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TABLE OF 

CONTENTS 

FACILITIES ENGINEERING JOURNAL SEP./OCT. 2011 VOL. 38 NO. 5 

In Every Issue 

4 AFE Focus 

5 Message from the 

Executive Director 

12 

6 New Members 

Features 

7 Newly Certifi ed 

28 New + Notable 

Cover: Gary Laorenza, CPE, CPMM, NE Regional 

Engineering Manager, CB Richard Ellis 

8 CBRE Transforms Building Engineers 

into Problem Solvers 

12 10 Ways to Prevent Building-Associated 

Legionnaires’ Disease 

16 Member Profi le: Rene Hernandez 

18 Industry Profi le: The New Yorker Hotel 

20 White Paper: Measurement Considerations 

of Metallic Sources of Heat Using 

Non-Contact Infrared Sensors 

24 Facilities America 2011 

30 Industry News 

33 AFE Calendar 

34 Marketplace 

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4 

AFEFocus 

Looking Beyond Facilities America 

acilities America is arriving once again. In fact, many of you may be 

reading this edition of the Facilities Engineering Journal at the October 

11-12 event in Las Vegas, Nevada. But regardless of when or where you 

are reading this, by now it must seem obvious to our members and others 

that Facilities America is fast becoming the most important show focused 

on the needs of facilities engineers both here in America and around the world. 

Regardless of when you may be reading this, the excitement of Facilities America 

will soon become excellent memories of learning and camaraderie in Las Vegas. Th e 

AFE Chapter Awards ceremony, education sessions, and the facilities tour of the 

world-famous Fountains of Bellagio, are all important resources for Facilities America 

participants—but it is important to remember that Facilities America is just one aspect 

of AFE’s comprehensive “toolkit for success” for facilities professionals. 

One of the things you’ll be hearing a lot about in Las Vegas is that AFE’s Certifi cation 

programs will be making important strides in the government arena. AFE is 

already one of the leading buildings operations certifi cations providing for the government 

and contractors, and now the government is in the process of selecting organizations 

to implement training aspects of the Federal Buildings Personnel Training 

Act. While the name of this legislation may sound imposing, 

the bottom line for facilities engineers is simple: if you work as a 

facilities engineer in a federal facility, or you plan to work for the 

government someday, you will need to be certifi ed. 

Specifi cally, you’re going to need to be trained in a set of core 

competencies related to building operations, maintenance, 

energy management, safety and future 

BY THOMAS A. BAXTER, CPS performance. For AFE, this may be one 

of the greatest opportunities ever for our 

organization to demonstrate that our Certifi cation programs, 

led by the professional development committee and its Chair, Larry Ross (with a lot 

of great help from our Professional Development Director Jeanine Salifou) is the 

most comprehensive Certifi cation program covering entire facilities, not just specifi c 

aspects of them. 

Another thing you’ll be hearing a lot about at Facilities America is energy effi ciency. 

Th ere will be plenty of education sessions at Facilities America devoted to ways in 

which you can turn your building from budget busting energy hog into one that 

takes as little energy (and operations dollars) as possible to operate. Th ere will be free 

webinars for AFE members on this important topic throughout the year, as well as 

discussions on AFE’s LinkedIn group page. 

So enjoy Facilities America. Learn as much as you can and meet as many of your 

colleagues as possible. But don’t stop there. Facilities America is just one tool in “the 

facilities professional’s toolkit for success.” Take advantage of the many other tools in 

that toolkit you have available to you throughout the year. FEJ 

Th omas A. Baxter, CPS, 

Chair, AFE National Board of Directors 

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Chair 

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Past Chair 

Reed Lillard, CPE 

Vice Chair, Finance 

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Vice Chair, Membership 

Virginia Gibson 

Academic Director 

John Massey, PhD 

Industry Director 

Roy E. Nation, Jr. 

CoR Director 

Stephen W. Nicholas, CPMM 

CoR Director 

Gerald A. Olson 

CoR Director 

Jerry Biron 


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2011 Editorial Advisory Board 

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Executive 

Director’sLetter 

Sometimes You’ve Got to Shake Things Up... 

o, we had the “earthquake of the century” here in 

Virginia last week. It’s interesting that in the last 

issue I wrote about catastrophic failure and now 

in August, as I write this, we have experienced not 

only an earthquake but also a hurricane in the same 

week! Even as a California native, I must confess it really did 

shake things up on the East Coast. Fortunately, while the 

region received some major and much 

minor damage, we did not experience a 

major disaster, and the AFE offi ces came 

through just fi ne. However, the earthquake 

got me to thinking—sometimes it 

can be good to shake things up. Whether 

it’s your facility, 

BY WAYNE CARLEY, PhD your maintenance 

processes, your team 

or your career, a little shaking can lead to 

a great deal of future stability. 

Much of AFE’s activity, and indeed part of our role in the 

facilities management, maintenance and operations community, 

is to shake things up and to help others shake things up. 

And we’ve been actively doing so during 2011. Consider: 

■ GOVERNMENT OPERATORS OF 

HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS. 

Congress shook things up by passing the Federal Buildings 

Personnel Training Act that requires all federal employees 

and contractors who manage and operate government 

buildings to meet training and certifi cation requirements. 

AFE is supporting the shake-up by creating a new Government 

Operators of High Performance Buildings Certifi cation 

program with our partner, the Association of Energy 

Engineers. Look for the fi rst off ering of this training 

program in the spring of 2012. 

■ AFE CERTIFICATIONS. 

Of course, the best way to shake up your career is through 

AFE Certifi cation. Earning a CPE, CPMM or CPS will 

provide you with both the knowledge and the recognition 

to take you to the next level professionally. AFE currently 

has three task forces reviewing each of our certifi cation 

programs to make certain that they are current, accurate, 

and most of all relevant to your actual daily work and 

professional needs. 

■ SUSTAINABILITY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY. 

Th e world is changing, sometimes quickly during an 

earthquake and sometimes more slowly, as with depletion 

of common energy resources. As effi cient operations 

become more essential, AFE is shaking up the response 

to change by increasing the resources we provide to 

members to support sustainable and high performing 

facilities. We have more coverage of energy effi ciency, 

recycling and cost reduction in the Facilities Engineering 

Journal, and our Professional Development Committee is 

creating sustainability modules for each of our certifi cations. 

Even the offi ce is becoming more sustainable by 

increasing our use of soy-based inks and recycled and 

FSC-certifi ed papers. 

■ FORWARD-THINKING EDUCATION. 

From Facilities America (October 11-12, Las Vegas, Nevada) 

with over 70 state-of-the-art educational sessions 

that cover everything from the boiler room to the boardroom 

to webinars on cutting edge topics, AFE brings you 

educational programming that puts you at the forefront of 

the profession and positions you to shake up the operations 

and maintenance processes in your facility to keep them 

ahead of the curve. 

