Chapter Meeting Minutes
October 16th2015
New Hampshire Hospital Association Building
125 Airport Road Concord, NH 03301
Attendee / OrganizationTim Bishop / Riverwoods
Greg D’Heilly / Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Marcel Alix / Monadnock Community Hospital
Robb Russman / Riverwoods
Peter Girard / Dartmouth Hitchcock
Tom Humphrey / Monadnock Community Hospital
Ryan Gorscak / SBA
Steve Hassell / Shawmut
Jason Butler / Fitzmeyer & Tocci
Steve David / Concord Hospital
Monica Hanley / DiGiorgio Associates Inc.
Paul Colby
Julie Sturgis / VA Manchester
Joe Bean / SMRT
Kate Everett / SMRT
Ellen Belknap / SMRT
Meredith Gonzales / Sprague Flooring
Carol Gillis / Harriman Architects & Engineers
Bob Demers / St. Joseph Hospital
Al Baker / Nora Systems Inc.
Richard Pizzi / Lavallee Brasigner Architects
Product /Service Introductions:
NORA Systems, Inc. – nTx Flooring, moisture mitigation - overview presented. Thank you to NORA, Al Baker & associates for supplying lunch for today’s meeting.
Presentations:
Master Facility Planning presented by SMRT- Joe Bean, Director of Healthcare Business Development, Ellen L. Belknap, AIA, SMRT President & Kate Everett, PE, LEED AP.
1 Contact hour .001 CEU approved by ASHE.
Call to Order: - Business Meeting
The business meeting was called to order by Tim Bishopat 2:15pm
Meeting Minutes:
June‘s MeetingMinutes were approved.
Officer Reports:
President Report: Tim Bishop:
Tim thanked NORA & SMRT
Acknowledged the Twin State Seminar that was held at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Hospital in August.
Mentioned the Summer Outing – Portsmouth Harbor Cruises.
Spoke briefly about the NEHES Fall Conference; the educational slate, the networking opportunities & the gala reception.
- The Educational materials from the conference are available on the NEHES website at
Vice President Report: Greg D’Heilly
Greg said “Hello” to the group, indicating it’s good to get back to a regular meeting.
Secretary Report:
Tim indicated more to come on this, later in the meeting.
Treasurer Report: Marcel Alix – provided the following report:
As of 10/16/ 2015
On Deposit -
YTD
Active
Lifetime
Supporting
Free
Total
NEHES Report:Peter Girard:
Acknowledged that the NEHES Fall Conference was a success, well-attended, with many interesting speakers and topics.
Peter shared that NHSHFM will be hosting the 2016 NEHES Fall Conference, at the Mountain View Grand Hotel, in Whitefield, NH
Solicited ideas for Conference Educational topics. Anyone with suggestions can contact Peter.
Old Business:
Tim mentioned that he has not acquired insurance for NHSHFM, to date.
New Business:
- Tim addressed the vacancy in the Secretary position on the Board and nominated Robb Russman to fill the position for the interim. The group was asked if there were any other candidates. No other candidates were brought forward. A motion was made by Tim Bishop to vote Robb into the Office of Secretary. Peter Girard seconded. All present voted in favor, no one present voted against.
- A discussion was held regarding the schedule for the remainder of the calendar year.
November 13th - Meeting moved up to 2nd Friday in November
- Meeting will be at the New Hampshire Hospital Association Building, 125 Airport Road Concord, NH 03301
-Members are encouraged to bring suggestions for 2016 Educational Slate
December 11th - NHSHFM annual planning meeting
– Meeting will be held at the Puritan Back Room, 245 Hooksett Rd, Manchester, NH 03104
- Election of 2016 Officers
- Lunch will be served
- Ideas for 2016 Educational Slate were discussed. Suggestions included:
- A Lunch & Learn offered by the Door Security & Safety Foundation
- Navigating FGI Guidelines
- Advocacy regarding Codes & Compliance Issues
- Cost to Benefit Analysis
- Utility Incentive Programs; What’s available & how to get them
- Life Safety Emergency Management, Impact of New Life Safety Code
- COMPASS Symposium; the Maine connection
Trends:
No new trends were discussed.
Survey Hot topics:
The NH Department of Health & Human Services conducted it’s Annual Life Safety Inspection at Riverwoods, this summer, since the last NHSHFM meeting. Beth Farrell was the Inspector. Her hot topics were; Proper sprinkler clearances in closets (18”), Proper operation and gaps of Fire-Rated Doors and Code-compliant RPT’s.
The topic of proposed new sill heights (36”) was brought up. No one had any specific information about whether this was going to become code or not. Some expressed concern about the large financial impact it could have, if it does.
Julie Sturgis mentioned having a visit from OSHA.
Marcel stated that he was told OSHA had been to Rivermeade, as well.
Remaining 2015 Educational Slate:
November 13th– ASHRAE 188 and Water Management (Meeting moved up to 2nd Friday in Nov)
Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned byTim Bishop at 3:00pm.
2015 NHSHFM Officers:
President – Tim Bishop
Vice-President – Greg D’Heilly
Secretary (Interim) – Robb Russman
Treasurer – Marcel Alix
State Rep. to NEHES – Peter Girard
Alt. State Rep. to NEHES – Scott Lever
NEXT MEETING:
November 13th - Meeting moved up to 2nd Friday in November.
