AFE Silicon Valley February 2013 Newsletter

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Silicon Valley Chapter Mission Statement: To strengthen and grow the Silicon Valley Facilities community, by providing cutting-edge educational events, professional certification, training, and a network of industry professionals to promote and enhance the careers of our members.

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Lunch & Learn • March 28 Hazardous Materials Regulatory Compliance 101 Join Eloy Cisneros for an informative pesentation on Hazardous Materials Regulatory Compliance 101.

Plan on an introduction to hazardous materials regulatory requirements that facility engineers, managers and owners should be aware of.

Mr. Cisneros will discuss: • Hazardous Building Materials – asbestos, lead, mercury • PCBs, silica; Hazardous Materials Management - emissions • Hazardous Materials Business Plans (HMBP)

• Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans • Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP) Presenter: Eloy F. Cisneros, a Certified Asbestos Consultant, Certified Microbial Consultant and Certified Lead Professional with over 17 years of experience providing consulting services to both the public and private sectors.

Previously worked for ACC Environmental, ATC Associates Inc., Forensic Analytical Consulting Services and currently Northern California Manager, Building Sciences and Industrial Hygiene Services at TRC Environmental Corp.

• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

AFE Silicon Valley Chapter Presents Day with a Facilities Professional at Linkedin

May 3, 2013

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February 2013

AFE Silicon Valley Chapter 39 Lunch & Learn Thurs., Mar. 28 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

Hazardous Materials Regulatory Compliance 101 Texas Instruments 2900 Semiconductor Dr. Building E Santa Clara, CA 95051 Easy access from 101 at Lawrence and Kifer Cost: $25 non members $15 AFE members $5 student members Includes Lunch Register Online http://www.acteva.com/go/ afe_silicon_valley

Register Now! Day with a Facilities Professional, May 3 Registration is now open for this year’s “Day with Hosts for the 2013 event are needed. If you can a Facilities Professional” at Linkedin in Mountain spend half a day with a student, there are benefits for you too!

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Now in its 51st year, this event matches facility • managers from the Valley’s leading companies with engineering students from San Jose State, Cal Poly, • Santa Clara University, and Cal Maritime Academy.

Meet and screen potential interns or employee candidates Give back to higher education by providing a positive experience for students to gain exposure to the “working world” Network with other professional hosts from various segments of the facilities industry

This signature event matches professionals with • students for a day of job shadowing. Students get a chance to see their professional host’s work place, understand the challenges of the job, and All of the details are available on the Chapter’s get detailed answers to their questions from website, www.AFE39.org. Register today! working professionals.

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From the President’s Desk

Defining the Role of AFE in the Built Environment Arena

By Raffy Espiritu FMP, President, AFE Silicon Valley Raffy Espiritu, AFE Silicon Valley Chapter President, is also President and CEO of the Impec Group in Santa Clara, 408-3309350, respiritu@ impecgroup.com

AFE’s constituencies are the Building Engineers, Operations Specialists, Facility Technicians, Program and Project Managers who do not get as involved in the affairs of BOMA and IFMA as the Property or Facility Manager. I look at this as a gap that needs to be overcome.The community of facility engineers and building maintenance managers are the best partners of every Property Manager or Facility Manager in ensuring that the facility is managed in the most effective and efficient manner.

