Greetings! We had our May Chapter meeting of CSINext. The presentation went smooth and it was our second month with out a major techno glitch .. well I did loose my Microphone at the end, but I'm blaming that on Windows 8. CSINext would like to thank ...

Greetings CSINexters,Welcome to the start of our new fiscal year, FY15!  Things are off to a great beginning for the only virtual chapter in the Institute. It’s going to be a terrific year and I am excited to be at the helm.  That said, I have a wond ...

Greetings fellow members of CSINext. We will be conducting our Chapter Meeting and the topic will be "Marketing in Today’s Economy " Presented by Kimberly Kayler, CPSM, CSI . Mark your calendars for May 9th at 3:00pm EDT. We look forward to having yo ...

Although it didn't seem like it at the time, one of the best parts of my CSI chapter's certification classes was reading the A201 - not selectively, but the whole thing, beginning to end. Being the heart of the construction contract, anyone who works ...

"Existing communication methods have done a good job of addressing most of the information exchange involved in construction. E-mail and electronic file transfer are commonly used between owner and architect, and between architect and consultants. On ...

Greetings! We will be conducting our May Chapter Meeting and the presentation will be "Contracting for Volumetric Modular Construction" Presented by Salvatore Verrastro. Mark your calendars for May 16th at 12:00pm EDT. We look forward to having you a ...

Shortly after I received my Architectural license, my daughter made a joke and called me an Artichoke. I know where she picked it up, but it was funny, and I still refer to it today. While being an Architect is a serious business, I always try to int ...

My, how things have changed! The brave new world of 24/7 interconnectivity certainly is marvelous; each day brings new ways to learn more about everything, sometimes too many. I'm not going to give you the old line about "When I was a kid, we had to ...

I really enjoy looking at Architecture. That is probably a good thing since I spent most of my life knee deep in it. Actually, it more like neck deep. When I get my new Architecture magazines, I look at the pictures (unlike other magazines where I re ...

The year is winding down and CSINext is gearing up. This fiscal year has proven to be very successful. We are still looking for a few volunteers to join us on the board. We have two chapter meetings left, the first one is at the end of month. And the ...

For many years, there have been debates about the future of construction specifiers. Where will we find new specifiers? Are they all dying off? Is the profession no longer needed? While I believe there is reason for concern, I don't think much has ch ...

Greetings fellow members of CSINext. We will be conducting our Chapter Meeting and the topic will be "Digital Art, it's not another BIM Presentation" Presented by Daniel Hargreaves, CSI, CDT, AIA, RAS. Mark your calendars for March 28th at 11:00am ED ...

Conventions are like state or county fairs: it seems they're the same year after year, and yet, if you compare this year's to the one a few years ago, there will be small differences. But sometimes, significant changes take place between one fair and ...

Isn't it interesting, that amidst all the hoopla about "sustainable" design, there has been little reduction in the stream of new, improved, state-of-the-art, can't-live-without-them products that increase energy demand? Most of these supposedly life ...

Greetings! We had our February Chapter meeting of CSINext. We had a few technical difficulties with the slide presentation. Our presenter Robert Popp was kind enough to provide a PDF of the slides. If you attended the presentation CLICK HERE to do ...

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One of the most difficult things specifiers do is try to decide if one product is equivalent to another. Fortunately, many product characteristics are based on industry standards, which can make those products easier to specify and to evaluate. Fo ...

Greetings fellow members of CSINext. We will be conducting our Chapter Meeting and the topic will be "How to properly develop performance specifications for Fluid Applied Air Barrier Systems based on performance testing, standards & codes" Presen ...

Greetings fellow members of CSINext. We will be conducting our Chapter Meeting and the topic will be "LEED and Integrated Technologies" Presented by Anthony Ursini. Mark your calendars for November 15th at 3:00pm EST. We look forward to having you at ...

Greetings! We will be conducting our March Chapter Meeting and the presentation will be "The Value of Paint" Presented by Mike Murphy CSI, CCPR NACE 1 with Behr Paint. Mark your calendars for March 14th at 12:00pm EDT. We look forward to having you a ...