Senseless security
How often have you seen a standard confidentiality disclaimer at the end of an email?…
CSINext Election 2026/27
Greetings! It is that time again for the CSINext members to elect the slate of officers for our Chapter. We will be sending out to the members in good standing as of June 1, 2026 a voting ballot. Election Slate: President-elect: Brian Miller Treasurer: Daniel Hargreaves Director (2 year): Mark…
The making of a convention
A lot goes into a convention: location, scheduling, publicity, solicitation of exhibitors, invitations to potential…
President’s Notes September 2017
CONSTRUCT, CONGRATULATIONS, & COMMISSIONING! Hello everyone, happy September! Whew….what a month for CSINext! There is…
Where do bad specifications come from?
It’s approaching ten years since I wrote “The Making of a Curmudgeon.*” In it, I…
President’s Notes August 2017
Welcome to August everyone! Hope you are staying cool. As summer continues to heat up…
WELCOME TO CSINext 2017 / 2018!
Hello everyone…where ever you may be I hope each and every one of you are…
Tower of Babel
Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand…
Building envelope – or building enclosure?
In October, I published “Tegularity,” a discussion of the proper term for acoustic ceiling panels.…
Get your hands dirty!
Among the things specifiers grumble most about are the typical architect’s lack of knowledge about…
President’s Message August 2016
I swore to myself that I wasn’t going to write one of those messages that…