Papyrus Summer 2007

I N T E R N AT I O N A L A S S O C I AT I O N O F M U S E U M FA C I L I T Y A D M I N I S T R AT O R S

VOLUME 8
NUMBER 2 PAPYRUS SUMMER
2007

British Library Additional Storage Program
by John de Lucy

In December 2005, the British Library began clearing the land John De Lucy is Head of Estates and Facilities at the British
for its new storage facility at Boston Spa in West Yorkshire. Library, and is Vice-President, Regional Affairs of IAMFA.
The series of photographs which follows chronicles the
evolution of the project through March 2007.

1 2 3 1 October 2005: Land prior to
the start of site clearance.
2 December 2005: Removal of
trees and site clearance.
3 January 2006: Site ready to
start creation of the
embankment, or bund.
4 February 2006: Digging out
of site and building of bund.
4 5 6
5 March 2006: Translocation of
calcareous grass onto bund.
6 July 2006: Beginning of site
excavation.
7 August 2006: Continuation
of excavation.
8 September 2006: Further
excavation.
7 8 9
9 October 2006: Final levelling
of site prior to construction.

10 November 2006: The first steel
supports go up.

11 February 2007: Roof lining and
steel framework complete.
Central partition in progress.
Construction on the site of the
administrative building begins.
10 11 12 12 March 2007: End wall
complete.

13 March 2007: View either side
of dividing wall.

14 March 2007: Inside the shell
of 4 Aisle.

15 March 2007: Inside the shell
of 3 Aisle.

13 14 15
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Things to See and Do in Ottawa-Gatineau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Proposals for the Labelling of Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
IAMFA Members Directory 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Board of Directors Mid-Year Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Northern California Chapter of IAMFA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2008 Annual IAMFA Conference in London . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
UK IAMFA Meeting — Wednesday, May 9, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Message from the President
performance benchmarking. The intent here in Ottawa in February 2007, in
of the project was to demonstrate how preparation for the IAMFA 2007 Annual
these three streams of facilities manage- Conference. I am proud of the serious
ment could be aligned with the broader contributions that our Board members,
objectives of the organization—in this Jim Moisson, Richard Kowalczyk, Dan
Guy Larocque,
President of IAMFA
case, the Sydney Opera House—to Davies and John de Lucy continue to
provide FM solutions that could be inte- make towards the operations of our
grated into that organization’s strategic Association, and the support that they
directions. I encourage IAMFA members lend me in directing the Association.
Laying the to visit the FMA Australia website at
www.fmactionagenda.org to learn more
We are looking forward to seeing all
of you at the conference this September,
Groundwork about this approach, and hopefully to so that we can network with each
inspire a more strategic integration of other and continue to allow IAMFA to
One generation plants a tree, their facilities management function provide you with the knowledge and
Another enjoys the shade. within their organizations. Successful the tools you need to support your
—Proverb integration of FM solutions will cer- cultural institutions.
tainly result in better support of the
Guy Larocque, P. Eng., President, IAMFA
As I browse through the past four business objectives and functional
issues of Papyrus, I am reminded of requirements of the organization.
the strides that our organization has One of the other outcomes of the IAMFA Board of Directors
made during the past few years. In my strategic planning exercise was the
President
first address to members in the Winter realization that the communications
Guy Larocque
2004–2005 issue of Papyrus, I spoke tools of an international organization Canadian Museum of Civilization and
of a vision for renewal and growth. I such as IAMFA should not be limited Canadian War Museum
spoke of the steps we would take to to one language, as this would inhibit Gatineau, Canada
guy.larocque@civilization.ca
lay the groundwork towards realizing the growth potential of our Association
this vision. Since then, we have imple- and its ability to become more relevant V.P., Administration
Richard Kowalczyk
mented a strategic planning process, to cultural institutions throughout the Smithsonian Institution
we have created sub-committees of world. Therefore, for the first time in Washington, D.C., USA
the Board of Directors to undertake the history of IAMFA, this article will kowalczykr@nasm.si.edu
special projects, we have collaborated also appear in French, in light of the V.P., Regional Affairs
on a new approach to performing the fact that IAMFA has a new member John de Lucy
annual benchmarking survey, and from Paris: le musée du quai Branly, to The British Library
London, U.K.
we have made inroads into attracting which we wish to extend our Associa- john.delucy@bl.uk
new members from the international tion’s warmest welcome. The members
Treasurer
museum community. of the Board of Directors have had
Jim Moisson
There remains much work to be serious discussions regarding the Harvard University Art Museums
done in order to maintain our Associa- integration of French and Spanish in Cambridge, MA, USA
Papyrus, on our website, and in the james_moisson@harvard.edu
tion and to ensure that it remains viable.
One of the outcomes of our strategic use of simultaneous translation at our Secretary and Papyrus Editor
planning exercise was a recognition annual conferences. Efforts will be Daniel H. Davies
Smithsonian Institution
that the facilities management (FM) made, to the extent possible, to inte- Washington, D.C., USA
discipline suffers from a lack of visibility grate these three languages into the ddavies@si.edu
within the cultural community. This is fabric of IAMFA communications. We Chairman — Conference 2007
also true of the FM departments within also encourage our members to con- Guy Larocque
other types of organizations throughout tribute articles to Papyrus in their Canadian Museum of Civilization
the world. The Facility Management language of choice, and we will co- Corporation
Gatineau, Canada
Association of Australia also recognized nsider them for publication with guy.larocque@civilisations.ca
this fact and undertook a research pro- translations into the other languages.
ject exploring how FM could become These and other important issues For additional contact information,
please visit our website at
a business enabler through digital were discussed recently at the semi- www.iamfa.org
modeling, services procurement and annual Board of Director’s meeting