Having been involved in all of Together, they are able to more these facility organizations, I am effectively align the facility proincreasingly convinced that a gram to the goals and objectives partnership among these groups of the goals and objectives of can only redound to the benefit the companies that they serve. of the community of practitio- At a time that the C Level’s atners in the built environment. tention is almost a necessity to While BOMA is the premier get the full support on a facility location for the property man- program, it behooves the Propager in commercial real estate erty or Facility Manager to unand IFMA as the premium space derstand the language of operafor corporate facility managers, tions and finance in partnership AFE is the premier destination with the Facility Engineer or the for every property and facil- Building Maintenance Manager. ity manager for managing their respective space as a life cycle Patrick Crowley who is curasset. There is something in rently the Deputy Director for AFE that differentiates it from Facilities and Engineering at the the other facility groups in that San Jose International Airport it specializes in areas that the dramatizes the role of a Building other groups cover but do so Manager at the airport managonly on the surface. This is the ing a $26 million budget. Patrick aspect of managing the opera- is in charge of all trades, the Airtions and maintenance of the port Terminal Equipment Mefacility which covers among chanics, Carpenters, Electricians, others HVAC, digital control HVAC, Locksmith, and Painters integration, elevators, special- in addition to the Maintenance ized cleaning, water treatment, of the buildings and grounds, project and construction man- Shipping/Receiving, Building Seragement, electrical systems, IT vices and SLA Contracts in supsupport infrastructure, security port of the day-to-day functions for the Facilities Division for systems, grounds management. the San Jose International AirDuring the BOMA and AFE joint meeting and tour that took place at the San Jose International Airport, I noted that facility engineering and operations is a key component that drives the success of every facility professional. I wanted to build on this concept on my message to underscore the value of partnering between AFE and other facility organizations like BOMA, IFMA, CoreNet and Crew to mention the most prominent ones that we have in Silicon Valley.

port Department. Patrick would not have achieved this level of competence without a solid grounding in facility engineering.

Every facility manager needs to develop a proficiency in operations either as a self-performing agent or as an enlightened professional who knows whom to tap to handle facility engineering and operations issues and needs. Creating opportunities for the Property Manager and the Facility Manager together with their respective facility operations and engineering team through AFE’s education and certification programs, facility tours, networking sessions, facility trade shows is absolutely necessary in bringing about the best value in their role as a facility professional to be measured in terms of managing productivity, energy use, expanded leases, mitigated risks.

It is in this context that AFE Silicon Valley will be promoting the value of partnering with BOMA and IFMA. The resulting impact would be to enhance the career essentials of Property Managers and Facility Managers and the rest of the Facility Operations and Engineering teams. AFE is opening its doors to the professional memberships of BOMA and IFMA to join AFE’s educational and certification programs. Hopefully, the resulting collaboration and complementation create an enhanced facility experience to the respective memberships of these organizations.

Sincerely, Raffy Espiritu, President AFE Silicon Valley Chapter

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Jan. 24 Lunch & Learn: PG&E’s New Time of Use Pricing Plan and Ways to Reduce Your Commercial Electric Costs Hosted by Echelon Wayne Wiebe, Real Estate and Workplace Solutions Director at Echelon shared ways to reduce your commercial electric bill with 27 interested facility professionals on Jan. 24. The presentation covered current rate structures and changes we can expect shortly. Mr. Wiebe also covered strategies with in the rate structures like demand-response and demand management.

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Reinhard’s Code Corner #93 Training Season The Spring of 2013 will bring our members many opportunities for education in understanding the 2013 Code Family. AFE (Association for Facility Engineering), SESHA (Semiconductor Equipment Safety and Health Association) and the California Fire Prevention Officers have all scheduled training proReinhard Hanselka, PE, grams. Our state legislature officially adopted REA of MW Group the Amended Model Codes with substantial rhanselka@aol.com California-specific issues. The major areas See the video of Reinof change in the California adoption are of hard’s Code Presentation course our unique seismic safeguards, the to the AFE new photovoltaic construction standards and www.BukayMedia.com/ of course the L occupancy standards. Many videos/AFE/hanselka/ other states are considering emergency adophanselka.htm tion of an L occupancy. Their fear is that this will give California businesses a substantial advantage in all high-rise construction.

We have a few very good questions posed to us this month.

Question # 1: We are building a new manufacturing facility that will involve the use and dispensing of Flammable liquids. Cost is a very major concern and the requirements for rated electrical may preclude us from building in California.

Why is California so stringent?

It is great to hear that a new building is being considered. To set the record straight California electrical requirements are exactly the same as anywhere else in North America. All states, Canadian provinces and Mexico have adopted the same electrical code.

That being said, the Electrical Code in Chapter 500 gives you many options for de-rating your systems. The key is utilizing airflow/ventilation to reduce the net concentration of flammable vapors to a level where ignition is fully mitigated.

This however is not that simple. You must analyze each material and ensure safe handling. If you email me I would be pleased to recommend some qualified consultants.

