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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. Silicon Valley Chapter 39 $6 plus S&H
AFE Silicon Valley Chapter Presents Day with a Facilities Professional at
This year’s “Day with a Facilities Professional” at Linkedin in Mountain View will be jointly attended by professional members of AFE, IFMA, BOMA Corenet and CREW as part of AFE SV President Raffy Espiritu’s emphasis in defining the role of AFE in the built environment
Host and Sponsor one student: $100 Sponsor additional students: $50 each
Day with a Facilities Professional 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 for a day of job shadowing. Students get a chance to see their professional host’s workplace, understand the challenges of the job, and get detailed answers to their questions from working professionals.
Evening Program Only: $35 Members/ $40 Non-Members
Hosts for the 2013 event are needed. If you can spend half a day with a student, there are benefits for you too!
Cost:
Students: $5
May 3, 2013
Register Online www.afe39.org/ events/dwfp2013/
March 2013
Register Now! Day with a Facilities Professional at Linkedin on May 3
In building a community of practitioners, Raffy is recognizing that each of these groups work better in partnership to ensure that the facility is managed in the most effective and efficient manner.
2029 Stierlin Ct., Mountain View
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Meet and screen potential interns or employee candidates
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Give back to higher education by providing a positive experience for students to gain exposure to the “working world”
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Network with other professional hosts from various segments of the facilities industry
Stan Nakaso, chair of the event this year has participated both as a student and a host.“Many years ago” when he was a student at Cal Poly’s school of Industrial Technology, Stan participated as a junior and also as a senior. He remembers being nervous and overwhelmed at his first experience, thinking that it was going to be a day-long job interview. “It turned out to be the perfect stepping stone for me to find out what a job in the facilities
management profession was like,” he said. “It was very candid and non-threatening. It was more like a field trip than a job interview.” That experience made Stan a real fan of the event. Now as Project Manager with Lockheed Martin for some 22 years, Stan works in the company’s Corporate Real Estate office and deals with space and occupancy planning, managing the lease portfolio and with construction and project management.
Agenda:
11 –11:30 am
Registration of students and hosts
11:30 –1 pm
Welcome Presentations and Lunch
1–5 pm
Students & hosts go to respective sites
5– 5:30 pm
Registration/Networking
5:30 – 6:30 pm Dinner 6:30 – 7:30 pm Panel Discussion on Careers in Facility Management 7:30 – 7:45 PM Questions and Closing Announcements Students are required to submit a student resume and short “statement of interest,” examples are posted at: http://www.afe39.org/events/dwfp2013/ student-dwfp2013/ Hosts are asked to provide a one-page bio and an overview of their company. Examples are also available online at http://www.afe39.org/events/ dwfp2013/host-dwfp2013/. This information will be distributed to all participants on a flash drive on the day of the event. All of the details are available on the Chapter’s website, www.AFE39.org. View a video of last year’s event at http://www. bukaymedia.com/videos/AFE/DWFP-2012/DWFP2012.htm Register today!
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From the President’s Desk
AFE Silicon Valley Chapter on the March 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
Yes, AFE is on the March. There is no pun intended as I write this piece on the March issue wanting to highlight the surge in the chapter’s activities and initiatives that is creating enhanced awareness in the role that AFE plays in creating value in the built environment. The AFE kickoff at LinkedIn in January set the tone for engagement at the level of social media and grassroots facility organizations where facility professionals network in creative and productive ways.
The February meeting and tour at the San Jose International Airport put to the test the value of partnering with the commercial real estate professionals showing the synergy between property management and facility engineering as magnificently demonstrated during Patrick Crowley’s presentation and the ensuing tour of the underbelly of the airport.
Undoubtedly, every property and facility manager needs the facility and building engineer as his/her key partner in ensuring the safety and comfort of the building occupant. The monthly Lunch and Learn meetings for the first quarter were all well attended. Members are seeing a validation of the value they receive as they attend and participate in on-going presentations and discussion of relevant issues that affect the facility under their care. The schedule for the second quarter should prove to be as exciting and educational as the first and expect that to be the case for the remainder of the year. The planning for “A Day with a Facilities Professional” scheduled on May 3 is in full gear with Stan Nakaso and Carole Lucido feverishly orchestrating the school visits, the solicitation of professional hosts and framing the guidelines for the panel of discussants. This event is the highlight of AFE’s event calendar which underscores the chapter’s mission to enhance the career essentials of professionals entering the facility management profession.