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Message du président
de la Sydney Opera House en l’occur- des précieuses contributions que les
Jeter les bases rence, afin d’offrir des solutions FM membres du conseil, Jim Moisson,
pouvant être intégrées aux orientations Richard Kowalczyk, Dan Davies et
Une génération plante les arbres stratégiques de cette organisation. John de Lucy, continuent à faire aux
à l’ombre desquels une autre J’encourage les membres de l’IAMFA à activités de notre association et du sou-
génération se repose. visiter le site Web de la FMA Australia, tien qu’ils m’assurent dans la direction
– Proverbe à www.fmactionagenda.org, afin de de l’association. Nous avons hâte de
se familiariser davantage avec cette vous rencontrer à la conférence en
En parcourant les quatre derniers approche qui inspirera, je l’espère, septembre. Ce sera là une excellente
numéros de Papyrus, j’ai été frappé une intégration plus stratégique de occasion pour tous de tisser des liens et
de constater tous les pas que notre la fonction FM au sein de vos organi- de créer des réseaux afin de permettre
association a franchis au cours des sations respectives. Il est clair que à l’IAMFA de fournir à ses membres
dernières années. Dans mon premier l’intégration de solutions FM entraî- les connaissances et les outils dont
mot aux membres dans le numéro de nera un meilleur soutien des objectifs ils ont besoin pour soutenir leurs
Papyrus de l’hiver 2004-2005, je parle d’affaires et des exigences fonctionnelles institutions culturelles.
d’une vision de renouvellement et de de l’organisation.
Guy Larocque, ing., Président, IAMFA
croissance. J’explique les étapes que En outre, il ressort de notre exercice
nous devrons pendre pour préparer de planification stratégique que les
le terrain afin de réaliser cette vision. outils de communication d’une orga- Regional Chapters
Depuis, nous avons mis en place un nisation internationale comme l’IAMFA
Atlanta, U.S.A.
processus de planification stratégique ne devraient pas se limiter à une seule Kevin Streiter
et nous avons créé des sous-comités du langue. Cela limiterait le potentiel de High Museum of Art
conseil d’administration pour s’occuper croissance de notre association et sa Australia
de projets spéciaux. Nous avons col- capacité d’être plus pertinente pour Kim Reason
Museum Victoria
laboré à l’élaboration d’une nouvelle les institutions culturelles du monde
Bilbao, Spain
approche pour le sondage annuel sur entier. Ainsi, pour la première fois de Rogelio Diez
les indices de référence, et nous avons l’histoire de l’IAMFA, nous publions Guggenheim Museum
fait d’énormes progrès pour attirer de également cet article en français afin Chicago, U.S.A.
nouveaux membres de la communauté de souligner l’arrivée au sein de notre William Caddick
Art Institute of Chicago
muséale internationale au sein de association d’un nouveau membre du
musée du quai Branly de Paris à qui Hawaii, U.S.A.
notre association. Robert White
Il reste encore beaucoup de travail nous souhaitons la plus chaleureuse Honolulu Academy of Arts
à abattre pour bien établir les bases de bienvenue. Les membres du conseil Los Angeles, U.S.A.
notre association et assurer sa viabilité. d’administration ont discuté sérieuse- Joe May
ment de la possibilité de publier des J. Paul Getty Trust
Il se dégage, notamment de notre exer-
cice de planification stratégique que la articles en français et en espagnol New England, USA
John H. Lannon
discipline de la gestion des installations dans Papyrus et dans le site Web de Boston Athenaeum
(ce qu’on appelle FM en anglais pour notre association, et d’offrir aussi l’inter- New York, USA
facility management) manque de visi- prétation simultanée à nos conférences Mark Demairo
bilité à l’intérieur de la communauté annuelles. Dans la mesure du possible, Neue Galerie
culturelle. Il en est de même pour les nous tenterons d’intégrer ces trois New Zealand
Patricia Morgan
services de gestion des installations langues dans les communications de Auckland Art Gallery
d’autres types d’organisation dans le l’IAMFA. Nous encourageons aussi nos
Ottawa-Gatineau, Canada
monde entier. À cet égard, la Facility membres à soumettre à notre étude Ian MacLean
Management Association of Australia des articles, dans la langue de leur Canada Science and Technology Museum
Corporation
(FMA) a effectué une recherche pour choix, pour publication dans Papyrus
San Francisco, U.S.A.
tenter de déterminer comment trans- et traduction dans les autres langues.
Joe Brennan
former cette discipline en facilitateur de Toutes ces importantes questions et San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
commerce par la modélisation numé- d’autres ont fait l’objet de discussions United Kingdom
rique, l’approvisionnement en services récemment à la réunion semestrielle Jack Plumb
et l’analyse comparative du rendement. du conseil d’administration de l’IAMFA National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh
La recherche visait à trouver des moyens qui a eu lieu à Ottawa, en février 2007, Washington/Baltimore, USA
Robert Evans
d’aligner ces trois courants de gestion en prévision de la conférence annuelle Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden
des installations sur les grands objectifs 2007 de notre association. Je me réjouis

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Guest Alert
by Kim Davies

ALLENE LEWIS
One thing I know for sure: the weather
will be warmer when we gather in
Ottawa this September than it was
during the mid-year Board meeting
last February. It was the first time
since I was a child growing up in
Rhode Island that I had been able to
walk on snowy sidewalks on which
the snow was not icy, gray or slushy,
but instead crunched underfoot. As
cold as it was, we were treated to very
warm and gracious Northern
hospitality. Thank you Guy and Samia!
Plans are well underway for the 2007
guest program. Part of the “agenda” at
the February meeting was to sample
the various culinary treats that await
our arrival in September. (Try the wild Fall in the National Capital Region, looking east across Parliament Hill from the Peace
boar pâté!) I won’t give away all of Tower. The East Block is located in the foreground, with the Fairmont Château Laurier
the details, but let me just say this: I just beyond.
gained three pounds in three days.
Bring your walking shoes—we will photography museum, a shopping mall Washington, D.C. area, I will be more
need to do a lot of walking! (or two), the Rideau Canal, and the than ready for the cool, clear air of
Speaking of walking, there is a National Gallery (which we visit on Ottawa in September.
lot to see within walking distance of Monday) are just a few of the places Enjoy your summer. The Conference
the castle . . . I mean the Fairmont close to the hotel. We should be able will be here before we know it. We
Château Laurier. (Or so I am told. It to find plenty to occupy ourselves are in for a real treat. Here’s to good
was too cold for my Maryland, mild- while the IAMFA members are food and great fellowship in Ottawa.
winter blood to do much outdoor benchmarking on Sunday. See you in September.
exploring in February. According to I am told the weather in September
Guy and Samia, the -12˚C temperatures can be chilly. The advice from the locals Kim Davies is the wife of Daniel
were mild by Ottawa standards.) A is to wear layers. Sounds great to me! Davies, Secretary of IAMFA.
beautiful park, an outdoor market, a After a long, hot, humid summer in the
ALLENE LEWIS

SHEILA SINGHAL

Fall in the National Capital Region, looking northeast from the The final series of locks on the Rideau Canal, leading to the
Peace Tower on Parliament Hill. Two towers of the East Block can Ottawa River. The Fairmont Chateau Laurier is on the right, and
be seen in the foreground, with the National Gallery of Canada in the Canadian Museum of Civilization can be seen on the opposite
the center, and the Ottawa River in the background. bank of the river.

