ERAPPA Newsletter

ERAPPA Board Elections

Bob Cornero — 2012-04-26T22:57:18+00:00

By Terry Pellerin - ERAPPA Past President

Consider making a difference in the Eastern Region and to the world of Facilities Management. As Past President of ERAPPA, one of my duties is to seek out motivated individuals to run for ERAPPA Board positions. The past 5 years serving on the ERAPPA Board has been exciting, educational and enjoyable. I have worked hard and have formed many friendships with colleagues in ERAPPA and APPA.

Glenn Smith - APPA's President - Elect

Bob Cornero — 2012-04-25T03:33:58+00:00

APPA Announces Results of Its 2012 Officer Elections

Glenn Smith
Bryn Mawr College

Director of Facilities Services at Bryn Mawr College, was elected to serve as the APPA 2012-13 President-Elect. Following his tenure as President-elect, Glenn’s leadership will continue with service as the 2013-14 APPA President, after which he will serve as APPA’s 2014-15 Immediate Past President.

ERAPPA 2013 - Rochester

Bob Cornero — 2012-04-25T02:38:06+00:00

ERAPPA 2013 Rochester, NY
Save the Date: September 29 - October 2, 2013
See the Video!

APPA Information and Research Committee

Bob Cornero — 2012-04-22T22:34:48+00:00

By Steve Peary, ERAPPA's I&R Rep to APPA

Just as NNECERAPPA and ERAPPA each have a Technology and Communications Committee, APPA International also has a corresponding committee called the Information and Research Committee (I&R).

I&R is a permanent committee of APPA as established in its bylaws and is comprised of association members whose work supports the specific mission and scope of that committee. Members become part I&R through appointments made by the APPA President with the recommendation of the committee chairperson and the regional president.

I&R has a key role in fostering the growth and dissemination of the collective body of knowledge that elevates the role of educational facility professionals. This body of knowledge includes research projects, books and publications produced by APPA, Facilities Performance Indicator (FPI) surveys and reports, the APPA website, and Inside APPA e-newsletter.

MD/DC APPA Chapter Update

Bob Cornero — 2012-04-22T22:27:28+00:00

by Nancy Yeroshefsky, Chapter President

Since we last reported in April 2011, our Chapter has been quite busy! We hosted our traditional educational programs and then some!

In June, 2011, we held our 11th annual two-day educational program at Rocky Gap in Cumberland, Maryland and had seventy-five members in attendance. Workshop topics included: “Getting to Yes” presented by Bill Johnson with Haley & Aldrich and Norm Young from the University of Hartford; and “Facility Capital Investment Planning” presented by Jim Whittaker from FEA.

In October 2011, we held our Fall Educational Program at Wor-Wic Community College and had over eighty attendees. Workshop topics included: “Geothermal Heating & Cooling Systems” presented by Oleksa Breslawec and Hollis Linehan of AKF, “A Decade of Synthetic In-Filled Turf” presented by Bill Seymour of Gale Associates, and “As Simple as Respect” presented by Nancy Yeroshefsky, MD/DC APPA President and Assistant Director/FM Human Resources at UMCP.

In March, the Chapter hosted a booth at the 2012 National Facilities Management & Technology Expo (NFM&T) in Baltimore, Maryland. As always, this was a great opportunity for the Chapter to promote its local programming, the benefits of APPA membership, and the 2012 ERAPPA Annual Meeting.

OCFMA CHAPTER UPDATE

Bob Cornero — 2012-04-22T22:20:06+00:00

By Angelo Miranda, OCFMA Chair
Since the last Ontario Colleges Facility Management Association (OCFMA) update, there have been many changes as well as exciting PD events, and positive results for the college sector due to the chapter’s advocacy to the Ontario government’s Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities (MTCU), which funds the college sector in Canada.
Over the last six months the Chapter has seen the retirement of a number of long serving OCFMA Directors of Facilities at a number of institutions including Algonquin College, Niagara College, St. Lawrence College, and Durham College. The OCFMA Chapter thanks all those who have retired for their support and participation in the Chapter over the years and looks forward to the continuing support and active participation from the incoming Directors.