One of our members recently told me, “AFE is the place to 

go for improving our people.” So, shake up yourself and those 

around you by engaging actively with AFE and your colleagues 

in AFE. And as always, we are eager to hear from you 

on how we can better shake up the profession and serve you, 

our valued members. FEJ 

Wayne W. Carley , PhD 


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Certified Plant Engineer (CPE) 

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Certified Plant Maintenance Manager (CPMM) 

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■ Raymond Mercieca Armour-Eckrich Meats, LLC St. James Minnesota 

■ Timothy Menke Armour-Eckrich, LLC Junction City Kansas 

■ Dennis Alley CB Richard Ellis Belfast Maine 

■ Becky Davis CB Richard Ellis Belfast Maine 

■ Eugene Kasmer CB Richard Ellis Chicago Illinois 

■ Scott Kelley CB Richard Ellis Belfast Maine 

■ Gary Laorenza CB Richard Ellis Haverhill Massachusetts 

■ Richard Price CB Richard Ellis Belfast Maine 

■ Tyler Sheafe CB Richard Ellis Belfast Maine 

■ Daniel Smith CB Richard Ellis Belfast Maine 

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COVER STORY 

8 

CBRE TRANSFORMS 

BUILDING ENGINEERS INTO 

PROBLEM 

SOLVERS 

BY RICHARD STUKEY 

CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) uses education and training to help its building engineers provide ‘100 

percent uptime’ for mission critical clients 

M 

ost facilities engineers and 

owners will tell you they 

work tirelessly to ensure that 

their tenants can work in 

uninterrupted comfort and safety. If you’re 

one of those facilities engineers or owners, 

you know how diffi cult it is to achieve the 

facilities engineering profession’s Holy Grail 

of “100 percent uptime.” But you also know 

that most facilities face times when the 

forces of nature, or human error, come into 

play—and unexpected power outages, water 

leaks, fi re drills and other interruptions 

can make the goal of 100 percent uptime as 

elusive as the Holy Grail. 

For “mission critical” facilities there 

is an even greater urgency to achieving 

the goal of 100 percent uptime. Mission 

critical facilities are buildings used by 

institutions like banks, brokerage houses, 

and other facilities where even minor interruptions 

in power, cooling or lighting 

can cost the client millions, or even tens 

of millions of dollars. 

For Gary Laorenza, CPE, CPMM, director 

of engineering and New England 

regional manager for CB Richard Ellis 

(CBRE), achieving anything less than 

100 percent uptime is not an option. 

“Our mission critical clients expect 100 

percent uptime,” he said recently. “Any 

interruption in building operations not 

only impacts their business, but it can 

have a ripple eff ect on other businesses 

as well. So we strive for 100 percent 

uptime—and so far we’ve been lucky 

enough to accomplish that goal.” 

But luck seems to have very little to do 

with the success of his teams in achieving 

the 100 percent uptime goal. “Training 

and education” is the phrase he oft en uses 

to describe how his company achieves 100 

percent uptime for his client’s facilities. 

As Laorenza makes clear, not only does 

CBRE set a high standard for training its 

teams in the New England Region, but his 

client — a Fortune 500 banking company 

that hires CBRE to operate its buildings 

— “also believes very strongly in the 

need for training and education.” 

How much training does it take to 

keep these mission critical buildings 

operating smoothly 24 hours a day, 365 

days a year? “A lot,” Laorenza answered. 

“For our group, it is into the thousands 

of hours—and I’ve been around enough 

to know we do more training here than 

any company around. We start by hiring 


qualifi ed people and then we continue to 

train them to make them even better. We 

send them to conferences and training 

venues where they learn to work on the 

equipment and how to fi x that equipment. 

Every one of those training hours is well 

worth what it costs,” Laorenza noted. 

“Th e goal of this training and education 

is to transform facilities engineers 

into problems solvers.” He continued: 

“Whether a person’s specialty is mechanical, 

electrical, physical engineering, 

if you want them to become successful 

facilities engineers, you need to give 

them the right set of tools [that is, training] 

so they can become problem solvers 

in all aspects of building operations.” He 

added: “Th e reason is simple: building 

engineers are problem solvers. You just 

don’t put someone in a building, no matter 

how qualifi ed they are, and say ‘see 

you later.’ You have to train them if you 

want things to run right.” 

For security reasons, his client does not 

allow its company’s name to be used in 

any publications. Nevertheless, Laorenza 

and his team members share a high regard 

for his client’s understanding and support 

when it comes to education and training.

ABOVE: (Left to right) Dan Wren, Dennis 

Alley, Becky Davis, Tom Blanchard, Richard 

Price, CBRE facilities engineers working 

on at a “mission critical” site RIGHT: Gary 

Laorenza, CPE, CPMM, says his mission 

critical client “believes very strongly in the 

need for training and education.” Photos 

courtesy of CB Richard Ellis 

Others on this mission critical team clearly 

agree. “Th e engineering platform within 

our client’s organization is highly respected 

and values greatly our CBRE engineering 

team talent and dedication,” noted Ken 

Keith, CBRE senior chief operating engineer, 

critical facilities. “Our client is disciplined 

but not rigid. Th ey are open to innovation, 

new thinking and new approaches to 

performing sensibly in today’s technologysensitive 

world. Th ey understand the need to 

invest in education, training, and advancing 

our skill sets at every opportunity. Th is philosophy 

is recognized by both my company, 

CBRE, and our client—and it’s great to know 

that they understand the importance of being 

trained on all the new building systems 

that are out there today.” 

But while training is important, Keith 

also understands the need for a facilities 

staff to be proactive when it comes to 

becoming familiar with and understanding 

their roles. “Our client partners with 

the best training talent in the industry to 

achieve its number one goal of 100 percent 

uptime across a very complex mission critical 

facility portfolio,” said Keith. “But it is 

the responsibility of each member of our extended 

engineering team to become familiar 

with, and properly execute, established and 

proven operational procedures. Team members 

must also follow approved guidelines, 

while still meeting tight schedules.” 

Training may be just one element of 

helping the individual members on their 

team achieve 100 percent uptime for their 

mission critical facilities, but for both of 

them it is the most important. CBRE helps 

facilitate the eff ort by communicating the 

need for comprehensive training to their 

clients. Th ey provide corporate leadership 

for client companies with a comprehensive 

justifi cation for training on a multi-year 

and multi-stage basis. Th ey also underscore 

the need for “mock drills” of emergencies 

such as power outages, water leaks 

or fi re alarms. Th ese drills are rehearsed 

and honed, according to Laorenza, “until 

the procedures become engraved in their 

minds of each of our facilities engineers.” 

Formal training classes have been provided 

by APC, Simplex, Eaton Powerware, 

Trane, Caterpillar, American Train Co, 

C&D Battery and others. But Laorenza, 

Keith and others at CBRE agree that the 

CPMM Review Course is, as Laorenza puts 

it, “the most important training of all.” 

