Chapter
Seminar: “Why Floors Fail: A look at the effects of moisture, substrate, and installation materials ”
April 22, 2008, INSTALL Twin Cities Training Center, 670 Olive St., St. Paul, MN 55130 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
Terry Nali is coordinator of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-based flooring installation group, INSTALL Twin Cities.
Understand how moisture and alkalinity can negatively affect the flooring portion of any commercial, residential, institutional new or renovated building project. Learn how to identify the presence of the incorrect patching and leveling compounds and understand how the use of improper material can negatively affect the flooring portion of any new or renovated building project. Learn to identify floor failures (before they happen) that are caused by poorly prepared sub floors and understanding how to overcome this situation to maintain integrity of the entire flooring portion of a project.
This is a presentation and "hands on" demonstration of proper installation techniques utilized in the flooring industry today.
Event Schedule:
8:00 AM to 8:30 AM Registration
8:30 AM to 11:00 AM Continental Breakfast and Program
The presentation will provide AIA and CSI approved Continuing Education Credits. Please join us for a informational meeting.
COST:
CSI Chapter Members: $25
Non-Chapter Members and Non-Members: $35.00
Interns/Students: $15
RESERVATIONS: RESERVATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY APRIL 16, 2008!
Please RSVP by FAX 952-252-8096 or EMAIL snoble@intrinxec.com or call
(952) 564-3044
Pella GREEN Pro Expo '08
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Institute
CSI Webinars - CSI Webinars are 90-minute interactive telephone/Internet education programs offered on Tuesdays, 2 – 3:30 pm ET. Each session provides convenient, quality learning at an affordable price – you'll be able to see materials, hear an instructor and ask questions in real time.
Most courses qualify for 0.15 CSI Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and 1.5 AIA Learning Units (LUs).
Cost: $75 CSI Members $95 Non-Members.
Train your entire team with one registration fee—participants are charged per site/telephone connection—not per person. Space is limited and is on a first-come-first-serve basis.
All Registrations must be received 24 hours prior to the Webinar. Telephone dial-in and web log-in instructions will be forwarded to you no less than 24 hours before event. Cancellations received less than 72 hours prior to the event are subject to a $25 cancellation fee.
For more information go to https://webportal.csinet.org/Events/CalendarEventsListView.aspx
Upcoming APRIL 2008 Webinars:
CSI Webinar: The Firestopping Quality Process
4/15/2008
Speaker: Bill McHugh, CSI, Executive Director, Firestop Contractors International Association
Description: The Firestopping Industry has evolved significantly since its inception in 1978. Firestopping is part of Effective Compartmentation including fire and smoke resistance rated floors, walls, and the related compartmentation features that protect openings and penetrations in these important life safety systems. Whether fire dampers, rolling or swinging fire doors and builders hardware, firestop systems, fire rated glazing, fire and smoke resistance rated walls and floors are protected with ever improving systems.
Firestop systems are an important part of effective compartmentation. These products become systems when tested and listed. Also, maintenance is important regardless of compartmentation element, and firestopping systems are no different. However, firestop systems, like the fire wall, may need repair only if damaged by building operations.
This presentation brings a complete view of the firestopping industry for better design, installation, inspection and maintenance of this important fire and life safety service.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the test standards for penetration and joint firestop systems
- Understand the installation standards for firestopping
- Understand the inspection standards and maintenance code requirement for firestopping
Credit: 0.15 CSI CEUs, 1.5 AIA LUs, HSW
CSI Webinar: Sharing Information Electronically during Construction Administration
4/17/2008
Speaker: Roger Johnson, CSI, CCCA, AIA, Director of Construction Administration, AndersonMasonDale Architects
Description: The volume of documentation created during the Construction Administration phase of a project can be almost overwhelming. Managing the CA process during construction and accessing information during the project and after completion can be very time intensive. To assist with the management of information, some firms are utilizing Web based services and others are utilizing in-house Project Information Management (PIM) software. About 3 years ago, the speaker's firm switched from Web based document management during design phases to in-house software for Design phases that would also support the CA documentation.
What have we learned over the past three years and has PIM for CA been improved over this period? This Webinar will review some of the functions to consider when evaluating Web based or In-house PIM systems. Hardware requirements and software performance will be reviewed as compared to Web subscription services. Site Administration for security of site information along with managing site access by internal and external team members will be reviewed. Project examples will demonstrate some of the benefits we have found from using in-house PIM during CA.
Learning Objectives
- Understand things to consider for web based or in-house hardware/software for Project Information Management (PIM).
- Learn How modifying information documentation methods affect the project, support the firm and better support the team members (consultants, owner, contractor).
- Project examples will be provided to demonstrate site/project setup, use of templates, what works, and what we have learned using in-house PIM.
