Edward Saltzberg grew up in construction, worked at most construction trades,
but worked
in his youth primarily as a Journeyman Plumber (apprenticeship served in
Plumbers' Union Local 78).
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
Classification
and Position Held
Association of Energy Engineers (AEE). Full Member
(joined 1982). CEM (1983).
Association for Facilities Engineering (AFE)
(formerly American Institute of Plant Engineers
(AIPE). Full Member (joined 1974).
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).
Full Member (joined 1970).
American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE).
Charter Member and Co-founder. Past President
of Los Angeles Chapter and National
Society; Chairman, National Education Committee;
Chairman, ASPE-ASHRAE
Liaison; Vice President, Legislative, L.A.
Chapter.
Member Society Chapter Operations Committee and Structure and Governance
Committee; and Legislative Committee (Started 1964).
California Society of Professional Engineers (CSPE). Member (joined 1984).
California State Fire Marshal – Fire & Life
Safety Advisory Board (since 2003).
Forensic Consultants Association of Orange and LA County’s (joined 2001).
International Association of Plumbing & Mechanical Officials (IAPMO).
Secretary of So. Calif. Chapter for over
43 years;
member or past member of
Education; Plumbing Code, Spa & Pool
Code, & Solar Code; Standards;
Research & numerous ad hoc committees (joined
1958).
Los Angeles City Plumbing Technical Advisory Committee (LAC-PTAC). Member
1987.
Los Angeles County Board of Examiners of Plumbers & Gas Fitters (since 3/92).
Mechanical Engineers Association of California (MEAC). Past President and Secretary
and currently Board Member. (Joined 1971).
National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE). Fellow (joined 1984).
National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE). Member (joined 1984).
Plumbing Engineer Magazine - Editorial Review Board (1981 to present).
Plumbing Engineer Magazine - Board of Review - ASPE Award for Excellence in
Plumbing
Design (1986 & 1988).
Plumbing, Heating, Cooling Contractors of Greater Los Angeles (PHCC-GLAA). Honorary
Member (since 1964).
Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE). Affiliate Member (joined 1977).
Unified Plumbing & Piping Association of Long Beach. Honorary Member (since
1977).
MEMBERSHIPS
- SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS, PHILANTHROPIC:
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complete CV
FORENSIC HISTORY:
38 years
experience in forensic mechanical engineering
364 legal and insurance cases
53% of cases for plaintiff
(193 cases)
47% of cases for defendant
(171 cases)
Testified in court 28 times
Deposed 67 times
Testified in arbitration, J.A.M.S. or settlement conferences 26 times
Been on prevailing side 325 times
Been on losing side 8 times
265 cases have settled prior to or during court proceedings
20 cases were dropped due to insufficient grounds to proceed
AWARDS AND HONORS: (partial list)
IAPMO, International - George Kaufman Lifetime Achievement Award
(September 2004)
ASPE, Los Angeles Chapter - Certificate of Appreciation
(November 2001).
ASPE, National Society - Certificate of Appreciation (October
1998).
ASPE Research Foundation - Certification of Appreciation (October
1998).
AEE - Certificate of Appreciation (January 1997).
ASPE, Los Angeles Chapter - Certificate of Merit - Legislative Committee
(July 1996).
ASPE, Los Angeles Chapter - Certificate of Appreciation (June 1996).
IAPMO, Southern California Chapter - Plaque for Dedicated
Service (April 1995).
ASPE, National Society, Washington, D.C. - First Ever George W. Runkle Jr. Award of Merit
(1992).
ASPE, Los Angeles Chapter - Award of Excellence (1992).
ASPE, National Society, Washington, D.C. - Special Certificate of Appreciation
(1992).
ASPE, Los Angeles Chapter - Lifetime Achievement Award (1991).
ASPE, Los Angeles Chapter - Engineer-of-the-Year Award (1988).
IAPMO, Southern California Chapter - 25 year Special Service Award (1985).
ASPE, National Society - 1st Honor Roll of ASPE Employers (1984).
IAPMO Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii - Industry Man-of-the-Year Award (1983).
Los Angeles City College - Familian Scholarship (1954).