CPMM Review Course: 

Putting It All Together 

Scott Kelley, an engineering services manager, 

believes one important element of 

the CPMM program is how it can help the 

new facility engineer to successfully operate 

an entire building. “Th e new engineer 

may be very smart, and have good knowl- 

edge about diff erent building systems, but 

they may never have operated an entire facility 

before,” he said. “Th at person could 

take the CPMM review pack and study it, 

and they would know how to run the facility. 

It includes all the things they need to 

know, including maintenance, planning, 

and scheduling. I wouldn’t have minded 

having it when I was fi rst starting—but 


COVER STORY 

10 

The Importance of Training at CBRE 

CB Richard Ellis team members gave these specifi c reasons for why 

AFE’s CPMM Review Course is such an essential element of their overall 

training program, as well as the most important topics discussed in 

the CPMM course (actual quotes): 

� Safety and health (from Ed Godek’s team) The use of job hazard 

analysis, hazard evaluation and risk analysis is very important 

before we start performing any tasks. 

� Maintenance training (from John Palazzo’s team): Having a good 

training program in place to ensure that you set your team up 

to succeed. 

� Understanding the differing types or maintenance methodologies 

(from Pete Lashley’s team): Our Client and CBRE utilize Reliability 

Centered and Total Predictive maintenance. 

� CMMS (from Tom Shannon’s team): The CMMS system has 

become an integral part of maintaining equipment history, useful 

life, planning and scheduling and now we use it to help with 

capital planning. 

� Inventory and procurement: Maintaining a critical parts 

inventory to ensure uptime. 

it is a very useful tool even for those who 

have been around a while.” 

Kelley added that the CPMM course 

provides a “common thread” for both 

their current facilities engineers and new 

hires from other companies. 

“Th e CPMM program helps them to 

see the big picture and understand why 

businesses operate the way they do,” said 

Laorenza. “It gives them a number of different 

options and philosophies for how to 

handle a situation. CPMM helps them to 

understand why—it transforms them from 

someone who just does things because that’s 

what they were told to do, into problem 

solvers, the type of person who can handle 

any type of situation whenever it occurs.” 


Th e CMMS program also helps put 

together a substantial amount of information 

facilities engineers acquire both 

on the job and during formal training 

sessions. “In addition to all the other 

training we do, we needed a program that 

could pull together all the information a 

facilities engineer may already knows and 

have it all make more sense,” said Keith. 

“Our best results were, and continue to 

be, through the CPMM Review Course. 

It was the most well received program by 

our engineers and management, and really 

drove home the concept of being able 

to perform our work at a high level and 

follow the methodologies we’ve learned.” 

For Laorenza, providing training for 

his employees is not an option. “We will 

not leave an employee to tread water,” 

said Laorenza, who has been in various 

positions as a missions critical facilities 

professional for more than 20 years, 

including stints on mission critical 

projects with Wang Laboratories and a 

major fi nancial corporation. “We want 

our employees to bring more value to our 

company and to our client. Th e value of 

education and training is tremendous.” 

Th e importance of education goes 

back to Laorenza’s own experience as a 

facilities engineer. “I came up through 

CBRE engineers and staff with AFE Region 

8 Vice President Steve Nicholas (wearing 

suit) at a CBRE facility site. Photo courtesy 

of CB Richard Ellis.

the ranks, and I always had a quest for 

learning and knowledge. I wanted to 

make myself the resident expert on the 

products we used to keep our facilities 

operating, so I obtained in-depth knowledge 

that would help my employer," said 

Laorenza. “As a result, I like to make sure 

that our building engineers have every 

tool they need to learn about the diff erent 

equipment and what makes it operate.” 

“ 

Steve Nicholas, AFE Region 8 vice 

president, CPMM instructor and 

president of Air Industries, added, “Th e 

overwhelming success of the CPMM 

program in the New England Region 

of CBRE should help smooth the way 

for the program to be implemented 

by CBRE nationally and internation- 

ally.” He continued: “It is one more 

demonstration that some of the largest 

corporations in the country are accepting 

AFE’s CPMM program as the most 

important certifi cation program in the 

industry today. If a company like CBRE 

is able to implement even one thing 

learned from our CPMM program, they 

will save on the cost of the program 10 

times over.” 

According to Nicolas, "there is no 

downside whatsoever for the widespread 

acceptance CBRE has given our CPMM 

program, and a tremendous amount of 

upside for them.” 

In turn, the acceptance of the program 

by CBRE “helps strengthen our credibility 

even further within the industry,” 

Nicholas added. “It demonstrates that 

another large and well-respected company 

is accepting the CPMM program 

for their people.” 

Th e Federal Facilities Personnel Training 

Act provides another reason for 

becoming CPMM Certifi ed. “Th is law 

makes it a necessity for our team members 

to become certifi ed by an organization 

like AFE if they want to work with a 

“If you want [people] to become successful facilities engineers, you need to 

give them the right set of tools so they can become problem solvers in all 

aspects of building operations.” 

government client,” Laorenza noted. “So 

that’s one more advantage of taking the 

CPMM course.” FEJ 

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TO PREVENT 

Building-Associated 

BY JERRY ANGELILLI AND JANET E. STOUT, PHD 10WAYS 

12 

anaging risks to the safety and health of people 

M 

who occupy or visit your building is one of the 

most important aspects of your job as a facilities 

operation and maintenance professional. Taking 

a proactive preventive approach is the key to minimizing the 

risk of infection from Legionella in your building water system. 

Here are 10 ways that you can save time and money, prevent 

litigation and illness, and maybe even save a life. 

1 

Legionella bacteria is the most commonly identifi ed infectious organism in outbreaks 

associated with drinking water. Protect your facility by using this proactive approach for 

Separate myth from fact. 

Th ere are several commonly held myths about Legionella. 

Myth: Look fi rst to the cooling tower. 

Some people still mistakenly think air conditioning systems 

and cooling towers are responsible for most cases of Legionnaires’ 

disease, but domestic (potable water) plumbing systems 

are a notable source, as well. Such systems have been commonly 

linked to occurrences and transmissions of Legionnaires’ 

disease in large buildings and/or complexes. Current 

data suggests that cooling towers and evaporative condensers, 

while still potential sources for Legionnaires’ disease, may be 

overemphasized as a means of Legionella transmission. 

Myth: Legionella is everywhere (ubiquitous). 

Legionella is not everywhere. Many say there is no point in testing 

for Legionella because you will always fi nd it. A range of studies 

dispute this information. In fact, Legionella colonizes the water in 

20 to 70 percent of buildings. So, wouldn’t you want to know if your 

facility was one of the buildings where Legionella was not found? 

Myth: Maintenance is the key to prevention. 

