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President’s Message
CalendarGreen Word
May Hard Hat TourRecap
LOS Report
Leadership Roster
Membership Report
Curmudgeon’sCorner
Emerging Professionals
Goin’ Indy?
CVCSI Board
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Van der Linde Recycling Facility & Better Living Mill Shop ToursTour Guides: Pete Van Der Linde of Van Der Linde Recyling and John Nunley of Better Living Mill Shop.
Time: meet at van der Linde Recycling at 5:30 pm.5:30 – 6:30 pm Tour Recycling facility ( 73 hunters Branch Road, Troy, Va 22974)6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Tour Better Living Mill Shop (371 Better Living Drive, Troy, VA 22974)6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Dinner (catered dinner included in meeting fee)
Cost: $25 program fee
Description: Join us for this exclusive event. The Van Der Linde Recycling facility is a unique operation that is diverting 90%+ of all construction waste from the landfill. This 100,000 square foot facility houses a 3.2 million dollar separator used to sift through the waste taken to the facility. The separator is composed of things like star gears, finger screens, de-stoners, air knives, elec-tro-magnets and a trammel. The machine will separate waste into 15 categories of high quality recyclables: wood, drywall, cardboard, carpet, carpet-padding, brick / block / concrete, 7 types of plastic, glass, tires, paper, shingles / roofing, compost, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, and e waste.
The Better Living Mill Shop facility, recently winning the Governor’s Silver Medal Award for Excel-lence in Environmental Design, incorporates several unique features contributing to its energy efficiency and resource conservation. This 24,000 sf facility is the first LEED registered project in Fluvanna County and the first project to incorporate the ATAS Inspire Wall technology (a solar wall) in the area. This project is projected to save 41% of the average energy use of similar facili-ties over a one year period, it captures rainwater in a 95,000 gallon raintank under the parking lot, diverted 92%+ of all construction waste from the landfill, and diverts 120 tons of sawdust annually from the landfill.
Membership is not required. 2 AIA LU’s are offered.Reservations by June 5, 2009 to [email protected] or to The Gaines Group’s Charlottesville office 434-979-5245.
Zion Xroads ToursJune 9, 2009
5:30 - Recycling Facility Tour | 6:30 - Dinner6:30 - Mill Shop Tour
2 AIA Learning Units
RSVP by Thursday, June 5434-979-5245 - Office of The Gaines Group
$25 - program feeMembership not required!
A Message FromYour President
The CVCSI fiscal year is coming to an end and so is my term as President of the local chapter. It has been an in-credibly rewarding experience to lead this organization and to serve the Central Virginia construction community. I hope you will agree that we have made a difference in the built environment through education, awareness, and facilitating discussions of best practices.
In reflecting on our path over the last few years, we have seen the local meetings grow from an average din-ner meeting with 20 people in attendance to our larg-est meeting this year with 130+ people in attendance. We have experienced incredible membership growth in number and diversity, although, we have unfortunately lost some very talented members along the way. We have seen the LEED program explode in our area with several LEED certified buildings completed and many more in the process of completion. The EarthCraft program has become a staple for the local home builder’s community. The question of “going green” has become less about do-ing it to more about how far to take it. The Central Virginia area has emerged as a leader in the state for quality eco-logically sensitive construction practices and techniques. Green building articles have become standard in local newspapers and on television. Green blogs are plentiful in the Central Virginia community with many focused on the built environment. It thrills me to be a small part of all these efforts and successes through my work with CVCSI.
However, I know that my work is not yet done. I will con-tinue to do my part to help this chapter serve the local construction community through encouraging discus-sions that lead us to best practices within the construc-tion community. I feel that the only way we can have a strong industry is through helping each other succeed. We have to rely on each other for open honest discus-sions about important lessons learned. We have to have an open mind and be willing to make small changes to achieve big goals. I feel that CVCSI is the vehicle within the Central Virginia construction community to facilitate this success. The new leadership of CVCSI is more diverse and talented than anytime in previous chapter history. Their abilities certainly far surpass mine. Over the com-ing months, I encourage you to talk with Tracie and the other leaders about ways CVCSI can help you succeed in this industry. Let them know what programs you want to see and what speakers you want to hear from. Let them know how to best serve your needs.
