Paul Bertram Jr. to Take Office of CSI President
posted: 6/1/2011
Paul Bertram, Jr., FCSI, CDT, LEED AP, will become president of the organization on July 1.
AIA, CSI and NIBS Release Updated United States National CAD Standard®
posted: 5/12/2011 Topics: Drawings
The American Institute of Architects (AIA), Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) and National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) today announced the release of the newest edition of the United States National CAD Standard (NCS). NCS Version 5 is now available online.
CSI and CSC Announce 2011 Revisions to MasterFormat
posted: 4/5/2011 Topics: Format, MasterFormat
Refinements include reorganizing Concrete Reinforcing under Division 3 and updating Division 43 to correspond better with Division 46
CSI to Participate in Upcoming APEC Forum as Private Sector Advisor
posted: 3/2/2011
CSI has been invited to participate in the upcoming International Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2011 Forum as a Private Sector Advisor. CSI will provide informed views about green building products.
CSI Board Endorses ConsensusDOCS Documents
posted: 11/30/2010
CSI has officially endorsed six ConsensusDOCS contract documents. CSI joined the ConsensusDOCS® coalition in spring 2010 to contribute in the creation of best practices for construction documentation and communication. CSI participated in drafting sessions as an equal member. The CSI Technical Committee reviewed six documents for adherence to CSI principles, and recommended endorsement of those documents.
FAQs on CSI Strategic Partnership with Building Systems Design (BSD)
posted: 11/1/2010
FAQs include: Why did CSI acquire BSD? Why BSD? How is this strategic partnership beneficial to CSI members? My office doesn’t use BSD products -- what about me?
CSI Acquires BSD
posted: 11/1/2010
CSI today announced that it has acquired Building Systems Design, Inc. (BSD). The acquisition provides for BSD’s current management and employees to remain in place, and BSD will continue as a separate, for-profit enterprise.
MasterFormat.com to Remain FREE to Members
posted: 10/6/2010 Topics: Format, MasterFormat
Access to the content of the MasterFormat.com website has been free since the site’s debut. The free trial period is now coming to an end.
CSI and CSC Release 2010 Edition of UniFormat
posted: 9/23/2010
New edition of system for arranging construction information by functional element updated for new applications, saving design teams time and money
CSI and CSC Update OmniClassTM Tables
posted: 9/14/2010 Topics: Format, OmniClass
CSI and CSC announce updates to several tables in the organizations’ construction classification system, OmniClass.
CONSTRUCT & The CSI Annual Convention Attendance Grows
posted: 6/8/2010
CONSTRUCT2010 & The CSI Annual Convention ended on a high note with a 9 percent increase in verified attendees.
Thank You for Making CONSTRUCT2011 & The CSI Annual Convention a Success!
posted: 6/4/2010
The CSI Board wishes to extend thanks to all the dedicated CSI members, construction professionals and CSI staff who assisted in making CONSTRUCT2011 & The CSI Annual Convention a rousing success, a portion of whom are recognized here.
Dennis J. Hall Office of CSI President July 1
posted: 5/13/2010
CSI today announced that Dennis J. Hall, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, FAIA, SCIP, will assume presidency of the organization on July 1.
CSI in Alliance with GreenWizard
posted: 5/10/2010
GreenWizard Inc. and the CSI today announced that GreenWizard will adopt CSI’s formats, and the two organizations will promote a common approach to organizing green product information.
CSI and CSC Announce 2010 Updates to MasterFormat®
posted: 4/26/2010 Topics: Format, MasterFormat
Updates include a new division for water and wastewater equipment, revisions to existing pollution control equipment and concrete divisions.
GreenFormat Links Added to BSD SpecLink
posted: 3/4/2010 Topics: Format, GreenFormat
The latest update of the BSD SpecLink automated specification writing software includes hundreds of hyperlinks connecting individual specification sections with relevant ”green” product information in CSI’s GreenFormat web-based database.
MasterFormat on Your iPhone
posted: 9/25/2009 Topics: Format, MasterFormat
Search MasterFormat 2004 from your iPhone!