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X - C h a n g e :
P r e s i d e n t ’ s
M e s s a g e
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I n s t i t u t e E v e n t s
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G u e s t A r t i c l e 4 - 5
C h a p t e r E v e n t 5
C h a p t e r E v e n t s
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C h a p t e r
A n n i v e r s a r i e s
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B o a r d M e m b e r s 8
C h a p t e r E v e n t s
D a t e s t o
R e m e m b e r
February 2, 2011
Proprietary Lunch
Februay 12, 2011
UTA Building
Science Expo
March 1-3, 2011
CSI Academies
San Diego, CA
March 1, 2012
Proprietary Lunch
March 8, 2011
Chapter Meeting
April 12-15, 2012
South Central
Region Conference
May 3, 2012
Proprietary Lunch
May 10, 2011
Chapter Meeting
June 7, 2012
Proprietary Lunch
June 14, 2011
Chapter Meeting
“To be the leading provider of Construction Technology, Information and Continuing Education for the DFW Metro area.”
10th Annual Building Science Expo New Glass Technology: The Work of James Carpenter Design Associates
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
The Keynote presentation of this year’s Event is by World Acclaimed Ar-
chitect, Sculptor and Glass Technologist, James Carpenter. He studied
architecture and sculpture at the Rhode Island School of Design, graduat-
ing in 1972. He actively exhibited his sculpture and installation film pro-
jects in the United States and Europe and worked from 1972 through
1982 as a consultant with Corning Glass Works in Corning, NY. He
worked on the development of new glass materials including photo re-
sponsive glasses and various glass ceramics. These research projects
were aimed at potential architectural applications which would utilize the
unique technical capabilities of these glasses to control and manipulate
light and information, and this work eventually brought him back to the
practice of architecture itself. This emphasis on theoretical, aesthetic and
industrial materials research, together with his ongoing practice in archi-
tecture and structural glass design, continues to inform and guide the
work of James Carpenter Design Associates. He is the recipient of numer-
ous awards including the National Environmental Design Award from the
Smithsonian Institution, the American Institute of Architects Honor Award
and a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship in 2004.
2-hour AIA, CEU; Plus 2 Additional 1-hour AIA, CEU – Free No Charge!
UTA School of Architecture Building
2nd floor, 601 Nedderman Drive, Arlington, TX 76019
Product Showcase at 12:30 to 6:00pm
Social Hour at 5:00 to 7:00pm
Buffet Dinner at 6:00pm
AIA CEU’s at 3:00 and 4:00pm
Keynote Lecture at 7:00pm
CSI Dallas President Message
So my daughter asked Santa for a pup-
py for Christmas…..
As you know with kids, they are helpful
with playing with the pets, but when it
comes to taking the pets out in the mid-
dle of the night, the parents are stuck
with that job. So needless to say, I
haven’t gotten much good sleep for the
first half of January.
Our January chapter meeting on Lean and Integrated Project
Delivery (IPD) went well! Thanks for all those that came out to
attend. It was good to see everyone for the new year.
Please remember – we will NOT have a chapter meeting for
February.
Instead we will have our 10th annual Building Science Expo on
Wednesday night, February 8th at the School of Architecture
at the University of Texas at Arlington.
As in the previous years, the Expo will consist of:
• Building material exhibit - 12:30 PM to 6:00 PM (no
charge)
• Afternoon lectures - 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM (no charge)
• Cash bar - 5:00 to 6:00 PM
• Dinner - 6:00 to 7:00 PM ($25.00 per person)
Keynote presentation - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (no
chargeJames Carpenter - World Acclaimed Architect,
Sculptor and Glass Technologists
Our chapter meetings will resume in March with a presenta-
tion on Accessibility.
We also have set up a tour of the Sherwin-Williams plant in
Garland towards the end of March.
More details to follow soon.