Credit: 0.15 CSI CEUs, 1.5 AIA LUs
CSI Webinar: The Nuts and Bolts of Smart Buildings
4/22/2008
Speaker: Jim Sinopoli, Principal, Smart Buildings
Description: The smart buildings program provides simple, straight forward information on smart buildings for designers and contractors. The program covers the economics, and the basic design and specification foundations, technology systems, and management systems associated with integrated building systems. Session participants will learn the systems that should be part of a smart building, and the design, specification and installation issues related to the infrastructure of a smart building. Beyond the technical aspects of smart buildings, participants will learn how to cost justify the smart building approach to the client, and how to get the design team on board for doing something slightly different. A case study will be used to illustrate how the team, the client and the technology come together to design and specify a smart building.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will be able to identify the technical systems and their interrelationships in a smart building.
- Participants will examine the impact of smart buildings on design and specification issues.
- Participants will be able to identify the changes and coordination that has to take place within the design team to successfully design a smart building.
Credit: 0.15 CSI CEUs, 1.5 AIA LUs, HSW
CSI Webinar:Communication 2.0: Choice, Clarity and Civility From e-mail to v-mail to telephone conversations to person-to-person meetings
4/29/2008
Speaker: Flo Schell, EdM, Founder, Franchise Coaching Systems
Description: Gone are the days when we always meet our clients for the first time at face-to-face meetings. Often today’s professionals are meeting and greeting clients for the first time via websites, e-mails, webinars, blogs, and streaming videos. In all these cases, the opportunities to connect and meet can be fraught with new difficulties.
There are definite ‘do’s’ and ‘don’ts’ in the world of technological communication:
- Will my e-mail sound the way I intend it to?
- Are there times when an e-mail is just not appropriate?
- Will my voice mail message have just the right tone and message?
- How do I get past the gatekeepers?
- As the world continues to reinvent itself, so must we reinvent the way we meet, greet, and converse.
How can we make the best impression possible, get our thoughts across accurately, and build solid relationships in our high-technology world? And how can we know which mode of communication is best for a given situation?
Credit: 0.15 CSI CEUs, 1.5 AIA LUs, HSW
CSI Online Classroom
CSI’s Online Classroom offers a comprehensive, on-demand, multi-media distance learning program to construction industry professionals, including specifiers, engineers and architects. You can expect:
- Self-study sessions that allow you to control your schedule
- Multi-media lectures
- Reading assignments
- Online quizzes and final exams
- Education that meets the rigorous standards the construction industry has come to expect from the Construction Specifications Institute
To ensure quality, these programs include online testing that tracks and monitors an individual’s progress through session completion, and provides completion certificates when a participant has successfully passed the final exam. CSI CEUs, Health Safety Welfare (HSW) credit and AIA LUs are granted for most programs upon successful completion.
For a limited time, all participants will receive the CSI members-only price of $39 (a $20 savings), so register for a course today at www.csionlinecourses.com
Mississippi Headwaters Chapter USGBC
LEED-EB: Greening Your Building Toward the Bottom Line – April 24, Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, 1300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN
Co-Sponsored by Finance & Commerce
Green retrofitting is a powerful business tool critical to achieving business and environmental objectives. The LEED for Existing Buildings Rating System helps building owners and operators measure operations, improvements and maintenance on a consistent scale, with the goal of maximizing operational efficiency while minimizing environmental impacts. LEED for Existing Buildings addresses whole-building cleaning and maintenance issues (including chemical use), recycling programs, exterior maintenance programs, and systems upgrades. It can be applied both to existing buildings seeking LEED certification for the first time and to projects previously certified under LEED for New Construction or Core & Shell.
Participants will learn about the competitive economic advantage of green buildings, including topics such as:
· Attracting high quality buyers and tenants · Tenant retention· Achieving higher sale prices and lease rates · Reduction of operation expenses
Keynote Speaker: Craig Sheehy, President and Executive Officer, Envision Realty Services, LLC of Sacramento, CA.
Local Panelists: A panel discussion features Kathy Draper, Principal Financial, Chris Nelson, Karges Faulconbridge, Inc. and Julie Hughes, United Properties. These panelists will give you the insights of their three companies into the issues of Operations and Maintenance.
LEED-EB Technical Review Workshop – May 1, Science Museum of Minnesota - Discovery Hall, St. Paul, MN
Space is limited, register early as the session fills quickly. Attend the LEED for Existing Buildings Technical Review Workshop presented by the U.S. Green Building Council. Gain the knowledge needed to maximize building performance, achieve LEED certification and take the LEED Professional Accreditation Exam.
Presented by: Barry Giles and Tia Heneghan.
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