d was used for severa l "ce lebrating" oc casions, including ( l a t est ) the wedding of Sue Walton, daughter of Charity Hope Valentino yeurhs Don and Arleen. for romance und marriage. But Our chapte r new s l ette r, The "Mr. Right" ulwuys turn s out to Predicator, has been sel ect ed for an be "Mr. Wrong" for our dunce Ins titute award and your edi tor, Inga hull heroine. The she meets and your pres ident will travel Oscar! It's Neil Simon at his wit t ogether t o Lo s Angeles to rece ive tiest , combined with a block the award for the Chapter. "Mahala", buster score thut includes such who won the Silver Sword las t ye ar al showstoppers as "Big Spender", Orlando will go along and try for the und "If My Fri ends Could See Red Car! Mo Now"! There were other good things - like a 10% growth in membership, a "construction site" Products Fair NEW MEMBERS that will be long remembered and hard to follow, a poster which was clos e Hector Marquez i s the owne r of Oregon to an "imposter" (KS exposing Tile & Marble. He has been i n the himself to his life's work), and a tile and marble business for lO 25th Year Charter re-enac tment which years. Hecto r ' s booth was voted one pointed out how few of our 48 found of the best a t the mos t recent ing members are still CSI members. Products Fa i r . Let's count them: Dick Ehmann, Architect, Bud Smith, Architect and Bruce Baker ls the own e r of Interior Robert Fritch, who continues to be a Protecti ve Services of Salem, a firm member of CS! - but in the Willamette wh i ch sells the Fab- U- Gard fabric Valley Chapter. Alas, Oren Gustafson pro t ect i on services . dropped his membership at 24 years (not that we didn't try to bribe him to stay with us). 1 know it's time to pay off my PORTLAND CHAPTER CSI BOARD OF Raul Fonda is the exci t ed and very DlRECTOH S gambling debts of $1.00 each to Mary, surprised winne r of a trip for two to Ken and Inga for door prize tickets . meet at t he Builder' s Exc hange Hawaii. See , s omet imes i t pays t o go Jun e J, 198 6 (Did I overlook someone?), accept my to the Product s Fair! fa i lures with digni ty and say thank you!.!.! for the successes . Margi e Pagu2 The Prudicato r June,1980 Board of Directors PRODUCTS FAIRA Meeting SUCCESS! May 6, 1986 by John Barker Our bigges t success so rar ' . Meeting cal led to order at 12: 03 pm. Tha t s umm ar izes the CS l Prod uct s Fa ir Board members present: Largent, hel d May 8, 1986. [t had t he most Latham, lv oods, Churze,npa, Lu ey , boo ths (13 3), the grea tes t Finch, Stri cklin, Bellwood. Brockamp, attend ance, (ove r 1000 ) and the Town send . Ab sent: Hirte. bi ggest t raffic j am eve r ! Commi t t ee members present: Ki l bo ur n, Bes t booth awards went to Or egon Boyd, Barke r , Vr l a , Dani e l s . Tile and Marble , Se l ectron, Inc. , and Tr easurer ' s repo rt approved. Un ique Pe rspec tives . Cor r esponde nce: Ins t i t ut e le tter re Th e lucky winner of the grand ga rding implementation of new l ogo. doo r prize , a week for two in Hawa ii Lette r f rom S. Is rael ( Institute ) i n went to Ra ul Fonda of Fle tcher , re Chapt er Presi dent s mee ting at the Finch, Farr , Ayo tte Architects . LA CS I conventi on. Second prize winner s of a pair Best booth winner -1986 Committee Reports of tickets to t he Vancouver Expo we re Products Fair-Oregon Tile Robe rt Hicks, Architect, Phyllis and Marble Stark, Al oha Door Sa les , Bruce Kings Memb e rship: Kilbourn presented a l and;, Arm eta Indus tries and our own draft upd ate of the members hip roster CSI spec writer, Dennis Obert. to be handed to members at P. Fair. Twel ve thi rd place winners were Technical Do cuments : Latham re thrilled to recei ve a copy of our ported that our chapter has 3 Spec original "Expose Yourself to Speci Guide ass ignments. fications" poster 1 Programs: Boyd reported awards Next year's chairman is Joe dinner will be held Sunday, June 8 at Woods, of Contractor's Weekly. This the Lake Oswego Community Theater, year's chairman, John Barker, will be where the membership will enjoy ke eping a low profile while he resus dinner, awards presentation and a citates a languishing architectural performance of "Sweet Charity". practice . Contributions welcome! Product's Fair: Barker made final report on preparations for 