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CSI FRESNO
CHAPTER CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS INSTITUTE
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– 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:
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Updated Member Renewal
Reports
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Non-Affilated Member
Reports
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Expired Member Reports
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Monthly Chapter
and Region Statistics (late February)
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Web Site Sign-On
(available immediately to new members)
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CSI Forms
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CSI Wiki
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Construction Specifier
Articles (available for sale to non-members)
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GreenFormat
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National Cad Standard
(NCS) v. 4.0, to be released (late February)
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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 CSIs 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 PRMs 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 buildings
systems and assemblies, used during a projects early
design stages prior to writing detailed specifications.
SECTIONFORMATTM: Guides users
in uniformly organizing a construction projects
specifications within each section of its project manual.
PAGEFORMATTM: Guides users in
uniformly organizing a buildings construction specifications
within each page of each section of its project manual.
Glossary of Terms: Defines the
PRMs 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.
Downlaod the
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
Fresno, CA 93726
Refund Policy
CSI Fresno is a non-profit organization. As such, refunds
will generally not be given. However, in cases of extreme
hardship or personal emergency, the Board of Directors
may consider refunds on a case-by-case basis. To request
a refund, contact CSI Fresno at (800) 743-1890.
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