Who's Who in California
Who's Who in the West
National Register's Who's Who in
Executives & Professionals
Marquis Who's Who in Science & Engineering
Who's Who Historical Society
Nationwide Register's Who's Who in Executives & Businesses
National Registry of Who's Who
Strathmore's Who's Who
International Who's Who of Entrepreneurs
BOOKS, ARTICLES, PAPERS PUBLISHED: (partial list)
Plumbing
Engineer Magazine, “Core Competencies for Plumbing Engineers –
Thoughts on an Important Subject” (August 2002)
NAFE Journal, “Forensic Engineering Analysis of the Negative Effect of
Hot Water Distribution System on Water Heater Operation” (June 2002)
Plumbing Engineer Magazine – Letter to the Editor regarding ASPE’s
Role with National Code Writing Agencies
(June 2002)
IAPMO, Official Magazine, “The Effects of the Hot Water Distribution
System on Water Heater Operation”
(November / December 2001)
Plumbing Engineers Magazine, “How Distribution Systems Affect Water
Heater Operation”- (September 2001)
GO Hap, Book, 2 Chapters,
Guidelines on Health Aspects of Plumbing (GO Hap), (August 2001)
IAPMO,
Official Magazine, Recurring Plumbing Defects – Photo Essay
(May/June 2000)
Plumbing Engineer Magazine – 25th Anniversary Essay –
"What a Difference"
(October 1998)
Reeves Journal – "Hot Water Systems Not Properly
Installed Could Consume
Significantly More Water "
(September 1998)
Plumbing Engineer Magazine – "Are Ultra Low Flow Shower
Heads Suitable for all
Existing Applications?"
(September 1998)
Plumbing Engineer Magazine – Guest Forum – "Code Driven Costs of
Plumbing
System Installations – Is There
Really a Significant Difference?" (July 1998)
Plumbing Engineer Magazine - "Prompt Delivery of
Hot Water at Fixtures"
(September 1997).
ASPE/AHRAE - Hot Water Design Manual, Chapter 10, "Recirculating Domestic Hot Water
Systems" (1997).
NAFE Journal - "The Danger of Unsubstantiated Assumptions: Indoor Air
Quality"
(June 1997)
ASPE, National Convention Proceedings, Phoenix, AZ - "The Effects of Hot Water
Maintenance Systems on Hot Water Heater
Sizing, Piping Systems, and Utility Costs"
(March 1997).
Plumbing Engineer Magazine - "Electronic Data Acquisition Improves Hot Water
Analysis"
(September 1996).
IAPMO - Code Comparison Update of 1996 International Plumbing Code and Uniform
Plumbing Code (September 1996).
NAFE Journal - "New Approaches for Analyzing Hot Water and Other
Systems" (June 1996).
IAPMO - Code Comparison of International Plumbing Code and Uniform Plumbing Code
(March 1996).
ASPE Report - "The Plumbing Engineer and Plumbing Noise"
(January/February 1996).
PM Engineer Magazine - Point/Counterpoint - "Will Air Admittance Valves Do The
Job?"
(February/March 1995).
ASPE - Review of International Plumbing Code (August 1994)
Plumbing Engineer Magazine - "To Combine or Not to Combine: Combined Hydronic
Systems and Their Pitfalls" (September
1993).
ASPE - Report on Air Admittance Valves (August 1993).
IAPMO, Southern California Chapter - Monthly Meeting Minutes (March 1960 through
present).
IAPMO - "Responses to the National Association of Home Builders March 1991
Publication
Concerning the CABO Residential Plumbing
Code" (September 1991).
IAPMO - "Review of Plumbing Portion of the CABO One and Two Family Dwelling Code and
Referenced Documents" (March 1990).
Plumbing Engineer Magazine, Guest Forum - "Who's Watching the Chicken
Coop?"
(March 1990).
ASPE, 1990 Convention Technical Proceedings - "Quality & Ethics in the
Construction
Industry".
ASPE, 1988 Convention Technical Proceedings - "Plumbing Engineer as a Forensic
Engineer".
Indoor Comfort News - "Contractor Pitfalls" (May 1987).
Plumbing Engineer Magazine - "Engineers and Contractors Can Effect Change in
Plumbing
Codes" (May 1986) and "Domestic
Engineering" (May 1986).
Uniform Plumbing Code - Illustrated Training Manual - 1985 Edition (Pages 475-498).
Uniform Plumbing Code - Interpretation Manual - 1985 Edition (Appendix A).
Plumbing Engineer Magazine - "Plumbing Codes - ASPE's Role?"
(January 1984).
Los Angeles Times - "The Dangers of Performing Surgery in Doctors'
Offices"
(November 1979).
Western Building Design - "A Mechanical Engineer Can Save You and Your Client
Money"
(February 1973).
ASPE Data Book - "Cold and Hot Water Pipe Sizing" (Chapter 7) (1971
Edition to present).
Official (IAPMO Magazine) - "Water Pipe Sizing" (October 1967).
LECTURE AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE: (partial list)
PHCC-GLAA - Apprentice School - Water Pipe Sizing
(January 27, 2004)
IAPMO - International - Portland, OR - Water Pipe Sizing (September 30,
2003)
LA City Plumbing Technical Advisory Committee –
Air Admittance Valve Hearing (October
16, 2002)
IAPMO, Southern California Chapter – “Backwater Valve Installation and
Operation” (January 2002)
NAFE Seminar, Washington D.C. - “The Analysis of the Operation of the
Water Heater” (January 2002)
ASPE LA Hot Water Seminar-“Everything You Wanted to Know About Hot Water
but Were Afraid to Ask”
(November 2001)
LA City Building Safety- “Hot Water Talk” (September 2001)
Affordable Housing
Management Association, LA Seminar - “How to Keep Out of Hot Water”
(May 2001)
ASPE, Los
Angeles Chapter – "Hot Water and How to Get Out Of It"
(January 1999)
Plumbing Inspectors Association of Michigan, Traverse City, MI – "IPC/UPC
Engineering Cost Comparison Seminar"
(October 1998)
Construction Law Breakfast Group, Pomona, CA – "Recurring Plumbing
Defects"
(June 1998).
