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Caulking and Sealing Information

Submitted by Jim Nisted, Dryvit Systems, Inc. for publication by CSI 3/6/2018.Originally published on Technical Services Information Bureau in January 2008, updated in May 2017

GENERAL INFORMATION: Most caulking materials are classified as a waterproof filler and sealer. Properly applied... Read more

President’s Message, February 2018

I owned a house in Michigan with a sump pump. A sump pump system collects water from around the foundation and delivers it to the storm sewer. Inside the sump was a submerged pump with a float valve similar to that in a toilet tank that would start the pump when the water in the sump reached a certain level and shut off the pump again as the... Read more

The Reference Library Box Lunch Schedule - March 2018

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Board Meeting Minutes January 11, 2018

CSI PHOENIX CHAPTER - BOARD MEETING MINUTES 

DATE: January 11, 2018 

TIME: 10:30 AM 

LOCATION: DoubleTree Suites Hilton 

ATTENDANCE (P = Present; A = Absent) 

OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS 

President John Campbell P 

President Elect Eduardo Galindo P 

1st Vice... Read more

The Reference Library Box Lunch Schedule - February 2018

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The Reference Library Box Lunch Schedule - January 2018

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President’s Message, November 2017

I have only met a handful of people who received their architecture training through apprenticeship as I did. Only a handful of states allow licensure through an apprenticeship, but the requirements are similar. Generally, it’s a 12 year arrangement; typically a combination of a four year degree and eight years of work under the direction of a... Read more

Non-Load Bearing Partitions

Submitted by Jim Nisted, Dryvit Systems, Inc. for publication by CSI 11/15/2017.Originally published on Technical Services Information Bureau in January 2008, updated in May 2017

Requirements for bracing of non-load bearing partitions over 6 feet in height shall resist the minimum of a 5 (psf )... Read more

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