I wrote this in the president’s article in my first month in office in 2007:
I recently heard a story of a young boy walking down a beach with his father early one morning. The night before there was a strong storm off the coast that caused a large amount of debris to wash up on the shore. Among the debris were many star-fish that had begun drying on the sand. The young boy bent down and threw one starfish back into the ocean. He continued throwing starfish one-by-one
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into the ocean. His father said “You know there are thousands of starfish along the shore. What differ-ence can it make throwing a few back?” The young boy threw one more starfish back into the ocean, looked up to his father and said, “I made a differ-ence to that one.”
We all have the opportunity to make a change. In the construction industry we see the results on a daily basis. Our industry is always looking for bet-ter ways to design and build that are healthier and more energy efficient. Each of us has to work hard to do our part to achieve this goal, but through the collective knowledge of the construction commu-nity we can make our buildings perform at a higher level.”
Let’s continue our success story in Central Virginia, be-come active in CVCSI, join the discussion, and make a dif-ference one decision at a time.
Charles HendricksCharles Hendricks,
AIA, CSI, CDT, LEED-APPresident, CVCSI 2008-2009
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CVCSI Membership CVCSI membership currently stands at 77May Anniversaries:Ted Horn, Martin Horn Construction - 3 yrsW. Duncan Macfarlane, Macfarlane Homes, Inc. - 3 yrsWilliam McClellan, Pinnacle Construction - 3 yrsDavid Groff, Virginia Tech Grad School - 2 yrs
June Anniversaries:Douglas Lowe, Artisan Construction - 3 yrsJohn Meggs, Nature Neutral, LLC - 3 yrsMarilyn Moedinger, Artisan Construction - 3 yrsTracie Skipper, Pella Windows & Doors - 2 yrsGene Sullenberger, Weatherseal Insulation Co. - 2 yrs
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Member NewsJennifer Morris, with the Gaines Group, PLC has been ac-cepted to the Architectural Masters program at Parsons School of Design in New York City. Jen will begin her stud-ies in August.
Raymond Gaines was elected as President of the Mid-At-lantic region at this year’s Leadership Orientation Seminar board meeting. For the region conference report, please see page 7.
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June 2009June 2009June 1, 8, 15, 21, 22- Paramount
Summer Movie Series June 5, 12, 19, 29 - Friday’s after
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June 9 - Cox Industries Event See BelowJune 9 - CVCSI Dinner & Tour of
Zion Xroads Recycling facilityJune 10-14 - Festival of the
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June 17-19 - CONSTRUCT 2009 www.constructshow.com
Oct. 8-11 - CVCSI MARC 2009 www.marc09.com
GREEN TERM OF THE MONTH
Construction waste recycling is the separation and re-cycling of recoverable waste materials generated during construction and remodeling. Packaging, new material
scraps and old materials and debris all constitute poten-tially recoverable materials. In renovation, appliances, masonry materials, doors and windows are recyclable.
8,000 lbs of waste are typically thrown into the landfill dur-ing the construction of a 2,000 square foot home.
Construction Waste Recycling
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Goonies@ the Paramount
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Cox Industries Event
Cox Industries &American Cedar & Millwork
June 9, 2009@ The Doubletree Hotel 8am - 5:30pm
AIA / CEU Approved * FREE *
Lunch Provided
Vendors Presenting:LifePine Shakes & Shingles, Dricon by Cox, Nichiha, Green
Mountain Windows, HB &G, Tru Stile, SmartVent, Tim-berTech
Contact: Ken Clark 302-752-0203 [email protected]
Black Stallion@ the Paramount Festival of the Photograph
City Market
Fiddler on the Roof@ the Paramount
The Sandlot@ the Paramount
Phedre@ the Paramount
CSI Construct 2009, Indianapolis
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May South Lawn Tour
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Our May, Member’s Only tour of the UVA South Lawn Project was a very sucessful event. The tour was very informative, especially in the area of BIM. Many members who attended the tour and presentation have commented that it was the most useful and informative session they have ever seen. The presentation really showed how BIM can help to streamline the construction process. Aside from the presentation, the tour showcased this interesting and innovative project, allowing us to see the large-scale coordi-nation required for a project of this size and location.
Please keep in mind that this tour will be offered to members AND non-members during our Mid-Atlantic Region Conference in Oc-tober. Registration is now open, please visit www.marc09.com.
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I’M BRINGING SEXY BACKThem Other Boys Don’t Know How to Act
by Leslie H. Schlesinger, CSI-I, CDT, SCIP Affiliate, Charlotte Chapter, CSI
My mother always told me, “You never get a second chance at a first impression”. If you could use one word to describe CSI, what would it be? I bet that fresh, new, or even sexy didn’t even come close to crossing your mind. Most people within the industry get the impression that CSI is just a bunch of old specifiers. Is that the kind of first impression we want to make?