A widespread misconception is that good engineering practices 

and preventive maintenance of the water distribution system 

will prevent Legionella colonization 2 . However, hospitals and 

preventing a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak 


commercial buildings that followed a preventive maintenance 

program that included cleaning or fl ushing hot water storage 

tanks on a weekly to annual basis were as likely to be contaminated 

with Legionella as those that did not 3 . 

Myth: Water stagnation causes Legionella to multiply. 

Stagnation is widely believed to predispose water systems to colonization 

by Legionella. A study, using a model plumbing system to 

determine the eff ect of fl ow regimes on the presence of Legionella 

within microbial biofi lms, failed to show that stagnation promoted 

growth of Legionella. Furthermore, in a small controlled study, 

removal of dead leg pipes did not decrease Legionella colonization 4 . 

2 

Review Legionella guidelines and standards. 

Legionella prevention guidelines for safeguarding po- 

table water systems and utility water systems in your building 

are available for facility engineers, water treatment, and infection 

control professionals. Familiarizing yourself with them 

and knowing how they apply to your facility could save your 

institution from an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease. 

Guidelines are available online from the CDC, EPA, OSHA, 

Allegheny County Health Department, the Veterans Healthcare 

Administration, the Association of Water Technologies, the 

states of Maryland, Texas and New York, the Joint Commission 

(formerly JCAHO), the Cooling Technology Institute (Fields), 

and ASHRAE, which plans to release its new Legionella Standard 

(SPC 188) in 2012. With so much information available, 

you can be sure of one thing: doing nothing is not an option. 

3 

Seek advice from experts. 

It may be surprising to learn there is no national standard 

or consensus among health and professional organizations for preventing 

Legionnaires’ disease. Deciding what guidelines to follow 

can therefore be confusing. What may surprise you even more is

that for recommendations found in many guidelines there’s little or 

no scientifi c evidence to back them 5 . Not only that, some practices 

can burden building engineers with labor-intensive tasks that show 

little benefi t. Seeking competent advice from Legionella experts and 

using both an accredited and CDC-elite certifi ed lab for Legionella 

testing could save you time and money. 

4 

Be prepared. 

A surprise inspection by the Joint Commission can 

severely interrupt your planned activities for the day. Even worse, 

a positive Legionella test result, or several positive results, can arrive 

on your desk at any time causing you to reach for the antacid 

bottle. What we all dread most is the notifi cation that a person 

has contracted Legionnaires’ disease, or, even worse, learning 

it was fatal. A knock on your door with legal action papers may 

soon follow such an incident. Having an up-to-date risk management 

and communication plan that addresses all of these 

scenarios can quickly resolve issues before they become problems. 

Potable water systems are a common source of Legionella transmission. 

Photo courtesy of Chem-Aqua. 

5 

Create an interdisciplinary response team. 

Responding to Legionella and other infectious waterborne 

pathogens found in your water system requires a team eff ort. Th is 

team should include someone in your organization with knowledge of 

safety and health issues, your water treatment company representative, 

a laboratory with Legionella expertise, and a Legionella risk management 

professional. Th e team can provide a proactive plan for prevention 

as well as develop an emergency action plan to follow if needed. 

In fact, ASHRAE requires this in its new Legionella Standard 188. 

6 

Follow industry best practices. 

It pays to follow industry best practices, so take the time 

to review those standards provided by your peers. All of the following 

resources are available online (you can fi nd them in one 

place at www.specialpathogenslab.com/Legionella-Guidelines- 

Table.htm). Download them, print them and use them! 

■ American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning 

Engineers (ASHRAE): Minimizing the Risk of Legio- 


10 WAYS PREVENT BUILDING-ASSOCIATED LEGIONNAIRES’ DISEASE 

14 

nellosis Associated with Building 

Water (www.ashrae.org) 

■ Association of Water Technologies 

(AWT) Legionella 2003, 

An Update and Statement by 

the Association of Water Technologies 

(www.awt.org) 

■ Cooling Technology Institute 

(CTI) Legionellosis Guideline: 

Best Practices for Control of Legionella (www.cti.org/cgi-bin/ 

download.pl) 

■ Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the 

Department of Labor (OSHA): Technical Manual- Section 

III, Chapter 7 and Appendix III. (www.osha.gov) 

7 

Know the sources for Legionella infections. 

Legionella may be found in the potable and utility water 

systems in your building. Th is includes water used for drinking, 

cooking, washing, bathing, and also water that fl ows from plumbing 

Cooling towers are one of many potential sources of Legionella 

bacteria. Photo courtesy of Chem-Aqua. 

fi xtures, cooling towers, boilers, and other HVAC related equipment. 

If water or aerosols contaminated with Legionella are ingested or 

inhaled, the bacteria can cause serious illness. Legionella can also be 

transmitted through respiratory devices. People “at risk” for Legionnaires’ 

disease are smokers, elderly, and immune system suppressed 

individuals (bone marrow or organ transplant patients and persons 

on high doses of steroids or other immunosuppressive agents). 

8 

Chose the best disinfection method. 

Choosing a disinfection method that works best for you 

requires planning and analysis based on effi cacy, cost, installation, 

and maintenance 4 . Before selecting the best approach, organize a task 

force consisting of administration, risk management, infection control 

practitioners, and engineers. No disinfection technique can be successful 

without a conscientious monitoring program and a committed 

staff . Facility engineers are the fi rst-line hands-on staff who operate, 

control, and maintain disinfection equipment. If a disinfection system 

is installed, Legionella site positivity and disinfectant concentrations 

need to be routinely monitored for the life of the system. 

3 COMMON DISINFECTION METHODS 

■ High temperature fl ush 

■ Hyper halogenation (with chlorine or chlorine/ 

bromine compounds) 

■ Copper/silver ionization 


Verify by testing. 

Testing your water system 

is the only way to confi rm the 

presence of Legionella. Studies 

show there are no surrogate 

markers—temperature, chlorine, 

disinfectant residual—that can 

predict the presence or absence 

of Legionella. For example, total 

bacterial counts (HPC) aren’t predictive of the presence or 

absence of Legionella, whether tested by culture or ATP. 

Th e bottom line is: no matter what you do, if you don’t test, 

you don’t know. Th at is why leading experts in the detection 

and remediation of Legionella have strongly recommended 

culturing water to assess risk and to verify the effi cacy of 

disinfection (see www.legionella.org). 

10 

Don’t panic when water 

tests positive for Legionella! 

If Legionella is found in your water system, the chance that 

illness will occur mostly depends on who is in the building. 

Buildings at high risk for Legionella include healthcare 

facilities, such as hospitals and nursing homes. An increasing 

number of cases have been reported from assisted-living and 

long-term care facilities. 

If the water system in high-risk buildings is highly colonized 

with Legionella, you need to treat your building to control 

Legionella. However, low-risk buildings, such as commercial 

offi ce buildings, may not require aggressive measures (continu- 

ous disinfection) when Legionella is found. 

