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MAY LACSI PROGRAM

Valley Performing Arts Center, CSUN LACSI March MEEETING PHOTOS

LACSI APRIL MEEETING PHOTOS

Annual Awards Banquet and Installation Dinner

West Region Corner

Join us for this festive annual event.

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This beautiful new performing arts theatre blends state-of-the-art technology and dramatic design with sustainability and engineering.

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Do you have an idea for something that the chapter could do to make membership even more valuable? Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d love to hear about it. valarieh@pacbell.net

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Waterproofing Selection Guide

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This guide is a tool for making informed preliminary selections of waterproofing systems, enabling the designer to quickly and easily make preliminary decisions based on known project conditions. 2

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MAY LACSI PROGRAM Valley Performing Arts Center, California State University, Northridge

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 5:30 to 6:30 pm 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm 7:00 pm - 7:45 pm 7:45 pm

Technical Workshop Social Dinner After Dinner Program

Reservations Dramatic architecture designed by HGA Architects and Engineers takes center stage at the $125 million, 166,000 SF Valley Performing Arts Center (VPAC) on the campus of California State University, Northridge (CSUN). Designed to exceed LEED Silver certifications, VPAC blends state-of-the-art theater technology and creative design with sustainability and engineering innovation that can host world-class talent and any kind of live performance: orchestra, opera, Broadway, film and dance. Inside the three-tier, 1,700-seat main concert hall with state-of-the-art variableacoustic tuning, stainless-steel mesh panels along the sides and rear shimmer in pre-show light while patrons take their seats. Sinuous wood ribbons radiate from the stage, wrapping the balconies and walls in warm hues that seem to erase any boundary between the audience and the performers. HGA, along with theatrical consultants Auerbach Pollock Friedlander and acoustical and audiovisual consultants McKay Conant Hoover, designed VPAC’s main concert hall to feature a spacious professional stage-house with an 85-foot-high full flytower. Also included in the facility are a 175-seat studio theatre, rehearsal rooms, production support spaces, and facilities for the campus’ public radio station. The presentation will be made by Michael Ross, FAIA, Principal, in HGA’s Los Angeles office. HGA is an integrated architecture, engineering and planning firm with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento; Minneapolis and Rochester, Minnesota; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Washington, DC.

Reservations required by 4:00, Friday, May 20. Call 213-243-6658 or reserve at www.lacsi.org

Cost LACSI MEMBERS With advance reservations: FREE Without reservations: $10 NON MEMBERS With reservations: $50, Without reservations: $60

Location Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 5th Floor Banquet Room 135 N Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA Enter the elevator lobby on the Grand Ave. side of the building from street level. Take the elevator to the 5th floor.

Parking Enter the garage from Grand Ave. Tell the attendant you are with LACSI. Parking is free if you arrive after 4pm.

PRogram Chairman Ed Buch, CSI, CCS, AIA 3

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June Awards Banquet and Installation Dinner Plan on attending LACSI’s Annual Awards Banquet and Installation of our New Board Members on June 22.

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011 5:30 to 6:00 pm 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Social Dinner Awards and Installation

Reservations Call 213-243-6658 or reserve at www.lacsi.org

Cost LACSI MEMBERS: $60 NON MEMBERS: $70

Parking Free with dinner.

PRogram Chairman Duane Johnson giving the CSI Oath to all LACSI members during last year’s installation.

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Patrick Commerford welcomes new member.

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David Karina, CSI, CDT, RCI, President of Dynamic Engineering & Inspection, (below, right) presented his observations on building damaged as a result of the magnitude 7.2 Mexicali Earthquake which struck the south of the border on Easter Sunday, 2010. Mr. Karina lead a rapid response team of volunteer inspectors whose task was to evaluate structural damage for safe occupancy.

Dinner begins at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

David Karina, CSI, CDT, RCI and Kathy Greenway.

Social time continues in line for buffet dinner.

David Karina dinner presentation.

From a remote location (not shown,) Kathryn Merek launches the LACSI distance learning program before the dinner meeting.. 5

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Patrick Fallon of Contrarian Metal Resources (CMR) presented an overview of the architectural applications for stainless steel, showing recent projects.