It’s about time this old specifier gets a face-lift, and you – the Emerging Professional, are up for the challenge! Maybe you’re the only Emerging Professional in your Chapter, maybe you have a small posse or even a whole committee; what ever your status is, your ready to be noticed, ready to get others involved, ready to bring sexy back.
But --- you’re facing a problem --- you can’t get Emerging Professionals to join your CSI Chapter. Here are a few helpful ideas to get others motivated:
Ask you Board if you can start an Emerging Professionals Committee. What’s the purpose of having a committee with only one Emerging Professional? You have to start somewhere! Even if you are the only Emerging Profes-sional, you can ask other members to join. Working with a diverse team can help the “seasoned Professional” un-derstand what we, as Emerging Professionals, are like and how we think, while we can learn from there many years of experience in CSI.Get ready for your first Emerging Professionals program! Ask every member to list all the Emerging Professionals, Interns or young Architects, in their office, and then use this list to help determine what type of program you are going to offer. Good advertising is the key… always use the ‘F’- word… that’s right… FREE. Some of my other fa-vorite ‘F’– words to use when advertising an event are FRESH and FUN. Spice up the Chapter meetings! This can be a great way to get people involved and/or fundraise for an Emerging Professionals event. Some examples include raffles, fun-niest tie contest, best work joke, shooting hoops (mini-
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goal and foam balls) for a prize, and many more. Try to think outside the box when coming up with ideas. You can also spice things up at your Chapter meetings by in-viting Emerging Professionals from other organizations like AIA or USGBC to join the meeting for FREE. Make sure to coordinate this with your Board, as some meetings in-clude a cost for food. Advertise, advertise, and more advertising! The best way to get the word out about your new Emerging Profes-sionals committee is to let people know. If you have a newsletter, write up a short article about what you are planning to do that month, and who to contact if a mem-ber knows an Emerging Professional. Talk to your web-publications committee about adding a separate page or space for information related to events or programs.
These are just a few ideas for getting and keeping Emerging Professions involved in your Chapter. Make sure to get those “seasoned Professionals” involved on your committee, as they are most influential on your current members, and can provide you with the tools you will need to be successful. It is disappointing to think that some Chapters might not have any Emerging Professionals to start a committee. I want to challenge these Chapters to find a “seasoned” mem-ber willing to take this on until you have you have found an Emerging Professional to lead.
Good Luck!Even if you hate it… rate it! _______Leslie Schlesinger is an “emerging professional” with HALL Building Information Group, LLC, in Charlotte, NC. She also is a member of the CSI Strategic Action Task Team.
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Central VA Leadership 09-10The results are in, and here are your chapter leaders for the 2009-2010 fiscal year:
President: Tracie Skipper, CSI
Vice President: W. Duncan Macfarlane, CSI
Secretary: Laura Fiori, CSI, LEED AP
Treasurer: Ron Keeney, RA, CDT, NCARB
Immediate Past President: Charles Hendricks, AIA, CSI, CDT, LEED AP
Board of Directors:Nida Campbell, AIA, CSI, CDT, LEED APDavid Groff, CSI-C, CDTMeghan Johnston. CSI, CDTJohn Kerber, CSIR. Tucker Shields, RA, CSI, CCCAAdrienne Stronge, CSI-I, LEED APMark Wingerd, CSI, CDTPatrick Wright, CSI, LEED AP
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LOS Region ReportThe Spring 2009 Region Board meeting took place last month in Gettysburg, PA. A number of changes are tak-ing place on the regional and Institute level as a result of the governance changes we voted into place last year. The most notable will be the formation of a regional ex-ecutive committee. The Middle Atlantic Region has had a two Region Directors in the past that have served as President and Vice President (although their focus was split between Institute affairs and Region affairs) and the Secretary and Treasurer positions have always been appointed. Under the revised by-laws, there will now be one Region Director that represents the Middle Atlantic Region, whose sole purpose is to look at Institute level activities. The Middle Atlantic Region President, 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, and Secretary will be elect-ed positions that focus on Regional activities. The trea-surer position will continue to be an appointed position.