Thanks, Chris
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Construction Administration and Specifications
3737 Mapleshade Lane Plano, Texas 75075
972-331-9080 Fax 972-769-9636
Specification Consulting Accessibility Consulting
Due Diligence Inspections & Reports LEED Consulting Services
Doug Hartman [email protected] Steve Brown [email protected] Kevin Wang [email protected] Allen Cornett [email protected] Mike Smith [email protected] Marie Hartman [email protected]
MEB Michael E. Brown & Associates, LLC
Curtain Wall Consulting
Technical Services
11700 Preston Rd, #660-509 Dallas, TX 75230
(P) 214.361.8219 (F) 214.256.3495
“Technical Solutions Based on Experience”
P r e s i d e n t ’ s M e s s a g e
S c h e d u l e d M e e t i n g s
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CHAPTER MEETINGS:
Regular Chapter meetings are held the
second Thursday of each month at the
Crowne Plaza Hotel in Addison, located at
14315 Midway Road, north of Spring Val-
ley. Social Time begins at 5:30, Dinner at
6:15, with the Program getting underway
at 6:45. Individual reservations for both
chapter members and guests are re-
quired. Guests will be free for their first
meeting. Anyone who is not a member of
the Dallas Chapter or a returning guest
will be charged $20.00. Everyone is wel-
come, please join us.. To make reserva-
tions, please go to www.dallascsi.org,
Reservations (in the left navigation bar).
RSVP: No later than 4:00pm on the Mon-
day prior to the event.
PROPRIETARY LUNCH:
Meetings are held at noon on
the first Thursday of each
month at the Prestonwood
Country Club, 15909 Preston-
wood Road, Dallas. Meetings
may not be held each month,
please check the website or
newsletter for confirma-
tion. Individual reservations for
both chapter members and
guests are required. To make
reservations, please go to
www.dallascsi.org, Reserva-
tions (in the left navigation
bar).
RSVP: No later than 4:00pm
on the Monday prior to the
event.
SPEC WRITERS’ BREAKFAST:
Meetings are held at 7:00 AM, on the
fourth Thursday of each month at the
Original Pancake House at Midway and
Northwest Highway. This is a time for
specification writers and design profes-
sionals to meet together to discuss better
specification writing practices and other
issues pertaining to specifications. This is
a good time to share your experience and
to learn from others. Come Join us!
Reservations are not required.
For further information contact:
Susan Lincoln, CSI, CCS, CCCA, LEED(r) AP
214.283.8855
I n s t i t u t e C e r t i f i c a t i o n E x a m s
Registration now open for the Spring CDT &
Advanced Certification exams Register now to take a CSI exam and become:
CDT-- Certified Construction Document Technologist
CCCA-- Certified Construction Contract Administrator
CCS-- Certified Construction Specifier
CCPR-- Certified Construction Product Representative
Exams will be offered April 2-28, 2012. The early registration
deadline is Feb. 2 and the final registration deadline is
March 2. Please note, the CDT, CCCA, and the CCS exams
will be based on their respective Practice Guides. The CCPR
exam will still be based on the Project Resource Manual PRM
for this exam cycle.
PER-SPEC-TIVES OTHER PERSPECTIVES, OPINIONS, EXPRESSIONS, IMPRESSIONS, THOUGHTS AND IDEAS ABOUT
THE NOBLE
PROFESSION OF SPECIFICATIONS WRITING-- OPEN FOR, AND SEEKING DISCUSSION
NO. 156
LET’S RE-VISIT “EDUCATION” by Ralph Liebing, RA, CSI, CDT, Cincinnati, OH
I really think we need to re-visit education from the beginning to the end [of former schooling that
is!] How did it get so darn complicated and involved? Tell me there isn’t still a need for readin’,
writin’ and ‘arithmetic? We now have college graduates [including athletes] who can’t read-- maybe
that’s why they don’t understand what a contract means! We have people who drive like the devil,
but barely pass the written test-- if at all.