Question #2 – Repeat Critical Question: We are trying to classify chemical and prepare our HMBP for the County. We are having difficulty with the chemical being classified differently on two MSDS’s. What should we do, who should we believe?

Well you have found the big flaw. Here is no quality control on the preparers of a MSDS. That’s right, anyone skilled or not skilled, educated or not educated can write an MSDS. I strongly suggest that you contact your fire marshal and ask.

Very soon you will be able to use the state of California UNIDOCS site. This will be a critiqued classification that will be available on the web.

Once this site is officially launched – USE IT. It will be definitive and legally sound.

Note: The www.unidocs.gov site is being developed and should be ready soon. Please contact your local fire marshal office for assistance.

If you have a question on the code, send it to: Reinhard Hanselka, PE, REA MW Group rhanselka@aol.com PO Box 361656, Milpitas, CA 95036

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A New Focus for Strategic Facility Planning – Plan under conditions of uncertainty

By Raffy Espiritu FMP, President, AFE Silicon Valley One of the many fascinating presentations I attended at the International Facility Management Association’s World Workplace 2012 was Barry Lynch’s on strategic facility planning. He pointed out that the traditional strategy of capacity planning is giving way to a new focus on creating value for the organization, enabling companies to create an effective “what-if” plan for riding the economy into its inevitable turnaround.

Capacity planning has traditionally focused on growth, the cut-and-dried addition of one or more buildings according to changing needs, without looking beyond that objective. Today’s facility managers are learning to direct their attention to other three common drivers of capital expenditures – regulation, recapitalization and functional obsolescence – as part of the continuing process of meeting present needs while anticipating future ones. Strategic facility planning is therefore able to plan under conditions of uncertainty. It’s the difference between relying on markers, set milestones that call for specific actions, as opposed to triggers, future unknowns that will require the facility to adapt nimbly and efficiently. Lynch even suggests that “planning” may be the wrong word -- “strategic facilities alignment” is a more accurate description of this dynamic new process for making the right decisions for a facility’s future, evaluating the results and reacting appropriately.

It is important to remember that a focus on the future requires a thorough understand-

ing both of where you’ve been and where you’re headed. This means you must go forward by first looking back to the past, learning from mistakes and noting your historic drivers for growth such as economy, population, or other factors impacting your specific industry. With this knowledge and understanding you can make the scenarios, analyses, capital budget and other present-day decisions to shape a thriving tomorrow for your company’s facility.

Let us examine this concept of using this planning process to create value to an organization even in a down economy as to you might put this powerful benefit to work for you.

Facility renewal, or recapitalization, involves the replacement of buildings or systems as they eventually succumb to wear and tear, such as windows, chillers, roofing, carpeting or seedy-looking interiors. (It does not include installation of new equipment.) There are three different approaches for assessing your accumulated facility renewal needs and costs.

The mathematical approach requires to apply a flat annual “depreciation” rate, add each year’s replacement value to determine your needs after X number of years, and then chart those numbers to see the magnitude of your renewal needs and compare expected vs. actual expenditures.

The detail cost estimate approach requires you to create a value proposition, then develop a facility renewal plan and management system based on a thorough understanding of the renewal process.

The third method uses a relatively simple formula known as the Facility Condition Index, or FCI. To get your FCI, you simply divide the required facility renewal amount by the estimated replacement value. You can then apply a buy/sell/hold invest analysis to determine how you should respond to each renewal need.

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The Impact of Loading and Harmonic Load Profile on Transformer Efficiency

By James Elder, Computer Air Power Services NEMA TP 1-2002, “Guide for Determining Energy Efficiency for Distribution Transformers”, is a transformer efficiency standard that has been in existence since 1996.

However, it wasn’t until August 8, 2005 when the

Energy Policy Act (EPACT) of 2005 was signed into law requiring that all distribution transformers and all low voltage, dry-type distribution transformers produced as of January 1, 2007 meet or exceed the efficiency requirements indicated in NEMA TP 1-2002.

Although NEMA TP 1-2002 was adopted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as the national energyefficiency rule for low-voltage dry-type distribution

transformers, there has been consistent pressure placed on manufactures to steadily increase transformer efficiencies despite limited resources (highgrade core steel) and increasing commodity (copper) prices. The push for higher efficiency comes not only from the U.S. DOE and other organizations such as the Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) but also from legislators and the general public.

