CSI Fresno

CSI FRESNO CHAPTER CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS INSTITUTE

c/o PESC – Attn: Jeremy Hofer
4747 N. First Street, Suite #140
Fresno, California 93714-1071
Tel. (800) 743-1890
Fax. (559) 227-1463
e-mail: csifresno_notice@pesc.com
Web: www.csifresno.org

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WEST REGION CORNER
February, 2008

Janet Piccola, CSI, President
Duane Johnson, CSI, CDT, Vice President

Region News:
We are growing! Congratulations to all 12 Chapters in the West Region. Based upon our last report, the West Region is the second-largest region in the Institute, with 1,593 members. Virtually every one of our Chapters grew in membership from July 2007 to June of 2008. The West Region, over-all, saw in increase of 33 members during this time period. Why are we growing? The main result is the health and vitality of all of our Chapters; each of which bring people together with interesting programs, informative newsletters and educational opportunities. CSI offers each member opportunities to develop as leaders in our chapters and region and take those personal skills back to the workplace with us. CSI offers opportunities to network with other members of the construction building team. Information, knowledge and ideas are shared and exchanged, bringing value, both personally and professionally, to each professional and industry member. Do you remember why YOU joined? Who do YOU know that would appreciate being introduced to CSI?

West Region Mid-Year Meeting
The West Region Midyear Board Meeting is scheduled for Saturday, March 8th, 2008, at the Waterfront Plaza Hotel in Oakland, CA. The West Region Board of Directors meets twice a year. A Board of Directors meeting is always held at the annual WR Conference and again at Mid-Year. The Mid-Year meeting is especially important as the major order of business is the passage of Region’s budget for the new fiscal year.

It has become a tradition to hold an annual ‘speak-out’ for our members the evening prior to the Mid-Year meeting. This year’s speak-out will be held at the Waterfront Plaza Hotel on March 7, 20008. The speak-out will start at 5:30 p.m. The speak-out generally lasts for about two hours. This is a chance for interested members to share and discuss topics of importance to them. Bring your great ideas and hear what others have to say. We hope will join us.

Institute News
The Institute Board of Director’s meeting will be held, via Webex, on February 27, 2008. We have major items of importance to our Region scheduled for discussion. One item will be he new Governance Vote. We should know when the ballots will be out, and will transmit that information to our members as soon as we know about it’s current status.

These are exciting times for our organization and progress on a number of fronts is being made. Recent announcements include the update of the Institute’s computer system. Upgrades of this type are never easy, but recent transmittals from Institute indicate that giant strides are being made in the following areas:

Updated Member Renewal Reports
Non-Affilated Member Reports
Expired Member Reports
Monthly Chapter and Region Statistics (late February)
Web Site Sign-On (available immediately to new members)
CSI Forms
CSI Wiki
Construction Specifier Articles (available for sale to non-members)
GreenFormat
National Cad Standard (NCS) v. 4.0, to be released (late February)
Section Format, Page Format to be released (late February)

The 2008 ConstructAmerica Conference, held in partnership with CSI, will be held in Las Vegas June 4-6, 2008. Make plans to attend. This year’s convention brings changes, but you will still recognize it as YOUR CSI convention.

“PROJECT RESOURCE MANUAL”
(PRM)

REDUCED RATES FOR
CHAPTER FUNDRAISING EFFORTS

List price for CSI Members is	$212.00
(includes tax, shipping and handling – regular list price from CSI National is $235.00)
List price for non-CSI Members is	$265.00
(includes tax, shipping and handling – regular list price from CSI National is $295.00)

The new resource, the fifth edition of CSI’s formerly-named Manual of Practice, was renamed The Project Resource Manual-CSI Manual of Practice because its scope goes substantially beyond specifications development and construction administration to encompass the entire facility life cycle. It demonstrates that planning, design, procurement, construction, facility use, operation, and maintenance are mutually dependent activities. For example, facility managers are heavily involved in construction project closeout and they reference the original construction documents to carry out building operations and maintenance.

PRM has eight modules:

Module 1	Introduction
Module 2	Project Conception
Module 3	Project Delivery
Module 4	Design
Module 5	Construction Documents
Module 6	Bidding / Negotiating / Purchasing (Procurement)
Module 7	Construction
Module 8	Facility management

The PRM’s additional components include:
– MASTERFORMAT™ 2004 Edition: Numbers & Titles, the organizational standard for specifications and other information used for most commercial / institutional building projects in the U.S. and Canada.
– UNIFORMATTM: A time-saving system for classifying construction information by a building’s systems and assemblies, used during a project’s early design stages prior to writing detailed specifications.
– SECTIONFORMATTM: Guides users in uniformly organizing a construction project’s specifications within each section of its project manual.
– PAGEFORMATTM: Guides users in uniformly organizing a building’s construction specifications within each page of each section of its project manual.
– Glossary of Terms: Defines the PRM’s commonly used terms.
– Sample CSI Forms: Standardized forms used for various aspects of carrying out construction projects such as Notice to Proceed, Periodic Field Observation Report, and Change Order Request, and many more.