We have people pretending to be doctors-- now there is dumb on both sides of that! We have col-
lege curricula where you can trace a list of courses through, get a degree and have almost a mean-
ingless education [the proverbial, basket weaving, intramural sports administration, psychology of
inter-fruit fly relations, etc. But RWR—give me a break.]
We have some students who take advanced courses, but are miserable failures socially. We have
some so distractible that frat life, etc., overtakes and overwhelms them and “college” takes on an
entirely different meaning [besides, who pays their way?- dumb on 2 sides there, too].
And the schools don’t deserve any kudos either. We want to educate the whole person! Whoa!
That’s great, BUT what will they be capable of doing after? We teach-- we don’t train students for
their professions! What? How do you establish any valid criterion that makes that work except the
dumbing down of your intent? “OH, we only teach to a ____________ level, and not to the full ex-
tent!” Then who does? And what is that level for doctors, lawyers, engineers-- and architects? How
do you teach part of the work of a profession and not other parts? [How do train product represent-
atives using half or less of available product information?] “Oh, we leave that training to the employ-
ers!” OK! Now do the employers understand that? Is the degree granted asterisked to note the
shortchanged academic work? Oh, and do the employers buy into this?
Many larger employers, out of necessity, actually take college graduates and re-train them to make
them functional in the relevant field of study—BUT every employer is not capable of doing this-- i.e.,
some folks simply have to work and produce!
The United States is falling shamelessly short of the education achievement of other countries—
why? Don’t we care anymore? Something over 55% of all teachers have a Masters-- so why is the
instructional work of these folks, in all too many cases, so lax? In a society where a skilled construc-
tion trade worker can earn a higher income than a full PhD professor, we need to look around. What
are our values? Trade workers need not be demeaned for their skill and effort, but surely neither
should college professors, who see fit to work and teach, [despite tenure] be penalized. As well as
their students!
Money is the common denominator in all this. But how about this-- allocate money to assist stu-
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dents with education but demand/require that their education meet
established [and not watered-down] standards along with teaching
standards. Bad educational results and/or bad teaching, no fund-
ing!! BUT we also have to get academics off their path of pure theory
and get them to educate in a manner that both educates in general,
but also to specific professional goals and standards-- and then stick
to them. We need to look at the whole student and not how we can
1] move ’em on with minimum effort and low skills, 2] get the most
money out of or for them, and 3] dismiss responsibility at any level
and on any one’s part for failure. We need a new educational per-
spective, top to bottom!
Part of this may well lie in professional organizations like CSI, which
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10th ANNUAL Building Science Expo Program: “New Glass Technology: The Work of James Carpenter Design Associates”
Presented by UTA – School of Architecture in association with Dallas & Fort Worth AIA and CSI
Chapters.
2-hour AIA, CEU; Plus 2 Additional 1-hour AIA, CEU – (Free No Charge)
Where: University of Texas at Arlington, Architecture Building
2nd floor, 601 Nedderman Drive, Arlington, TX
When: Wednesday, February 8, 2012
12:30 – 6:00 pm Product Showcase
1 Hour AIA, CEU Afternoon Classes
3:00 – 3:50 pm Lecture A “Energy Modeling for Building Efficiency” Gerald Kettler, P.E. is a licensed
mechanical engineer with over 40 years experience in building design, construction and commission-
ing.
3:00 – 3:50 pm Lecture B “State of the Art in Glass Technologies and Building Energy Conservation”
Jim Larsen - "Director of Technology Marketing - Cardinal Glass Industries
4:00 – 4:50 pm Lecture C “Designing With Sustainable Architectural Precast: Aesthetic Solutions”
Scott Robinson - Sales and Marketing Manager - Gate Precast Company
4:00 – 4:50 pm Lecture D “How Glass Works - The Real Story” Gregory A. Oehlers - Director of Archi-
tectural Sales – Trulite Glass and Aluminum Solutions & Lisa Li – National Architectural Manager –
PPG Industries
5:00 – 7:00 pm Cash Bar
6:00 – 7:00 pm Buffett Dinner
7:00 – 8:45 pm Lecture E “Glass Technology: The Work of James Carpenter Design Associates”
Cost:
The Keynote Lecture and afternoon AIA/CEU Lectures are free – No Cost!
