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Hurricane season begins, warns ASSE

DES PLAINES, Ill.—With hurricane season beginning, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and its 32,000 occupational safety, health and environmental professional members, urge companies and communities to take steps now to prepare to handle emergencies in an effort to minimize injury and disruption to operations. ASSE notes that there are three critical phases of crisis management: vulnerability assessment, response management, and, business continuity. Hurricane season in the Atlantic began June 1 and ends November 30. The Eastern Pacific hurricane season began May 15th and also ends November 30.

For more information, see www.asse.org

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CSI gains president

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) announced that Dennis J. Hall, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, FAIA, SCIP, will assume presidency of the organization on July 1.

Hall is managing principal of Hall Architects, Inc. and chairman of HALL│Building Information Group, LLC, with offices in Charlotte, NC, and Dallas, TX.

For more information, see www.csinet.org

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NFPA elects officers

QUINCY, Mass.—The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) announced the re-election of officers, the election of new officers, and the election of new members to the board of directors.

The newly elected positions will take effect at the close of the opening general session.

For more information, see www.nfpa.org

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ASID lauds Georgia law

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) and its members applaud the State of Georgia, Gov. Sonny Purdue (R) and Rep. Sean Jerguson (R) on the passage of HB 231, a law that will allow registered interior designers to draft, seal and sign their own technical drawings for state approval.

The bill was signed into law on June 2, 2010, and passed by a vote of 122 to 21.

For more information, see www.asid.org

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Architect of Capital is named

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Institute of Architects (AIA) applauded the confirmation late last night by the U.S. Senate of Stephen Ayers, AIA, as Architect of the Capitol. The confirmation was by unanimous consent, a compelling endorsement of Mr. Ayers’ performance since being appointed on an interim basis three years ago.

Ayers was nominated to be Architect of the Capitol by President Barack Obama in late February, after leading the office on an interim basis following the retirement of Alan Hantman, FAIA, who held the position previously.

For more information, see www.aia.org

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BOMI course gets USGBC approval

ANNAPOLIS, Md.—BOMI International’s class entitled Boilers, Heating Systems, and Applied Mathematics has been approved by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The course is the eighth BOMI International class that the USGBC has approved in the past six months. The USGBC has now approved all five courses required to obtain BOMI International’s Systems Maintenance Technician (SMT®) designation. For more information, see www.bomi.org

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CoreNet elects Board members

ATLANTA—CoreNet Global, the 6,500-member international association of corporate real estate (CRE) and workplace executives, and its Chairman, Barry Varcoe, announced the confirmation of its new Board directors for 2010:

• Chairman Elect: Matthew J. Fanoe, Corporate Director of Real Estate & Facilities, Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.
• Treasurer: Dino S. Piccini, BCCR, President, Global Corporate Services, DTZ
• Newly-elected Directors: Maureen Ehrenberg, Global Director of Facilities Management, CB Richard Ellis, John Forrest, CEO, Corporate Solutions Asia Pacific, Jones Lang LaSalle, Lydia Jacobs-Horton, Director, Global Facilities & Real Estate, Procter & Gamble Co., Mark Nicholls, Senior Vice President, Corporate Workplace, Bank of America, James Scannell, Senior Vice President, Administrative Services, The Travelers Companies, Inc.,

For more information, visit www.corenetglobal.org

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