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Things to See and Do in
Ottawa-Gatineau this September
by Alana Housholder

the Canada Agricultural Museum and the Canadian
ALLENE LEWIS

Parliament Hill
The Gothic Revival Museum of Nature.
buildings on Parliament
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Hill are the seat of

HARRY FOSTER, CMC
Canada’s national
government, which
includes a House of
Commons and a Senate.
There are daily guided
tours of the Centre
Block, and visitors may
watch debates from
galleries in the House
of Commons and Senate,
or climb the Peace Tower
for breathtaking views of the city in all directions. The
Canada’s largest and most-visited museum profiles Canadian
Library of Parliament—the only structure on the Hill to
socio-cultural history from earliest times to the present day.
have survived a disastrous 1916 fire—is also worth a visit,
In addition to its highly popular permanent exhibition halls,
particularly since its extensive renovations, profiled in the
the Canadian Museum of Civilization houses the world’s
Spring 2005 issue of Papyrus.
largest indoor collection of totem poles, the Canadian
Information: www.parliamenthill.gc.ca
Children’s Museum, the Canadian Postal Museum, an IMAX
Theatre, and special exhibitions from around the world.
The Supreme Court of Canada Information: www.civilization.ca
A visit to the Supreme Court of Canada offers visitors an
opportunity to become better acquainted with Canada’s Canadian War Museum
highest court. Tours are provided by law students who

HARRY FOSTER, CMC
familiarize visitors with the Canadian judicial system and
explain how legal issues of public importance are dealt
with by the Supreme Court of Canada.
Information: www.scc-csc.gc.ca

Rideau Hall
Rideau Hall is the official home and workplace of Canada’s
Governor General—Canada’s Head of State and the Queen’s
representative in Canada. Set amidst 79 acres of landscaped
grounds, Rideau Hall offers guided tours of the residence,
art collection and gardens. Rideau Hall is also home to the
The Canadian War Museum opened its new facility in May
Rideau Hall Cricket Association, which plays matches on
2005, and has already welcomed more than one million
summer weekends in a tradition dating back to 1866.
visitors. Set on riverfront parkland, the Canadian War
Information: www.gg.ca/visitus
Museum explores Canada’s military history and how that
history has shaped the country and its people. Featuring
Museums outstanding architecture and some of the world’s most
Ottawa-Gatineau is home to eight major national museums: important collections of military art, vehicles and artillery,
the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Canadian War the Canadian War Museum is considered a must-see
Museum, the National Gallery of Canada, the Canadian destination on any visit to the capital.
Museum of Contemporary Photography, the Canada Science Information: www.warmuseum.ca
and Technology Museum, the Canada Aviation Museum, continued on page 6

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ALLENE LEWIS
Things to See and Do in Ottawa-Gatineau this September— Canadian Museum of Nature
continued from page 5
This popular family-oriented
National Gallery of Canada museum showcases Canada’s
The National Gallery of Canada features treasures from the natural history from its earliest
Middle Ages to the present day, and includes important geological history, through the
collections of Asian, European and Inuit art. Housed in a age of dinosaurs, to the present
stunning glass building on the Ottawa River, the National day. The dioramas in the
Gallery also includes two floors of edgy modern works Mammal Gallery are worth a
by contemporary artists from across Canada and around special trip, as is the new
the world. Talisman Energy Fossil Gallery.
Information: www.gallery.ca Information: www.nature.ca

Canada Science and Technology Museum Canada Aviation Museum
Canada’s largest science Located on a former air force base, the Canada Aviation

CSTMC
and technology museum Museum features more than 130 aircraft from over a century
profiles Canadian of powered flight. Highlights include a Silver Dart, a Sopwith
scientific achievement Camel, a Lancaster bomber, and the only known remains
right up to current of the famous Avro Arrow. Interactive displays, and a
contributions in the layout which enables aircraft to be viewed from all angles,
field of nuclear fusion. make this a popular destination for visitors of all ages.
This popular family- Information: www.aviation.technomuses.ca
oriented museum
demonstrates how science and technology affect our daily There are also numerous smaller museums and galleries
lives through hands-on displays, locomotives to climb aboard throughout the National Capital Region, including the
and fascinating experiments you can try for yourselves. Currency Museum, the Royal Canadian Mint, the Bytown
Information: www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca Museum, the Canadian Ski Museum, the Billings Museum
Estate, the Diefenbunker and many more. For information
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography on these and other museums, visit
This relatively new museum, tucked in next to the Fairmont www.ottawamuseums.com
Château Laurier, was once a railroad tunnel. Exhibitions
change quarterly and feature the finest in contemporary The Rideau Canal
photography-based work. Recently declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Rideau
Information: cmcp.gallery.ca Canal celebrates its 175th anniversary this year as the oldest
continuously operated canal in North America. The com-
Canada Agriculture Museum
pleted canal, with its 47 masonry locks and 52 dams, was
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one of the engineering marvels of the 19th century. Running
125 miles (202 kilometers) from Lake Ontario to downtown
Ottawa, the Rideau Canal empties into the Ottawa River
between the Fairmont Château Laurier and Parliament Hill.
It remains in full operation today, still using hand-operated
locks similar to those in use when the Canal opened in 1832.
Information: www.rideau-info.com/canal

Shopping, Galleries and More
The cosmopolitan Ottawa-Gatineau region is home to
Located on a large working farm in the heart of the city, more than a million people from around the world and
the Canada Agriculture Museum showcases Canada’s offers something for everyone. For more on shopping,
agricultural history through exhibitions and hands-on galleries, dining, recreation and special events, visit:
demonstrations. The barns featuring displays on the Museum’s www.ottawatoursim.ca or www.ottawakiosk.com
cattle, sheep and other livestock are particularly popular, as
are seasonal horse-drawn wagon rides and rambles through Alana Housholder is a facilities management intern at the
nearby perennial gardens and the Dominion Arboretum. Smithsonian National Zoo Office of Facilities Management
Information: www.agriculture.technomuses.ca and Reliability in Washington, D.C.

