AGENDA

Physical Plant Craft Association

Fall Conference

November 7th and 8th, 2002

Utah State University

Thursday – November 7, 2002

8:00 – 9:30 a.m. Registration – TSC Ballroom

Pancake Breakfast

9:30 - 12:00 a.m. Opening Session – Hosted by Scott Goodwin, PPCA Founding Father

· Opening remarks – Darrell Hart, Assistant Vice President Facilities

· Welcome to USU – Stan Albrecht, Executive Vice President and Provost

· Campus Slide Show – Chris Olsen, Facilities

· Introduction of attendees and PPCA Board Members

· STOP (Safety) – Ben Berrett

12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch

1:30 – 4:30 p.m. Training/Information Sessions by selection (page 2)

7:00 – 10:00 p.m. No-Host Social – Comfort Inn

Friday, November 8, 2002

8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast – Physical Plant dock

· Brainstorm sessions

10:00 – 12:00 a.m. Campus tours

· Cogen plant and utility tunnels – WallySpring

· Power generation plant – Bob Hill

· Landscape restoration over new utility tunnels – Ellen Newell

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Closing

· PPCA business

· Spring conference invitation

· Survey

· door prizes

Training/Information Sessions (Choose three)

• “Key control” – Roger Yost, Locks

• Biometric access control
• Repair and maintain vertical rods
• Key record management
• “Measuring for Success” – Scott Nydeger, HVAC

• System Performance
• Commissioning process overview

• “Building Cost Analysis” – Calvin Moser

• “Digitizing Manuals and Blue Prints” – Steve Hobbs
• “Organizing your work control center” – Linda Hudson, Customer Service

• Fine tuning
• Having fun and getting the job done
• “Positive Attitude Creates Success”– Marilyn Spackman, Custodial

• Team Cleaning
• Doing more with less
• The 2^nd half of the day
• Audits
• Give yourself some TLC
• “Goin Green” – Kevin Phillips, Resource recovery

• “Custom cabinet making” – Joe Sorenson, Carpentry

• Media Lecterns
• Production cabinets for labs
• Special projects
• “Landscape Solutions” – Ellen Newell, Loam

• On site mulching
• Greenhouse efficiency
• Labor saving mechanic shortcuts
• “The Estimating process” – Dave Petersen, Major projects

• Keeping the customer informed
• Coordinating the job
• Follow-up
• “Carpet Base” – DeVar Clegg, Floors

• Cutting and Binding
• “Water Quality” – (Clair M)

• Swimming Pools
• Wells, Reservoirs
• Backflow prevention
• “Field painting” – Jeff Chesley, Painting

• “Magnesium Chloride” – Kurt Mitton, Utilities & Equipment

• “Parts availability” – Gordon Collins, Warehouse

• “Campus radio system” – Chris Olsen, Electronics

• “Elevator Maintenance” – Mike Chapman, Elevators

• “Fire Alarm systems” Steve Pierson, Electronics

• “Emergency Generators” Dart Friedli, Electronics

• “Energy conservation” Bob Hill, Electrical