In this Issue Day with a Facilities Professional. . . . . 1 President’s Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Lunch & Learn March 28 . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Code Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 New Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 AFE Member Benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
The hospitality and generosity of LinkedIn is properly noted as it would not only be the venue for the event but also the food and drink sponsor to cover all cost for the lunch and dinner. Membership and marketing are also marching along actively processing applications for membership and sponsorship based on the board guidelines that rationalizes the ratio between professional and vendor participation in the chapter. It is expected that this balanced approach would entice more facility professionals to participate more actively in meetings and tours. Lastly, I want to make a special word of thanks to Michael Bukay who has tendered his resignation as board member. His contributions to the chapter as New Media Chair in terms of quality videos that tell a compelling story of what the chapter is all about will be his lasting legacy. I salute him for his outstanding service and wish him the best of what is yet to come. Sincerely, Raffy Espiritu, President AFE Silicon Valley Chapter
Bukay Retires from Board . . . . . . . . . . 5 L&L Summary February 28. . . . . . . . . . 7 L&L April 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 AFE Certifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Members Helping Members. . . . . . . . 11 AFE Certifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 AFE Event Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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Lunch & Learn • March 28 Hazardous Materials Regulatory Compliance 101 Join Eloy Cisneros for an informative presentation on Hazardous Materials Regulatory Compliance 101.
mary of some of the most relevant regulations and provide guidance with regards to compliance.
The presentation offers an introduction to hazardous materials regulatory compliance and provides information that should be of interest to any property owner, manager and facility engineer regardless of the type of facility they are involved with and essential to those who actually own, manage and/or work at facilities with the presence of known hazardous materials.
About the Presenter: Eloy Cisneros is a Certified Asbestos, Microbial and Lead Paint Consultant with over 18 years of experience successfully mitigating environmental liabilities for clients in both the private and public sectors.
The presentation will cover a wide range of regulated hazardous materials that can be found in all types of buildings, including those that may be stored, handled and/or used at the building (i.e. petroleum products, PCB containing equipment, etc.) as well as those that may be present within the building materials themselves (i.e. asbestos, lead, etc.). The presentation will offer a brief sum-
Presented by the Silicon Valley Chapter of the Association for Facilities Engineering, these monthly educational forums offer an opportunity for facility professionals to learn from one another. Following a presentation (30-40 minutes) and a catered lunch, attendees engage in interactive discussions that often include tips, techniques, and lessons learned.
AFE Lunch & Learn Series:
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
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Reinhard’s Code Corner #94 New Codes It appears that this Spring will bring us many new codes and standards. Yes, just when you think you have it all handled, in comes another wave of new codes!
will open the door for the requirement for full compliance. I recommend that you take an upfront approach with the San Jose Building and Fire Department and see what they will require.
This week I will be doing a comprehensive Code Training session for the Semiconductor Safety Association. I will be teaching a class on Reinhard Hanselka, PE, the Queen Mary in Long Beach. I do hope I REA of MW Group get many questions because the New 2013 rhanselka@aol.com California Fire Code is absolutely NEW! Yes See the video of Reinhard’s Code Presentation California has adopted the newly formatted Fire Code. This will keep the whole state on to the AFE its toes. www.BukayMedia.com/
Question #2: We are trying to classify a chemical and prepare our HMMP for the City of San Jose. We are having difficulty with the chemical being classified differently. What do we do?
videos/AFE/hanselka/ hanselka.htm
Please see the following previously posted response. I have again had numerous emailed questions about proper and legal classification.