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Proposals for the Labelling of Buildings
by Jack Plumb

Background public of this information on energy change. The main principle for the
At the 2005 IAMFA conference in Bilbao, performance should be enhanced IAMFA EPC is that it will be produced
a brainstorming session aimed at im- by clearly displaying these energy as part of the benchmarking exercise
proving the image and relevance of certificates.” (Recital No 16—Energy so that, once information has been
IAMFA led to the suggestion that IAMFA Performance of Building Directive— provided for the benchmarking exer-
become more of a recognized authority 2006) cise, the EPC will be part of the report
in museum facility administration. One provided.
way this could be achieved would Proposals
be for IAMFA to produce a building Most of the information required Information that Could be
certificate which would assert the per- to produce an Energy Performance Provided on an EPC
formance of that facility in comparison Certificate is already provided within As mentioned above, the principal aim
with similar facilities. the existing benchmarking exercise of the EPC is to provide a tool which
A working party was set up to that most of us currently undertake, will help identify energy use, while also
investigate how this idea could be and the intention is that this will not continued on page 8
developed. The working party consisted
of Jack Plumb of the National Library
of Scotland, Frank Brown of the Energy Performance Certificate
National Gallery, John Standish of the Building: National Library of Scotland
Smithsonian Institution, Ian MacLean Date of Issue: 12/29/06
Audited by:
of the Canada Science and Technology Date of Audit:
Museum Corporation, and Keith Period Covered: 2006
McClanahan of Facility Issues. Operational Asset
In January 2006, the Energy Perfor- Saving Grade Rating Rating
mance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) Better > 15% A A
came into force in the European Union 10% to 5% B

with the aim of reducing energy con- 5% to 10% C

sumption in buildings. A key part of 0% to 5% D
0% to 5% E
this legislation was Article 3, which
5% to 10% F
proposed an Energy Performance
10% to 15% G
Certificate (EPC). At the Los Angeles
Worse >15% H
conference AGM, the working party
proposed that the IAMFA Building
Good Practice Level: 445 kWh/m2 MAGEC Bench Marking Exercise
Certificate should be based on this Typical Level: 570 kWh/m2 MAGEC Bench Marking Exercise
Energy Performance Certificate. They Actual Level: 200.42 kWh/m2
further proposed that a discussion
Water Consumption: 1546 m3
paper be published in Papyrus prior Typical Consumption: 600 m3 OGC Report 2003 (9.3 m3/person/year)
to the Ottawa conference to allow Best Practice: 410 m3 OGC Report 2003 (6.4 m3/person/year)
members to comment on the proposals,
with a view to holding a vote on these
proposals at the conference. Operational Rating for Last 3 Years
The European legislation makes a
2004 2005 2006
very good point—one which fits very -20.00%
-17.25%
well with the guiding principals of -15.00%
Operational Rating

-10.00%
IAMFA; i.e., “Public authority buildings
-5.00% -2.84%
and buildings frequently visited by the
0.00%
public should set an example by taking 5.00%
environmental and energy considera- 10.00% 7.88%
tions into account and therefore should 15.00%
be subject to energy certification on a 20.00%
regular basis. The dissemination to the

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Proposals for the Labelling of Buildings—continued from page 7

offering encouragement and, hopefully, rated into any consumption calculation energy use of the building, which
funding to carry out further energy- or included as item of fact. does of course include the running
saving projects. The information to be These items are: use of the building. The operational
provided on the EPC would thus focus • Outside air temperature—measured rating does require regular meter read-
primarily on energy issues. as heating-degree days or cooling- ings and the recording of all energy
These might include: degree days. (We will need to specify sources, and the question is how often
the base temperature, as the UK should the energy readings be taken,
• Electricity consumption
and USA currently use different and what meters should be read.
• Gas consumption base temperatures.) The European legislation accepts that
a rating can last for up to ten years,
• Coal consumption • Public opening hours/Visitor
but it is difficult to see how this can
numbers/Combination of both;
• Oil consumption (for heating demonstrate an improvement in the
i.e., visitors per opening hour
purposes only, not for standby energy consumption of a building. At
generation purposes) • Environmental conditions in which the moment, IAMFA members partake
collections are maintained. (This in an annual benchmarking exercise
• Water consumption assumes fully air-conditioned in which annual energy consumption
• Steam consumption spaces—some facilities do not have is a standard question. Therefore, it
full air-conditioning or maintain seems sensible to take the existing
• Central hot/chilled water strict environmental conditions.) benchmarking exercise a bit further to
consumption produce an EPC on an annual basis.
• Energy consumption of public cafe-
teria, or similar identifiable energy Within Europe, the assumption is that
Floor area will also be required and the energy consumption data will be
consumption not directly related to
for the purposes of the EPC, and we displayed in kilograms of CO2 emission,
the institution’s core business.
propose to keep the existing definition using government-published conversion
of the building floor area defined as factors. This is very straightforward in
gross area in the 2006 facility issues Energy Consumption Data
Europe, but not so straightforward else-
Museum Benchmarking Survey, as Within the European Union, two
where, where the conversion factors
follows: “The sum of the floor areas methods for calculating energy con-
are not so readily available. In addition,
on all levels of the building that are sumption seem to be emerging. One
these conversion factors are changing
totally enclosed within the building method is what is called an “Asset
all the time as the power companies
envelope including below grade (base- Rating” and the other is known as
juggle the power supply between
ment) floor areas and interior parking. an “Operational Rating”.
nuclear/gas-fired/coal-fired/oil-fired
The building gross area is measured Asset Rating: This method was
electricity generation, and that is before
to the outside face of exterior walls, principally designed for new builds,
the discussion on the type of coal/oil
disregarding canopies, cornices, and is a theoretical calculation method
that is used. Therefore, the working
pilasters, buttresses and balconies that which takes into account the insulation
group has decided that the energy
extend beyond the wall face and court- and assumed operational properties
performance information should be
yards that are enclosed by walls but of the building. The calculation then
presented in terms of kWh/m2, which
have no roof. The building gross area compares the energy performance of
is a term most of us are familiar with.
basement space includes the area that building to a standard building
Based on the arguments above, the
measured to the outside face of the with the same operational properties,
working group has decided to recom-
basement or foundation walls.” but uses a standard insulation value
mend the adoption of the “Operational
The other items that we feel could based on the England and Wales 2006
Rating” as the basis for the calculation
be included on an EPC would be those Building Code. The asset rating does
of energy consumption.
issues that directly affect the energy not take into account the running use
consumption of a particular facility, of the building; i.e., use of exhibition/
reflecting the issues that are important specialist lighting or computer use in Grading Structure
to that facility. Even within a facility, offices, as it is really designed for pro- As can be seen from the certificate, the
there should be no reason why differ- viding the most basic of standards for headline chart will have eight bars,
ent issues cannot be displayed on the a standard office type environment. each denoting a grading standard.
EPC for different buildings within that Operational Rating: This method Assuming that these bars represent the
facility. These can either be incorpo- does take into account the actual energy performance of the building,

