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 February 2012 Cactus Comments Newsletter

Welcome to the February 2012 issue of the CSI Phoenix Chapter Cactus Comments.  We are experimenting with a new format. The email sent on the first of the month (typically!) will be more of a digest. You can skim the articles and click on the ones you want to read. Or you can come to the web site to the monthly newsletter page and see of the articles. All articles will be archived on the site.

Our goal with this change is to make the newsletter less bulky. We’ve been running 30+ pages with lots of forms and flyers in addition to the articles. We want to trim it down.  We also want to increase traffic on the web site. This site should be the hub of all Chapter activities.

What do you think?  Give us your feedback at webmaster@CSIphoenix.org

Welcome to the February 2012 issue of the CSI Phoenix Chapter Cactus Comments.  We are experimenting with a new format. The email sent on the first of the month (typically!) will be more of a digest. You can skim the articles and click on the ones you want to read. Or you can come to the web site to the monthly newsletter page and see of the articles. All articles will be archived on the site.

Our goal with this change is to make the newsletter less bulky. We’ve been running 30+ pages with lots of forms and flyers in addition to the articles. We want to trim it down.  We also want to increase traffic on the web site. This site should be the hub of all Chapter activities.

What do you think?  Give us your feedback at webmaster@CSIphoenix.org

  
 Articles
February Monthly Chapter Meeting
Thursday, February 9, 2012

Location
Radisson Hotel Phoenix City Center
3600 North Second Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85013

Schedule
5:30 pm – Networking/Table Tops
6:30 to 8:00 pm – Dinner/Meeting & Program
8:00 to 8:30 pm – Table Tops

Program:   See the future! Join us for presentations from the 2011 Imagination Cube winner as well as the winning team from the Future Cities competition. Both will amaze and impress you with the creativity of the “younger generation” and the future of the construction industry.

February 2012 President’s Message – Expect the Unexpected
By: Stephen Smith, CSI, AIA, CSI Phoenix Chapter President

Hopefully, many of you were able to attend the January monthly meeting. We had a change of program since the original speaker was called out of state. We were able to have Mike Jackson fill in and speak on “A Paradigm Shift – The Future of Specifications?” I was unable to attend but was able to sit with him the next day and also get a copy of the presentation.

In recent years, the design community has accepted the use of self-adhered membranes to be used as additional protection against water and air intrusion into the building envelope.  These products are typically 40 to 60 mils thick with a release paper on the back and are manufactured by at least 10 manufacturers.

Faster Cloud
By: Pamela Bir, Your Computer Lady

Several previous articles have discussed SaaS (Software As A Service) and the prospects for cloud computing. Today we’re going to look a step further at PaaS (Platform As A Service) as it is being utilized by RevUp Render.

The building code gets more complicated with each edition.  And, as it gets more complicated, the potential liability upon the design professional increases.

Filling Your Project Pipeline
February 14, 2012 at 3:00 pm

Join us at 3:00 pm on February 14th at The Reference Library as Rebekah Morris, Publisher of the Arizona Builder’s Exchange presents step by step practices on finding design and construction project leads for manufacturers and product reps.

Understanding Construction Contract Documents
Three Day Seminar on February 16, 17 and 18th from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

This course is designed for entry level and experienced readers and writers of written Construction Documents.  Each session is intended to be 8 hrs. in duration.  The fundamental information is intended for readers and writers of construction documents and presents an understanding of how the documents are organized and specific procedures for following certain requirements.

You know CSI is a good investment. Now you can share CSI with others who haven’t yet experienced the benefits of membership. When you recruit one professional member who joins, CSI will provide you with one membership to GIVE to a potential new member. You’ll be able to sponsor another colleague in CSI and make your network and chapter that much stronger.

This event sold out before the early registration deadline last year, so don't put off registering!

The “CSI Academies” takes place in San Diego from March 1-3, 2012. Not sure if we already have that listed on our calendar. Page 12 of this month’s “The Construction Specifier” has additional information and a listing of some of the planned seminars.


  

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