Jerry Angelilli, manager of Oxidative Technology for Chem- 

Aqua, has 33 years of experience in industrial, commercial 

and institutional water treatment. He can be reached at jerry. 

angelilli@nch.com. 

Janet E. Stout, Ph.D., an internationally recognized Legionella 

expert, is a member of the ASHRAE committee responsible for 

Legionella Standard 188, and the director of Special Pathogens 

Laboratory. Stout can be reached at (877) 775-7284 or by 

visiting www.specialpathogenslab.com. 

Footnotes/Sources 

9 

1. Craun GF, Brunkard JM, Yoder JS, Roberts VA, Carpenter J, Wade T, et al. 

Causes of outbreaks associated with drinking water in the United States 

from 1971 to 2006. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2010 Jul; 23(3):507-28.). 

2. Fields B.S. and Moore M.R. Control of Legionella in the environment: a 

guide to the U.S. guidelines. ASHRAE. 2006. 

3. Lin Y. E., Stout JE,Yu VL. Controlling Legionella in Hospital Drinking 

Water: An Evidence-Based Review of Disinfection Methods. Infect Control 

Hosp Epidemiol 2011:32(2). 

4. Liu, Z., Y. E. Lin, et al. (2006). Effect of flow regimes on the presence of Legionella 

within the biofilm of a model plumbing system. J Appl Microbiol 

101(2): 437-42. 

5. Stout JE. Preventing Legionellosis. ASHRAE Journal. 2007; October: 58-61. 

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hotel’s chief engineer is to change the light bulbs 

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BY RICHARD BENNETT 

to make sure our guests want to come back here and not go to 

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Before and After photos of the clean-up at 

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W 

hen working in the real world, we encounter 

a variety of materials operating at a variety of 

temperatures. Understanding how they may 

be accurately read for temperature is critical to 

making informed decisions about preventative maintenance. 

Th e single most common device used for non-contact temperature 

inspection worldwide is the “laser pyrometer,” also known 

as a temperature gun, or spot radiometer. Th ey are inexpensive, 

very portable, and are very accurate if used within their 

defi ned limits. 

Th e term laser pyrometer, however, is a bit of a misnomer for this 

instrument. A very common misunderstanding is that they are indicating 

the temperature of the exact laser spot no matter how far you 

are from the target, and this simply is not the case. By and large, laser 

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MEASUREMENT CONSIDERATIONS 

of Metallic Sources of Heat Using Non-Contact Infrared Sensors 

How to best use laser pyrometer to measure the temperatures of a 

diverse variety of materials commonly found in many commercial facilities 

Students in the IDEAL Industries Level I thermography classes 

often give the following answers to the question, where should 

you best target the beam for the most accurate heat reading? 

� The very top as heat rises 

� The middle, to average the temperature 

� The black electrical tape because black absorbs more heat 

� The yellow, the blue, don’t image the tape as it acts like 

an insulator 

How full is the bottle? Look at the readings in the photo and 

answer the question. Hint: the answer is in the blue box on the 

last page of this article. 

pyrometers employ the same basic sensing technologies that many 

sophisticated IR cameras use, namely uncooled microbolometers. 

Because of this, they are limited in accuracy to the same 

principles of operation that even the most sophisticated IR 

cameras available are. Th ese principles are emissivity, refl ected 

temperature, and measurement fi eld of view (MFOV) that 

equates to the minimum resolution or object that you can measure 

the temperature of and resolve. 

Spot radiometers are generally a single element sensor with a 

fi xed lens with its focus set to infi nity. Th e spot size ratio of the 

IDEAL 61-686, is 12:1 which simply means that it is looking at 

a one-inch diameter circle and averaging the temperature within 

that circle when it is held 12 inches away from the target. 


BY DAVE KADONOFF 

Th e laser spot denotes the center of the circle of measurement. I 

have watched users aim at high bay lighting, place the laser on the 

ballast, take a reading and pronounce that all is well. I estimated 

that they were 30 feet away, and therefore they were measuring a 

30-inch circle trying to read a 12-14 inch enclosure. You can see for 

yourself the limitations of the accuracy of such a scenario. 

More advanced models, such as the IDEAL 61-686 allow for 

the adjustment of emissivity and have a secondary input for a 

thermocouple allowing the comparison of contact and noncontact 

values. IR Cameras which record images and display 

color palettes of the target item, typically have 2000, 6400, 20,000 

or more individual heat sensing pixels which allow for higher image 

resolution, clearer images, and the ability to resolve smaller 

targets at greater distances. Each has its own applications and 

suitability for specifi c purposes, but they all work in very much 

the same way when detecting surface temperatures of devices. 

I have oft en noticed users confuse emissivity with refl ected 

temperature. Shiny surfaces and, to be sure, surfaces that appear 

non-refl ective to the eye, can easily be highly refl ective in 

the IR spectrum. A great example of this is galvanized steel. 

Oft en used in electrical panels, it is very common to image hot 

spots coming off the back of the panel. 

I have listened to numerous users proclaim that there must be 

a heat source on the far side of the panel or wall. Of course, it is 

much more likely that you are looking at your own body’s heat 

refl ecting off of the galvanized steel or some other heat source 

behind you. Simply moving slightly and watching if the heat moves

with you will quickly determine if it is refl ected or not. And it is just 

as possible to image a cool refl ection as a hot one! Ways to mitigate 

this are covered in detail at the Level I and II thermography seminars 

that IDEAL Industries off ers. Look at the two images below. 

At fi rst glance, they appear to show three hot spots possibly 

requiring attention. On closer inspection, we can see that in the 

second image, taken just seconds later, there are only two hot spots. 

With further analysis we fi nd that these ‘hot spots’ are below our 

body temperature but higher than the background temperature on a 

Images of lugs and refl ective background metal appearing to be 

hot. Photos courtesy of IDEAL Industries 

working panel. Load was very low, thus creating little heat, and even 

the lugs are clearly showing refl ected heat from the thermographer. 

Th is diff erence appears to be great with the camera set in auto 

mode. Th e actual span is just 12 degrees. By adjusting the level 

and span, you can eff ectively change the contrast of the image to 

make analysis far easier, accurate and meaningful. 

Refl ected temperature (notice how I didn’t use the word heat) is 

one consideration when striving for maximum accuracy in thermal 

imaging. Th e other major factor is known as emissivity. I defi ne 

emissivity as the effi ciency with which a surface emits IR radiation, 

in the wavelengths that the camera is designed to detect. In the 

case of the IDEAL HeatSeeker Model 61-846, this is from 8 to 14 

microns wavelength which is fairly typical for this class of camera. 

To be sure, there are other IR wavelengths emitted from any heat 

source, and certain cameras are tuned to detect other wavelength 

patterns for specialty applications, such as gas detection. 