Well you have found the big flaw. There is no quality control on the preparers of a MSDS. That’s right, anyNext month the 2015 ICC (International one skilled or not skilled, educated or not educated Code Council) hearings will occur in Dallas. can write an MSDS. I strongly suggest that you conThe session will be held right across from the tact your Fire Marshal and ask. Very soon you will be famous Book Repository where President Kenable to use the State of California UNIDOCS site.This nedy was assassinated. will be a critiqued classification that will be available We have a few very good questions posed to us on the web. Once this is officially launched – USE IT. It will be definitive and legally sound. this month. Question #1: We have an existing building in San Jose.We understand that our labs are old and grandfathered as far as storage and use of chemicals. How much can we modify the lab without having to change it?
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
The word grandfathering does not appear in the code. What you have is an existing “non-conforming” building. The minute you modify anything, you
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Michael Bukay, New Media Chair Retires from AFE Board By Carole Lucido, Communications Chair After three years serving as the New Media Chair for AFE Silicon Valley Chapter 39, Mike Bukay has decided to retire from the Board of Directors after the May 3, 2013 Day with a Facilities Professional event. Mike has been an active and dedicated board member.
He produced fifteen different video productions of AFE events over the years,
including tours at Google, NASA Sustainability Base, the HP Pavilion and Shark Tank and two productions of last year’s 50th anniversary of Day with a Facility Professional. He also produced a video of an AFE meeting in May 2011 in which he demonstrated the power of videos for training purposes within industrial and engineering departments. You can view all of his AFE videos on his website, www.bukaymedia. com/afe.html/. Mike also won an award in October 2010 from AFE national for breaking new ground in AFE chapters with his contribution of videos to promote AFE meetings. He wrote a series of five articles for this newsletter in late 2010 describing the process of how videos are produced, and a number of articles summarizing AFE meetings and tours. He also contributed many photographs to this newsletter. He also was a driving force in the chapter’s new website. Mike identified the Word Press platform and recommended the blog feature now in use. He also found a web developer who made the entire process smooth and easy.
The Silicon Valley Chapter has benefitted greatly from his volunteer efforts in the emerging medium of video as well as many other contributions as a board member. His decision to re-allocate his time and energy to the immediate needs of his video production and high purity water consulting businesses is understandable. Mike reported that he is gaining new customers as a result of his AFE role including Koffler Electrical Mechanical Apparatus Testing. Mike has produced a number of videos documenting the repair services offered by Koffler and is working on new video material for the company’s new website. Video was a hobby for Mike when he worked solely as a water purification engineer many years ago. He decided to develop his skills and make it a business. Today he has many high profile clients that rely on him to improve their training and repair functions. But since making movies is also his passion, he has produced a variety of videos purely for enjoyment and relaxation. A visit to the portfolio section of bukaymedia.com will reveal a variety of videos done from his home in Point Richmond. In early March he was contacted by a TV news producer from KPIX channel 5 in San Francisco who was doing a story on the big herring Continued on page 8
As volunteer New Media Chair for AFE Silicon Valley Chapter 39, Michael Bukay leaves a legacy of 15 videos of AFE events along with a number of innovations that helped the Chapter grow. His business, Bukay Media, produces videos for industrial training, safety, and sales.
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Lunch & Learn: Innovations in High Performance HVAC Systems The two most innovative new designs in high performance commercial heating and cooling systems were discussed in detail at the February 28 Lunch & Learn hosted by Fenwick & West in Mountain View.
length, for the right building, it can serve as quite an energy saver.
A Chilled Beam System is a hydronic HVAC component that is designed to induce room air flow to cool or heat space. It has been used in Europe for several years, but is new to the states. Angie Simon, P.E., President; Yindy Felkins, P.E., In fact only a handful of buildings in the Project Manager and Bob Dills, VP of Western Al- Silicon Valley are utilizing this system. lied Mechanical presented a very interesting pro- Due to the lack of moving parts, the maintenance gram on variable refrigerant flow systems (VRFs) cost on chilled beam systems is lower than of a and the use of chilled beam systems. They started traditional system. On the downside, condensathe presentation with an overview of each system. tion may form if the controls are not properly set or maintained.There are two main types of chilled VRF or variable refrigerant flow systems, are beams: Active and Passive. also known as variable refrigerant volume (VRV). These energy-efficient systems are ideal for ret- An active chilled beam is an air-water system that rofits and high rise buildings with limited space. requires direct air supply into the beam from an VRF systems have multiple indoor fan coil units AHU (air handling unit) while using high velocity connected to only one outdoor condensing unit. nozzles that direct conditioned supply air to the They can provide heating and cooling zones si- room. Active chilled beams provide a very high multaneously. While this type of system does level of occupant thermal comfort. have the drawback of limited refrigerant pipe Continued on page 9
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Michael Bukay (continued from page 5) catch this year in the Bay. The producer interviewed Mike and ran much of his footage on the news. You can watch it here. http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal. com/video/8557368-californiaherring-population-on-upswing/
All ready to film at the NASA tour in January 2012. Contact Michael Bukay of Bukay Media at 510-232-9830, www.bukaymedia.com.
