ABOUT SAVE SAVE International is the premier international society devoted to the advancement and promotion of the value methodology (also called value engineering, value analysis or value management). Value methodology benefits include decreasing costs, increasing profits, improving performance and improving quality.
Society members practice the value methodology in the public and private sectors for organizations in more than 35 countries. VM applications span a variety of fields, including construction, product design and manufacturing, transportation, health care, government and environmental engineering.
SAVE International offers member services such as education and training, publications, tools for promoting the value methodology, certification, networking and recognition. Vision SAVE International is the leading advocate for the practice of function-based, value-enhancing methods. Mission SAVE International will: Promote the benefits of; Advocate for the practice of; Certify the competence of value practitioners in; and, Education individual in Function-based, value enhancing methods.
Strategic Goals Promote the value methodology worldwide. Collaborate with societies and organizations with common interests. Identify new opportunities for application of the value methodology. Embrace new tools and techniques. Create more flexible and comprehensive value education. Expand and diversity membership. Enhance the image of the profession. Core Values and Beliefs The following core values and beliefs give SAVE International boundaries in the pursuit of its vision. Foster an environment for personal and professional growth. Embrace honesty and integrity. Celebrate the accomplishments of members. Advance the profession worldwide. Concentrate on strengthening the knowledge of members. Future VM offers great promise for solving problems of the new millennium, as well as continuing to enhance the value of products, services and systems, and construction projects. SAVE International plans to play the following role by 2020: Because of SAVE Internationals influence the problem-solving value methodology, including function analysis, is intimately familiar to chief executive officers and chief financial officers of corporations and government agencies worldwide for achieving stellar results in adding value to products, services, construction projects and business operations. SAVE International is known as the premier value organization, with highly skilled members providing value-based leadership in every facet of VM application. Opportunities abound as SAVE International members enjoy top career advancement and business success due to the variety of educational and value-based research offered by the society at universities, symposia, on the Internet and in collaboration with societies of similar interests. SAVE International is the repository of all value and related improvement methodologies, as well as information knowledge databases, for people everywhere.
BOARD AND STAFF OF VALUE
EXECUTI VE COMMI TTEE
PRESIDENT James D. Bolton, PE, CVS-Life, PVM, FSAVE Whirlpool Corporation E&T Capabilities Global Product Organization 211 Hilltop North, MD-8537 Saint Joseph, MI 49085 USA T : (269) 923-0056 Email: james_d_bolton@whirlpool.com EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Mary Ann W. Lewis, FSAVE Black & Veatch 18310 Montgomery Village Avenue, Suite 500 Gaithersburg, MD 20879 USA T : (301) 556-4385 Email: lewismaw@gmail.com
VP-FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Jeffrey Plant, MBA, P.Eng., CVS, PMP Plant Group Inc. 400 Applewood Crescent, Suite 100 Vaughan, ON L4K 0C3 Canada T : (905) 482-4990 F : (905) 482-4988 Email: jplant@plantgroup.com VP-CERTIFICATION Thomas E. Wiggins, CVS Faithful+Gould, Inc. 1360 Peachtree Street, Suite 850 Atlanta, GA 30309 USA T : (404) 469-9127 Email: tom.wiggins@fgould.com
VP-GLOBAL AFFAIRS Drew M. Algase, CVS-Life, FSAVE VE Manager & Master Black Belt Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies 47690 E. Anchor Ct. Plymouth, MI 48170 USA T : (734) 454-0059
F : (734) 451-2547 Email: valuedma@yahoo.com
BOARD MEMBERS
VP-EDUCATION Stephen J. Kirk, Ph.D., FAIA, CVS-Life, FSAVE,LEED AP Kirk Associates, LLC 3007 North 156 Drive Goodyear, AZ 85395 USA T : (313) 701-2084 Email: kirkassociates@aol.com VP-MEMBERSHIP Renee L. Hoekstra, CVS RHA, LLC 2255 North 44th Street, Suite 17 Phoenix, AZ 85008 USA T : (602) 493-1947 Email: rhpartnering@earthlink.net
