In October, I published "Tegularity," a discussion of the proper term for acoustic ceiling panels. (The title came from the name for a specific type of panel edge.) Shortly thereafter, in December 2016, I received a question from Anthony Capkun, editor for Electrical Business Magazine and former editor for the Construction Specifier. He asked, "What is the correct term these days: a) Building Envelope or b) Building Enclosure?"

The following members joined CSI in December. CSINext is please to congratulate the following CSI members on their continued membership!

• 1 Year - Ric Doedens, CSI
• 8 Years - Ryan Harrington, CSI, CDT
• 22 Years - Edgardo Cruz, CSI, CDT
• 27 Years - Kent Kile, FCSI, CCPR

Greetings! We will be conducting our December Chapter Meeting and in the best CSINext tradition our Holiday party in the form of an Open Forum. This will be our 2nd annual 'State of CSI' address and we are honored to have CSI Board-Chair Ron Geren and Executive Director Mark Dorsey. Mark your calendars for December 14th at 12:00pm EST. We look forward to having you attend this free Webinar event.

The following member joined CSI in November. CSINext is please to congratulate the following CSI member on their continued membership!

• 10 Years - F. Drucilla Brookshire, CSI, CCCA

CSINext is getting noticed folks!

Greetings! We will be conducting our November Chapter Meeting and the presentation will be "Wood Finishes" Presented by Kent Kile, FCSI. Mark your calendars for November 9th at 12:00pm EST. We look forward to having you attend this free webinar, register today as space is limited!

Construction Specifications Institute
CSINext Chapter
November 2016 Meeting

Meeting Date: November 9, 2016
Meeting Time: 12:00pm EST 
Meeting  RSVP: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/572492992946382850
Webinar ID: 569-310-091

Speaker: Kent Kile

The attendees will be exposed to the following information:

Greetings! We will be conducting our October Chapter Meeting and the presentation will be "The Accessible Restroom" Presented by Daniel Hargreaves, FCSI, AIA, CDT, RAS. Mark your calendars for October 12th at 12:00pm EDT. We look forward to having you attend this free webinar, register today as space is limited!

Each of the following members joined CSI in October. CSINext is please to congratulate the following CSI members on their continued membership.

• 1 Year - Jeffrey Mosley, CSI
• 21 Years - Lynn Javoroski, FCSI, Member Emeritus, CCS, LEED AP, SCIP
• 24 Years - Michael Young, CSI, CCCA
• 30 Years - Helaine Robinson, CSI, CCS, CCCA, SCIP
• 31 Years - Robert Dye, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, LEED AP, RRC

Among the things specifiers grumble most about are the typical architect's lack of knowledge about how things work and how they go together, and the belief that "If I can draw it someone can build it!"

Hello everyone,

Around this time last year I wrote a blog about my involvement as one of the SME content editors for the Project Management Institute's (PMI) upcoming release of the 4th Edition of the Construction Extension to the PMBOK.

Comments have been bantered about in the CSI community about the value and worth of supporting the CCPR- Certified Construction Product Representative exam as part of the certification offerings of the Certification Committee and CSI. These comments are many times attached to a conversation about the financial viability of the entire Certification program. Granted, the CCPR exam does not get as many exam registrations as do CCS, CCCA and CDT. Many hours of effort and validation have gone into revamping the CCPR exam. I can personally attest to the work done to properly align the exam to the study documents, having chaired the CCPR sub-committee for the past three years. I would like to thank Lee Ann Slattery CSI, CCPR, TJ Gottwalt CSI, CCPR and Tan Diep CSI, CCPR, for the countless hours they have invested in making the CCPR exam overhaul a success. We are seeing an upswing in registration for the CCPR exam. Do numbers of registrants alone give value to the CCPR certification? The answer is no. There are other reasons why the CCPR certification has value and should be considered as part of the overall long term CSI certification offerings. The balance of this article will be devoted to discussing the reasons for “Why CCPR”.

Each of the following members joined CSI in September. CSINext is please to congratulate the follow CSI members on their continued membership.

• 17 Years - Nina Giglio, FCSI, CCS, SCIP
• 31 Years - Lane Beougher, FCSI, Lifetime Member, CCS, CCCA, AIA, CSC, DBIA, LEED AP
• 31 Years - Janet Piccola, FCSI

Each of the following members joined CSI in September. CSINext is please to congratulate the follow CSI members on their continued membership.

• 1 Year - Lenee Hicks, CSI-EP
• 18 Years - Nina Giglio, FCSI, CCS, SCIP
• 19 Years - J.W. Mollohan, FCSI, CCPR, LEED GA
• 32 Years - Lane Beougher, FCSI, Lifetime Member, CCS, CCCA, AIA, CSC, DBIA, LEED AP
• 32 Years - Janet Piccola, FCSI

CSINext took advantage of having the members at Construct and did a group photo. And then in a rare instance we had the entire board at one location. We had members from Canada, Texas, Ohio, Arizona, Kansas, North Carolina and Colorado. Below is the chapter members photo:

Each of the following members joined CSI in August. CSINext is please to congratulate the follow CSI members on their continued membership.

• 4 Years - Robert LeClare, CSI, CDT
• 7 Years - Rachel Grissop, CSI, CDT
• 25 Years - Ann Baker, RA, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, LEED AP, SCIP

Construction Specifications Institute
CSINext Chapter
September 2016 Meeting

Meeting Date: September 14, 2016
Meeting Time: 12:00pm EDT 12:30pm EDT (Yes, it is delayed 30 minutes)
Meeting  RSVP: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/63038677161374212
Webinar ID: 441-216-403

Speaker: Victor Brewer

"The use of drones in the construction has been steadily on the rise over the past several years and will only intensify as the current state of technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace. 

Victor Brewer noticed an increasing need for the use of drones in the construction industry and entered the market with his company Aerial Image Solutions and set out to provide Owners, Architects, Engineers, and Contractors with advanced technology that can assist in design and delivery of all project types. 

I swore to myself that I wasn’t going to write one of those messages that starts out saying “Where has the year gone” but as I sit down to prepare my message I’m really in a state of confusion as to where did the year go? But with that I think of the great 2016 that CSINext, the Chapter continued in a very stable and self sustaining manner, the Board made decisions to advance the Chapter and we had really GREAT programs at each meeting. We say a huge thank you to both Ann Baker for her leadership of the Chapter as President and to Randy Watterson who served as Secretary. Luckily, Ann will be staying on the Board to keep me focused. Randy is moving on to other things but we will look forward to him participating in the Membership meetings as often as he can.

So far in this series, we first looked at the good old days, when CSI membership rose continually, sometimes at an amazing rate. During the growth period, we saw that membership in CSI offered tangible benefits. CSI was an organization that helped those involved in construction to understand how construction documents are related, how to prepare them, and how to interpret them. Much of that information was developed by CSI members, so there were countless opportunities for members to take an active part in the future of specifications. Face meetings were important because the only other options for communication were written letters, which made real-time discussion impossible, and telephone calls, which were quite expensive.

Each of the following members joined CSI in July. CSINext is please to congratulate the follow CSI members on their continued membership.

• 1 Years - Kim Ki Young, MA, CSI, CDT
• 12 Years - Thad Goodman, CSI, CDT
• 16 Years - Steven Lawrey, CSI, CCS, CCPR, CCCA, AIA, LEED AP

Each summer, boards of directors make plans for the next year, education and certification committees begin preparing study courses, newsletter editors start bugging chapter presidents for articles, and planning committees search for good technical programs and tours. All of these are serious, necessary things that must be done to provide the services members expect.