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Month Educational Topic Speaker Attend-
ance
FY01
September Volatile Organic Compounds Robert McIntire, CSI, CDT - ICI Dulux Coatings 20
October Synthetic & Steel Fibrous Concrete Reinforcement Bill O'Day - Nickerson & O'Day 16
November Internet Languages Gilles LeTourneau, CSI 14
December All-Industry    
January State Fire Codes Steve Dodge, State Fire Marshall's Office 27
February Safety Hardware  and 1st Mentoring Program Jim Tartre, CSI - HCI Craftsmen 12
March Meeting Cancelled - Snow    
April The Real Design-Build Dorwin Thomas, 1st V.P. NE Chapter DBIA 27
May Fire Stopping Paul Terkeleen - HILTI Inc 15
June Awards Night   25
FY02
September Division 1: Differences in Open Bid, Design/Build, & Construction Management Paul DiBona, CSI, CCS 30
October Multipurpose Thin-set Mortar Myths (Joint Meeting - NNECPA) Rich Citro, CSI
Mapei Corp
22
November Avoiding Concrete Floor Failures (Seminar) Peter Craig, CSI 83
December All-Industry Meeting    
January NFPA 5000 - Code Update Robert Solomon, PE, NFPA 20
February Division 17 - Communications, T-Series CAD Jim O'Reilly, CSI
Archi-Technology
24
March Renovating the State House, Capital Connector
(Student Mentoring Program)
Rick Burt
Weinrich & Burt
72
April Our Industry and the Environment Kevin Hancock
Hancock Lumber
16
May Using Alternative Delivery Method Contracts for State and Public School Projects Elaine Clark, Director, BGS 38
June Awards Night   22
FY03
September Adopting a National Building Code Martin Conant, CBO - BOCA 32
October The Expanding Design Opportunities of Architectural Concrete (Joint meeting - NNECPA) Robert Myers, CSI, Exec. Director NNECPA 40
November Doors & Hardware Seminar   Attendees 48, Speakers & Exhibiters 25
December All-Industry Meeting    
January Mold Contamination in Buildings Pat Hinckley, CSI 21
February "Know your CSI" - CSI Awareness Program Dick Eustis, FCSI, CCCA 21
March Design & Construction of a Maine High School
(Student Mentor Education Program & Site Tour)
Steve Rich, AIA
Ray Bolduc, PE
Stacy Gammon
students 23
faculty
2
Members 19
April Science Cabinets Roger Varney
Scott Gordan
15
May Green Design Conference (All-day Seminar) Multiple 100
June Awards Night   23
FY04
September Maine's File Bid System - Issues and Up-dates John Butts, CSI 35
October Lab Tour of Univ. of Me. Advanced Structures & Composites Laboratory and program on Commercial Production of composite members (Meeting in Orono) Robert Lindyberg & Al Putnam 29
November Mold and the Built Environment David Shore, Environmental Health & Engineering; Newton, MA 29
December All-Industry Meeting    
January Learn more about the LEED Program and the  implication of the Governor's Executive Order requiring LEED consideration on State, Community College, and University construction Joe Osterwald, BGS
Beth Nagusky, Dir. Energy Independence
Richard Graves, WBRC
Donuta Drozdowica, Fore Solutions
43
February "Construction Warranties - What applies and what does not" Jotham D. Pierce Jr., Esq. of the Portland Law Firm of Pierce Atwood 28
March Flatness and Levelness Tolerances for Concrete Floors Manny Mattos and Earl Samero 28
April  Know your CSI + An Introduction to MasterFormat 2004 Richard Eustis, PE, FCSI, CCCA 20
May Specifications of Openings based on Performance Characteristics and need for air and water infiltration field testing. Bob Haywood 21
June Awards Night   15
FY05
September Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) for use in Residential and Commercial Construction Mart Barron 33
October The 2004 Edition of MasterFormat Dennis J. Hall, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, AIA 37
November State Building Assessment Program Mel Cole, Jr., CSI, CDT & Keith Lowell, CSI, CCS 31
December All-industry Meeting    
January Maine State Building Codes - How do we implement Mark Tebbets, MCO, CBO 36
February LEED Projects in Maine Frank Crabtree, PR, LEED AP, Harriman Associates
Pat Richter, Wright-Ryan
Richard Graves, AIA, LEED AP, WBRC
Danuta Drozdowicz, LEED AP, Fore Solutions
41
March Concrete Shrinkage Control    
April Legal Landmines in Construction Contracting Mike Bosse, Esq.; Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson 31
May Concrete Masonry and Mold Peter LeBlanc, New England Concrete Masonry Association