Many materials are very effi cient at emitting in the wavelengths that 

IR cameras are designed to detect while many other very common 

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Metals in general, are ineffi cient emitters and must be treated 

with due consideration when reading their temperature. Th e 

application of tape and paint, or reading the temperature of 

nearby electrical insulation can improve the reading accuracy 

immensely if it is possible to employ these techniques. Th e classic 

demonstration of this is imaging a human hand with a gold ring 

on one fi nger. Human skin is a very effi cient emitter and thus can 

be read much more accurately than metal. Although the ring has 

likely been in place for many years and one can assume that it is 

the same temperature as your hand, it appears to be far cooler. 

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In the case of emissivity, the crucial factor is the surface material. 

Th e surface material is what is emitting the IR detected by the 

imager. If you have a 4-inch-thick piece of steel, set the E value 

for steel. If it has been painted, then set E for paint. Place a piece 

of tape on it, set it for tape. Interestingly, raw machined aluminum 

will have one value, polished another value, black anodized 

another, and clear anodized another. 

Here is one last picture for your consideration. Th is is an image 

the author took of a compression lug, and copper conductor 

being heated on a coff ee warmer. I intentionally left the lug on 

the heated pad of the warmer to create a great deal of contrast. 

Th e heating surface is black, the lug is tin plated copper, and the 

conductor is copper. Th ere is printing that is legible on the lug. 

Question: Why are you able to read the print? 

Answer: Th e diff erence in emissivity between the tin and the 

printing ink. You can learn about emissivity and much more when 

you attend IDEAL Industries three day Level I thermographers 

class. Th e experience you 

gain in these classes can be 

applied in real-life situations 

at facilities where understanding 

how to read temperatures 

accurately is critical to ensure 

your facility is running at its 

optimal potential. FEJ 

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Dave Kadonoff , a Level II Th ermographer, 

has worked at IDEAL Industries for over 11 

years as a technical sales engineer covering both electrical and 

DataCom test products. He may be reached at dave.kadonoff @ 

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Now as you can see, the color of the tape makes 

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engineering, operations, management and related professions in the world. 

Schedule @ a Glance 

Saturday, October 8 

8:00 am – 5:00 pm 

AFE Committee Meetings 

8:00 am – 5:00 pm 

CPMM Exam Review 

Sunday, October 9 

8:00 am – 12:00 pm 

AFE Leadership Development 

Institute 

8:00 am – 5:00 pm 

AFE Committee Meetings 

8:00 am – 5:00 pm 

CPMM Exam Review 

Monday, October 10 

8:00 am – 5:00 pm 

AFE Board of Directors Meeting 

8:00 am – 5:00 pm 

CPMM Exam Review and Exam 


OCTOBER 11-12, 2011 

Mirage Events Center, 

Las Vegas, NV 

Tuesday, October 11 

9:00 am – 9:50 am 

Best Practices for Using Your 

CMMS: Wit or Wit Out 

Dennis Hydrick, CPMM, Facilities 

Operation Manager, Lockheed 

Martin 

Why Emergency Call Systems 

Shouldn't Be a Roll of the Dice 

Justin Franke, Director of Sales, 

Heritage MedCall 

3 Steps to Maintenance 

Reliability Engineering 

Jim Taylor, CPE, CPMM, Director of 

Operations, Machinery Management 

Solutions, Inc. 

10:00 am – 10:50 am 

Legionella and Waterborne 

Pathogens: What’s in Your 

Reclaimed Water? 

Janet Stout, Ph.D., Director, Special 

Pathogens Laboratory 

*Schedule is subject to change without notice. For the most current agenda, please 

visit www.facilitiesamerica.org.

Fines and Notices of Violations: 

Environmental Regulation and 

Commercial Buildings 

Amelia J. Janisz, Senior Program 

Manager, Green Reviews, Inc. 

Best Practices in Building your 

Facilities Engineering Team 

Joe Lampinen, Director of Engineering 

Services, Kelly Services, Inc. 

11:00 am – 11:50 am 

Analyzing the Health of Your 

Electrical System 

Dave Kadonoff, Sales Engineer, IDEAL 

Industries 

Net-Zero Feasibility Study 

Todd Isherwood, LEED AP, IIDA, MSFM, 

Massachusetts Maritime Academy 

Are We Still Fighting the 

Maintenance Crisis? 

Joel Leonard, Host, SkillTV.net 

8:00 am – 12:00 pm 

Fountains of the Bellagio 

Facilities Tour 

12:00 pm – 4:00 pm 

Exhibit Hall (Open) 

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Introducing a better 

thermal imager. 

We don’t just sell it. 

We also provide the 

technical know-how. 

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm 

Chapter Awards Reception 

(separate registration fee) 

Wednesday, October 12 

8:00 am – 8:50 am 

Implementing Maintenance 

Plans in a Reactive Culture 

Kate Kerrigan, CPMM, Reliability 

Engineer, Allied Reliability 

9:00 am – 9:50 am 

Combustible Dust: A Hot Topic 

Greg Barker, Business Development – 

Mission Critical/Special Hazards, J.F. 

Ahern, Fenwal Protection Systems 

Retro Commissioning HVAC/ 

Lighting Systems - Energy 

Savings vs Occupant Comfort 

(Can You have Both?) 

Robert Shorr, CPMM, President, Accurate 

Balancing & Commissioning, Inc. 

Danny T. Hutchins, PhD, president of DiHydro Services (an AFE Global Technical Partner) 

makes a point at last year's Facilities America. Photo courtesy of AFE. 

The new IDEAL 

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offers point and shoot 

convenience with automatic 

report generation. The 

HeatSeeker is a serious 

troubleshooting tool and 

IDEAL is serious about training 

professionals to use it properly. 

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Adding Sustainable, Green and 

Energy Effi cient Building 

Requirements and Technology to 

Courses for Facility Engineering 

Students or Practicing Engineers 

John V. Massey, Ph.D., Department 

Chair, Engineering Technology, California 

Maritime Academy 

10:00 am – 10:50 am 

Learn from Your Investments: 

Energy Modeling, Measurement 

and Verifi cation 

Matthew Higgins, Energy Engineer, 

Bridgers & Paxton Consulting Engineers 

What is Monitoring-Based 

Commissioning? 

Michael C. English, PE, CCP, LEED AP, 

Senior Partner, Horizon Engineering Associates, 

LLP 

Streamline Your Maintenance 

Program with Reliability Based 

CMMS Practices 

John Butterfi eld, President, JLB Backfl 

ow Inc. 

11:00 am – 2:00 pm 

Exhibit Hall (Open) 

2:10 pm – 3:00 pm 

How and Why of Plate Head 

Exchanges Fouling 

Michael Radicone, President, i2 Air Fluid 

Innovation, Inc. 

