Where do bad specifications come from?
It’s approaching ten years since I wrote “The Making of a Curmudgeon.*” In it, I…
CSINext: Who Are We?
Who Are We? (Hint: We’re Everywhere) If you’ve ever wondered who exactly makes up CSINext, the short answer is: a lot of really smart people, scattered impressively across the globe, who care deeply about better buildings. The longer (and more fun) answer? Keep reading. CSINext is a growing, energetic community of 99 members strong—specifiers,…
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…
How did we get here? The transition to maintenance activities
So far in this series, we first looked at the good old days, when CSI…
Time for some fun!
Each summer, boards of directors make plans for the next year, education and certification committees…
President’s Message, May 2016
You can’t turn on a television these days without seeing political ads or a news…