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Charles E. Gulledge III, PE, CSI, MAI Senior Mechanical Engineer AC Corporation Greensboro, NC

Charles E. Gulledge III, PE, CSI, MAI is the past Chair of the Chapter Technology Transfer Committee, past Chair of Technical Committee 7.01: Integrated Building Design, ASHRAE Liaison to the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), member of the Handbook Committee, Chair of TRG4 – Sustainable Metrics, member of the Sustainable Certification Ad Hoc Committee, member of the Building Information Modeling and Interoperability Ad Hoc Committee, and a Distinguished Lecturer on the topics of MasterFormat 2004 and Integrated Building Design. Mr. Gulledge has received the Chapter Service Award, the Regional Award of Merit, and the Dan Mills Technical Award. In his role as the liaison to CSI, Mr. Gulledge has been intimately involved in the overhaul of the MasterFormat 2004 (MF04) specification organization structure. He currently serves as a MasterFormat Accredited Instructor (MAI) for CSI. He has trained three classes of MAI instructors for CSI, conducted three Webinars focused on Basic MF04 and MF04 for Engineers, participated as a seminar speaker at the ASHRAE 2005 Annual Meeting in Denver, co-presented two ASHRAE Learning Institute Short Courses on MF04, and presented multiple chapter programs for ASHRAE and CSI on the new MF04 impacts and Integrated Building Design. Mr. Gulledge is a Senior Mechanical Engineer with the design/build firm of AC Corporation in Greensboro, NC. A licensed professional engineer, he received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State University. He has over 19 years experience in the HVAC industry as a consulting engineer and four years experience as manager of project management for the City of Greensboro, NC. LECTURE TOPICS: MasterFormat 2004 This program explores the comprehensive revision and implementation of the new MasterFormat 2004 numbers and titles structure. The basic program theme focuses on impacts to architects/engineers, contractors, suppliers, and facility owners that have interest in the preparation of Project Manuals for building construction. Content covers the following topics: - Why MasterFormat 95 had to change
- What guiding principles were used in the conversion
- MasterFormat 2004 basics
- MasterFormat 2004 application guide.
- Implementation issues
Integrated Building Design The quest of successfully providing a truly integrated building design (IBD) continues to challenge our industry and the built world. This program looks at these challenges, identifies barriers to success, and explores solutions to promote and achieve holistic IBD. Content covers the following topics: - What is IBD?
- Project delivery techniques
- Design team structures
- Design discipline cross-links and coordination
- Hidden barriers
- How do we make IBD work?
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