Our Region leadership for the 2009-2011 fiscal years will be as follows:
Region Director: Mitch Miller, AIA, CCS, CSI, MAI, Allen-town Chapter, [email protected]
Region President: Raymond Gaines, AIA, CSI, CCS, Central Virginia Chapter, [email protected]
Region 1st Vice President: Margaret Chewning, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, Tidewater Chapter, [email protected]
Region 2nd Vice President: Mike Lechleitner, CSI, CDT, Pennsylvania Railroad Chapter, [email protected]
Region Secretary: Gail Nagie, CSI, CDT, Pittsburgh Chapter, [email protected]
Treasurer: Linda Pressler, RA, CSI, CDT, AIA, Baltimore Chapter, [email protected]
The CSI Show will be held in Indianapolis, IN this year from June 16-19. Please plan on attending this event that features in-depth, practical education and solutions for commercial building industry professionals. This annual event is the perfect opportunity to connect and network with 4000+ industry professionals, be introduced to the latest innovations in the con-struction industry, and earn 17+ hours of continuing education in just four days. If you cannot make this year’s event, please plan on attending the May 2010 show in Philadelphia and the Sept / Oct 2011 show in Chicago.
The Middle Atlantic Region Conference will be held in Charlottesville, VA this year from October 8-11. This not-to-miss event has an incred-ible lineup of speakers and tours. The conference theme “Continuing Mr. Jefferson’s Legacy: Designing for the Future” will focus on the need for ecologically sensitive thinking within the construction industry and offer a discussion on how to move forward as an industry. Topics to be covered include: The State of the Construction Industry, Biophilic De-sign, C2C certification, The South Lawn Project, and The Emily Couric Cancer Center. Registration for this event is now open at www.marc09.com.
Report by: Charles Hendricks
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March 17, 2009Call to Order: 4:39pm
Attendees: Charles Hendricks, Tracie Skipper, Adrienne Stronge, Duncan Mac-farlane, Ron Keeney, Mark Wingerd, Ray Gaines, R. Tucker Shields.
Presidents Report – Submitted in ad-vance:Please take a minute and celebrate the great news that Raymond Gaines will be elevated to fellowship at the CSI Show this year in Indianapolis. Fellows are nominated by their colleagues and se-lected by CSI’s Jury of Fellows in recogni-tion of their accomplishments in advanc-ing construction technology, improving construction specification, educating people in the construcition industry or advancing the goals of CSI
As we move toward the end of our fiscal year, deal with our upcoming budget, organiztion of the MARC conferece, and have an election, please take a moment to give a little of your timme to help those carrying the bulk of the load to run this chapter. Solicit articles for the news-letter from your company or suppliers, call members that need to renew, invite a friend to a meeting and find sponsors for the MARC conference or up coming meetings. we need to come together as a group ans uspport eah other to make this chapter successful.
Thanks for all that you do already to make this the best CSI chapter in the country.
Secretary’s Report – Minutes from the Feb. meeting were approved
Treasurer’s Report – Submitted in ad-vance.
Newsletter Committee: 702 mailed 27 views online. There was a long discus-sion about sending an option on the June mailing to stop receiving the pa-rameter and or to receive it by mail or electronically. We discussed calling new members and making them award that there are opportunities to write techni-cal articles.
Membership Committee – Membership stands at 77.Those we need to contact that are not renewed:Will Adams - Superior ConcreteKari Daniel - Atlantic PlywoodRon Fisher - Noland CompanyMatt Keffer - Stock Building SupplyJohn Meggs - Nature NeutralAudrey Storm - Habitat for HumanityArt Peters - Artisan ConstructionRosalyn Schmitt - Artisan ConstrutionTim Irvin
March Anniversaries: Lynwood Napier - T&N Printing, Inc. - 18 yrsRobert Norman - Benjamin Moore & Co. - 2 yrsMarc Paxton - Marc Paxton Architect - 24 yrsTucker Shields - Tucker Shields Architect - 15 yrsHerb White - TEC Engineering - 4 yrsTim Irvin - Agora Tile - 1 yr
Program Committee – April - LCA: How to evaluate a const. projectMay - Hard Hat Tour - South Lawn Mem-ber OnlyJune - Picnic
Hospitality: 53 for dinner, 11 for pro-gram only.
Product Expo: Survey Results are in and were present-ed.
Awards: Ray Gaines was awarded the fel-lowship award.
Certification: No report
Education: No report
Technical (Super Committee): No report
Historian: No Report
Academic Liaison: No Report
Tellers / Nominating: Ron submitted a sample ballot that needed some corec-tions.
