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New Courses Featured This Month
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Energy Efficient Street and Area Lighting
This course provides an in depth look at considerations for street lighting design, the current state of street lighting technology, the new LED solid state technology, how solar power plays a part and smart vs. dumb lighting systems.
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Treatment Options for the Rehabilitation of Historic Windows
Provides an overview of historic window rehabilitation, including the unit assessment process of existing fenestration, the development of creating a rehabilitation plan, and available options and accessories for window replacement.
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Architectural Marketing Systems
Describes some components of an architectural marketing system, particularly external and internal marketing, effective websites and telephone sales.
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Insulated Metal Wall and Roof Panels
Provides an overview of insulated metal wall and roof panels (IMPs) in terms of their material, finish, and construction life cycle; designed with features and benefits to enhance building performance and contribute to the sustainable built environment. Discussions include code requirements, industry standards and LEED® certification.
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AEC Daily Bulletin - September 2009
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Events + Conferences
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FREE MasterFormat Webinars -- Learn How They Made the Switch!
CSI will cease to license and support MasterFormat 95 as of December 31, 2009. CSI is now working with MasterFormat’s sponsors to help the industry complete transition to MasterFormat 2004. Are you ready to make the switch? Whether you're a government agency, a small A/E firm, or a product manufacturer, hearing the stories of others who've converted may help! Attend these free webinars and learn more:
How We Made the Switch - Governmental Adoption and Transition to
MasterFormat 2004
October 7, 2-3pm ET
Register now! It's FREE! and
How We Made the Switch - Small/Medium-Sized Firm Adoption and
Transition to MasterFormat 2004
October 21, 2-3pmET
Register now! It's FREE
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CSI Webinar: Green Building Envelope Design
September 17, 2-3:30pm ET
Instructor Maria Spinu, PhD, CSI, LEED AP, of DuPont leads this session, where you will: learn what a green/sustainable building envelope is; understand trends in NA building energy codes - envelope requirements; review the 2009 updates to the LEED Rating System; and discuss the impact of building envelope air tightness on building energy use. Learn more, or register. |
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CSI Webinar - Integrated Door Opening Assemblies
September 22, 2-3pm ET
An in depth look at integrated door opening assemblies. Understand the concepts behind and the components to include in the integrated door opening assemblies specification section. Learn about common applications for these types of assemblies and the unique features, options and benefits these openings can offer the design team and end-user. Also to be discussed will be a review of the everyday struggle of balancing life safety and security vs. design and aesthetics in the built environment from the designer, end user, and code offical perspectives. There will also be a basic overview of various code related compliance issues and requirements as related to the applications and function of integrated door opening assemblies. Some codes and standards to be referenced and discussed are the International Building Code (IBC), The Life Safety Code (NFPA-101), Standard for Fire Doors and Other Related Opening Protectives (NFPA-80), and Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities (ANSI A117.1). Learn more, or register now. |
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CSI On-Demand Webinar – See the Webinar You Missed
Did you miss the live webinar presentation of “How the Courts Interpret Specifications”? What about “Writing Effective LEED Specifications” or the “Specifying Architectural Hardware Series”? See these and other webinars on CSI’s On-Demand Webinar site. View a list of on-demand webinars. |
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