Buffet Dinner is $25.00 in advance/$35.00 at the door (Dallas & Fort Worth CSI Meals are paid by
Chapters)
RSVP required by Noon, February 1, 2010
G u e s t A r t i c l e
C h a p t e r E v e n t s
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UPCOMING TECHNICAL EVENTS
All Proprietary Lunch events will be held at the
Prestonwood Country Club
President’s Room of the Creek Clubhouse
15909 Preston Road, Dallas, TX 75248 (972) 239-7111
Self Park or Valet
Program starts promptly at noon
PROPRIETARY PRESENTATION AND LUNCH
To further construction technology education, CSI/Dallas provides an opportunity for building prod-
uct and material manufacturers to host a proprietary lunch presentation to CSI/Dallas and guests.
February 2, 2012
Does the type of Carpet Fiber you specify really matter?
INVISTA
Linda Shockley
March 1, 2012
High Performance Service Doors
Hormann-Flexon Doors
Morris Smith
UPCOMING DINNER PROGRAMS
March 8th, 2012- Crowne Plaza
Topic- Accessibility
Speaker- Marcela Abadi Rohdes
April 12th, 2012- Crowne Plaza
Topic—TBD
Speaker- TBD
May 10th, 2012- Crowne Plaza
Project Highlight Meeting
Speaker- TBD
June 14th, 2012- Crowne Plaza
Awards- No Speaker
UPCOMING PLANT TOUR
March 22th, 2012- Sherwin Williams Plant
Host– Brett Huckleberry, CSI
Refer to the Chapter website to RSVP
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C h a p t e r M e m b e r s h i p
Existing Facades: Maintenance Review,
Remediation, Budgets, Due Diligence
Remediation: Remedy Details, Project Management, Quality Control of Repairs
Forensics: Problem Identification, Curtain
Wall, Skylights, Metal Panels, Glass, Stone, Precast, Brick, Sealants, Water Penetration, etc. Damage Assessment of Fire, Tornado, Flooding, and Earthquake.
New Construction: Drawing Peer Review,
Wall Design, Quality Control, Field Testing
OSHA: Davit & Tie-Back Annual Compliance
Reports, System Design
Joseph P. Solinski - President
Mark Mathson—General Manager (972) 539-4059
We Restore BUILDINGS and BUILD Relationships!
Celebrating 17 Years!! www.stoneglazing.com
February Anniversaries
Brent E. Kline, CSI 2/1/1987
A. William Lingnell, CSI 2/1/1991
Doug Pickens, CSI 2/1/1991
Donald Wayne Roberts, CSI, CDT 2/1/1994
Richard A. Schroeder, CSI 2/1/1996
John C. Moen, CSI, CDT 2/27/1997
Steven Jay Smith, CSI 2/18/1998
Jerry D. Tims, CSI, CDT, AIA 2/24/1998
John H. Kelly, CSI 2/9/2000
Jack N. Watts, CSI 2/5/2002
Russell S. Long, CSI, CCPR 2/18/2004
Brent A. Phillips, CSI 2/9/2006
Tom G. Denton, BA, CSI 2/15/2007
Peter L. Heinz, CSI 2/4/2008
Rosi G. Gavrilova, CSI-EP 2/2/2009
Ben Scott Rogers, CSI 2/23/2009
Thomas G. Shelton, CSI, AIA, LEED AP 2/16/2010
Syd N. Singer, CSI 2/19/2010
Kirby M. Davis, CSI, CDT, LEED AP 2/22/2010
Woody Valente, CSI 2/24/2010
Jason Haggard, CSI 2/3/2011
Charles C. Jeanpierre, CSI 2/9/2011
Jeffrey Rutledge, CSI, Esq. 2/9/2011
Griff Rausch, Jr., CSI 2/24/2011
Steve Larsen CSI Specification Consultant [email protected] 214-460-7422 mobile 972-292-3854 fax
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Specifications
- AIA Presentations
- Innovative Product
Solutions
have a unique and deep expertise and the capacity to pass it along
to appropriately involved students. Obviously, we can’t change the
entire system, but we can provide some help and insight for new
professionals, coming along, to avoid further degradation of the
system and documents. Why not? We can provide the fundamen-
tals, the practicality, the experience and the basic motivation for
production of quality products. Action by similar organizations af-
fects the entire industry and assists all levels and types of activities
to the good of all. If we can teach specs, and have other, related
resources available already, can we not also teach drawings and
documentation overall? No one else seems interested in this,
which, if it still ignored, will plague good construction documenta-
tion concept, fundamentals and deliverables. If not? Not the bright-
est of futures!