Electronic Communication Committee – No report
Region Conference: We hae pledged $8,250 in sponsorships so far. The mem-bership has been asked to generate sponsorships wherever there is an op-portunity. Next meeting 3/24/09.
Long Range Planning Committee – No report.
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New Business – Susan Parker - DirectorAfter several attempts to contact Susan by phone and email the board voted her down from the director position to make room for someone who could attend meetings. Adrienne motioned, Duncan seconded.
Next Board Meeting – April 21, 2009, Omni Hotel, 4:30-5:30. The meeting was adjourned at 5:40 PM.
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by Sheldon Wolfe, RA, FCSI, CCS, CCCA
taxes; plural of taxis: movement of an organism in response to a stimulus
One of the side effects of the recent reorganization of the Institute Board of Directors is that Institute Directors are no longer required to visit the chapters in their regions. Region officers will take on the responsibility for chapter visits, and the expense of those visits will now be borne entirely by the regions.
If you know how regions are funded, you can skip the next few paragraphs; if not, you might be interested in where regions get their money, especially as a reorganization of our dues structure is in the making.
At the moment, regions get money from their respective chapters through an assessment. Each region decides how much money it needs to operate, then divides that amount by the number of chapter members to get an average cost per chapter member. Each chapter is then invoiced for its share of the expenses, the amount being determined by multiplying the number of mem-bers in the chapter times the average cost per chapter member.
If, for example, a region with 2,000 chapter members needs $20,000, the average cost is $10 per chapter member. A chapter with 100 members will be assessed $1,000, and a chapter with 200 members will be assessed $2,000. Finally, each chapter in that re-gion bases its dues on its operating expenses plus the amount of the region assessment.
In reading the above explanation, the astute reader will notice that instead of referring simply to “members”, I used the term “chapter member” - but not “region member”. Obviously, a member of a chapter also is a member of a region, so isn’t a region member au-tomatically a chapter member? No! It is possible to be an Institute member and not be affiliated with any chapter.
There is good reason for allowing at-large membership; many members are so far from the nearest chapter that they would re-ceive no significant benefit from chapter membership. However, even though non-affiliated members are region members, they contribute no money to the region. Remember, regions get their money by assessing chapters based on their chapter member-ship.
So a few members don’t pay into the regions, what’s the big deal? You might be surprised how many non-affiliated members we have; the North Central Region, for example, has about 170. At $8 per member, that’s $1,360 the region doesn’t have for its pro-grams. Another problem regions have faced is late payment of as-sessments by their chapters. Even when chapters eventually catch up, as most do, late payments affect cash flow and planning. Both of these problems can be solved by collecting money for the re-gions along with Institute and chapter dues.
The Institute Board recently approved a Region Allocation Pro-gram (RAP) that will address all of these issues. Briefly, Institute dues will be increased by seven percent, and that seven percent will go directly to regions to support region activities. For profes-sional, industry, and associate member, the increase will be $15, intermediate members will see an increase of $7, and students will pay $2 more.
The result of the allocation will vary from one region to the next, as each region determines its own activities, budget, and means of generating income. Region assessments currently range from $6.00 to $22.50 per member, with most set at less than $10.00. Ignoring everything else, those regions with assessments of less than $15.00 will receive more money than before, and those with assessments greater than $15.00 will not receive as much. (The net difference realized by the regions will be slightly less, as regions no longer will benefit from use of the Institute Directors’ travel al-lowance.)
Only the Northeast Region has an assessment greater than $15.00, so the new plan is essentially a stimulus package for regions. The RAP does not prevent regions from continuing to assess chapters, so the Northeast Region is still able to collect money needed to fund its activities. Ideally, regions will reduce or eliminate chapter assessments, but that decision is in the hands of the regions.
Similarly, if a region does eliminate or reduce assessments, each of its chapters will then be able to reduce its chapter dues, thereby offsetting at least some of the basic dues increase. Again, that de-cision is left to the chapters.
I suspect at least a few members are asking, “Didn’t we just have a dues increase?” Institute dues were last increased in July 2006, from $210 to $220. The accompanying table shows how much membership dues have increased in the last dozen years. Since 1997, when Institute dues were $155, this will be our fifth dues increase.
The following table shows the year and amount of each dues in-crease, and the amount the dues would be if they increased at a rate of four percent per year.