Prior to the enactment of the Energy Policy Act (EPACT) of 2005, low voltage dry-type transformer efficiencies had been steadily declining. This downward Continued on page 8

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Transformer Efficiency (continued from page 7) trend in transformer efficiency occurred for two (2) primary reasons: (1.) Up until 2007, transformer manufacturers were not required by law to ensure that the transformers they manufactured met any type of minimum efficiency standards and (2.) In an effort to remain competitive in an aggressive bid/spec market, some transformer manufacturers found ways to build lower cost transformers using lower quality core steel as well as alternative winding, insulation and enclosure materials.

To further compound the transformer efficiency problem, low voltage dry-type transformers were being specified with no mention of maximum losses (excitation and load) or minimum efficiency, typically identified at 35% of full load by today’s standards. Consequently, inefficient transformers were being sold and purchased based solely on first costs with limited or no consideration to the long term operating expenses associated with their use.

Despite the fact that NEC 2008, Article 220.44 – Receptacle Loads, permits the use of demand factors when sizing panelboards which ultimately impacts the kVA rating of upstream transformers; design engineers tend to remain very conservative when sizing electrical distribution equipment in order to limit liability.

Today, transformers with higher efficiency levels than those indicated in NEMA TP 1-2002 are in fact being built by some manufacturers but only upon request. Despite the obvious need for higher “operating” efficiencies which are necessary to improve overall system performance, not all facility owners and design engineers have access to ROI and payback calculations that determine when the increased efficiency of a higher cost transformer or other component is justified.

For example, simply because a transformer has been manufactured to be highly efficient at a particular loading level (assume 35% of transformer full load rating) doesn’t necessarily mean that the transformer will actually operate at that load level once installed.

Therefore, a small transformer with a lower published efficiency (at 35% load) may in fact “operate” more efficiently than a large transformer with a higher published efficiency (at 35% load) simply because, by comparison, the small transformer may be loaded at a point on its efficiency curve that is closer to its peak efficiency than the large transformer.

In addition to NEMA TP 1-2002 efficiency levels which are commonly referenced by the transformer industry, there are at least two (2) other transformer efficiency programs and/or proposed standards that are often referenced when attempting to distinguish transformer efficiency levels based on type and kVA rating. The first is referred to as NEMA Premium while the second is referred to as DOE CSL 3.

Neither program nor proposed standard represents efficiency levels that are required by law to be utilized.

The NEMA Premium Efficiency Transformer designation, which is to be used only by transformer manufacturers who are members of NEMA, requires 30 percent fewer losses than existing DOE regulations (10 CFR 431) for low-voltage dry-type distribution transformers. The DOE CSL 3 designation, which stands for DOE Candidate Standard Level 3, represents proposed efficiency levels based on transformer type and kVA rating suggesting even lower losses and higher efficiency than NEMA Premium transformers. DOE has actually created five (5) Candidate Standard Levels referred to as CSL 1, CSL 2, CSL 3, CSL 4 and CSL 5.

Coincidentally, CSL 1 is equivalent to NEMA TP 1-2002 while CSL 2 is equivalent to NEMA Premium.

NEMA TP 1, NEMA Premium and DOE CSL 3 represent efficiency levels that are most commonly referenced in the industry.

Although the United States desperately needed an enforceable efficiency standard for distribution transformers and low voltage, drytype transformers when NEMA TP 1-2002 became law; it must be emphasized that NEMA TP 1-2002 efficiency levels and all other levels are based on linear loading of the transformer at 35% of the transformer’s nameplate rating. It must also be understood that transformer efficiency varies with load level and harmonic load profile. Therefore, the need to be able to determine a transformer’s true efficiency under linear or any nonlinear load condition is a necessity.

Given that the average loading on low voltage distribution transformers is approximately 17% of nameplate rating and the majority of loads in today’s modern facilities are predominantly nonlinear and dynamic in nature; claims about efficiency are meaningless unless those Continued on next page

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Transformer Efficiency (continued from page 8) efficiencies can be verified under the specific load conditions that the transformer will be subjected to throughout its service life.