AFE Silicon Valley President Raffy Espirtu writes, “Michael is a true gentleman and professional of the first order. Being the first AFE member and board leader I met during the first AFE event that I attended, he left me with a positive impression that was a big factor that influenced me to join the chapter. He spoke highly of AFE and the challenges that need to be tackled by the chapter. True enough, Michael proved himself as a model of demonstrated leadership heading the New Media program of the chapter producing fifteen productions during his term. His devotion to the chapter and the amazing videos he is leaving behind will be his lasting legacy to AFE Silicon Valley Chapter 39. In a way, Michael will always be with us even as he moves on to focus on growing his business. Please join me in wishing him well in his future endeavors.
In a letter announcing his resignation to the board, he wrote, “Being part of the re-emergence of our Chapter has been a terrific experience for me! I really enjoyed shooting and editing all the videos at the amazing facilities that our Chapter made available for us and our members over the last 3 years…. As important as the financial benefits (and possibly more important) is the personal development I have gained from working with this team. The insightfulness, teamwork, and get the job done attitude continues to inspire me! I am certain that all members of the AFE Silicon Valley Chapter Board of Directors will join me in wishing continued success to Michael Bukay. We will miss his enthusiasm, creativity and generosity with his many talents. Thank you Mike!
Reserve the Date - AFE, Silicon Valley Chapter Lunch & Learn:
Best Practices in Power Distribution Systems to Achieve Harmonic Mitigation & Efficiency
April 25, 2013 Presenter:
Jeffrey Turner, ME, P.E., VP Engineering, Power Quality International
Who Should Attend: • Facilities Professionals, Electrical Engineers, Electrical Contractors, Design Build • General Contractors, all power quality professionals
Agenda:
• Gain a deeper understanding of linear and nonlinear loads • The impact that nonlinear load generated harmonic currents have on system,
transformer and load, losses and efficiency. i.e., hidden consequences of poor power quality in all building types
ers, facility engineers, and design consultants and shares his deep knowledge in a relatable fashion during each seminar.
Prior to joining PQI in 2010, Jeff spent nearly a decade as the Director of Electrical Engineering Location: for a prominent A/E firm. Jeff BD Biosciences has also worked as a process 2350 Qume Drive, San Jose, CA engineer for Ford Motor Company, an electrical engineer in About the Presenter: This educational seminar will be T&D standards for Louisville facilitated by Jeff Turner, PE, Vice Gas & Electric and as a projPresident of Engineering – PQI. ect manager and estimator for Jeff understands the competing Meiners Electric. Jeff received a demands and pressures that are Bachelor of Science in Engineerplaced on engineering manag- ing Science (BES) from the Uni• Best Practice harmonic current mitigating techniques
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Innovations in HVAC (continued from page 7) Passive chilled beams have no connection to an air supply source, and are primarily used as convective cooling. This option requires separate ventilation and dry atmosphere to prevent condensation.
increases and decreases at Fenwick and West.
The second case study was the Net Zero Energy Headquarters at the David and Lucille Packard Foundation. Western Allied Mechanical installed an Bob, Angie and Yindy brought active chilled beam system and these new technologies to life Dedicated Outside Air System by presenting two case studies. (DOAS) to work with renewThe first was a system that uses able energy photovoltaic pana combination of chilled beams els, a cooling tower, and a large and the VRF system, executed in underground storage tank. The conference rooms on the sec- design resulted in a self-sustainond floor of Fenwick & West (in ing system with minimal lightthe same room as our meeting). ing, HVAC, and plug loads that Because of sudden load changes, leaves no carbon footprint. the VRF system was selected because it responds quickly The active group of approxiand effectively to achieve the mately 25 facility professionals ideal temperature demand. The responded with a lively Q&A chilled beam system was added session. The group was most infor its thermal comfort and terested in the details of appliquiet operation. This unusual cations that present significant combination system solved the energy and cost savings as a problem of sudden HVAC load result of these new high performance HVAC systems.