West Region Corner valuable information for those looking for work. If you are using the job posting site, please keep it current so Eric won’t delete it. By David A Willis, West Region Vice President

Welcome to spring. I would like to report on some of the subjects discussed at the March mid-year Board meeting in Oakland. We had a very lively “speak-up” session on Friday evening prior to the Saturday Board meeting. The session began with a discussion of the West Region Website. Eric Camin needs our help to keep the information up to date and current. Each local Chapter’s website needs to be maintained with current news and calendar items. The Google Calendar on the website is a great Region-wide tool to keep all of us informed of many events at local chapters such as Pro Fair dates, special events, Chapter meeting times and locations. This is a tool that every CSI member can use, whether or not they are part of the West Region. My personal experience is that it is a great help to me when planning visits to different Chapter meetings and important events such as product shows. On the subject of the WR Website, I have asked Eric to reinstall the link for job posting. We hope this will provide

The survey sent out by the leadership committee was the topic of another discussion. Unfortunately, very few chapters responded to the survey. The committee is striving to schedule leadership sessions for north and south, and the survey feedback is how the committee develops meaningful content. Please forgive me for a little brow beating but we need good reliable feedback from the members so your hard working committees can do their jobs.

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The news just in from the recent Institute elections is that the By Laws have been amended regarding membership designations. The new membership designations will be: ÐÐ Immerging Professionals ÐÐ Professional ÐÐ Students The date when these designations will be in effect is forthcoming.

In addition to approving the budget for FY 2012, there are a few things I would like to report.

Chapter Presidents and Membership chairs are We are still looking for Chapter Sponsor receiving monthly reports from the Institute and a location for the 2013 WR conference. Membership Committee. Your Chapter A task team has been formed to evaluate membership chairs have been asked to share the possibility of the reports with at having a Bi-Region all the membership Conference with the meetings. Each We need good reliable North West Region. month, we get feedback from the members We have done this a report on new in the past at Sun memberships, so your hard-working River, Oregon, and members that committees can do their jobs it was a success need to renew, and for both regions. dropped members. There was a great It is very important deal of discussion that we all find ways to recognize the new regarding the West Region Directory for FY members, especially at the Chapter meetings. 2011. A decision needs to be made whether Members that need to renew might need a to use McGraw Hill again, or develop our own little push. It would be helpful to know why some have dropped. Continued on page 8  7

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ď&#x192; Continued from page 7 directory. The costs of using McGraw are under review. Kathy Greenway gave an impressive presentation on publishing our own WR directory. A task team has been formed to discuss the best way to go, and by the time you see this, we may have already made the decision. Whatever our decision, each chapter member will have to verify their personal information on the Institute website. It is easy to do. There is a convenient link on the website to confirm or edit the information. In my last West Region Corner I mentioned the upcoming NW Region conference in Eugene Oregon June 15 thru the 19th, 2011. Both Craig and I have received personal invitations to attend. I have decided to go. They have expressed interest in exchanging ideas. As I mentioned before, WR will not have a conference this year, so here is your chance. Keep an eye out for that information. They are actively looking for conference sponsors and product exhibitors. If you want to know more, you can contact Brian Lighthart at briklight@comcast.net with the Northwest Region CSI Conference committee. Another contact is Tana Baker at tbaker@chambersconstruction.

com . Phone number is 541-687-9445, fax 541-687-9451. I am still going to do my best to visit all of the northern Chapters prior to this June. At this time I have been asked to install the new officers for FY 2012 from the San Francisco,Santa Clara Valley, and East Bay Oakland Chapters. I would ask you to please send me your monthly Chapter meeting dates. I very much enjoy attending the different chapter meetings and meeting the members. As offered last year, I will be happy to install your new Chapter Board members when the time comes. There are still a few extra copies of the 2010 WR Membership Directory and Specifiersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; guide in my office and I will be glad to send them out to anyone wanting a copy or an additional copy. I have 13 left, so please let me know if you want one. I sincerely hope the Economy is looking brighter for you this year. Please do not hesitate to call me if I can help you in any way. David Willis, CSI, CDT, CCCM VP West Region CSI

Mark Brower, CDT Cell: 323-397-9000 Fax: 323-883-0275 email: mbrower@vistapaint.com 2020 E. Orangethorpe Ave., Fullerton, CA 92831

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By Ed Buch, CSI, AIA, West Region Secretary

The next time you’re in Las Vegas, take a detour to the Hoover Dam. You’ll notice the similarity in the appearance of the Dam’s architectural features with the design of the LA Times Building on 1st St. in downtown Los Angeles. Understandable since the architect for the Dam was Gordon B. Kaufmann who was also Harry Chandler’s architect for the LA Times headquarters building. This is just one of the insights into the history of the Dam’s construction we learn in Michael