Year Dues 4% incr1997 $155.00 $155.002002 $180.00 $188.582003 $195.00 $196.122005 $210.00 $212.132006 $220.00 $220.612009 $235.40 $248.16
Even though inflation has been closer to three percent, Institute dues have been relatively constant for the last decade.
The question now is one we’ve been hearing a lot lately; “How will the stimulus money be spent?” I trust that our regions, which soon will enjoy more income than ever before, will provide a better an-swer than the Feds.
Curmudgeon’s Corner: Stimulus Package
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DOIN’ INDY?
About sixty days from now, in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the heart of America, there will be a gathering of the faithful, the in-volved, the dedicated, the loyal, the inquisitive, and -- yeah, I’ll be there, wandering around in sheer awe of the goings-on!
Guess it will be like Baltimore or Chicago, but yet different. Smaller venue and changed surroundings -- different perspec-tive but the same resolve to greet old friends, talk, eat, and venture to new events to see new things. Would guess it will not be Vegas-like although I wasn’t there. Should be more comfortable, friendlier, real world, and quieter, with less glitz.
Maybe in the middle land where travel costs are moderate because distances are not so long, there will be a more settled and work-like atmosphere. Oh, I am not dissing what has gone on in other years and other places, but various little birdies around my ear tell of a “different” show, if you permit me the term.
I know for fact that student efforts will see new emphasis and hooray for that. Baltimore was a valiant effort and had great results, but those in Indy have new and different plans, and seek to raise more interest and expose new directions and re-sults. Perhaps this will be the new bar for future student/show efforts and allied yearlong efforts. We’ll see!
Some will chase the little white ball, and will attend the minor league baseball games - usually those whose lives are some-what removed from upper level professional ball. Some will stand in open mouth awe at the oval where the Indy 500 is run; some will travel to Columbus, a most intriguing story of modern/contemporary architecture, unique in concept and execution (some of the best architecture in the country by some of the most celebrated architects of years past).
Many will gather to be educated in some of the latest information - BIM, green construction, etc. Others will look to more mundane sessions on contract documents, etc. But each will find something of interest. (I wonder, too, what topics didn’t make the cut, but that’s another story.) What is to be presented will be well done, and informative.
Many will simply “meet and eat” (remember the old radio show of Duffy’s Tavern where “the elite meet and eat”?). New electronic friends will suddenly be there, in the flesh, for arm pumping, hand squeezing, and close proximity cheek kissing. Some will marvel at weight loss; other will be silent on hair lost! But glad hearts all; war stories, traded experiences, mutual interest topics, and some of the greatest talk in the world - and yes, some of it may, just may, involve specs!!
See you there? Hope so! Remember though, some folks around are newer and don’t have the lasting, over-the-years relationships, so check out the chest high name tags and find some new names you’ve heard of - or never heard of - and approach them. You might come away with new ideas, a new face to remember - and yet another new, good experience to tuck away - a gift from Indy!!!
Mid-June - be there!
_____Ralph Liebing, RA, CSI, CPCA, CBO, is Senior Archi-tect—Specifications, for Hixson, Architects, Engineers, Interiors, Cincinnati, OH. Liebing is a registered archi-tect, and former Building Commissioner for Hamilton County, Ohio. He has subjects such as architecture, architectural technology, professional practice, con-struction regulations and construction documenta-tion, and has published numerous works-- articles, a monograph for CSI; a column, webinars, and eight textbooks. Comments welcome; e-mail rliebing@hix-son inc.com
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PRESIDENT Charles Hendricks, AIA, CDT, LEED-AP, The Gaines Group, PLC 434-979-5245 [email protected]
VICE-PRES Tracie Skipper Pella Windows & Doors 434-979-3315 [email protected]
TREASURER Ron Keeney, RA, CDT, NCARB Keeney & Co., Architects PLC 434-978-2000 [email protected]
SECRETARY David Groff, CSI-C Graduate Studies... 434-977-4480 [email protected]
IMMED PAST PRES John Grubb Luck Stone Corporation 434-295-2931 [email protected]
DIRECTOR Meghan Johnston, CDT University of Richmond 804-287-6379 [email protected]
