Items Tagged with 'CSI (Construction Specifications Institute)'

The construction industry is facing mounting backlash over a controversial licensing and software initiative tied to the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) and its widely used classification systems, including MasterFormat, UniFormat and OmniClass.

New York City recently became the first jurisdiction in the country to reject and rewrite major sections of the International Building Code’s language around fire protection in exterior façades. Aiming to enhance the fire safety standards in exterior walls, fireblocking is now mandatory behind ventilated cladding, with few exceptions.

The Construction Specifications Institute Chicago Chapter President’s Award is presented to a chapter member who has rendered distinguished service to the chapter and was instrumental in advancement of the chapter’s mission, activities and/or administration.

Sto Corp. announced that the company is partnered with the industry’s two principal specifications providers, ARCOM MasterSpec and BSD SpecLink-E, to promote Sto systems and products to architects, engineers and project managers.

The Columbus Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute and USGBC Ohio – co-hosts of the annual education day and expo DesignColumbus – announce the keynote panelists for their 2017 show, to be held Tuesday, October 10 in Columbus, Ohio.