VP-CONFERENCES Richard L. Johnson PE, DEE, CVS PMA Consultants, LLC 4901 Vineland Road, Suite 330 Orlando, FL 32811 USA T : (321) 418-8187 Email: rjohnson@pmaconsultants.com VP-MARKETING John E. Sloggy, PE, CVS Value Based Design, LLC 522 Hilliard Dr, Ste A Fayetteville NC 28311 USA T : (910) 322-1561 Email: jsloggy@valuebaseddesign.com
VP-COMMUNICATION Robert B. Stewart, CVS-Life, PMP, FSAVE Value Management Strategies Inc. 1724 SW Clay Street Portland, OR 97201 USA T : (503) 957-9642 Email: rob@vms-inc.com IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Craig L. Squires, CVS NWIS.net, LP P.O. Box 131106 he Woodlands, TX 77393 USA T : (281) 681-3860 Email: craigs@nwis.net
CERTI FICATI ON BOARD
CHAIRMAN John L. Robinson, PE, CVS-Life, FSAVE Strategic Value Solutions, Inc. 19201 E. Valley View Pkwy., Ste. H Independence, MO 64055 USA T : (816) 795-0700 F : (816) 795-0725 VP-CERTIFICATION Thomas E. Wiggins, CVS Faithful+Gould, Inc. 1360 Peachtree Street, Suite 850 Atlanta, GA 30309 USA T : (404) 469-9127 Email: tom.wiggins@fgould.com Email: john@svs-inc.net
CVS DIRECTOR Luis M. Vengas, PE, CVS-Life, LEED AP, FSAVE Strategic Value Solutions, Inc. 2670 Ravenoaks Place, NE Marietta, GA 30062 USA T : (816) 977-8896 Email: luis@svs-inc.com RE-CERTIFICATION DIRECTOR Muthiah Kasi, CVS-Life, FSAVE Alfred Benesch & Co. 205 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 2400 Chicago, IL 60601 USA T : (312) 565-0450 F : (312) 565-2497 Email: mkasi@benesch.com
WORKSHOPS DIRECTOR Randall K. Sprague, PE, PP, CVS Jacobs Engineering P.O. Box 1936 Morristown, NJ 07962-1936 USA T : (973) 267-0555 F : (973) 267-3555 Email: randall.sprague@jacobs.com AVS/VMP Director Randy Barber, PE, CVS OAC Services 701 Dexter Avenue, N., Ste. 301 Seattle, WA 98109 USA T : (206) 6746113 M : (206) 3909235 Email: rbarber@oacsvcs.com EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Laurel M. Dennis, PE, CVS-Life RHA, LLC 6810 37th Street Court West University Place, WA 98466 USA Email: lmdennis@earthlink.net
CERTI FICATI ON BOARD MEMBERS
Greg Andrysiak, CVS Cost Innovations LLC 6393 Gallery Dr. Canton, MI 48187 USA T : (734) 404-0216 Email: greg@costinnovations.com Stephen Garrett, CVS Kirk Value Planners 675 Spruce Hill Lane, Suite 100 Ortonville, MI 48462 USA T : (248) 240-9605 Email: sgarrett@kirkvalueplanners.com
Jeffrey T. Hooghouse, AIA, CVS US Army Corps of Engineers, HQ 441 G Street, NW Washington, DC 20314 USA T : (202) 761-5533 Fred Kolano, CVSLife, FSAVE, MBA, Value Management Strategies, Inc. 1874 Deer Park Circle S. Grand Junction, CO 81507 T : (970) 2425531 Email: jeffery.t.hooghouse@usace.army.mil Email: fred@vmsinc.com
Bob Rude, PE, CVS-Life RSR Solutions, Inc. 4503 Black Lake Belmore Road Olympia, WA 98512 USA T : (360) 789-5905 Email: bob@rsrsolutions.com Emad W. Shublaq, Ph.D., CVS,CPEng., FIEAust., FASCE., FAITD, FSAVE Shublaq Management Consulting P.O. Box 301955 Riyadh 11372 SAUDI ARABIA T : +966 (50) 5256587 Email: dr.eshublaq1955@gmail.com
CERTI FICATI ON BOARD ASSI GNMENTS
CVS Committee Luis Venegas (D) Steve Garrett Bob Rude Emad Shublaq Recertification Committee Muthiah Kasi (D) Greg Andrysiak Randy Barber Jeff Hooghouse
AVS/VMP Committee Randy Barber (D) Fred Kolano Tom Wiggins Workshop Committee Randy Sprague (D) Greg Andrysiak Fred Kolano Emad Shublaq
Professional Development Vacant AVS Recertification Committee Laurie Dennis
SAVE I NTERNATI ONALHEADQUARTERS Kim Fantaci Executive Director Karen Smith Association Executive
136 South Keowee Street Dayton, OH 45402 Telephone: 937.224.SAVE (7283) Fax: 937.222.5794 E-Mail: info@value-eng.org
SUMMARY ARTICLE Title:
Energy, Climate Change and Sustainability: Opportunities and Responsibilities of the Value Profession
Author(s):