Current Status of Trends in 

Energy Effi cient and Sustainable 


John V. Massey, Ph.D., Department 

Chair, Engineering Technology, California 

Maritime Academy 

Cogeneration Plant 

Eric Herrera, Operations Manager, 

Methodist Hospital 

3:10 pm – 4:00 pm 

Reducing Project Costs 

Vaughn J. Mantor, Director of 

Marketing, 3D Laser Scanning Division, 

Darling Environmental & Surveying 

Chem-Aqua puts the power of effective water treatment 

to work for you with innovative solutions. 

Effective water treatment reduces energy and water usage, minimizes maintenance costs, conserves 

resources, and helps protect the environment. 

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scholarship in 2010. Photo courtesy of AFE.

Continuing 

Education Units 

at Facilities 

America 

What you earn in Vegas will follow 

you wherever you go after Vegas! 

You can earn a maximum of 2 CEUs 

toward AFE Recertification by 

attending Facilities America. The 

educational sessions at Facilities 

America, will earn you the CEUs to 

keep your CPMM, CPE or CPS Certification 

current. 

AFE designates Facilities America 

educational sessions as eligible for 

Continuing Education Units (CEUs). 

You may claim only those hours of 

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New&Notable 

Lighting Leader 

Lighting Leader is an Indiana based company off ering an aff ordable 

LED shop light. Th e shop light retails for 

only $159.00 and includes in the box a high 

quality UL approved stainless steel four-foot 

lamp housing with an extended pull chain 

switch, a grounded three prong plug, and two 

high quality UL approved LED lamps. Th ey 

produce a very pure bright light that does 

not fl icker or buzz, and the life expectancy 

of these lights is 30,000 to 50,000 hours and 

used lamps are easily recycled and are not 

regulated as a Universal Waste by USEPA. 

For more information, please 

visit www.lightingleader.com. 

Rheem 

Raypak, part of the Rheem family 

of quality brands, has unveiled the 

XTh erm modulating vertical boiler/ 

water heater. Th e XTh erm operates at 96 

percent effi ciency at full fi re for hydronic 

boilers and 97 percent for domestic hot 

water heaters (Up to 99 percent at part 

load). Th e Raypak XTh erm automatically 

self-tunes to accommodate the widest 

range of gas supply pressures. Th e high 

quality integrated blower-gas valve is 

self-correcting and allows smooth operation with fl uctuating 

gas supply pressures. 

For more information, please visit www.raypak.com. 

Southern Aluminum 

Swirl Tables®, created with 

an original handcraft ed 

artistry, are the perfect 

solution for sophisticated 

presentations. Th ese 

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tables, hand-etched 

with randomly swirled 

patterns, add a modern element to any décor. Choose from a 

variety of shapes, sizes, and colors to customize your Swirl Table®, 

transforming any occasion from ordinary to extraordinary. Perfect 

for events, meeting rooms, or banquets, Swirl Tables® bring low 

maintenance to high design. 

For more information, please visit www.southernaluminum.com. 

Architectural Area Lighting 

Architectural Area Lighting recently introduced Parkway 

Square family of luminaries. Th is elegant ant 

family is available in medium and small l 

housings, along with a matching 

bollard, featuring unique design 

appointments, allowing the luminaries to 

be confi gured in either a contemporary or 

traditional styling. Available with four optical 

systems, including AAL’s exclusive MicroEmitter roEmitter 

LED technology, three hood styles and fi ve 

decorative screen options, as well as custom stom 

mounting options. Parkway Square off ers endless 

confi gurations and customization opportunities. ortunities. 

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Encelium Technologies 

Encelium Technologies’ 

newly introduced Polaris 

3D provides users with 

the next generation of 

lighting control soft ware 

for the company’s Energy 

Control System. As the 

fi rst soft ware application 

of its kind in the lighting control industry, Polaris 3D off ers a 

single 360°, three-dimensional navigation in a multi-fl oor view, 

permitting faster and easier navigation to a desired control 

zone with the ability to see an entire facility or complex in a 

convenient 3D snapshot. 

For more information, please visit www.encelium.com. 

Lunera Lighting 

Lunera® Lighting, Inc. a Silicon 

Valley company that designs, 

manufactures, and markets 

next-generation LED lighting, has s 

announced the commercial availability ability 

of the third generation of its popular eightfoot 

long 6800 SERIES. Compared to previous generations, the 

new suspended linear luminaire is 21 percent brighter, and is now 

available in three color temperatures for offi ce, school, hospital, 

retail, and other commercial applications. Using a mere 85 watts 

of energy, the fully dimmable, blade-like fi xture dramatically 

fi lls a space with bright, quality light, making it a highly effi cient, 

sustainably designed, alternative to standard fl uorescent fi xtures. 

For more information, please visit www.lunera.com.

Hurst 

Th e FIREMaster off ers full control 

of the boiler from its make-up water 

consumption, to its steam-fl ow and 

back, as condensate return.Th is 

integrated control family is designed 

and tested by Hurst Boiler to optimize the fi ring and operations 

of the Hurst Performance Series Boilers. With over 1000 data 

scans per second, the communication and processing power of a 

FIREMaster micro-programmable controller (PLC) is unmatched 

by conventional stand alone systems. In combination with the 

micro PLC, is the added feature of a touch-screen human machine 

interface (HMI). Together, these two components form the core of 

this amazing integrated boiler control system. 

For more information, please visit www.hurstboiler.com. 

RAB Lighting 

RAB Lighting recently announced the 

expansion of its popular family of LED 

Wallpacks with the introduction of its new 

LPACK52, a 52 Watt LED off ering which 

replaces up to 250W Metal Halide systems 

used to light building perimeters. Th e sleek 

new LPACK52 enables building owners to dramatically matically 

reduce energy consumption, improve lighting quality, lit and d 

minimize maintenance costs. Highly effi cient, the LPACK52 

drives energy savings of 80 percent relative to a 250 Watt metal 

halide fi xture. Th e system is available in three cutoff options (full 

cutoff , cutoff , and standard) and is fully Dark Sky certifi ed to ensure 

that light is directed exactly where it’s needed. 

For more information, please visit www.rabweb.com. 

Kichler 

Kichler has expanded its off ering of popular ular 

Design Pro LED Hardscape, Deck, Step & Bench accent 

lights with three new fi nishes to complement the most popular 

stone and decking colors. Perfect for illuminating retaining 

walls, columns, steps, rails, and other outdoor areas, these new 

fi nish options include: sand, gray, and textured white, and are 

available in three sizes (6.9”, 12.9” and 18.9”), these energy 

effi cient fi xtures feature a slim 2/3” profi le and low heat output. 

Th ey are fully sealed and potted to resist moisture, as well as 

outdoor-rated powder paint-coated die cast aluminum or die 

cast brass for the ultimate weather protection. 

For more information, please visit www.landscapelighting.com. 

