CSI’s Certified Construction Contract Administrator (CCCA) certification demonstrates you have a high level of knowledge for developing, administering and enforcing construction documentation. Passing the CCCA exam means you’ve proven your skill in: • Quality assurance and quality control • Bidding and negotiating procedures • Construction observation and inspection • Division 01, General and Supplemental Conditions,Read more
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A Certified Construction Specifier (CCS) is a skilled product researcher who knows how to investigate and identify cost-effective, efficient solutions, and then communicates those solutions through the specifications. Achieving your CCS means: • Developing an in-depth understanding of agreements, conditions of the contract, Division 01, and their relationships to specifications • Having advanced skills inRead more
Pass the Construction Documents Technology exam (CDT®), and you’ll join an elite group of professionals known in the industry for their comprehensive knowledge of the writing and management of construction documents. Earning your CDT® means: * Respect from your peers as a result of your understanding of how a project unfolds from concept to deliveryRead more
The CSI Northeast Region Conference 2020 has been rescheduled to April 29, 2021 – May 1, 2021 due to COVID-19 concerns. Save the date…..to join us in “America’s Hometown” for the 2021 CSI Northeast Region Conference on April 29th through May 1st! In 2020, Plymouth will be celebrating their 400th anniversary. How fitting for thisRead more
Hello Housatonians, If you weren’t there, You missed it! Thank you to Art Sanders and his magical mystery tour of the Capitol Dome restoration. The presentation included personal experiences of the project as well as Architect of the Capitol videos. One item of interest was the locking screw device used to bridge a crack inRead more
Hello Housatonians, The new year is off and running! We were educated at our January meeting about technology wiring in the building system. Legrand presented the information right down to the acceptable curve radius of the transmission wires when changing direction. Who knew? Our February meeting is taking us to Washington, D.C. Not physically butRead more
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has issued a letter to President Donald Trump opposing an executive draft order mandating uniform designs for federal architecture. In the seven-page document titled “Make Federal Buildings Beautiful Again” obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times, Trump declares, “Architectural styles—with special regard for the classical architectural style—that value beauty, respect, regionalRead more
Frank Lloyd Wright’s School of Architecture at Taliesin (SOAT) is closing its doors after 88 years. It will cease operations of both its campuses in Scottsdale, Arizona, and Spring Green, Wisconsin, in June after a ‘gut-wrenching’ decision by its governing board. SOAT was unable to reach a financial agreement with the Frank Lloyd Wright FoundationRead more
Hello Housatonians, Happy New Year to our chapter members. As the cliché would have it, 2020 has clear hindsight and what might be your vision for the coming year? Let us start the year off right with attending the January chapter meeting. As usual, Roy & Ross have come up with an electrifying topic forRead more
Hello Housatonians, As I see it, we are still celebrating our 50th anniversary. It was in July 1969 that our first chapter president, Donald J. Colasono, was elected. We are now moving forward into our 51st year! We are coming off a successful year which hosted a Region Conference along with the Hartford Chapter. ThanksRead more