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June 17-June 30, 2015 — COLORADO REAL ESTATE JOURNAL — Page 33
American Subcontractors Association Colorado
‘The Voice of Colorado Subcontractors’
3575 South Sherman Street, Suite 3, Englewood, CO 80113
303.759.8260
ASAC COMMITTEES
& COUNCILS
ASAC delivers advocacy, education and
networking through the Dream Team
Committee that coordinates 4 committees
that plan and execute their initiatives and
objectives through Councils. To become a
part of and participate contact the ASAC
office at 303.759.8260.
Dream Team Committee
Debra Scifo, Chair
Carl Cox III, Vice Chair/Excel
Environmental, Inc.
Communication & Marketing Council
Shara Hubert, Chair/Plumb Marketing, Inc.
Business Trades Advocacy Committee
Chris Barnes, Chair/Travelers, Inc.
Community Partnership Council
Marlene Gresh, Chair/RMI, Inc.
Adam Alexander, Vice Chair/
MW GOLDEN CONSTRUCTORS
Industry Partnership Council
Danielle Nicol, Chair/Diamond
Excavating, Inc.
Bill Jessen, Vice Chair/Trout Mobile, Inc.
Legislative Advocacy Council
Scott Deering, Chair/Absolute Caulking
& Waterproofing, Inc.
Education Committee
Annual Construction Industry & Excellence In
Safety Awards Gala
Pete Scifo, Chair/OBS Consultants LLC
Ray Nibbe, Vice Chair/Wagner Rents,
Inc.
Attorney’s Council
Carrie Rodgers, Chair/Moye White LLC
Business Development Council
Mike Tafoya, Chair/Portocol Business
Strategies
Nathan Fonseca, Vice Chair/CRS
Insurance Brokerage, Inc.
Health & Safety Committee
Annual Health & Safety Summit
Nick Williams, Chair/Absolute Caulking
& Waterproofing, Inc.
Justin Crane, Vice Chair/Preferred Safety
Products, Inc.
Safety Council
Justin Crane, Chair/Preferred Safety
Products, Inc.
Health Council
Krista Price, Chair/Aflac
Event Council
Mark Hoover, Chair/Wagner Rents, Inc.
Member Development Committee
Annual Golf Classic
John Cofrin, Chair/Asbestos Abatement,
Inc.
TBD Vice Chair
Membership Council
Carl Cox III, Chair/Excel Environmental,
Inc.
E very time I see an
old outhouse it
reminds me how far
we’ve come from
the “Old Days”. I’ve been
involved in the Plumbing
Industry for most of my life
and there have been so many
changes in the way things are
done. The type of fixtures and
accessories available versus
way back when. I think the
biggest change is that there
are so many choices now for
just about every plumbing
fixture you could want. When
you think about this it makes
sense in view of how we use
plumbing fixtures such as
toilets, bathroom sinks, tubs,
showers, kitchen sinks, laun-
dry sinks, hosebibbs, etc. con-
tinuously every day.
There have been many
changes in the items men-
tioned above as to sizes,
shapes, colors, makes, brands
and models now available.
One big change is the amount
of flow per minute “GPM”
(gallons per minute) for fau-
cets, showers and tub valves.
For toilets it is “GPF”(gallons
per flush) allowed. In 1994
the Water
Conservation
Act dictated
the maxi-
mum allow-
able water
flow for man-
ufacturers.
Once that
rule was enacted it changed
toilets forever, especially the
old style toilet which used
anywhere from 3-1/2-5 gal-
lons per flush. Now toilets are
only allowed 1.6 GPF or less.
You can see this is a huge dif-
ference in gallons used so the
designs had to change quite
a bit.
This brings us too many
choices such as now having
toilets with 1.6 GPF gravity
type, a pressure assist type,
vortex flush and even the
lesser GPF models in either
tank or flush valve type. For
faucets you now have a huge
array of styles, flow designs,
finishes, etc. Faucets are
restricted by the aerator in
the spout which controls the
GPM. These can be inter-
changeable to some degree
in most brands.
Probably most of you have
seen and used the auto sen-
sor type fixtures and/or touch
type/touchless faucets, toilets,
urinals, etc. There are even
“waterless” urinals in use,
which have mixed reviews as
you can imagine.
Plumbing systems and fix-
tures have come a long way
from being bare essentials
to now being necessities in
everyday living. Besides being
needed daily the fixtures are
even used as designer tools
and in some cases as status
symbols. Whether commer-
cial or residential the same
options are available using
the low-flow fixtures which
earn Green Points on LEED
Jobs where they are required.
Water heaters are another
big item that we use regu-
larly and there are some very
energy efficient models now
available.
Because of all these
improvements the next
time you use your readily
available plumbing fixtures
and systems—THANK A
PLUMBER!!
James Hulbert
Vice President/
General Manager
Front Range
Plumbing, Inc.
303.451.1971
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