1986 Fair. Publicity: Woods reported that press releases with photo sent to all trade publications regarding Gira's election as Region Director. Publications: Vrla expects to Best booth winner -1986 publish a July-August edition of The Predicator. She was complimented by Products Fair - Unique the Board for advertising inserts in Perceptions recent issues. She said she would conti nue to pursue advertising. Awards: Walton absent, Largent reported that he needs names soon for awards. Bylaws: Brockamp noted that the Bylaws change incorporating Associate Best booth winner-1986 wording was passed at April general membership meeting. Products Fair - Selectron Nominating/ Tellers: Bellwood reported. Liaison: Daniels reported that the inter-disciplinary manual of con struction industry practices was progressing. John Brockamp reported that Multnomah County Library has ex pressed interest in housing a joint construction library. NEW BUSINESS: Largent moved and the Board passed the resolution to allow for reimbursemen t of Vrla's regi stra tion fee for the LA Convention. "NHBMP Show" Margie and Dennet to meet with Mr. Olds on 5/ 8/ 86. John Barker reported on ( letter in file) Olds/ Goodrich meeting of April 1 Special guest Norma Paulus 28th. CSI members planning their trek and friends ... to Los An~eles in June Me et i ng adjourned at l:ZO pm. Res pect fully submitted: Joe Woods , Secretary. .Jmm, rntto The Prodicalor Pal(-,a BS by KS de vice if lt is operating properly. Ba sic Specs by Ken Searl As long as the de vice keeps responding everything is OK and the user has not turned it off the I want to take thi s opportunity to controller will continue to send t hank John Barker and his helpers for po wer through the circuit. Here a successful 1986 CS! Produots Sho w. comes the good stuff1 I f anything is We had more booths than some of t he faulty or the plug is removed or t he early CS! National Product Shows. cord gets frayed or out or if t he Little did I realize when I was device under power develops a chapter president years ago and asked malfunction, t hen t he co ntroller the board of directors if we could receives a different signal and shuts start a chapter product show that it down power at once. The best part is would grow to be so successful. i t shuts down power at the panel so I want to also t hank Margie Largent no power is at the outlet. A small for doing a great job as chapter child can poke a f i nger into any president. This is her second time outlet and not receive a shock Who's BS'ing WHO? arou nd. One other person I want to because there isn't any power there. thank is our editor, Inga Vrla. Our publication is in good hands. Without going into all the details on everything, this new system has great possibilities, including protection Last bu t certainly not the least At the risk of being called a pseudo is our "paid s t aff" 1 ComGrou p futurist I am going to discuss the against voltage spikes, electro and radio interference to say the least. typeset our headings and masthead; future. One of our chapter members It allows lots of design freedom. I White Light is responsib le fo r re gave me a publication covering iteme could go on for a long time so if you producing the photos (PMT' s ) ; The t hat will occur in the near future. would like a copy of the article let Copy Place has done the print i ng each This got me thin.king and you all know me know and I will send you a copy. month; Ma x Grover ( friend, pri nter what a little thinking can do. Many and artist) does the "paste-up", of us, whether we admit it or not, Now if you are asking just what does collating, labeling and hauling to have a small or a large dread of the all this have to do with CSI, I say the post office . future. In my opinion I believe it plenty because construction means, is because many of us like the status methods, design and specifications quo. The reason we like the status are continually changing as the quo is that if everything is going future becomes the present. well we feel comfortable and therefore tend to resist changes the PS to BS by KS future may bring. In my opinion the age group from 33.5 We lose track of the fact the future to 44.7 resist changes and the future is coming whether we like it or not. more than any other