April 16: “A Report on CSI Formats” For our last regularly scheduled evening meeting, we bring in a member of the CSI committee currently working on changes to CSI’s formats. This report will be of interest to any firm looking at BIM and some of the other evolving technologies for drawings and specifications.

April 16, 2008: “The Exciting New World of Uni-Format” - Getting Organized for Building Information Modeling (BIM):
Robert Johnson, RA, FCSI, CCS, CCCA and chair of the CSI Uni-Format Task Team will conduct a presentation on the major revision and update of Uni-Format to bring it into compliance with automated information systems such as BIM and the CSI MasterFormat 2004.

Uni-Format is very useful in organizing design and construction information needed to develop the Preliminary Project Description (as defined in the CSI Project Resource Manual) and referred to as the Owner’s Requirements and Basis of Design by the LEED Rating Systems.

Attendees will receive 1 hour of continuing education credit from CSI. The program will be held at the Engineers Club of St. Louis, 4359 Lindell Blvd., on Wednesday, April 16, 2008. Networking starts at 5:30 PM, snacks at 6:00 PM and the technical program at 6:30 PM. This program is free to CSI members and only $10 for non-members. For reservations, contact CSI Executive Secretary, Jan Patrick at 314-968-1349 or email at execsecretary@stlcsi.org not later than Monday, April 14th.

April 24: “HRATEC: Integrated Building Design 'Green' Sustainable Value Energy Conservation” Brought to you by the St. Louis Chapter of ASHRAE. Click to register. If you are interested in sponsoring this event, please download this form.

May 21, 2008: “Everything You Didn’t Know About Air Barriers” – Preventing Moisture Problems in Buildings:
The Air Barrier Association of America, the Building Enclosure Council – St. Louis, and the St. Louis Chapter – Construction Specifications Institute will conduct a Whole Day continuing education seminar focusing on the proper Planning, Design, Detailing and Construction of the Building Envelope to Prevent Moisture Problems in Buildings. Program speakers include Laverne Dalgleish - Executive Director, Air Barrier Association of America; Ryan Dalgleish – Director, National Building Enclosure Council; and Lance Robson – Principal, Building Envelope Technologies, Inc.

A well designed Building Envelope is a key factor in Sustainable Building Design, on going Facility Management, and reducing the risk of Claims and Disputes from resulting from moisture problems.

Attendees will receive 8 hours of continuing education credit from the ABAA and CSI. The program will be held at the Engineers Club of St. Louis, 4359 Lindell Blvd., on Wednesday, May 21, 2008. Doors open at 7:00 AM for on site sign in and a Continental Breakfast, Lunch, and Snacks are included in the seminar cost. The technical program will begin promptly at 8:00 AM. Seating is limited to about 90 attendees so sign up early. Cost for CSI and BEC members is $100, for non members it is $125 for early registration and payment. On site registration the day of the seminar is $150 space permitting. For reservations, contact CSI Executive Secretary, Jan Patrick at 314-968-1349 or email at execsecretary@stlcsi.org as soon as possible. Cancellations will not be accepted after Friday, May 16th.

June 18: Installation of Officers and Awards.
Be sure to set aside Wednesday evening June 18 for the annual “Business” Meeting, Installation of Officers, and awards program. This event will be held at the “Pujols 5” restaurant, at Westport Plaza beginning at 6:00 PM. Again, contact Jan Patrick for reservations not later than June 14.

Another change this year: each meeting will have one exclusive sponsorship. Your $500 contribution to the Chapter gives you opportunities to network with CSI members and guests during the social hour prior to the evening meeting,and a fifteen-minute presentation to the meeting attendees prior to our technical seminar. A tabletop will be made available to you for your presentation materials and displays. As part of the sponsorship package, we are including quarterpage ads in “The Spectator”, for the month prior to, and the month of the presentation.

But the most valuable benefit to you and your company is the knowledge that you are supporting some of the best continuing education available for construction industry leaders in our area. If you are interested sponsoring one of our regularly scheduled meetings, or if you want to get involved in either of the day-long seminars, please contact one of our Program Committee members:
• Steve Gantner: 314-965-7445 sgantner@archimages-stl.com
• David Cooper: 314-298-8881 dcooper@assaabloydss.com
• George Everding: 314-425-8766 geverding@cannondesign.com