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New Courses Featured This Month
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Downdraft Ventilation
Provides an overview of downdraft ventilation systems. Includes discussions on indoor environmental quality (IEQ), venting, ducting, filters, installation, and design.
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Commercial Rolling Service Doors
Provides an overview of the rolling commercial service door, fire door and rolling grilles and shutters covering the operation, parts, fire code requirements and wind load information.
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Radiant Barrier Structural Roof Sheathing
An overview of radiant barrier roof sheathing technology, how it works, its effectiveness, and installation guidelines.
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Choosing a Sustainable Floor
Provides an overview of characteristics of sustainable resilient floors in general, reviews the environmental and health concerns regarding vinyl flooring and identifies benefits of a sustainable vinyl tile floor.
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Designing Proper Pathway & Spaces for Communication Cables & Power Distribution
Provides an overview of cable management systems for both ceiling and under-floor pathways including the building codes and standards to make the building code compliant, as well as a discussion on how to properly plan and design pathways and spaces for telecommunications and power in buildings.
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Bridging Environmental & Architectural Design to Nurture Renewability
Provides an overview of BIM technology and related analysis tools and how they facilitate environmental design.
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Tradeshow
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CONSTRUCT2009, in conjunction with the 53rd CSI Annual Convention, is the key event for the industrial, commercial and institutional building industry and the networking hub for thousands of professionals who design, specify, build and procure for successful project management. The show hosts the latest in industry technology, the newest products and most up-to-date solutions partnered with robust accredited educational programming. The event will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana at the Indiana Convention Center. Educational programs are offered June 16-19, 2009 and the Exhibit Hall will be open June 17-19, 2009.
This year, CONSTRUCT will co-locate with The TFM Show, the senior executive facility manager conference and show. With thousands of square feet of shared exhibit space already sold, the event expects to draw thousands of decision-makers that specify and buy billions of dollars a year in products and services. Attendees will have the opportunity to explore hundreds of relevant products and problem-solving solutions as well as the latest trends in the New Product Pavilion and sustainable solutions in the Green Pavilion. Event participants can experience the value of networking and relationship building as a broad spectrum of industry professionals convene in one place to attend the CSI Annual Convention, earn their learning credits in over 95 accredited sessions, continue current vendor relationships and find new business partnerships.
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AEC Daily Bulletin - May 2009
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Events + Conferences
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Free GreenFormat Webinars
CSI will show you how to use GreenFormat in a free webinar! Designers will learn how GreenFormat makes searches quick and easy, while manufacturers learn how to list a product. Design team webinars are scheduled for THURSDAY, 1-2pm ET (register) and June 4, 1-2pm ET (register). Manufacturer webinars are scheduled for WEDNESDAY, 1-2pm ET (register) and Thursday, May 14, 9-10am ET (register). |
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CSI Webinar: BIM For Construction
Connecting the Model to the Jobsite and Back with Tablet PCs and Field Software
May 26, 2-3:30pm ET
How can BIM be “linked” to the field so that it can be used during the construction phase? This connection, called “Field BIM,” will be explored through case studies such as the Autodesk Trapelo Road project, the New Meadowlands Stadium Project, and others. Learn more, or register for the BIM 2-session package or just this session! |
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CSI On-Demand Webinar: Writing Effective LEED Specifications
This session, designed to provide the attendee with specific and immediately applicable tools for writing effective LEED specifications, will apply the CSI principle of "say it once, say it correctly, and say it in the right place in the documents" to the writing of effective, correct and easily usable LEED design specifications and documentation. Learn more about this on-demand webinar. |
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CSI On-Demand Webinar: Integrating Specifications and BIM
This session presents current methods for integrating BIM and specifications and discusses the specifier's need for data. Representatives of CSI, SCIP and the US Army Corps of Engineers have created an extensive Specifiers Property Information Exchange (SPIE) open-source database which will can be implemented in current BIM software and modeling programs. Representing the contents of 300 Masterformat specification sections, a copy of the 10,000 line database will be made available to participants. Learn more about this on-demand webinar. |
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Registration Now Open for the Fall CDT and Advanced Certification Exams
The fall testing window for the CDT and advanced certification exams is September 21 – 26, 2009. The early registration deadline is July 21, and the final registration deadline is August 21. Click here to register for the exam or visit www.csinet.org/certification for more information. |
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