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the next issue to be defined is what years, we recommend the following the European Union, where it is man-
the bars indicate. Again there are two grading: datory for all public buildings—as
possibilities: Grade A >15% saving to which buildings should have a
Grade B 10% to 15% saving Certificate, although having such a
• The bars compare the energy per- certificate will come to be accepted
formance of the building with its Grade C 5% to 10% saving
Grade D 0% to 5% saving as a demonstration of best practice.
peers; i.e., benchmarking similar We hope we have produced a doc-
types of buildings. Grade E 0% to 5% increase
Grade F 5% to 10 % increase ument which will lead to the production
• The bars compare the energy per- Grade G 10% to 15% increase of an Energy Performance Certificate
formance of the building with its Grade H >15% increase which can be recognized as being
own performance on a year-by- standard enough that is can be used
year basis. as an IAMFA certificate, while also
What else should be included on being flexible enough to be relevant
To compare the energy performance the EPC? to any number of different buildings
of a building with its peers may appear We think the recording of the energy within different facilities.
the obvious choice at first glance; performance over the past three years
is a good idea and should form the Jack Plumb is Building Services
however, as the buildings within the
minor graphical presentation on the Manager at the National Library
museum/gallery sector are usually
EPC. This shows progress or otherwise, of Scotland, and is Chairperson of
unique, and whilst a gallery could be
but there should be a space beneath the U.K. Chapter of IAMFA.
compared with a gallery, once you
take into account all the variables— this bar chart to allow an explanation
local climate conditions, condition of of any change in either direction.
plant, different operational/exhibiting/ Other items that can be included
environmental conditions within depending on what that particular
collection areas—the comparison facility requests: O T T A W A • G A T I N E A U

becomes increasingly difficult. • Degree days either heating or
To compare the energy performance cooling IAMFA appreciates
of a particular building year by year
the support of these
• Water consumption host facilities:
will give a real indication of just how
well an energy-saving initiative or • Visitor numbers/Opening
Fairmont Château Laurier
investment in energy-saving equip- hours/Combination of visitors per
opening hour
ment has performed. It may also reflect
the consequences of extended opening • Benchmark with similar buildings
Canada Aviation Museum
hours, increased visitor numbers or • Visitor satisfaction rating
a significant change in the weather.
• Custodial benchmark
Whatever the reason, the results
would be there for everyone to see. • Cleaning benchmark Canada Science and
On the basis of the arguments Technology Museum
above, the working group recom- This could also be left to the
mends that the comparison of energy individual institution to select what
consumption on a year-by-year basis is important to them. Canadian Museum
form the major display on the EPC. of Civilization
Eight bars have been considered, Summing Up
on the basis that the top four bars The purpose of this proposal is to
would denote, Good, Better, Very set out the procedure by which we Canadian War Museum
Good and exceptional performance, can produce an Energy Performance
and the bottom four bars would denote Certificate which will show the energy
Bad, Worse, Very Bad and Dire perfor- performance of a building in a straight-
mance. If we accept these definitions, forward manner. It is intended that a
Library and Archives Canada
careful consideration must be given to Certificate be produced for all buildings
the percentages represented by each that facility managers feel would benefit
bar. Based on our experience in moni- from displaying such a certificate. Thus, National Gallery of Canada
toring energy performance over many there would be no rules—except in