Hiltzik’s book, “Colossus, Hoover Dam and the Making of the American Century”. The book’s bigger story is the historical and political events leading up to the Dam’s construction and the effects the Dam has had on the region. Indeed, without the Dam, the American Southwest, and especially Southern California we know today, would be very different. The irrigation water the dam delivers to the Imperial Valley and, more importantly the electricity and drinking water it provides, spurred the growth and development of the entire region. But it’s also true that the decreasing amount of water in Lake Mead behind the Dam, has also placed limits on our growth due to historically low rainfall and snow runoff experienced in recent years in the Colorado River watershed. When President Franklin Roosevelt dedicated the Dam in September 1935, he characterized it as a tangible symbol of the New Deal even though construction planning was well underway in the administration of Herbert Hoover. The history of the Dam goes back even further, to the 1850s when California developers first had dreams of controlling flooding from the Colorado River and using its water for irrigation in the Imperial Valley. The disastrous winter flooding in 1905 that destroyed Imperial Valley agriculture, created the Salton

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Sea, and took 18 months to stop, (by repairing dikes along the river at a cost of $3 Million to the Southern Pacific Railroad), put the whole issue of control of the river on the national stage. In 1907 President Theodore Roosevelt proposed legislation to construct flood control dams on the Colorado River and to construct the All American Canal, from the River to the Imperial Valley. Twenty three years later the construction of the Hoover Dam began. It would be the largest American public works project since the construction of the Panama Canal. The Dam is enormous in every way: 726 ft. high, (two times higher than any previous dam), 660 ft. thick at its base, it contains 3.5 million cu. yds. of concrete in its combination of gravity and arch designs, and, at its peak in 1934 employed over 5,200 men working around the clock, seven days a week. The project cost $98 Million. As it turned out, the pouring of concrete for the dam was the most straightforward part of the project. There was so much work necessary before that could begin. Construction of roads and a railway to the site, construction of an electric power line from Victorville, CA, and construction of Boulder City for 4,000 workers and their families had to be completed. The construction of the four diversion tunnels and the cofferdams, to keep the dam site dry, Continued on page 10  9

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 Continued from page 9 took nearly two years to complete. The diversion tunnels were enormous: each was 56’ diameter and 4,000 ft. long, drilled and blasted through the rock along both sides of Boulder Canyon. Work in the tunnels was very dangerous, taking the lives of 33 men in one 14 month period. Jobsite safety was of secondary importance to the progress of the work.

was circulated to keep the curing concrete from overheating and cracking.

Frank, “Hurry Up” Crowe was the project manager for the construction contractor, Six Companies, a consortium whose bid was the lowest of the three bids received. (Bechtel is the only construction company of the six member companies that still exists.) Crowe had completed 14 dams for the Bureau of Reclamation prior to the Hoover Dam. His experience in the construction of diversion tunnels and his innovative overhead cable system, spanning the canyon for transport of material and men to the dam site, were two of the reasons why the project was completed nearly a year ahead of schedule.

One aspect of the Dam’s construction that could have been better understood was its foundation geology. After 10 months of round the clock excavation, down to bedrock at 104 ft. below the river bed, a series of 400 holes were bored into the rock for grout injection. These were planned to form a continuous concrete curtain below the Dam to prevent water from seeping beneath the Dam and causing uplift. Unfortunately, only a fraction of the holes were grouted successfully. As a result, following completion of the Dam, seepage into the Dam’s service galleries accompanied by a startling amount of uplift was recorded on the strain gages cast into the Dam’s structure. This necessitated the drilling of nearly 800 additional holes, some to a depth of over 300’, to complete the grout curtain. This process wasn’t completed until 1947, taking nearly 9 years, twice as long as it took to build then Dam.

The Bureau of Reclamation conducted research on various concrete mixes, making over 15,000 test samples with 96 different mix designs using aggregates varying in size up to 9” diameter. The 30,000 concrete pours, each with a specific mix design, were planned to minimize heat buildup. The pours were made in interlocking blocks 50’ x 50’ x 5’ high, staggered, and interlaced with a system of piping in which 45 degree water

“Colossus” was published by the Free Press in 2010. It has 496 pages including an extensive bibliography and notes section. The innovative and incredibly difficult construction process is presented in portions of five of the books 20 chapters. There are only three construction drawings included among several pages of photographs. Nevertheless, the book is an excellent and unique way to view the history of Southern California, and the Hoover Dam. 10

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Waterproofing Selection guide By Michael Chusid, RA, CCS

The committee looked at waterproofing as defined in MasterFormat™ (1995 ed.), which says the category includes: “Impervious, waterproofing membranes, coatings, and other materials applied to walls, slabs, decks, and other surfaces subject to continuous and intermittent hydrostatic pressure or water immersion.”