age group. When the status quo results in feeling comfortable you must watch out or you will fall back and not be BS by IV where you thought you should be in Back Slaps by Inga Vrla the order and scheme of things. Also don't forget that being comfortable The Princes of Serendip *had a Max Grover with the status quo can become boring. secret which they shared with others Going ahead into the future by who were searching for "meaning" to My sponsor and emplo yer, Al increased knowledge and learning may life. It was "Surprise Yourself !". Weller, owner of Na tional Marketing be many things but never boring. Its a simple philosophy, but it means Some of the future items mentioned in to me to see each day as a new day , a has been most generous in allow i ng the publication received are as grand adventure! It's been that kind the time to prepare this newsletter. follows1 A new wiring system called of a year for your editor. I have I can't Forget our advertisers "Smart House" eliminates much of our surprised myself! This past year has who helped support our efforts with present type of separate wiring, handed me one challenge after another their inserts. including TV cables, alarms, house and it's been great (in retrospect). Thank you, thank you, thank yo u! voltages, telephones, antennas, etc. It's time to thank all of you for Initial designs call for a single your support and to especially single cable to perform all present systems out my "unpaid, but not unsung staff" *From THE WORLD OF SERENDIPIT Y by requiring wiring and will perform for their help and encouragement. Marcus Bach [Serendipity - t he three functions, 1. Power Margie always had her presi faculty of ma king fortunate or un distribution; 2. Control/data signal dential words of wisdom ready and expected discoveries by accident. ] distribution; and 3. Audio/video waiting For me; Joe Woods had the B. signal distribution. This will O. D. minutes (and seconds) i n my require specially designed outlets hands in hours; Perky Kilbourn and connectors in order to prevent reported the dinner meeting programs mismating of power and signals within without Fail, even being there when JOINT CSI-AIA GOLF a particular device. This will allow I'm sure she would rather have been one to not only be able to plug a with Lee in Washington, D.C ,; Lee TOURNAMENT lamp or hair dryer into any outlet, Kilbourn "rode herd" on new and old one will also be able to plug in a members, updating the mail i ng list The joint CSI-A IA Go l f Tournament i s security sensor, telephone, smoke in timely Fashion; Mary Boyd, who set for October 3, 1986 at the Forest detector, TV screen and antenna and staged the dinner me etings and Hills Gol f . Course. Mark your ca l en stereo speaker into the same outlet. apprised me of "who, what, & etc ." dar now! in time For publication; and of For mor e informa tion please contac t Compatibility is the key word. · How course Ken Searl deserves a special Larry Gilbertson, Masonry/ Cerami c they do it sounds very interesting. thank you For "exposing himsel f" 'so Tile Institute , 224-194 0. Controllers will continually ask the Fai thfully each and every issue! 1'1'804 Tiu, Procllcnlor .hme,tBRff Pedestrian Hailing Loads NORTHWEST REGION A pub lic hearing wa s he ld one I. Couk lnlc l, /\nr:horngn,, /\ lns k,, s l <1rr r,:porl previously .i ssued 011 :lrd ·11, es d ny or m1n11t, fl ::1 0 pm, /\ nd1orugc rn1 'I Inn Pedestrian Roiling Load s. Th e rcporl Z. lduho 1B oiRt1 , rdnhol dtst1ngu 1shes be lween ~uard rai l Is l 'f\J eH d ny nl' 1110111h syst ems and ha11drails based on their 6::IO pm, Unl vcrn ity Inn i11 tcnded purpose. A guard rail :1. Pnrl lnnd ll'nrllond, Oregon) system is defined "for the purpos e of 2nd 'l\wsrlny of month minimizing the po ssibility of an 5::JO pm, W1?s lin nr. n.s 1111 Jlotel 4. Pugel Sound IScatllo, Wu .I accidental fall from a wal king 2nd Thu rsday nl' m onlh surface to a lower l eve l" . A 5 ::·10 pm, Tho Cn nal fh~s lnuranl handrail i s " for guidance or support, 5. Spokn no !Spokane, Wn .l and for arresting falls". 