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IAMFA Members Directory 2007
Leo Bourque Chan Hung Do Ed Richard
AUSTRALIA ATCO Frontec Corporation Building Operations Engineer Chief, Facilities Planning &
1200 Montreal Road Canadian Museum of Management
Dan Mackenzie Building M-19, Room 328D Civilization National Gallery of Canada
Director Ottawa, Ontario 100 Laurier Street 380 Sussex Drive
Steensen Varming K1A 0R6 3100 Station B Ottawa, Ontario
160 Sailors Bay Road Canada Gatineau, Quebec KIN 9N4
Northbridge leo.bourque@atcofrontec.com J8X 4H2 Canada
Sydney, NSW Canada erichard@gallery.ca
2063 Ian Follett chan.do@civilisations.ca
Australia President
dan.mackenzie@ Facility Management Guy Larocque FRANCE
steensenvarming.com.au Services LTD Director, Facilities
45 Maryland Place SW Management and Security
Canadian Museum of Gérard Bailly
Dean Marshall Calgary, Alberta
Civilization Directeur des moyens
Head of Facilities Management T2V 2E6
100 Laurier Street Technique et de la Sécurité
National Gallery of Australia Canada
P.O. Box 3100, Station”B” musée de quai Branly
GPO Box 1150 fmsltd@fmsltd.com
Gatineau, Quebec 222 Rue de l’Université
Canberra, ACT Paris
2601 Mario Gasperetti J8X 4H2
Canada 75343
Australia Manager, Strategic
guy.larocque@civilisations.ca CEDEX 07
dean.marshall@nga.gov.au Accommodation,
FRANCE
Accommodation and
Pierre Lepage gerard.bailly@quaibranly.fr
Tony van Noordenburg Security Division
Head of Risk and Facilities Library and Archives Canada 329 Carpenter’s Point
PO Box 135 Nadim Callabe
National Gallery of Victoria 395 Wellington Street
Wolfe Island, Ontario Directeur Général Dépégué
7259 St. Kilda Road VIC 8004 Ottawa, Ontario
Canada Adjoint
180 St. Kilda Road K1A 0N4
pierrelepage8@msn.com musée de quai Branly
Melbourne, Victoria Canada
222 Rue de l’Université
3004 mario.gasperetti@lac-bac.gc.ca
Ian MacLean Paris
Australia 75343
t.van.noordenburg@ Alain Gendron Chief, Facilities Services
Canada Science & Technology CEDEX 07
ngv.vic.gov.au Chief, Security Services
Museum Corporation FRANCE
Canadian Museum of
P.O. Box 9724 Station T nadim.callabe@quaibranly.fr
Anthony Williams Civilization
Manager, Facilities Operations 100 Laurier Street 2421 Lancaster Rd.
and Maintenance P.O. Box 3100, Station”B” Ottawa, Ontario
Sydney Opera House Gatineau, Quebec K1G 5A3 THE NETHERLANDS
Bennelong Point J8X 4H2 Canada
GPO Box 4274 Canada imaclean@technomuses.ca Karen Keeman
Sydney, NSW alain.gendron@civilisations.ca Facilities Manager
2000 Terresa McIntosh Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Australia Richard Harding Director, Strategic Initiatives & P.O. Box 74888
awilliams@ Division Manager, Facility Planning Hobbemastraat 20
sydneyoperahouse.com Management & Operations Library and Archives Canada, Amsterdam
Black & McDonald Limited Portrait Gallery of Canada 1070 DN
2460 Don Reid Drive 395 Wellington Street The Netherlands
Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa, Ontario k.keeman@rijksmuseum.nl
CANADA K1H 1E1 K0E 1J0
Canada Canada
Jean Allard rharding@ terresa.mcintosh@lac-bac.gc.ca
Library and Archives Canada blackandmcdonald.com
NEW ZEALAND
395 Wellington Street Jose-Luis Oliveros
Ottawa, Ontario Head Facilities Department Mike Heinemann
K1A 0N4 Canadian Center for Facilities Supervisor
Canada Architecture Christchurch Art Gallery Te
jean.d.allard@lac-bac.gc.ca 1920 Bailes Puna O Waiwhetu
Montreal, Quebec Worcester Boulevard
H3H 2S6 PO Box 2626
Canada Christchurch, Canterbury
jolivero@cca.qc.ca New Zealand
mike.heinemann@ccc.govt.nz

Names in red indicate new members since April 2006

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Patricia Morgan Stephen Gill ARIZONA Jim Bullock
Manager, Business Support Head of Facilities Director of Facilities
Auckland Art Gallery – Toi O British Museum Keith McClanahan J. Paul Getty Trust
Tamaki Great Russell Street Principal 1200 Getty Center Drive
P.O.Box 5449 London, England Facility Issues Suite 100
Auckland WC1B 3DG PO Box 1447 Los Angeles, CA
New Zealand UK Flagstaff, AZ 90049-1678
patricia.morgan@ sgill@thebritishmuseum.ac.uk 86002-1447 USA
aucklandcity.govt.nz USA jbullock@getty.edu
Jack Plumb keithmcc@facilityissues.com
Deputy Estates Manager George Calvo
SPAIN National Library of Scotland Custodial Services Supervisor
George IV Bridge CALIFORNIA Huntington Library
Edinburgh, Scotland 1151 Oxford Road
Rogelio Diez EH1 1EW Gordon Bailey San Marino, CA
Facilities Director UK Building Superintendent 91108
Museo Guggenheim – Bilbao j.plumb@nls.uk Asian Art Museum USA
Abandoibarra 2 200 Larkin Street gcalvo@huntington.org
Bilbao David Sanders Room 2211
Viz Caya Director of Estates San Francisco, CA William Carr
48001 Natural History Museum 94102 Facility Manager
Spain Cromwell Road USA Huntington Library
rdiez@guggenheim-bilbao.es London, England gbailey@asianart.org 1151 Oxford Road
SW7 5BD San Marino, CA
UK Donald Battjes 91108
UNITED KINGDOM d.sanders@nhm.ac.uk Chief of Operations & Facility USA
Planning wcarr@huntington.org
Frank Brown Harry Wanless Los Angeles County Museum
Head of Technical Services Property & Construction of Art Brenda Cobb-Williams
National Gallery, London Project Manager 5905 Wilshire Blvd Director of Facilities &
Trafalgar Square British Library Los Angeles, CA Operations
London, England 96 Euston Road 90036 Asian Art Museum
WC2N 5DN London, England USA 200 Larkin Street
UK NW12DB dbattjes@lacma.org Room 2211
frank.brown@ UK San Francisco, CA
ng-london.org.uk harry.wanless@bl.uk Noreen Bergin 94102
PlanReady, Inc. USA
John de Lucy 17500 Depot Street, #200 bwilliams@asianart.org
Head of Estates & Facilities UNITED STATES Morgan Hill, CA
British Library 95037 John Coplin
96 Euston Road USA Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Fernando Pascal nbergin@planready.com 1130 State St.
London, England Associate Director for Facilities
NW12DB Santa Barbara, CA
Smithsonian Institution Joe Brennan 92101
UK Smithsonian Tropical Research
john.delucy@bl.uk Director of Facilities USA
Institute San Francisco Museum of jcoplin@sbmuseart.org
APO AA Modern Art
Robert Galbraith 34002
Head of Building 151 Third St. John Donohoe
USA San Francisco, CA Head, Engineering &
National Galleries of Scotland pascalf@si.edu
73 Belford Road Dean Gallery 94103 Maintenance
Edinburgh, Scotland USA J. Paul Getty Trust
EH4 3DS jbrennan@sfmoma.org 1200 Getty Center Drive
UK
ARKANSAS Suite 100
rgalbraith@ Kelly Bridge Los Angeles, CA
John Pagan Facilities Project Manager
nationalgalleries.org 90049-1678
Facilities Manager J. Paul Getty Trust USA
Arkansas Art Center 1200 Getty Center Drive jdonohoe@getty.edu
P.O.Box 2137 Los Angeles, CA
Little Rock, AR 90049
77023-2137 USA
USA kbridge@getty.edu
john.pagan@arkarts.com