KAPPA Chapter Update

Bob Cornero — 2012-04-22T22:16:10+00:00

By Joseph Wojtysiak, Chapter President

The KAPPA Chapter hosted its Spring Meeting on April 10th and 11th at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey, PA. There were 188 attendees of which there were 42 “first time attendees”. The Chapter conducted its annual business meeting, which included officer elections. Rick Phillips (Penn State – University Park) was elected Director and Pete Buchheit (University of Pittsburgh – Bradford) was elected 2nd Vice President. They join Past President Beth Clark (Penn State – University Park), President Joe Wojtysiak (Harrisburg Area Community College), 1st Vice President Ed Dankanich (Penn State – Harrisburg), Secretary Lenny Libbon (Carnegie Mellon University), Treasurer Frank Connelly (Wheeling Jesuit University) and Directors Daniel Barlup (Penn State – Harrisburg) and Andy Wilson (Slipper Rock University) as the 2012-2013 Officers.

Spotlight On ... Smithsonian Institution

Bob Cornero — 2012-04-22T22:04:42+00:00

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver Certification for Smithsonian Museum
By Sheri Vucci, Associate Director at the Smithsonian Institution

On November 14, 2011 a ceremony was held at the National Museum of American Indian (NMAI) in celebration of the museum obtaining “LEED Silver Certification”. NMAI is the first Smithsonian Institution museum to receive LEED certification credentials. In the fall of 2007, OFEO in collaboration with NMAI begin working on the required documents needed to obtain LEED EB. A consultant was hired to help with the process, interpretation of the requirements, credits and associated points. It was then up to the team to make the decision as to whether or not the points were obtainable. The total number of documents that were uploaded for the Green Councils review was in excess of 1,000. LEED has six main categories: Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy & Atmosphere, Materials & Resources, Indoor Environmental Quality, and Innovation & Design Process. Each category has a set of pre-requisites that need to be accomplished prior to the acceptance of any other available points under the main headings. The available points for the four different levels of LEED are Certified: 32-39 points, Silver: 40-47 points, Gold: 48-63 points, Platinum: 64-85. Our submission was for 42 points and 41 were accepted; gaining the museum a “Silver” rating. Our goal was to gain at least an existing building certification and we were elated to receive the silver rating from the council.

In Search of ‘Best Value’

Bob Cornero — 2012-04-22T21:57:51+00:00

By Cynthia Segal
As a facility manager, you want to achieve best value in a construction project. But, at the end, how do you know if you were successful? The best way to realize your objective—and the way to evaluate its success—is to first define what value means to you and your project’s constituents.
Campus projects typically have a variety of stakeholders—each with a different (and sometimes competing) objective. There are donors, end users, administrators and trustees. There are campus groups tasked with narrowly defined, but wide-reaching goals

ERAPPA 2012 - Philadelphia

Bob Cornero — 2012-04-22T21:30:01+00:00

September 30th – October 3rd is quickly approaching. Having had a record number of presentation submittals with 135 to review, the ERAPPA 2012 host committee is setting a professional development program that is not to be missed. Aligning with the ERAPPA 2012 theme: HOLDING TRUTHS AND PURSUING HAPPINESS, the five tracks are: TRUTHS - Establishing/Changing organizational fundamentals; IMAGINING - New directions/trends; EVOLUTION - Staying ahead of the curve; JOURNEYING - Improving everyday operations; HAPPINESS - Quality of life/job satisfaction; with sustainability being interweaved throughout each track. As you consider program registration (coming
in June), note that there will also be a number of interesting tours that will have required attendee limits, so mark your calendars and register early. Speaking of registration, why not book your hotel now at http://www.erappa2012.org/ and Like us on Facebook.