DIRECTOR Adrienne Stronge, LEED-AP The Gaines Group, PLC 434-979-5245 [email protected]
DIRECTOR R. Tucker Shields, RA, CCCA R. Tucker Shields, Architect. 540-885-8192
DIRECTOR Patrick Wright Luck Stone Corporation 434-985-8830 [email protected]
DIRECTOR Mark Wingerd, CDT Window & Door Pros 434-296-0050 [email protected]
DIRECTOR W. Duncan Macfarlane Macfarlane Homes, Inc. 434-361-0081 [email protected]
NEWSLETTER Adrienne Stronge, LEED-AP The Gaines Group, PLC 434-979-5245 [email protected]
MEMBERSHIP W. Duncan Macfarlane Macfarlane Homes, Inc. 434-361-0081 [email protected]
PROGRAMS Charles Hendricks, AIA, CDT, LEED-AP, The Gaines Group, PLC 434-979-5245 [email protected]
HOSPITALITY Tracie Skipper Pella Windows & Doors 434-979-3315 [email protected]
PRODUCT EXPO Tracie Skipper Pella Windows & Doors 434-979-3315 [email protected]
NOMINATING Ron Keeney, RA, CDT, NCARB Keeney & Co., Architects PLC 434-978-2000 [email protected]
CERTIFICATION Charles Hendricks, RA, CDT, LEED-AP, Assoc. The Gaines Group, PLC 434-979-5345 [email protected]
TECHNICAL R. Tucker Shields, RA, CDT R. Tucker Shields, Architect 540-885-8192
HISTORIAN Ray Gaines, RA, CDT The Gaines Group, PLC 434-979-5245 [email protected]
EDUCATION Susan Parker Hazard & Associates, LLC 434-295-3145 [email protected]
ACADEMIC LIASON Charles Hendricks, RA, CDT, LEED-AP, Assoc. The Gaines Group, PLC 434-979-5245 [email protected]
WEBMASTER Meghan Johnston, CDT University of Richmond 804-287-6379 [email protected]
ADVISOR George Gercke, CCCA Gercke Brothers, Inc. 434-974-1330 [email protected]
CVCSI Leadership Roster
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CENTRAL VIRGINIA CHAPTER OF THE CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS INSTITUTE
Membership Committee - Ray Gaines
Chapter Meetings are held monthly. Chapter meet-ings provide an excellent opportunity to network with other in-dustry professionals. Chapter meetings consist of a social hour, dinner, and a program on an industry topic, followed by an open, informal discussion. All are welcome. Dinner reservations are necessary, please specify specific dietary needs. Those re-serving who do not attend must pay for the dinner prepared for them. Payment is expected at the door. Please support your local chapter by attending dinner meetings!
Hospitality Committee - Charles Hendricks
The Parameter is the chapter’s newsletter and is mailed to members and interested parties all over the country. Outside opinions, technical articles, articles on individual proj-ects, and local news reports are strongly encouraged. Please submit any articles by the 20th of the month preceding pub-lication. Opinions expressed are those of the editor or con-tributers and do not necessarily reflect the opinions, policies or practices of the Chapter or the Institute, Copyright 2008 Central Virginia Chapter CSI.
Newsletter Editor - Adrienne Stronge
Advertising rates for 10 issues of The Parameter in print-ed version and as published on our website (www.csicentralva.org) are as follows: Single Issue Ten IssuesBusiness Card Size $25 $175One Quarter Page $75 $525One Half Page $125 $875Full Page $250 $1750
The Parameter is mailed to over 690 construction professionals
Newsletter Editor - Adrienne Stronge
Meeting Sponsorships are encouraged at the general meetings. Whole meeting sponsorship includes 10 min-utes to talk before the featured speaker, a business card size ad in the newsletter, a table top display on each table at the meeting, and a 6’ x 6’ exhibit space at the meeting.
Meeting $300 Annual Picnic (3 Available) $300 Annual Holiday Party (3 Available) $300
Hospitality Committee - Charles Hendricks
The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) is a national professional society promoting the advancement of construction technology through communications, education, and service. www.csinet.org
The Central Virginia CSI Chapter (CVCSI) is a local group of construction-interested persons, including design profession-als, general contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers and manufacturer representatives, meeting regularly to improve our in-dustry by openly discussing project interaction, general construction problems and possible solutions. We are committed to the free exchange of information and experiences in the local construction industry. Membership is on an individual basis for $245 annually. ($210 national dues, $35 CVCSI local dues). Discount fees are offered to students and young professionals. www.csicentralva.org
June 9CSI Picnic
Sept. 15CVCSI Dinner
Program
Oct. 20CVCSI Dinner
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Nov. 17CVCSI Dinner
Program
Dec. 15CVCSI Holiday
Banquet