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Patty Lacson Michael Rogers Ernest Conrad
USA (cont’d) de Young Legion Administrator Manager, Capital Project President
Fine Arts Museum of Support Landmark Facilities Group, Inc.
CALIFORNIA cont’d San Francisco J. Paul Getty Trust 252 East Avenue
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive 1200 Getty Center Drive Norwalk, CT
John Downing Golden Gate Park Suite 100 06855
Security Technical and Training San Francisco, CA Los Angeles, CA USA
Supervisor 94118 90049-1678 econrad@lfginc.com
Berkeley Art Museum/ USA USA
Pacific Film Archive placson@famsf.org mrogers@getty.edu George Conte
2625 Durant Avenue Building Operations Manager
Berkeley, CA Joseph May Linda Simons Yale Center for British Art
94720-2250 Manager, Facilities Maintenance Account Executive P.O. Box 208280
USA & Planning Lavi Industries New Haven, CT
jdown@berkeley.edu J. Paul Getty Trust 27810 Avenue Hopkins 06520-8280
1200 Getty Center Drive Valencia, CA USA
Jennifer Fragomeni Suite 100 91355 george.conte@yale.edu
Facilities Director Los Angeles, CA USA
Exploratorium 90049-1678 lindas@lavi.com Richard Moore
3601 Lyon Street USA Facilities Manager
San Francisco, CA jmay@getty.edu Gerry Socco Yale University Art Gallery
94123 Facilities Manager P.O.Box 208271
USA Mike McCaughin
Senior Project Manager Yerba Buena Center for the Arts New Haven, CT
jfrago@exploratorium.edu 701 Mission Street 06520-8271
ProPM, Inc.
3470 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Ste. A205 San Francisco, CA USA
Roger Fricke 94103-3138 richard.moore@yale.edu
Vice President Lafayette, CA
94549 USA
Matt Construction Corporation gsocco@ybca.org Cindy Snarski
9814 Norwalk Boulevard USA
mikem@propminc.com Director of Facilities
Suite 100 Will Spencer Mystic Seaport Museum
Santa Fe Springs, CA Gary McKean Manager, Facilities Services 75 Greenmanville Avenue
90670 Senior Facilities Project J. Paul Getty Trust PO Box 6000
USA Manager 1200 Getty Center Drive Mystic, CT
rfricke@mattconstruction.com J. Paul Getty Trust Suite 100 06355
1200 Getty Center Drive Los Angeles, CA USA
Oren Gray Los Angeles, CA 90049-1678 cindy.snarski@
Manager, Facilities, Villa 90049 USA mysticseaport.org
Engineering USA wspencer@getty.edu
J. Paul Getty Trust gmckean@getty.edu
1200 Getty Center Drive Nils Welin DELAWARE
Suite 100 Randy Murphy Chief Executive Officer
Los Angeles, CA Director of Administration & Cypress Security, LLC John Castle
90049-2600 Operations 457 Minna Street Director, Facilities Services Dept.
USA Museum of Contemporary Art San Francisco, CA Winterthur Museum, Garden
ogray@getty.edu – Los Angeles 94103 and Library
250 S. Grand Ave. USA Building 37
Jim Hartman Los Angeles, CA nwelin@cypress-security.com Winterthur, DE
Building & Grounds 90012 19735
Superintendent USA USA
Fine Arts Museum of rmurphy@moca.org CONNECTICUT jcastle@winterthur.org
San Francisco
Golden Gate Park Ann Roche Jose Branco Michael Downs
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive Rutherford & Chekene Facilities Coordinator Superintendent, Properties &
San Francisco, CA 55 Second Street suite 600 Yale University Art Gallery Services
94118-4501 San Francisco, CA P.O. Box 208271 Hagley Museum & Library
USA 94105 New Haven, CT P.O. Box 3630
jhartman@famsf.org USA 06520-8271 Wilmington, DE
aroche@ruthchek.com USA 19807-0630
jose.branco@yale.edu USA
27299@udel.edu