Steven Paget, AVS, LEED AP, and Craig Squires, AVS Date: 26 June, 2010 As most of us know, Lawrence Miles innovation, value analysis, was a response to the scarcity of industrial materials and labor during World War II. The challenge of scarcity and Miles creative response launched our profession and opened the door to countless value improvements. In the early 1970s, value specialist Alphonse DellIsola introduced the use of energy modeling in building analysis to identify the lowest possible energy use needed to fulfill the required function. The Federal OMB Circular No. A-131 states the application of VE in facilities construction can yield a better value when construction is approached in a manner that incorporates environmentally-sound and energy-efficient practices and materials. The value profession has the opportunity to continue contributing to the wise use and conservation of resources as we enter the 21 st century. There is little doubt that human society is facing the unprecedented dual challenges of dwindling fossil fuel reserves and global climate change. The impacts of global warming are evident all around us. The demand for hundred dollar a barrel oil reflects the growing demand for water and other scarce resources. Globally, the two colliding trends of increased demand and reduced availability of energy and natural resources outline a stark reality. The unprecedented challenges of our era call for unprecedented responses. The 2030 Challenge, launched by a concerned architect and endorsed by professional societies, universities, federal and local government, NGOs, and numerous other organizations nationwide, calls for fossil fuel use in all new buildings to be reduced 100% by 2030, in other words to be carbon- neutral. Similar initiatives in manufacturing, transportation, energy, and service industries are being championed by organizations across the globe. The SAVE International website Vision Statement page looks to the future with the statement VM offers great promise for solving problems of the new millennium, as well as continuing to enhance the value of products, services and systems, and construction projects. What is our obligation to future generations? What are the opportunities offered by the defining challenges of the dawn of the 21 st century? Do wehave a responsibility to use the value methodology as exemplified by Miles, Bytheway, DellIsola, and the many other innovative practitioners of our craft? The Miles Foundation has launched the Carbon Value-Index Project to research the use of a carbon index for correlating the carbon footprint of products and services to the function provided. Individual value specialists are incorporating the principles of sustainability into measures of performance. Clients are asking for sustainability and environmental performance criteria to be considered in value studies. Value analysis is stimulating innovative responses to the problems of the new millennium. If these questions and the opportunities and responsibilities posed by the challenges of peak oil, global warming and sustainable development interest you, attend the forum Energy, Climate Change and Sustainability: Opportunities and Responsibilities of the Value Profession at the 2008 SAVE Conference. The forum is an opportunity to listen to value specialists who have been grappling with these questions and applying the value methodology to problems of energy, water and material conservation, pollution reduction, and climate change. Forum panel members, knowledgeable in the application of sustainable design and the value methodology, will represent the transportation, manufacturing, construction, and energy sectors. The forum moderators will pose questions to the panel members addressing the professional responsibility and opportunity for value specialists created by the challenges of energy, climate change and sustainability. The audience will be invited to ask questions, as well as respond to questions and offer opinions. The intent of the forum is to engender a spirited discussion of the subject within SAVE International with the goal of raising our professional response to these issues. The threat posed by climate change and environmental degradation is formidable and will require a concerted global response. Gregory Knoop, AIA, in his 2007 article Value Engineering and Sustainable Design: The Commonality of Quality, published in Environmental Sustainability: Collaboration and Marketing Best Practices in the Building Industry, stated: Value engineers need no longer hide in the shadows. Now, more than ever, we need them to step forward and take part in upholding the principles of quality and value in construction by promoting and lending further expertise to environmental sustainable design and construction. The time to take up this challenge is now.
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