With this understanding, Power Quality International is proud of the fact that they are the only transformer manufacturer in the world that has devoted nearly a decade and invested considerable resources in an effort to develop software that will calculate and plot a transformer’s linear and nonlinear losses and efficiencies, based on its published excitation and impedance losses, at any load level and with any harmonic load profile up to and including the 15th harmonic.

The software, known as “The PQI CalculatorTM”, is in agreement with IEEE Std C57.110-1998, “IEEE Recommended Practice for Establishing Transformer Capacity when Supplying Nonsinusoidal Load Currents”.

If you or your organization is interested in learning more about the (1) “The PQI CalculatorTM”, (2) transformer ROI and Payback calculations and/or (3) the impact of nonlinear loads on distribution systems, loads and transformer efficiencies, please contact Jim Elder,CAPS Account Sales & Project Support or Jeff Turner, PE, Vice President – Engineering, Power Quality International (PQI).

On April 25, 2013, Silicon Valley Chapter of AFE, Jim Elder and Jeff Turner will be hosting a live AFE Lunch and Learn seminar with Q&A. Jeff will discuss these and other topics at that AFE event. For those interested in attending. Look for AFE email bulletins or check in at AFE39.org for more details and/or reservations.

Jim Elder CAPS Account Sales & Project Support AFE Silicon Valley Chapter, Vice-President, Board Member 2372 Walsh Avenue Santa Clara, CA 95051 Office: 408-855-1105 e-mail: jamese@caps4ups.com Jeffrey R. Turner, PE Vice President – Engineering, Power Quality International (PQI) 2404 Merchant Avenue Odessa, FL 33558 Office: (888) 539-7712 e-mail: jturner@pqi1.com

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AFE/BOMA Tour of San Jose International At the tour of the San Jose International Airport on February 13, AFE members and members of BOMA (Building Owners & Managers Association) got a behind the scenes tour of the baggage screening process and a presentation on the Modernization Plan for the new Terminal A and renovations to Terminal Terminal B.

facility department including just five electricians and three HVAC mechanics to maintain everything.

He discussed how he and his team managed the modernization efforts using a “Big Picture” approach, defining objectives, goals, and key performance indicators. One of their goals was to achieve LEED certification, effective site utilization, energy efficiency, the latest building system technologies and to be a good neighbor.

Trades, gave AFE and BOMA members an inside look at what happens to our baggage from the time the airline personnel take it to the time it is loaded onto the plane.

Shortly after the grand opening of the renovated airport in 2010, ENR magazine noted that the airport used, “the most technologically advanced automated in-line baggage screenThe group of 40+ interested ing system in the world. Using facility folks broke up into two four CTX 9800s as its foundatours. While one tour was seetion, each terminal can scan up ing the state of the art baggage to 1,800 bags an hour. The eight handling and security system, Patrick Crowley Acting Facilities Given the fast pace of the proj- new, fully-automated scanners Deputy Director gave a presen- ect he emphasized the need for can process as much luggage as tation to the other group. He communication, professionalism, the previous 24 machines.” shared the goals of the $1.3 excellence, a team approach and million design build moderniza- sharing resources and training, “The revolutionary technology tion plan, which is based on Eu- re-training, and then training scans the bags while they are moving so they don’t have to ropean airport models in which again. the facility is owned not by the Crowley discussed the airport’s stop, as required by prior scanairlines and vendors but by the state of the art baggage sys- ners.” local government. The city of tem that can handle 700 bags While some parts of the behindSan Jose owns the 1000+ acres per hour. The system is based the-scenes tour were off limits of land and manages 3.2 million on European models and cost to us (some rooms were the square feet in the airport com- about $27 million. The tour, led territory of Homeland Security) plex. There are 61 people in the by Prem Chand, Supervisor of we saw the amazing machines that can detect all sorts of potential threats. We learned that since fertilizer may be a component in bombs, golf clubs, shoes, etc. with remnants of fertilizer on them are set aside for careful screening. (To avoid delays, wash your golf equipment before taking it on the plane!)