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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Jon Gibbons Kurt Sisson ILLINOIS
Geospatial Architect Chief of Facilities
Dan Davies Office of Facilities Engineering National Gallery of Art – Thomas Barnes
Zone Facilities Manager, & Operations Washington Associate Director – Physical
National Zoo Smithsonian Institution 6th & Constitution Plant
Smithsonian Institution 750 8th Street Washington, DC Art Institute of Chicago
General Services Building – Washington, DC 20565 111 South Michigan Avenue
Level 2 MRC 5512 20560 USA Chicago, IL
3001 Connecticut Avenue NW USA k-sisson@nga.gov 60603
Washington, DC gibbonsj@si.edu USA
20013-7012 John Standish, Sr. tbarnes@artic.edu
USA Neal Graham Program Manager
ddavies@si.edu Chief of Facility Services Work Management Center Bill Caddick
The Library of Congress WMC, NMNH, RM CE-B34, Executive Director – Physical
Richard Day 101 Independence Ave., S.E. 10th & Constitution Ave. Plant
Facilities Manager, North Mall Room LM-225 Washington, DC Art Institute of Chicago
Zone Washington, DC USA 111 South Michigan Avenue
Smithsonian Institution 20540-9420 standishj@si.edu Chicago, IL
10th and Constitution Ave NW USA 60603
Washington, DC NGRA@LOC.GOV Larry Stuebing USA
20056 Associate Director for wcaddick@artic.edu
USA Larry Grauberger Engineering and Design
dayr@si.edu Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution Charles Ingles
Office of Facilities PO Box 37012 MRC 908 Managing Director
Jim Duda Management and Reliability 7509th Street NW Suite 5200 Advantage Operations
Facility Management Officer 900 Jefferson Dr. SW Washington, DC 111 South Michigan Avenue
The Library of Congress PO Box 37012 (MRC 412) 20013-7012 Chicago, IL
101 Independence Ave., S.E. Washington, DC USA 60603-6110
Washington, DC 20013-7012 stuebla@si.edu USA
20540-9420 USA chuck_ingles@msn.com
USA graubergerl@si.edu
jduda@loc.gov GEORGIA Anthony McGuire
Ronald Hawkins President
Bob Evans Building Manger Sean Flynn McGuire Engineers
Facilities Manager National Museum African Art, Director of Sales 300 S. Riverside Plaza
Smithsonian Institution, Freer Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Linc Facility Services Chicago, IL
and Sackler Galleries Ripley Center 4394 Millwater Crossing 60606
Freer Gallery of Art & Sackler 1100 Independence Ave S. W. Douglasville, GA USA
Gallery of Art Room 1039 30135 tony@mcguireng.com
12th & Independence, SW Washington, DC USA
Washington, DC 20560 sean.flynn@lincfs.com Don Meckley
20024 USA Director of Production &
USA Rhawkins@si.edu Kevin Streiter Facilities
robert.evans@si.edu Manager of Facilities & Museum of Contemporary Art
Fletcher Johnston Logistics – Chicago
Wayne Field Museum Building Manager High Museum of Art 220 E. Chicago Ave.
Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Castle and Arts & 1280 Peachtree NE Chicago, IL
4720 Opp-Metro Support Industries Buildings Atlanta, GA 60611
Branch 1000 Jefferson Dr., SW, 30309 USA
Washington, DC MRC-709 USA dmeckley@mcachicago.org
20560-0908 Washington, DC kevin.streiter@
USA 20560 woodruffcenter.org
fieldwa@opp.si.edu USA IOWA
johnstonf@si.edu
HAWAII Ed Mahlstadt
Environmental Services
Robert White Director
Director of Operations Des Moines Art Center
Honolulu Academy of Arts 4700 Grand Avenue
900 South Beretania Street Des Moines, IA
Honolulu, HI 50312
96814 USA
USA emahlstadt@
rwhite@honoluluacademy.org desmoinesartcenter.org

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David Geldart MINNESOTA Thomas Scally
USA (cont’d) Director of Facilities Building Manager
Museum of Fine Arts – Boston Rebecca Ellis Metropolitan Museum Of Art
MARYLAND 465 Huntington Avenue President 1000 5th Avenue
Boston, MA Questions and Solutions New York, NY
Alan Dirican 02115 Engineering, Inc. 10028
Deputy Director for Operations USA 1079 Falls Curve USA
Baltimore Museum of Art dgeldart@mfa.org Chaska, MN tom.scally@metmuseum.org
10 Art Museum Drive 55318
Baltimore, MD James Labeck USA Thomas Shannon
21218-3898 Director of Facilities Rebecca.Ellis@QSEng.com Director of Facilities
USA Isabella Stewart Gardner The Morgan Library and
adirican@artbma.org Museum Museum
Maurice Evans 2 Palace Road NEVADA 225 Madison Avenue
Suitlands Zone Facilities Boston, MA New York, NY
02115 Russell Simonov 10016-3405
Manager Director of Operations
Smithsonian Institution USA USA
jlabeck@isgm.org Nevada Museum of Art tshannon@morganlibrary.org
4210 Silver Hill Road 160 West Liberty St.
Suitland, MD Reno, NV
20746 John Lannon Frantz Vincent
Associate Director 89501 Vice Director of Operations
USA USA
evansma@si.edu Boston Athenaeum Brooklyn Museum of Art
10 1/2 Beacon Street rsimonov@nevadaart.org 200 Eastern Parkway
Jeffrey Greene Boston, MA Brooklyn, NY
Chief of Facilities 02108 11238
NEW JERSEY
Banneker Douglas Museum USA USA
84 Franklin St. lannon@bostonathenaeum.org Richard Stomber frantz.vincent@
Annapolis, MD Director of Facility Operations brooklynmuseum.org
21401 James Moisson Newark Museum
USA Facilities Manager 49 Washington Street
jgreene@mdp.state.md.us Harvard University Art Newark, NJ OHIO
Museums 07102-3176
Richard Kowalczyk 32 Quincy St. USA Tom Catalioti
Chief, Preservation and Cambridge, MA rstomber@newarkmuseum.org Associate Director, Facilities
Restoration 02138 Cleveland Museum of Art
Paul E. Garber Facility USA 11150 East Blvd
3904 Old Silver Hill Road james_moisson@harvard.edu NEW YORK Cleveland, OH
Building 10 44106
William Powers III Mark De Mairo USA
Suitland, MD
Director of Facilities Director of Operations tcatalioti@clevelandart.org
20746
Clark Art Institute Neue Galerie
USA
225 South Street 1048 5th Avenue
kowalczykr@si.edu
Williamstown, MA New York, NY OREGON
01267 10028
USA USA Michael McKnight
MASSACHUSETTS markdemairo@neuegalerie.org The High Desert Museum
bpowers@clarkart.edu
Paul Bellenoit 1000 NW Harmon Blvd.
Director of Operations and Sarah van Benten Daniel Gelman Bend, OR
Security Facilities Manager President 97701
Widener Library, Harvard Boston Athenaeum Lighting Services Inc. USA
University 10 1/2 Beacon Street 2 Kay Fries Drive mike@riverwestbuilders.com
Room G-40 Boston, MA Stony Point, NY
Cambridge, MA 02108 10980-1996
02138 USA USA
USA vanbenten@ d.gelman@maillsi.com
pbellen@fas.harvard.edu bostonathenaeum.org
Daniel McCormick
George Eastman House
900 East Avenue
Rochester, NY
14607
USA
dmccormick@geh.org


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