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G u e s t A r t i c l e
The Construction Specifications
Institute is a volunteer organiza-
tion consisting of professional,
industry and student members in
the construction industry. One of
the goals of CSI is to provide mem-
bers with current, up to date infor-
mation on every aspect of the in-
dustry. Persons interested in mem-
bership should contact Chapter
President Gary Yancy, CSI, 214-
212-2549 or the Dallas Chapter
office at (214) 245-4309.
The Dallas X-Change newsletter is
published monthly by the Dallas
Chapter CSI. Opinions express in
the bylined articles are the authors’
and do not necessarily represent
the Construction Specifications
Institute.
The X-CHANGE is a monthly pub-
lication of the Dallas Chapter CSI.
The X-CHANGE does not approve,
disapprove, sanction or guarantee the
validity or accuracy of any data,
claim or option appearing therein.
Republication rights are granted to
the CSI and its chapters for original
articles printed therein, provided
proper credits are given. The Dallas
Chapter is chartered by the Construc-
tion Specifications Institute.
D a l l a s C h a p t e r C S I
Committee Chairs:
Education Richard Robinson, FCSI, AIA (214) 522-3900
Certification Richard Robinson, FCSI, AIA (214) 522-3900
Electronic Daniel Hargreaves, CSI, RAS (972) 788-0078
Nominating Kirby Davis CSI, CDT, LEED AP (203) 671-7210
Planning Mike Deck, CSI (214) 496-9999
Bylaws Daniel Hargreaves, CSI, AIA, RAS (972) 788-0078
Professional
Liason Gary Yancy, CSI, CDT (214) 212-2549
Product Show Dennis Lally, CSI (972) 713-7465
Public Relations James Robbs, CSI (214) 325-4936
Academic Doug Hartman, FCSI, FAIA (972) 331-9080
Other Responsibilities
Roster Jim Hester, CSI (972) 488-0635
Board:
President Chris Mundell, CSI, CDT, AIA (214) 969-5599
President-Elect Kirby Davis CSI, CDT, LEED AP (203) 671-7210
Vice-President Mike Deck (214) 496-9999
Past President Tom Atchison, CSI (972) 436-6258
Secretary Walter Scarborough, CSI, AIA (214) 491-7385
Treasurer Frank Fuller, CSI (214) 437-4552
Publications Bennett Foster, CSI, AIA (214) 871-9078
House Cynthia Belisle, CSI, CDT, AIA (214) 522-3900
Membership Ed Hiller, CSI (972) 241-7746
Programs Mike Kolman, CSI, CDT (214) 412-9192
Awards Daniel Hargreaves, CSI, AIA, RAS (972) 788-0078
Special Events Jane Colclasure, CSI (972) 333-7906
Technical Tim Terry AIA, CSI, CCCA (214) 850-2373
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