Meeting will be at the New Hampshire Hospital Association Building, 125 Airport Road Concord, NH 03301
Respectfully Submitted,
Robb Russman, CHFM
Secretary,
NHSHFM
Supporting Members
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Meredith Gonzales, NE Account Exec.
Sprague Floor Company
157 Portland Ave.
Dover, NH 03820
Phone 603-742-3869
Fax 603-743-6869
Richard Rogers
President (Two Memberships)
Cornerstone Painting Contractors, Inc.
41 Londonderry Turnpike
Hooksett, NH 03106
Phone 603-669-0223
Fax 603-782-5001
Anthony Giglio, Project Manager
Gilbane Building Company
2 Executive Park Dr.
Bedford, NH 03110
Phone: 603-396-2270
Fax: 603-669-1667
Kenneth Holmes, President
North Branch Construction, Inc.
76 Old Turnpike Rd
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603-224-3233
Fax: 603-225-7165
Charles Cochrane, President
(Two memberships)
Cochrane Ventilation Inc.
154 West St.
Wilmington Ma 01887
Phone 800-974-9055
Fax 978-657-0303
Robert Holden, President
Denron Plumbing & HVAC, LLC
605 Front St.
Manchester NH 03102
Phone 603-627-4186
Fax 603-627-0539
Augustus Mancini, Project Manager
Gleeson Powers, Inc
PO Box 305
Franklin Ma 02038
Phone 508-553-0800
Fax 508-553-0999
Anne Crowe Walker, Director
Walker Parking Consultant / Engineers
20 Park Plaza Suite 1202 Boston Ma 02116
Phone 617-350-5040
Fax 617-350-5048
Scott Guertin, Associate Project Manager &
Marie Tatarczuk, Business Development Manager
RDK Engineering
200 Brickstone Square, Andover MA 01810
Phone 978-296-6200
Fax 978-296-6201
Carl Nelson, Fire Protection Engineer
Rolf Jensen & Associates
16161 Worcester Rd. Suite 501, Farmington MA 01701
Phone 508-620-8900
Fax 508-620-0908
William P. Pogar, AIA, Healthcare Studio Leader, Architect
Harriman Architects+ Engineers
123 Middle Street
Portland ME 04101
Phone 207-775-0053
Scott LeClair Principal
(Two Memberships)
Fitzmeyer & Tocci Associates, Inc.
92 Montvale Ave. Suite 4100
Stoneham Ma 02180
Phone 781-481-0210
Fax 781-481-0203
Keith McBrien Project Manager
GDS Associates, Inc.
1155 Elm Street
Manchester NH 03101
Phone 603-661-9502
Joe Bean Director of Healthcare Business Development
SMRT Architecture / Engineering
One Dundee Park, Suite 4, Andover, MA 01810
Phone 207-321-3867 cell 207-415-2260
Mark Cleminson Account Manager
W.W. Grainger, Inc
370 E Industrial Park Dr.
Manchester, NH 03109-1822
Phone 603-668-7161 cell 603-339-6571
Albert Baker III Senior Account Engineer
Nora Systems Inc.
PO Box 295 53 Boulder Path Rd.
Waterville Valley NH 03215
Phone cell 603-438-6665
James Berry Project Development
Consigli Construction Company Inc.
266 Summer St.
Boston Ma 02210
Phone 508-458-0422
Richard Borrelli Healthcare Studio Mgr
WBRC Architects/ Engineers
76 Old Turnpike Road
Concord NH 03301
Phone 603-224-3233
Terry Butler Business Development Mgr
Hallam-ICS
38 Eastwood Drive Suite 200
South Burlington VT 05403
Phone 802-658-4891
Steve Clayman Consultant
Optimal-Use
155 Dow Street Suite 400
Manchester NH 03101
Phone 603-622-5450
Peter Dunn Outside Sales
Northeast Electrical
36 Littleworth Road
Dover NH 03820
Phone 603-740-3800
Neal Emmer Principal
Levi+Wong Design Associates Inc.
45 Walden St.
Concord MA 01714
Phone 978-371-1945
James Farrell President
BMI Mechanical Inc
PO Box 1986
Exeter NH 03101
Phone cell 603-772-6482
Scott Guertin Principal Project Mgr
RDK Engineers
200 Brickstone Square
Andover MA 01810
Phone 978-296-6200
Tom Hageman Sales /Owner
Clarity Water Technologies
10 Durgin Road
Chichester NH 03258
Phone 603-568-5653
Monica Hanley Business Development Exe
DiGiorgio Associates Inc
225 Friend St. Suite 300
Boston MA 02114
Phone 617-723-7100
Tim King Principal /Owner
Alternate Business Resources
6 Towne Road Suite 6A
Middleton MA 01949
Phone 617-846-5464
Stephen Montibello Dir Business Development
BR+A Consulting Engineers
311 Arsenal Street
Watertown MA 02472
Phone 617-925-8302
Carl Panza Marketing Director
Farrar Inc.
15 Avon Street
Keene NH 03431
Phone 603-352-4316
Coleman Peeke Sales and Operations
BMI Mechanical Inc.
273 Corporate Drive
Portsmouth NH 03801
Phone 603-436-2551
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