The next AFE Lunch & Learn session is scheduled for April 25 and will feature Transformer Efficiency. Turn to page 3 for more information on this session. Note from AFE Education Chair Alex Mandrusov: On behalf of AFE Chapter 39 Board of Directors I would like to thank AFE Silicon Valley Past President Bob Dills, Angie Simon and Yindy Felkins of Western Allied Mechanical for an outstanding informative presentation in February.Attended by 25 facilities professionals the event was a great success and achieved one of our main goals: “To strengthen and grow the Silicon Valley Facilities community by providing cutting edge educational events, training, and a network of industry professionals to promote and enhance the careers of our members.�
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It’s Easy to Join the AFE! Step 2 Step 1 Step 3 Contact Membership Chair Steve Woods at steve.woods@ amer-tech.com.
Choose Your Category of Membership:
Membership is wide open for Facility engineers, facility managers, building engineers, maintenance, or operations personnel.
Full Member: $235 first year, $205 renewal
New Associate/Vendor members must be approved in order to put more emphasis on strengthening the base of resources for facility managers and engineers.
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Student Member: $15/yr Corporate Member: Discounted price based on number of employees included. 5-9 memberships: $174 each 10 -14 members: $164 each 15-24 members: $153 each
Print the Application and Mail it with your payment. Get the form at www.AFE.org/join
Still have questions? Call AFE Silicon Valley Membership Chair Steve Woods at steve.woods@ amer-tech.com or 510-7500159
Young Professional Member (under 30 years old): $100/yr
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Annual Roof Walk
AIR CONDITIONING & ROOFING Seminar PURPOSE
DATE: Thursday – April 11, 2013
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
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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Join Us! It’s FUN! It’s Educational!
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Members Helping Members One of the goals of the AFE Silicon Valley in 2013 was to recognize the efforts of the volunteers who serve on the board of directors for the chapter. Without their efforts the events and programs for the AFE in the Silicon Valley would not exist. For this reason we urge all members to do business with these dedicated men and women. If you would like to join the board or serve on a committee and gain recognition like this, please contact Chapter VP James Elder. AFE SV President Raffy Espiritu, Founder, Pres.& CEO, IMPECGroup, 408-3309350, respiritu@impecgroup. com, www.impecgroup.com Impec Group is a one-stop shop for solutions needed by a facility from staffing to full operations and maintenance services that include building maintenance and repair, HVAC, custodial, office services, energy management and related facility solutions. AFE VP James Elder, CAPS, 408-855-1105, jamese@caps4ups.com, www.caps4ups.com CAPS Sells/Rents: Auxl Generators,Transformers, SPD, UPS Systems, UPS Service, UPS Battery Replacements, PDUs, Server Racks, Rack PDUs, CRAC’s, Central Monitoring & Control Syst. Project support to Engineers/Contractors/Users at design, install, & operations typically at no cost. AFE Membership Chair Steve Woods (510) 7500159 steve.woods@amer-tech. com, www.ATIrestoration.com American Technologies, Inc. (ATI) is a restoration, environmental and reconstruction specialty contractor. Services include 24-hour emergency services for water, fire and smoke damage, asbestos/lead removal, mold remediation, biohazard clean-up, contents cleaning/storage and reconstruction services.