ASPE 1997 Technical Symposium, Plumbing Engineers Inspection
Workshop - "Are You
Getting What You Specified?" (September
26 & 28, 1997).
IAPMO, Orange Empire Chapter - "Recurring Plumbing Defects", Part 1 and 2
(May and June 1997).
AFE, San Fernando Valley Chapter - "Forensic Engineer's Advice to Plant
Engineers"
(April 1997).
IAPMO, Southern California Chapter - "Recurring Plumbing Installation Problems",
Part 1 and 2 (March and April
1997).
MEAC, Los Angeles Chapter Meeting - "The Effects of Hot Water Maintenance Systems on
Hot Water Heater Sizing, Piping Systems, and Utility
Costs" (March 1997).
NAFE, Winter Meeting, Charlotte, NC - "Don't Assume - It Can Cost Your Client
Considerable - An Approach to
Solving Indoor Air Quality Cases" (January 1997).
AEE, Southern California Chapter - "The Effects of Hot Water Maintenance Systems on
Hot
Water Heater Sizing, Piping Systems, and Utility
Costs" (January 1997).
ASPE, National Convention, Phoenix, AZ - "The Effects of Hot Water Maintenance
Systems
on Hot Water Heater Sizing, Piping Systems, and
Utility Costs" (November 1996).
AFE Western Region Convention, Anaheim, CA - "New Simplified Approaches for Trying to
Keep Building Occupants Happy," (April
1996).
NAFE Winter Meeting, Portland, Oregon - "New Approaches for Analyzing Hot Water
Systems" (January 1996).
PHCC-GLAA - Panel Discussion , "What Would You Like to Know?" (June 1995).
ASPE 1993 Technical Symposium, Atlanta, Georgia - "To Combine or Not? - An In-Depth
Review of the Design of, the Various Pitfalls With,
and the Concerns About
Standard and Combined Hydronic Heating
Systems", repeated twice (October 1993).
Raypak Technical Sales Staff - Hydronic Presentation (August 1993).
Southern California Gas Company, Technical Sales Representatives - Hydronic Presentation
(May 1993).
ASPE, Los Angeles Chapter - "Failures of Copper Piping" (March 1993).
ASPE 1992 Convention, Washington, D.C. - Panel on Quality & Ethics in Engineering
(November 1992).
City of Los Angeles - Forensic Engineering Presentation (October 1992).
ASPE, Los Angeles Chapter - "Are You Qualified to be a Forensic Engineer and the
Hidden
Pitfalls of This Endeavor" (August 1991).
ASPE, Los Angeles Chapter - "Plumbing Code Interpretations" (July 1991).
ASPE, Cincinnati Convention - "Quality & Ethics in the Construction
Industry" - Panel
Discussion (November 1991).
IAPMO, Southern California Chapter - "Sovent" (January 1990).
Unified Plumbing & Piping Association of Long Beach (UPPA) - Monthly meeting -
"ASPE
and the Contractor" (November 1988).
Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), Los Angeles Chapter Seminar - HVAC Problems
(October 1987).
Los Angeles Unified School District, Training Program - "Water Pipe
Sizing" (May 1987).
IAPMO, Southern California Chapter - "Water Pipe Sizing" (May and June
1986).
Plumbing Engineer Magazine, Chicago, IL - Construction Round Table Forum
(November 1984).
Plumbing Piping Industry Council, Los Angeles, CA (PPIC) - Plumbing Seminar
(September 1984).
Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors Conference (PHCC), Long Beach, CA - "Water Pipe
Sizing" (May 1984).
American Society of Plumbing Engineers, Los Angeles Chapter - One-day Water Pipe Sizing
Engineering Seminar (February 1983).
IAPMO Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii - Water Pipe Sizing Seminar (October 1982).
Reseda High School, Reseda, CA - "Energy Conservation in
Restaurants" (June 1982).
Los Angeles School District - Seminar on Energy Conservation (March 1981).
Mechanical Engineers Association of California (MEAC), Los Angeles, CA - HVAC
Educational Seminar (April 1980).
Women in Construction (WICS), Los Angeles, CA - Construction class (May 1977).
American Hospital Association - Annual meetings (November 1971 & December 1972).
National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C. - Opening of Plumbing Test Lab
(February 1972).
University of Wisconsin - Engineering Symposium (December 1970).
Plumbing Systems Design III - UCLA Extension (sponsored by ASPE) (1968).
IAPMO Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA - Education Seminar (September 1967).
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