Moda Light 

Clever one piece 

aluminum design, potted, 

allows optimal water 

proofi ng and greater 

thermal management. Easy installation and zero maintenance 

with driver mounted inside the junction box that MOJO 

is fi xed to. Various optics, 15 degrees for long distance 

illumination, 24 degrees for a medium spread and 35 degrees 

for a wide dispersal. Ideal for most wet location applications, 

up lighting, soffi ts, lanais, cylinder applications, bathrooms 

and concrete ceilings. 

For more information, please visit www.modalight.com. 

Superior Mark 

Superior Mark is giving away Floor 

Marking Kits to increase fi re extinguisher 

visibility to help facilities comply with 

safety and US OSHA laws. In September 

and October, Stop-Painting.com is off ering 

a free fl oor marking kit to mark where 

facilities fi re extinguishers are located. Th e 

kit includes pre-cut Superior Mark aisle 

marking tape, which quickly create a highly 

visible fl oor marking to draw attention to the fi re extinguisher’s 

location and prevent employees from putting anything in front 

of it that would hinder visibility. 

For more information, please visit stop-painting.com. 

ATAS International 

ATAS International, Inc. has added 

a Finn-Power E5 Compact Express 

Servo Electric Turret Punch Press to 

its headquarters facility. Th e machine 

is designed for punching, notching, 

nibbling, forming and bending. It accommodates 48- by 96-inch 

sheets and can nibble complex shapes at a speed of 800 hits per 

minute. Th e E5 delivers all this functionality while consuming 

about one-fi ft h the energy of a comparable hydraulic machine. 

To reduce the energy use even more, the machine enters a 

standby mode when it fi nishes a job, dropping the power to 25 

percent of the active-mode requirement. 

For more information, please visit www.atas.com. 


he Association for Fa- 

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cilities Engineering (AFE) 

announced in August that 

IDEAL Industries, Inc., a 

leading manufacturer of equipment and 

supplies for the electrical, data communications, 

OEM and maintenance in- 

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An IDEAL Partnership with AFE 

IDEAL Industries, Inc., demonstrates commitment to the facilities profession by supporting 

AFE’s Global Technical Partnership Program 

dustries, has agreed to supply fi nancial 

and expert support for AFE by becoming 

an AFE Global Technical Partner. In 

this capacity, IDEAL will support AFE’s 

webinar and chapters’ awards programs. 

“IDEAL has agreed to a major 

commitment to AFE and the facilities 


engineering and operations community,” 

said Wayne Carley, PhD, 

executive director of the Association 

for Facilities Engineering. “Th ey have 

achieved this through their generous 

fi nancial support, as well as by making 

their experts available to write white

papers and case histories for the Facilities 

Engineering Journal. Th ey have also 

agreed to sponsor webinars on electrical 

and safety issues, which will no 

doubt be of keen interest to all facilities 

professionals. We are truly grateful for 

their support.” 

Glenn Hollister, group vice president 

and general manager of the Electrical 

Division, IDEAL Industries, Inc., 

said he hoped the partnership between 

AFE and IDEAL would be a long and 

productive one. “Because safety and 

accurate electrical testing are at the 

heart of our business, IDEAL understands 

the importance of both quality 

products and superior training,” Hollister 

said. “As a result, we wanted to 

“Because safety and accurate electrical 

testing tes are at the heart of our business, IDEAL L 

understands u 

the importance of both quality 

products and superior training.” 


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support an organization that has made 

a proven diff erence on the facilities 

professional community through its 

training and certifi cation programs. 

Aft er careful research, we felt certain 

that AFE met those standards in a 

comprehensive manner.” 

Hollister believes that one area of 

particular interest to AFE members 

will be the application of thermal 

imaging cameras in such tasks as 

detecting heat loss within the building 

envelope, fault finding, energy 

audits and preventive maintenance. 

IDEAL is a leader in this field with its 

HeatSeeker® line of thermal imaging 

cameras. The IDEAL staff and AFE 

are working together to offer thermal 

imaging training courses to better 

educate AFE members as to 

the value of this increasingly important 

technology. FEJ 

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> CAREER-FOCUSED NETWORKING 

Gain access to solutions and best practices, events and opportunities to connect with fellow leaders 

and peers in facilities engineering. 

> EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION 

AFE supports your career success through a world recognized certification program and training 

including webinars that keep you up-to-date on the latest industry technology and trends. 

> INDUSTRY NEWS AND INFORMATION 

Stay on top of industry information and emerging trends including the latest in green and 

sustainable technology. AFE is a clearinghouse for facilities engineering-related information, 

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Already a member? Become an AFE Ambassador by inviting a colleague to 

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AFECalendar 

October 11-12, 2011 

Facilities America Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada 

AFE’s FACILITIES AMERICA CONFERENCE will again co-locate 

with the Facility Decisions Conference and Expo in 2011. Th e result 

promises to be the leading FREE education and networking event for 

facilities engineering professionals. Make plans now to attend this exciting event at the Mirage Hotel Events Center. 

Participate in the fi nest education sessions, networking events and facilities tours for free! 

For more information visit: www.faciltiesamerica.org 

October 

OCTOBER 3-5, 2011 

6 th World Congress on Engineering Asset Management 

Location: Duke Convention Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 

For more information visit: www.wceam.com 

OCTOBER 5-6, 2011 

Advanced Facilities Management and Engineering 

Conference (AFEC) 

Location: Denver, Colorado 

For more information visit: www.afec.biz 

OCTOBER 8-10, 2011 

Certifi ed Plant Maintenance Manager - 

Live Review Course 

Description: In conjunction with Facilities America Conference 

Location: Mirage Event Center, Las Vegas Nevada 

For more information visit: www.facilitiesamerica.org 

OCTOBER 9-10, 2011 

Certifi ed Plant Supervisor - Live Review Course 

Description: In conjunction with Facilities America Conference 

Location: Mirage Event Center, Las Vegas Nevada 

For more information visit: www.facilitiesamerica.org 

OCTOBER 11-12, 2011 

Facilities America 

Description: See information above! 

OCTOBER 24-28, 2011 

Central Boiler Plant Operation and Maintenance 

Location: Madison, Wisconsin 

Description: Th is practical course is your opportunity to focus 

on applications of the latest technologies for central boiler 

(utility) plant operation and maintenance. 

For more information visit: http://epd.engr.wisc.edu/webL902 

OCTOBER 26-28, 2011 

IFMA’s World Workplace 2011 

Location: Phoenix, Arizona 

Description: Programming focuses on proven methods, 

strategies and solutions for heightening facility performance, 

directing effi cient workplace programs, and becoming a more 

eff ective leader. 

For more information visit: www.worldworkplace.org 

November 

NOVEMBER 15-16, 2011 

Capital Building & Facility Maintenance Show 

Location: Dulles Expo & Conference Center - South Hall, 

Chantilly, Virginia 

Description: Are You Responsible For Keeping Your Industrial 

or Commercial Facility Running Safely & Effi ciently? If so, 

the Capital Building & Facility Maintenance Show is the 

place to be. 

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