AFE SV Past President Bob Adamo, 408-370-6080, badamo@technicalbuilders. com. Technical Builders is a commercial general contractor specializing in fast paced technically challenging design-build projects such as clean rooms, biotech & medical labs, R & D, and corporate offices. Our facilities based expertise delivers a turnkey, cost effective solution for our clients. Programs Committee Kim Tamayo 510-277-2646 Ktamayo@pyrocomm.com Pyro-Comm Systems is a fully licensed Fire Alarm Contractor; specializing in commercial applications, office buildings, hospitals, industrial complexes, campuses, hotels, airports and retail properties. Services include Fire/Life Safety system design, engineering, installation, programming, tenant improvements, monitoring, testing and UL Certification. Communications Chair Carole Lucido, carole@ lucidomarketing.com (925) 9476080 Lucido Marketing & Graphics produces marketing that builds your image in print or on the web. For a sample of our awardwinning writing and graphic design work, see lucidomarketing. com, AFE39.org, or this newsletter. We make complex information easy to understand.
New Media Chair Mike Bukay, 510-232-9830, mbukay@comcast.net Bukaymedia.com produces industrial and commercial marketing and training videos for the web. Does your company have a web video strategy? Does your company have a story to tell? Contact us to explore how you can use high quality videos to train your staff and customers; and to market your products and services. Program Chair Jennifer Farmer, 408-353-1236, jen@ greenworks.com Since 1979, Greenworks Workplace Finishes Inc. has established a reputation as the premier living plant and floral display purveyor for Silicon Valley corporate campuses and has developed an integral set of core-competencies providing “value-added” benefits in art consulting services, way-finding signage and Holiday displays. AFE Marketing Chair Michael McCormick, Del Conte’s Landscaping, 510-7601313, michaelM@dclandscaping.com, www.dclandscaping.com Landscape and Irrigation management, design/construction for the Silicon Valley and San Francisco Bay Area. Industry leader in Water Management, Diamond certified, Bay Friendly. Your Name Here! Contact AFE-SV Vice President Jim Elder and volunteer for the Board of a Committee today!
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AFE Silicon Valley 2013 Event Calendar VENUE
DATE
LOCATION
SPONSOR
AFE Kick-off Meeting at Linkedin
January 9
Linkedin and Impec Group
Tour San Jose Airport with BOMA
February 13
SJ International Airport
TBD
Tour: Adobe’s Sustainability Program
May
Adobe
Boehringer Ingelheim Tour: State of the Art Contract Manufacturing
July
TBD
Data Center Tour: NetApp
August
NetApp
NASA Tour
November
TBD
Meeting / Facility Tours:
Lunch & Learns: Electric Rate Structures: Where they’re going and what to do about them
Jan. 24
Echelon
Echelon
Innovations in High Performance Commercial HVAC Systems
February 28
Fenwick & West
Western Allied Mechanical
Hazardous Materials Regulatory Compliance
March 28
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments
Transformer Efficiency
April 25
BD Biosciences
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
Mixers and Special Events: Day with a Facility Professional
May 3
Golf Tournament
August
TBD
Evening with Industry
October
Student Chapters
Holiday Party
December
TBD
Lunch & Learn April 25: Best Practices in Power Distribution Systems
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versity of Louisville and a Master of Engineering (MEng) with specialization in the field of Electrical Engineering from the University of Louisville. Jeff is a licensed Professional Engineer, has a Master Electrician License and is a member of IEEE,ASHE and NFPA. Power Quality International has helped facility owners, managers, and engineering professionals reduce power system and load losses and improve efficiency for the past 40 years.
PQI was first to develop and apply electromagnetic filters that shunt zero-sequence harmonic currents in 1986. Building on this technology, in 1990, the company was first to develop and apply harmonic mitigating transformers that shunt zero-sequence harmonic currents with ultra-low zero-sequence impedance windings and cancel positive- and negative-sequence harmonic currents.
Association for FACILITIES ENGINEERING Silicon Valley Chapter 39
Carole Lucido, Editor Lucido Marketing & Graphics 2763 Tumwater Drive Walnut Creek, CA 94598 (925) 947-6080 www.lucidomarketing.com This newsletter was printed with non-toxic toner on an Energy-Star certified printer, on paper made with 15% post-consumer fiber.
For over 50 years, Western Allied has been at the forefront of the HVAC industry, establishing a reputation for superior system design, installation, and service. We’re not the company striving to be the largest, but the one keenly focused on providing high performance HVAC systems and impeccable service. Therefore each project is given the attention and precision that it deserves.
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