If what you're building is green, CSI is how you do it!

“The CSI certified professional possesses the unique skills necessary to develop the technical documents that permit the seamless integration of LEED’s specific requirements into a project." — Ross Spiegel, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, AIA, LEED AP, Former CSI President, CSI Liaison to the U.S. Green Building Council LEED & the CDT Brochure (PDF)

CSI supports the target goals of the Architecture 2030 Challenge and is working with other industry organizations in a united effort to meet those goals.

If it's not in your construction documentation, it's not getting built. That's why CSI is important to any construction professional facing a project with green goals.

CSI has launched a Sustainable Practice Group to help construction professionals from all disciplines -- owners, facility managers, architects, specifiers, engineers, contractors, product representatives -- share knowledge and develop best practices and skills for managing construction documentation for sustainable projects.

Goals of the CSI Sustainable Practice Group
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1. Encourage collaboration between CSI professional members to promote best practices for including sustainable practices and green rating system requirements in specifications.
2. Establish dialogue between CSI professional and industry members on green products and sustainable building practices.
3. Encourage industry members to promote uniform guidelines for declaring the sustainable design characteristics of their products.
4. Promote the use of CSI GreenFormat and the goals of CSI.

You can join the practice group even if you haven't joined CSI. Right now the group is:

• Discussing issues in CSI's Sustainability Forum
• Expanding content about sustainability in CSIWiki
• Scheduling monthly webinars that include short presentations and discussions about hot issues
• Scheduling sessions for CONSTRUCT & The CSI Annual Convention

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Inside Sustainability

+  Examples of Forms From May 28, 2009 Meeting +  Join CSI's Sustainability Practice Group

Documents • 01 2010 USG Design Studio brochure (PDF) • 12 09 - Environmental Products, Standards, Labels & Certifications: Practice Group Meeting Presentation (PPT) • 2030 Implementation Guidelines (PDF) • CSI Board of Directors Votes to Support Adoption of Architecture 2030 Challenge and 2010 Imperative • 10 Tips for LEED Specifications -- Advice from CSI's Sustainability Practice Group (PDF) • Green Buildings + Climate Change White Paper Released • Green Buildings + Climate Change (PDF) • Oct. 09 Sustainability Practice Group Presentation (PPT) • Nov. 09 Sustainability Practice Group Presentation (PPT)