The SCOPE Newsletter
GREAT APRIL EVENTS IN DENVER “REAL WORLD APPLICATIONS”
Denver’s Greg Markling, FCSI, Lifetime Member, CCS, CCCA, NCARB, SCIP gav e an outstanding presentation at the April 14 luncheon meeting that required us to be role players in challenging construction dramas. Taken from actual situations in Greg’s experience, we thought about problems from different viewpoints than the ones we customarily use. And discovered that oftentimes more than one party could have caught something in an early stage that later became very costly to fix. Learning and working together – that is CSI’s world and one of its relevant messages to the industry. Editor’s note: Photographer was far too interested in Greg’s presentation to stop and take a picture – the one at right was taken from his presentation of the same topic at the Region Conference 2014.
PRESIDENT ELECT MESSAGE
Morayma Salas, CSI, CCCA
As your Chapter President Elect, I look forward to entering this journey. I am very excited for this opportunity to serve as your President for the next fiscal year, and to continue to deliver quality services to our members. I look forward to great educational programs. My goal is…
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DID YOU KNOW? Who joins CSI Denver…
PINNACLE LIGHTING TOUR On April 21, we took a fascinating tour of a local architectural light fixture manufacturing facility. Thanks to Morayma Salas, CSI, CCCA for scheduling this event. We focused a lot on the latest LED technology and saw fascinating lighting applications in their office which also serves as a real world showroom. Check out the Chapter website Gallery for more pictures.
COMING IN MAY: HOW WE EDIT SPECS
On May 10, we will feature the presentation by A. Michael Voigt, RA, CSI, CCS titled “How We Edit Specs.” Come and hear about: • Automation software for specifications and drawings - can they be friends? • What automation software for specifications is capable of doing? • How much does it cost? Who should consider investing in it? What kind of HR & IT resources does it take to own it? • How dependable is it? Whether you’re an architect, engineer, contractor, manufacturer, product rep, owner, legal eagle, institution, consultant specifier . . . you need to know. It might be the future. Maybe it's here already. DENVER 2015: CREATING A FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION
Hey, we are finally back on board with the Institute database, ability to process membership renewals, and most other normal operations! We appreciate your patience during the last several months, and look forward to bringing you more membership news next month. See page 2 for more…
QUICK LINKS Join CSI CSI Denver Home CSI Certification Volunteer Southwest Region Pikes Peak Chapter APRIL 2015
CONGRATS ON A NEW CCPR Jeff Stickney, MBA, CSI, CCPR is our Chapter’s newest Certified Construction Product Representative. Jeff took the test last October - due to the Institute database problems, however, we did not know of it until it came back on line this spring. Congrats to Jeff on his accomplishment! For more on the CCPR and other CSI Certification programs, visit http://csinet.org/Main-Menu-Category/Certification.
JOB OPENING – YES, IN AFGHANISTAN
We have heard of another job opening (temporary assignment) for architects that is a bit on the unconventional side – it’s for a U.S. military contractor working on design for construction projects at multiple bases in Afghanistan. Communicating with and mentoring Afghan architects is part of the job. If you want to find out more, please contact David Bishton at 720-837-5194 or dbishton@constructionrx.com.
TRI-REGION CONFERENCE Hilton Resort and Spa - San Diego, California May 13-16, 2015 Besides a great CSI event with 3 Regions representing 30 chapters and 2700 members there are all kinds of other fun things planned during the Conference – see below! Still time to register! For more information, registration, and sponsorship opportunities – visit the conference website!
NEW WEBSITE CSI SOUTHWEST REGION New look, new articles, all CSI.
SET ASIDE THE DATE! CSI DENVER GOLF July 14, 2015
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DENVER 2015: CREATING A FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION
WELCOME TO DENVER!
New Members: January thru April Mr. Mark Phillips, CSI Mr. Troy Hein, CSI, CCPR Ms. Constance Green, CSI-EP Mr. Charlie Atwell, CSI Mr. John Dobbs, CSI Mr. Jeffrey Job, MBA, CSI, LEED AP Mr. Aaron Blom, CSI
DID YOU RENEW?
Expiration dates in April: Mr James Brew, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, AIA, LEED AP Mr. James Butler Jr., CSI Mr. Thomas Quammen, CSI Mr. Samuel Stubblefield, CSI Expiration dates in March: Mr. Zuhair Fayez, CSI Mr. Thomas Gilmore, CSI, CCS, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB Mr. Matthew Hagan, CSI Mr. Matthew Heinlein, CSI, EIT Mr. Austin Jones, CSI Mr. Jim Leckenby, CSI Mr. Jeffrey Patch, CSI Ms. Cynthia Workman-Snow, CSI, CDT, USGBC
IN THE MEDIA
Website: www.denvercsi.org/ Twitter: DenverCSI Facebook: CSI Denver Chapter Wordpress: denvercsiblog LinkedIn: LinkedIn Denver Member blogs: Comments from a Spec Writer Liz O’Sullivan How Does Spec Writing Work? David Bishton
APRIL 2015