2nd Thursday of 111u11lh _ □ a se d on these de fined purposes, 6::10 pm , a l va ri ous lor.allons loading requirements for t he des ign 6. Willamolle Va ll ey tEuge11 u, On•gonf l.asl. Thursdav of the monlh of guardrai l s and handrails are 5:30 pm, Buv'~ Sleo k House est ablished. Handrails are subjec t to a concentrated load of 200 pounds You are invited to attend the 23rd app lied a t any point in any direction Annual Structural Engineers Assn. · and (nonsimultaneously) a uniform Northwest Conference, being held June load of 50 pou nds per foot applied in 25-28, 1986 at the Ridpath Hotel, any direction. Handrails in dwell Spokane , Wa. ing units are exempt from the 50 Speakers include Ben Gerwick, Jr., pound uniform load requirement. New Developments in Concrete Struc Guard rails are subject to a 200 tures for the Marine Environment and pound concentrated load applied to a Kenneth Carper, Lessons Learned from one foot square area at any point and Structural Failures. to simultaneous uniform loads of 50 For more information contact Dave pounds per foot applied horizontally Golden, 304 Great Western Bldg., at the required railing height and Spokane, Wa. 99201. (509)624-3224 100 pounds per foot applied downward. Guard rails within dwelling units are exempt from the Uniform Load Require ments. OREGON DEPT. OF I 41,]Jj The Report was approved by BCMC (Board for Coordination of Model ENERGY TOWN HALL Codes, a function of CAB □ - Council MEETING of American Building Officials), and will eventually take the form of The Oregon Dept. of Energy is a code change proposal to each of the holding a series of town hall model building codes. meetings to get comments from the public on the next state energy plan. [Taken from CODE CALL, A Code The meeting in Portland will be held Continued from Page IS Monitoring and Advisory Service of on June 11 at Smith Center, Rm 296, Rolf Jensen & Assoc., Inc. March 1986 Portland State Univ., 1825 SW issue. courtesy of Lee Kilbourn] Broadway at 7:30 pm. I nginee rs a re ort u11 nB The issues and recommendations creative UB nrchitec l s , often mor e are in the "Draft Second Biennial open-minded , 111v enltvu :,nd f lex ible . Energy Plan Issues and If lhe projec- t a rchi tect cun't f tnrl Recommendations." For a copy and an enr1 i nee r wl 11.1 l fl w i l I l II q t o p l u y by more information call l-800-221-8035. ENTRANCE CONTROLS the same ru I c•; , wea r ltu · lt•c1m uni form, l1uddl c tn t.h e :i w11 e µen; tl,e WORKSHOP Dl'Chilcct needs to look 1·urtlu•r, lhe RESULTS OF CCS AND enginee r L S eas ily t he :,ecuncl mo s t Entrance Controls, Inc. invites you CPEXAMS i111portm1l membe r of tht, prnJ ec t t ourn. and your staff to attend a free Elut a membe r ol a t. i~.:,ni - 11 nt a pinch educational workshop on "A Systems hitter. Approach to Access Control." The Of 326 applicants nationwide, 257 The coo rdtnutor of the projPc l workshop will be conducted by people took the CCS exam, 91 passed. n~1 oulcl not.1! ,lfly cn rrcc t ton :; , Lawrence Marbut and Don Grant who 183 applied for the CP exam which was additions, etc., and ask the engineer have designed over 200 systems for taken by 122 people and 80 passed. to have them done by the people doing major government, commercial and Successful members from Oregon the engineer's production - whe ther industrial organizations. Emphasis CSI chapters are: it be the specification consultant or will be placed on applications and James Coates-Chaney, CP (Eugene) the engineer' s word processor - or specification development. John Dalrymple , CP (Portland) the architect' s word processor. Where ? The Heathman Hotel, SW Garland Davis, CP (Portland) Margie Largent, Architect. Broadway at Salmon, Portland, Or., Jolie Stricklin, CP (Portland) When? June 4 or June 5, 1986 Cristal Arnold, CP (Portland/Cook P. S. I note a session on "A / E Time? Morning 9-11:30 Workshop Inlet) Coordination" at the Convention in Afternoon 1:30-3:30 L.A . I plan to attend and wll l Demonstration. Dennet Latham, CCS (Portland) fol low up with a review in Septemb er For reservantions for any or all Kenneth Mouchka, CCS (Portland) The Predicat or. sessions, please call Paula at Dennis Obert, CC S (Portland) Entrance Controls at (503)283-2533 or (206)694-0299, Congratulations to all of you! --~-- --- .June,1986 The Predicator Page5 BS by PK Brief Steak by Perky Kilbourn After a successful day at the CSI Products Fair, abo ut 250 members and friends sat dow n to a delicious di nner followed by a talk