David DeBord FASPE, CPD, GPD, LEED BD+C, ARCSA AP is director of Plumbing and Fire Protection Engineering at the consulting firm of dbHMS in Chicago and has more than 40 years of experience. He serves on the ASPE Society Board of Directors as vice president, Technical. He is an adjunct assistant professor at Illinois Institute of Technology, and an instructor for UCLA Extension University. He can be contacted at david.aspe@gmail.com.