Tour guides were Prem Chand - Supervisor of Trades (ATEM), Reggie Narayan -Senior ATEM, Pete Herzog - ATEM, Carla Mehrkens - Contract Manager, and Kevin Spinks - Senior Electrical Engineer

Crowley showed before and after photos of the airport modernization and statistics on airport usage. With the slow economy and the upgrade process, the SJ Airport is down 48% in passengers while SFO had a record year with 45 million passengers. However, Crowley beContinued on page 13

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Patrick Crowley, PE shared his department’s successful airport modernization plan with the group.

Jim Elder of CAPS, Karl Okulove of Cushman & Wakefield, Mike Bukay of Bukay Video Production, Stan Nakaso of Lockheed Martin, Raffy Espiritu AFE President and CEO of Impec Group and Alex Mandrusov of Net App.

Yolanda Faile of Verity Properties and Sharon Fredlund of BOMA

Photos courtesy of Kent Goetz, Performance Air Service.

Karl Okulove, Bruce Shilling of Alain Pinel Realtors and George Denise of Cushman & Wakefield.

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Strategic Facility Planning Continued from page 5

Other calculations enable you to answer key questions regarding maximum facility value. Calculating vacancy projections against growth rates, for instance, will show you exactly when your capacity will max out. You can also compare your total anticipated renewal costs to the net cost of selling your existing building and putting that money toward moving into a new building. By thinking strategically, you can get every last penny of value out of your facility!

Sincerely, Raffy Espiritu, AFE Silicon Valley Chapter President

AFE/BOMA Tour of SJ International Airport Continued from page 10

lieves that with better weather in San Jose, the airport here has potential to surpass SFO now that modernization is complete.

The presentation is available on the AFE website at www.afe39.org. The AFE Silicon Valley Chapter is grateful to Patrick Crowley and his team as well as the leaders of the Silicon Valley Chapter of BOMA for this one-in-a-lifetime tour.

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AFE Silicon Valley 2013 Event Calendar VENUE

DATE

SPONSOR

AFE Kick-off Meeting at Linkedin

January 9

Linkedin and Impec Group

Tour San Jose Airport with BOMA

February 13

TBD

Data Center Tour: Digital Realty Trust

April

DRT

Tour: Adobe’s Sustainability Program

May

Adobe

AFE SV Golf Tournament

June

TBD

Boehringer Ingelheim Tour: State of the Art Contract Manufacturing

July

TBD

Data Center Tour: NetApp

August

NetApp

NASA Tour

November

TBD

Electric Rate Structures: Where they’re going and what to do about them

Jan. 24

Echelon

Innovations in High Performance Commercial HVAC Systems

February 28

Western Allied Mechanical

Hazardous Materials Regulatory Complaince

March 28

Texas Instruments

Transformer Efficiency

April 25

CAPS, PQI

Chilled Water System Efficiency

May

CTC

ASHRAE Presentation

June

TBD

Reducing Earthquake Hazards

July

Degenkolb

Building Control Systems

August

Controlco

UL Presentation

September

Meeting / Facility Tours:

Lunch & Learns:

Mixers and Special Events: Day with a Facility Professional

May 3

Linkedin

Golf Tournament

June

TBD

Evening with Industry

October

Student Chapters

Holiday Party

December

TBD

Ever wonder what the design of the SJ International Airport symbolizes? At the tour this month we were told it depicts a cable with part of the sheathing removed.

According to the Fentress Architects, “The sinuous exterior takes the form of an articulated tube, with generous glass curtain walls broken by stretches of ribbed or perforated metal skin. Like a coaxial cable rolled out for use, the building reflects a sense of layering, a rhythm achieved by texture.”

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LOCATION: Silicon Valley Location Near You To Be Determined

To give attendees new tools and strategies to make educated decisions on their air conditioning and roofing problems.

Property managers, facility managers, maintenance personnel and others who are responsible for roof maintenance or air conditioning service and repairs.

ROOF DEMONSTRATION

TIME: 7:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M.

Please wear casual attire as we may be walking on the roof, i.e. flat shoes and slacks, sunglasses, hat, etc.

REGISTER ONLINE AT WWW.BOMA-SV.ORG VISA AND MASTERCARD ACCEPTED

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