Are specifiers an endangered species?
For many years, there have been debates about the future of construction specifiers. Where will…
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,…
Celebrate the Fellows!
Conventions are like state or county fairs: it seems they’re the same year after year,…
President’s Message – November 2014
Greetings CSINexters!The nation’s election day has come and gone. Voters from across the country made…
President’s Message – September 2014
Greetings CSINexters!It’s Back to School Time! There’s nothing like a fall football Saturday night in…
More specifications history
In the last post, “Where have I heard that before?” (http://bit.ly/1maQmDs) I used several excerpts…
President’s Message – July 2014
Greetings CSINexters,Welcome to the start of our new fiscal year, FY15! Things are off to…
Where have I heard that before?
“It is probable that few members of the profession will disagree [that] the preparation of…
Oh the Places We’ll Go
So, evidently this will be my last president’s message. I know the second half of…
Finish schedules – the ultimate specifications format?
Thirty or so years ago, when I graduated from architecture school, we had a couple…
Return on investment (2)
I recently received an e-mail from CSI, encouraging me (and, I trust, thousands of others)…