Preliminary Selection of Waterproofing Systems Waterproofing can present a building project team with baffling choices. With dozens of manufacturers and hundreds of products to choose from, there is a formidable amount of data to evaluate. Unfortunately, there does not appear to be a standard, easy-to-follow methodology for making waterproofing product selections, making the task especially daunting for novice designers with limited personal experience to draw upon. Even seasoned specifiers or contractors can find themselves stymied when confronted with unusual project conditions. To address this concern, the Technical Committee of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) developed several resources to aid in waterproofing decisions. “Our goal was to help the design team make better waterproofing decisions more efficiently,” said Roger A. Cormier, CCS, committee chair.

One of the resources they developed is the “Guide to Waterproofing Types and Locations” for making informed preliminary selections of waterproofing systems. It enables the designer or specifier to quickly and easily make preliminary decisions about waterproofing materials based on known project conditions. The guide allows users to identify the types of waterproofing most appropriate for further investigation, and those that can be dropped from consideration. “With product catalogs and all the data on the Internet, there are lots of sources for detailed information about waterproofing materials,” explained Michael Fuller, CDT, committee member. “Our new guide provides generalized information. It points a user in the right direction so he or she can concentrate their efforts on the types of products most likely to be useful on their project.”

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follow. According to Melina Renee, CCS, “We visualized a designer or specifier looking at a detail and trying to figure out the best way to waterproof their structure.” The guide consists of two parts: a set of conceptual sketches (Images 1 through 8) that help users visually identify the waterproofing conditions on their project, and a Table (next page) to guide them toward the types of waterproofing that could be considered for use with each condition. The process begins with an assessment of the condition encountered on a project:

Horizontal or vertical structure This was made the first order of demarcation for two reasons. First, someone examining a water proofing condition would be able to tell its general orientation at a glance, even if nothing else about the project’s waterproofing requirements was known. Secondly, there are often major differences between the materials and techniques that can be used in each orientation from a materials standpoint.

Positive or negative hydrostatic pressure Positive pressure is defined as hydrostatic forces that tend to press waterproofing into the structure being protected by it. Negative pressure, on the other hand, is defined as hydrostatic forces that can cause waterproofing to separate from the structure being protected.

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 Continued from page 11 This distinction is critical to the selection of waterproofing, but is not always easy to discern. For example, a waterproofing liner placed inside an underground water tank would ordinarily be under positive pressure. However, if the tank was drained and the water table outside the tank rose, the same waterproofing would be under negative pressure due to ground water trying to flow into the tank.

Specific condition of use A wide range of conditions of use can be encountered in a project. For example, pedestrian coatings and above grade walls may have aesthetic considerations. ‘Blind side’ conditions require the installation of waterproofing before construction of the structural element, such as waterproofing placed before a floor slab is placed. It would be a rare project indeed that required all conditions identified. Some applications, like ceiling waterproofing under negative pressure, are more likely to be used in civil engineering projects than architectural applications.

Type of liquid or gas being contained by waterproofing Waterproofing compatible with potable water merited its own category in the table. Methane-resistance was also considered, as it is of increasing importance in southern California and other areas with underground gas, petroleum, or contaminated soil. The table does not address waterproofing that must be compatible with other chemicals or sewage.

How the table works After locating the correct conditions of use on the table, users are directed to appropriate types of waterproofing materials, organized generally in accordance with MasterFormat. “Recommended” materials are those recommended for the conditions indicated in at least one manufacturer’s published product literature. Since the criteria for “Recommended” is based upon a single manufacturer’s recommendation, users are cautioned that other manufacturers of similar materials may not recommend their products for the indicated conditions. “Unacceptable” materials are those which, to the best knowledge of committee members, are not recommended by any manufacturer for the indicated conditions of use. After much debate, the committee created a “Qualified” category between “Recommended” and “Unacceptable.” Products in this category are those which are not commonly used for the indicated conditions, and where no manufacturer currently recommends their product for the described conditions. However, in the opinion of the committee, these materials may work in some applications. For example, some of the “Qualified” materials may be technically suitable, but are not in common use because they are not economical for the indicated conditions. The committee considered other factors that affect waterproofing but eventually decided they were beyond its scope. For example, what happens where a horizontal