by Oregon Republican gubernator ial candidat e Norma Pa ulus. ' Mrs. Paulus shared with us a general idea of her economic policy as well as what she sees is happening and how to set new priorities. She feel s we should encourage the Japanese market and the high tech industry, but even more i mportant , we should encourage small businesses and Products Fair the diversification they produce. Dinner Meeting One suggestion was to impro ve the "permit" process by limiting the time MayS,1986 allowed for a government bureau to approve a permit. · Liability insurance and the Letter to the Editor worker's compensation system are I am responding to "Viewpoint" other areas which should be ex ( The Predicator, Apr. 1986, p.5), an amined. articl~ re: Structural Engineer's Tourism as a viable Oregon specifications and the dange r in "industry" should be expanded and making ~ correction Q!. changes in encouraged. The TV series, TO OREGON the process of coordinating the WITH LOVE, has made the Japanese architecturaland structuraldraw people very aware of Oregon resulting ings and specifications. -- in many visitors from Japan. This The writer appeared to question Recently I was commi s s ioned by type of publicity is to be encouraged why any architect would want to be an attorney to review construction and exploited. Oregon needs to be ' in any way, involved with the ' documents relative to his client promoted, not just as a state you go engineer's specifications - thereby signing construction contracts (be through to get to somewhere else! a~suming a responsibility not other tween his client, the owner and the Our government needs to be wise implied or assumed. builder of the proposed fac ility) . streamlined. There are agencies The construction documents were from which can be improved. For instance The writer said that "anyone should be able to learn how to mid - USA professionals and architec state, community and public school ' turally they were first class - but programs are involved in training and prepare a good specification" and that is the (pun intended) foundation the s tructural drawings and specs re-training people. This training were so unclear, complicated , redun could be directed primarily at the of the structural engineer's portion of the work. It should be clear dant and difficult to understand that community colleges, who are presently the project appeared to be un-coordi doing a good job, in her opinion. concise and correct. ' Most of my many apprenticeship nated and unchecked - somew hat un Norma feels state government related. Certain ly no architect should contract with the private years were spent doing structural drawings, (mostly concrete and steel ) should, (or allow anyone in charge of sector for construction projects. the project) litera lly change or for instance, almost every state 1n a large engineering firm based in Boston, Ma.; and some of the most correct the work of the structural government agency has its own engineer or mechanica l eng ineer, electrician! This is not an beautiful designing and delineating came from the structural dept. of etc. But, to let them s tand as an efficient use of public funds. appendage to, or a framework for Norma fielded questions from the this firm - who also had an "in house" architectural dept. At the the architectural document s is not audience. One of which was to ask good. time I think I felt, as an architect her opinion of the 10% set-aside for Teamwork is good - the s t ruc minority (and/ or?) women owned that the wrong department was in the' "driver's seat", but the coordi tural engineer uses the forma t of business enterprises. [A federal the architectural draw ings - at nation was very tight, complete and rule. ed.] This struck a sore point l east_the enginee r should (it helps effective, and I elected to remain with me as a woman who owns her own 1dent1fy the project as being one and in the busine~s, which is still struggling structural department. the same), so wh y not the same speci financially. The questioner pointed Later I worked in a large archi fications format: the same general out that in some instances women are tectural firm that had its own "in cont rac tors wil l be bidding from the being used as "fronts" for businesses house" structural, mechanical