32

June Awards Night  

27

FY06
September Contractor's Estimate vs Architect's Estimate Keith Lowell, CSI; Lowell Specifications and David LePage; H.E. Callahan

44

October Campus Construction & Student Mentoring -
Meeting held at the University of Maine with special invitation to students
     (Meeting in Orono)
Gerret Bertolini, Pizzagalli Construction
Fred Stoddard, University of Maine
41
November Advanced Fenestration Technology & Student Mentoring -
Meeting held at the University of Maine at Augusta with special invitation to students
Dennis Pelletier, FCSI, CCPR 45
December All-Industry Meeting    
January Update on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Denis Pratt - Alpha One 43
February LaPoint Center, Design and Construction & Student Mentoring -
Meeting held at the Central Maine Community College with special invitation to students
Jeff Larimer, CSI & Mark Lee of Harriman Associates and Clarence Hanscom of Davis & Hanscom 25
March Fire Resistant Coatings Joe Scaries; Flame Control Coatings 28
April Environmental Considerations for Architectural Coatings & Student Mentoring -
Meeting held at the Southern Maine Community College with special invitation to students
Jeff Crawford; Maine DEP
Brent Smith; ICI Paints
28
May Afternoon Seminar - Managing the Transition to MasterFormat 2004 Susan McClymonds, CSI, CCS, MAI, AIA, SCIP
Richard Eustis, PE, FCSI, CCCA, CSC
70
June Awards Night   30
FY07
September Interactive presentation on "Renewable Energy" and an update on the Reddington Mountain Wind Farm Kerry Briggs - Endless Energy 35
October Sustainable Forest Practices in Maine Donald Mansues 16
November Air Barriers, an Emerging Market Keith Sportack 25
December All-Industry Meeting   Program on BIM   205
January Cold Weather Concreting (Joint Meeting with NNECPA) Dick Martin - W.R. Grace Co. 32
February Pervious Concrete - Concrete Solutions to Storm Water Runoff Jon Kuell - Executive Director, NNECPA 30
March Tours of LEED Facilities and "LEED Lessons Learned"  Tour & Panel of Participants 58
April Paint Seminar - Cancelled    
May (April 24) Building Commissioning and Its Benefits  (Meeting in Orono) Abbe Bjorklund, PE, LEED AP - Sebesta Blomberg & Associates 31
June Awards Night/40th Chapter Anniversary   37
FY08
September Energy Codes - The Advantage of Building Above and Beyond Alma Garnett, President of Hunter Panels & Chair of the Board of PIMA ( Polyiscocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association) 23
October Afternoon Tour of Gagne & Sons CMU Plant
Evening Program - Thermal Performance of Concrete Masonry Units
David Nickerson, CSI - CEO of Insulated Concrete Corporation 26
November Afternoon Tour of Wood Structures Inc. Plant
Evening Program - Whole Building Component Engineering
Norman Hord, Design Manager, Wood Structures, Inc. 24
December All-Industry Meeting Peter Vigue  
January Insulated Concrete Forms (Joint Meeting - NNECPA) John Bradbury - ABS Maine 28
February Blue Book Update John Butts, AGC of Maine
Dick Eustis, PE, FCSI
 
March      
April Daylight Harvesting   (Meeting in Bangor) Brad Gouzie, Yusen Associates 34
May Challenges and Rewards of Implementing Innovative Stormwater Treatment Strategies at University Commons, USM Portland David Senus, PE - Woodard & Curran, Inc.  
FY09
September LEED for Schools Gunnar Hubbard, LEED AP 39
October Building Codes and Door Hardware Shelley Hudson. Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies 36
November "Standing on Green Principles" - Sustainable Flooring Choices and Life Cycle Assessment Leah Cavalli, Vice President of Commercial Flooring Solutions 21
December All- Industry Meeting    
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