HAPPY NEW YEAR CSINext!!!
Welcome to 2018!
Hello everyone, Happy New Year and welcome to 2018! I hope each and everyone of you had a very happy Holiday season!
Each of the following members joined CSI in December. CSINext is please to congratulate the following CSI members on their continued membership.
- 23 Years - Edgardo Cruz, CSI, CDT, M. Arch
- 28 Years - Kent Kile, FCSI, CCPR
There's often a lag between the time something new comes along and the time it is fully incorporated into our lives or work. When websites first came online, in the mid-'90s, they had obvious potential but companies weren't sure what to do with them. As I recall, many of them focused on the history of the company, stocks and market activity, and various other things useless to most visitors. The content was what the company owner thought was interesting; it was not what the prospective customers needed.
Greetings! We will be conducting our December Chapter Meeting and the presentation will be "Inside the Mind of the Specifier" Presented by Paul Gerber, CSC, CSI. Mark your calendars for December 14th at 12:00pm EST. We look forward to having you attend this free webinar, register today as space is limited!
CSINext continues to grow! CSINext is please to welcome the following CSI members on joining CSI & CSINext.
- John Koessler, CSI - October 2017
- Kevin Tish, CSI, AHC - November 2017
- Frank Fuller, FCSI - November 2017
When I became a specifier, in 1985, all of the projects I worked on used the "traditional" design-bid-build (DBB) delivery method. And when I started my current job at BWBR in 1996, all we used was DBB. That shouldn't be a surprise because, at the time, there was nothing else, at least in the building construction industry.
Each of the following members joined CSI in November. CSINext is please to congratulate the following CSI members on their continued membership.
- 1 Year - Jason Kamihira, CSI, CDT, B. Arch, LEED AP, USGBC
- 11 Years - Jori Smith, CSI, CDT, LEED AP
- 21 Years - F. Drucilla Brookshire, CSI, CCCA
How often have you seen a standard confidentiality disclaimer at the end of an email? An email I recently received ended with this:
This email together with any attachment(s) is proprietary and confidential, intended for only the recipient(s) named above and contains information that is privileged. You are hereby notified that the dissemination, distribution or copying of this email or its contents including attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, or are not the named recipient(s), you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is prohibited by the sender and doing so constitutes a violation of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. section 2510-2521. Although precautions have been taken to make sure no viruses are present in this email, [company name] cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that may arise from the use of this email or attachment(s).
CSINext continues to grow! CSINext is please to welcome the following CSI members on joining CSI & CSINext.
- Mr. Mazen Najar, BS, MBA, CSI, PMP - October 2017
Each of the following members joined CSI in October. CSINext is please to congratulate the following CSI members on their continued membership.
- 2 Year - Jeffrey Mosley, CSI
- 9 Years - Jon Lattin, BS, MS, CSI, CCPR
- 22 Years - Lynn Javoroski, FCSI, Member Emeritus, CCS, LEED AP, SCIP
- 25 Years - Michael Young, CSI, CCCA
- 27 Years - Robert Dye, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, LEED AP, RRC
- 31 Years - Helaine Robinson, CSI, CCS, CCCA, SCIP
CSINext continues to grow. CSINext is please to welcome the following CSI members on joining CSI & CSINext.
- Andrea Dinice, CSI, CDT, AIA, ASID, DBIA, LEED GA, USGBC - March 2017
- Lenee Hicks, CSI-EP - September 2017
- Mr. Jon Lattin, BS, MS, CSI, CCPR - September 2017
- Mr. J.W. Mollohan, FCSI, CCPR, LEED GA - September 2017
Greetings! We will be conducting our October Chapter Meeting and the presentation will be "Subterranean Termites: Below Slab Protection Methodologies" Presented by Dennis Keane. Mark your calendars for October 11th at 12:00pm EDT. We look forward to having you attend this free webinar, register today as space is limited!
A lot goes into a convention: location, scheduling, publicity, solicitation of exhibitors, invitations to potential attendees, and more. Although the exhibit floor is extremely important to exhibitor and attendee alike, the educational seminars and activities are equally important. Those activities take many forms. The traditional lecture format continues to be popular, but interactive presentations have been increasing. Panel discussions, which seem to be either dreadful or very interesting, allow audience participation. In the last few years, we have had presentations and live demonstrations on the exhibit floor. On occasion, these involve one of my favorite activities - getting your hands dirty. Another recent addition has been YP Day (Young Professionals Day), a collection of special events aimed at young professionals and others new to the construction industry.
CONSTRUCT, CONGRATULATIONS, & COMMISSIONING!
Hello everyone, happy September! Whew….what a month for CSINext! There is lots of information to cover….so hold on tight!!!
Greetings! We will be conducting our September Chapter Meeting and the presentation will be "MGH Commissioning" Presented by Mark Hayden. Mark your calendars for September 20th at 12:00pm EDT. We look forward to having you attend this free webinar, register today as space is limited!
It's approaching ten years since I wrote "The Making of a Curmudgeon.*" In it, I reminisced about my decision to run for Institute Director and thinking, "Holy cow, when my term is done I'll be almost sixty!" Well, sixty came and went, and I recently celebrated my twentieth anniversary at my office.
Each of the following members joined CSI in August. CSINext is please to congratulate the follow CSI members on their continued membership.
- 1 Year - Ibrahim Tawfik, CSI, CDT
- 5 Years - Robert LeClare, CSI, CDT
- 8 Years - Rachel Grissop, CSI, CDT
- 26 Years - Ann Baker, RA, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, LEED AP, SCIP
Welcome to August everyone! Hope you are staying cool. As summer continues to heat up - things are really heating up here at CSINext! Check out what has been going on.
CSINext continues to grow. CSINext is please to welcome the following CSI members on joining CSI & CSINext.
- Mr. Hal Waldo, CSI-S - March 2017
- Ms. Cynthia O Wright, CSI, AIA - April 2017
- Mr. Jeffrey Saunier, CSI-EP - May 2017
- Ms. Amy Spanos, CSI-S - June 2017
Hello everyone…where ever you may be I hope each and every one of you are having a great summer! I cannot tell you how excited I am to be leading the Chapter this year. And how much I am looking forward to working with the membership and an outstanding Board of Directors. This will be my third year working with the Chapter Board and I can truly say I have enjoyed every minute of it. Being President of the CSINext will be challenge but one I am looking forward to!