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CSI PRM PAYMENT REQUEST

ADDITIONAL PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES FOR MANUFACTURERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES

1. CSI FRESNO CHAPTER PRODUCT SHOW:
Tentatively set for Tuesday, April 15, 2008 @ the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center. The Annual CSI FRESNO CHAPTER Golf Tournament is also Tentatively set the day before at Fig Garden Golf Course (April 14, 2008). These presentations on Table Tops or Table Tops within Booths can be product or company specific! Many small architectural and engineering offices depend on this show to update their libraries.
Web for Local CSI FRESNO CHAPTER IS: www.csifresno.org.

CONTACT:
Ed Taylor, CSI
C/O CSI FRESNO CHAPTER
4747 N. First Street, Suite #140
Fresno, CA 93710
Tel: (559) 299-7930
Fax: (559) 299-7936
E-mail: edtaylor@scistorage.com

2. CSI DINNER PROGRAMS:
Construction Specifications Institute: A multidisciplinary organization with architects, engineers, product manufacturers, building owners, contractors, or anyone related to the industry. Monthly meetings are informative and industry related (products, codes, and procedure). The most interesting thing about this group is the fact that each area of the field is welcome, facilitating honest discussion and insight into broad industry implications. Social: 5:30, dinner: 6:00, program: 6:30. Regularly scheduled on third Tuesday evening of every month @ PESC, 4747 N. First Street, Suite #140, Fresno, CA 93726. These presentations need to be generic to the industry as a whole per organization by-laws, not a sales pitch for a particular company or product.
Web for National www.csinet.org
Web for Local www.csifresno.org
CONTACT:
Bruce A. Poulsen, AIA, CSI, CCS, SCIP
C/O Darden Architects, Inc.
6790 N. West Avenue
Fresno, CA 93711
Tel: (559) 448-8051 ext. 143
Fax: (559) 446-1765
E-mail: brucep@dardenarchitects.com

3. NAWIC DINNER PROGRAMS:
National Association of Women in Construction. Regularly scheduled on third Thursday evening of every month @ (call Pauline as the location changes from month to month). These presentations need to be generic to the industry as a whole per organization by-laws, not a sales pitch for a particular company or product.
Web for National www.nawic.org
Web for Local www.nawicfresno.org
CONTACT:
Pauline McIntosh, CCA, CIT
C/O Coldmen of California
5623 W. Barstow Avenue
Fresno, CA 93722
Tel: (559) 275-1146 or her Cell: (559) 246-4737
Fax: (559) 275-7196
E-mail: queenpam14@cs.com

4. USGBC-CC (UNITED STATES GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL-CENTRAL CALIFORNIA) DINNER PROGRAMS:
USGBC-CC Chapter meets regularly on the first Wednesday evening of every month @ PESC, 4747 N. First Street, Suite #140, Fresno, CA 93726. These presentations need to be generic to the building industry as a whole, with a concentration on sustainability ("Green") per organization by-laws, not a sales pitch for a particular company or product. If you are interested in being a sponsor too for an evening (to help offset the cost of dinners and help with the build-up of the USGBC-CC Treasury for future programs), the cost is $200.00 per evening. You can be product specific and have ten minutes before the regular scheduled Dinner Presentation for that evening. So far, we have been following a case study by
Loren Aiton of Taylor Teter Partnership through the design and building stages of his LEED project in Kern County. Also, we have been following the construction of the U.C. Merced Project, another LEED designated project. This organization is also multidisciplinary and has opinions from all sides of the green valley. Meetings are $10.
Web for National www.usgbc.org
Web for Local (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
CONTACT:
Loren Aiton, Architect, LEED AP
c/o TaylorTeter Partnership
7535 N. Palm Avenue, Suite #201
Fresno, CA 93711
Tel: (559) 437-0887
Fax: (559) 438-7554
E-mail: loren.aiton@taylorteter.com

MONTHLY MEETING TIMES
CSI FRESNO CHAPTER Chapter Meeting:
The 3rd Tuesday (if we aren't on a tour) of every month, @ 5:30 pm, at PESC, 4747 N. First Street, Suite #140, Fresno, CA 93726 - call Jeremy Hofer @ (800) 743-1890.

CSI FRESNO CHAPTER Board Meeting:
The 2nd Monday at 6:00pm, PESC BOARD ROOM @ 4747 N. First Street, Suite #140, call Jeremy Hofer @ (800) 743-1890.

CSI FRESNO CHAPTER DUES:
Chapter Dues Professional/Industry/Associate - $25.00
Intermediate - $15.00
Student - $15.00

Institute Dues are $180 per year for Professional, Industry and Associate members, $75 for Intermediate members and $20 for Student members.

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Phone: (800) 743-1890
Email:csifresno_notice@pesc.com
Address: 4747 N. First, Suite 140
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