and a vertical condition meet? Once a broad category is selected, what are the performance and product variables that ought to be considered to further narrow one’s options within each product category? For example, application thickness, availability of materials and labor, costs, warranty provisions, environmental factors, project limitations, and other factors must be considered. Also, the guide does not address dampproofing, water repellents, or roofing-processes that are sometimes grouped inappropriately with waterproofing. In all cases, users of the guide must read manufacturer literature and carefully evaluate proposed materials before specifying or using them on a specific application. When necessary, qualified professional advice should be obtained and tests performed to demonstrate the effectiveness of a product. (The committee also found the Below Grade Waterproofing manual published by the Sealant, Waterproofing and Restoration Institute [SWRI] to be an authoritative reference.) The committee recognizes that, as with any consensus effort, its guide will not satisfy everyone in the industry. Variations in regional practices or changes in technological and economic conditions may lead to different guidelines for waterproofing selection. Still, the committee hopes its efforts have filled a critical gap in the information Continued on page 15  14

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available to specifiers. Annette Wren, FCSI, a waterproofing industry consultant who reviewed the guide, said, “This is a great educational tool. I wish there had been something like this when I was getting started in the business.”

Notes Working in concert with CSI’s Los Angeles Chapter’s Technical Committee, the author describes a new waterproofing guide to help the design team make better waterproofing decisions more efficiently.

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Waterproofing Selection Guide the Result of Year-Long Effort by Los Angeles Chapter’s Technical Committee Working together for over a year, the Los Angeles Chapter’s Technical Committee held monthly lunch-time meetings to coordinate the ongoing efforts of individual committee members and special task forces. The 21 committee members comprised a crosssection of the industry, including architects, contractors, waterproofing consultants, manufacturers, sales representatives, and representatives of organizations that own and operate buildings. This diversity was ultimately the committee’s strength as it assured all facets of non-residential waterproofing would be considered. Initially, however, the differing viewpoints required the committee to struggle for consensus about fundamental questions such as: What is included in the scope of waterproofing? Do the waterproofing categories described in MasterFormat make sense? What is the best way to classify the various types of waterproofing conditions of use and service requirements? What should be the role of warranties in product selection? Who is responsible for the compatibility of different types of waterproofing at transitions from one building condition to another?

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Describing the deliberation process, owner’s representative Kurt C. Schwarm, CCS, said, “Volunteering for CSI Committee work is a great opportunity to give back to the profession while sharpening my understanding of waterproofing at the same time.”

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In addition to the product selection guide, the committee developed a guide to the roles and responsibilities of those involved in making and executing project waterproofing decisions. Waterproofing contractor Glen Hickman explained the success of a waterproofing project depends on all members of the project team working together with a clear understanding of each other’s obligations.

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While the specific relationships on any given project are determined by the terms of its construction contract, committee members feel the new document can help establish a common understanding between team members. A copy of the roles and responsibilities document can be obtained by contacting the Technical Committee’s chair, Roger Cormier, via e-mail at roger.cormier@dmjmhn.com , or vice chair Melina Renee via e-mail at melina.renee@dmjmhn.com.

07100-Dampproofing and Waterproofing General Data-Product and Material Selection

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This LACSI Document continues to be valuable reference to Industry The work performed by CSI can have value over time and around the world. The Wateroriifubg guide has proven to be a valuable resource to the industry; it was republished in Concrete Repair Bulletin and has been cited as a reference in a number of technical papers.

Author Michael Chusid, RA, CCS, is a member of the CSI Los Angeles Chapter’s Technical Committee. He can be reached at michael@chusid.com.

Despite being written nearly a decade ago, the article is still in use. Michael Chusid reports that he was recently contacted by a construction engineering student from Brazil is using the paper in her research into the design of potable water tanks. The guide is available online at http://tinyurl.com/4j485t7.

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MISSION The Mission of the Los Angeles Chapter of The Construction Specifications Institute is to provide its members the opportunity to share information about materials and methods of construction, and to promote improved preparation, delivery and use of construction documents. The Chapter fosters the professional development of its members and provides service to the construction industry by promoting education, research, certification, recognition of outstanding accomplishments, and networking opportunities within the Chapter, Region, Institute, and construction industry.

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