and whol e docum ent and i t should all look which are, in fact, owned by men. electrical departments. Coordi and read alike, as it 1s bound 1n one Norma responded that she was not nating these departments was my job, book and one set of drawings . aware of this but would look into it. project-wise, and I still believe Sepa rate contracts are Comments I received were inter that any construction project needs considered separa t e l y end may be esting. Women were being used but one person in charge, coordinating should be individua lly trea ted but perhaps this ma y not be the ruie in the project from star t to finish. gene ra lly, I fee l, the only chosen any . case many of these "women fr~nt" The engineers can ' t be doing their differenc e between the format of the businesses are not making it finan specifications in any othe r manne r archi tect and other proj ec t cially. It raised an interesting feel, than is approved by the pro spec ialis t s shou ld be the colot· of que 5tion .•• are women being used to duction coordinator of the project . the paper. abuse the law? A really thought The coordinator needs to read provoking ending to an excellent and understand every part of every meeting and successful Products Fair. section of the whol e document . Continued on Page 4 Page6 The Predicator June,1986 FROM THE EDITOR PORTLAND CHAPTER ~ car-rent -~ce b: one of our being set up as a subsidi ary company ,e::bers at cu ~ , est recent 01nner of another company and bidding LEADERS, 1985-1986 - eet1ng struck sor.e ra11 nerves in accordingly , all the while it being President \!argie Largent 636-6977 tre audience. ! '11 ref err inq t o Joe t he parent ( father? ) company in Pres elect Dennet Latham 222-191 7 \.iccos' question ' of /'Is . Paulus ) about charge- I t ' s easy to see how this Secretan Joe \\oods 232--lOOQ tre "LO: set as1Ce clause" 1n rr:ost could hap pen, when times are tough Treasurer Janelle Oiorzempa 24 9-2000 c;o·.e,~r.:ent c:int racts. [t 1s m} people can ge t pretty creative! e.,t 412 u,cerstano1ng that t,:s clause is fo r The com pany I ' m aware of is no BOARD OP DIRECTORS t~e Ce'leftt af n1nor1ty o•,.. ned fi r ms longer i n bus i ness (under i t's old b1cc1ng 1n the .:,arvetolace. name ) , so not even ab us ing the law John Brockamp 65.5-9151 ~s:;u- ot1ons ha,e been ~ade ! and helpe d. I f any of you have comments Bru ce Tm,nsend 223-6-1,W c;c1::t_, as th.it Jolie Stncklm 2.21 - 1.:21 [ a- as ar1one else } I' d like to hear them_ I' ll be here J '.\1in We'\ 68-l-3622 t'i:s clau:;e 1:; be1ng aoc1:;ed . ihe anothe r year and will accept bricks Jim H1r1e 2..l.!--0,S-!3 a::u:;e l a,- a·.. are cf ..a s of a ..or.an and bats and etc . ' Cur1 Fmch 2.22-1661 1984-85 President Bet~ Se!Jw,xxl Z3 I -50')() e.,t ~.;_; COMMITTEE LEAD ERS 198 6 :\ORT H\VE ST Produe1, fa.ir John Ba.-i..er 231 -9111\ REGIO:\ CO:\TERENCE Procram• \\an Boni 22.5-1273 u:luc-.auon Rid1arci G1 --a 22--:-522;; TD C Dc-nnrt Llltham 2.22-191- Ld1101 ln~ \ -Ja 635-&2.r -\ward, Don \\'ahon 6-13 -9.!!H Ho~p1tal1t:- Le, '-N'le:.' 2.5;. - 13_:: Puhhal\ Joe \\ oods 232--100,.- l\lembe~,h1p .Hm D.n,d.•on 2.21--3.<,0;0, Libra" Jane :c-amp1r.; 2.3-! -0"'5 l Bdaw~ John Brock.un;J f..>5.-9 151 LR.PC Di r \.. D1mann ·:~I Sept. 11-1-l, 1986 l.Jai~on G l.aft>lo" REGI0\1 RESPOJ\SIBILlTIBS for P o rtland Chapte r Me mbe rs THE HiN or TH E SEV EN'T H Send. Oregon Jn!,UIUle :,,pl"nfic-.allon ~ompPllUon Corn!'I'.J:tee Ho st: W1ll ~~ tte Ve l ley Ch~pter, Lee Kilbourn "1-1 f'C.,J CCS ZU-3360 1 echrur-.al Documen~ Co:n1rr.it1et> BoblJa, CS! <\ppomt!'t' to -\mt>r -\rb,tration ·h,n Rt>ponaJ Con,t:"l!C'llon "-dn:,0:-:- Com 111111 E'(' Sill .\I em II U3-S.5-..l:a(J BULK RATE Ken 223-11.81 '\onunatinf, COillllil.He.> Sew-! The Predicator U.S. Postage Edit or Inga \ 'rla REGIO'' DIREcroRS PAI D 112.5 SL \laclison # 200 Permi t No. 1737 John Gremer 206 -til-5236 Gremer &. -\.....s..oc Po rtland, OR 972:14 Portland. OR P.O Bo., 1927 Bellesue \\'aslunpon 98009 :\ddress Correction Requested Din it.I ~ Thomas 206 4S3· 938S Dated ~laterial Thon11c; ~titecru.ral Produc-ls 810, !22nd S£ \' oodm\'iU P \\ a:5hinglo:n 98072 ROUTING LIST Di.scri.bu te to: 1. 0374111 2 ... Robe rt R, !\ las 3 .• R.C . Eha ann ~ As s oc iates 677 5 S, W, 111th Avenue 4 .• Be~v~rton, OR 97005 5. * 6 .•