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Chapter Board Notes/ November: The Board met on 11/6/18 at Willikers Tex Mex in Shrewsbury. The Worcester Foundation presented their suggestions for scholarship fund investments with their organization for future consideration by WCCSI. Our monthly meeting at Leo’s, “Where the Roof Meets the Wall” was well attended, with 21 guests. It was in a panelRead more

Recently I had an opportunity to speak to students in WPI’s architectural engineering program about the benefits of CSI, with Marty Helly, Worcester Chapter board member and President of the Northeast region. I was surprised by the number of students that came to hear our presentation, and equally surprised by the level of interest theyRead more

In 2015 the International Code Council formed an Ad Hoc Committee on Tall Wood Buildings to explore code changes to permit larger structures than currently allowed to be constructed of mass timber framing.

By: Mike Sheehan, Secretary WCCSI On Tuesday, Oct 16th, Joe Harnois, from Atlantic Builders Supply, gave our group a hands-on ICF demonstration at the Sterling Concrete Plant in North Oxford, followed by a presentation at J Anthonys Restaurant. At the concrete plant, we were able to examine and handle ICF Blocks and then see howRead more

Where has the time gone? When I retired, I thought I would have lots of time to write articles, but here it is, August, and I’ve sent only a couple. As I got closer to retiring, I asked all the retirees I knew what they did all day. The typical response was, “I don’t know,Read more

Like many, my involvement with CSI has grown as the years have gone by. Early in my career, I’d attend programs sporadically, usually picking and choosing to attend only the topics that interested me. And usually the topics of interest were things that I knew about or dealt with but wanted to learn more about.Read more

With Summer right around the corner, it’s time to start planning our annual golf tournament, the Con-struction Industry Summer Open (CISO). For over 19 years, Worcester CSI has raised scholarship money for college students with an affiliation to CSI and the Architecture/Engineering/Construction field. Two scholarships of $750/year for 4-5 years (depending upon de-gree) are offeredRead more

On the afternoon of August 21st, we had the privilege of touring the Bancroft Tower in Worcester Ma. Our guide was Susan Ceccacci, author of Living at The City’s Green Edge, Bancroft Heights, a Planned Neighborhood in Worcester Ma. Without going too deep into the Bancroft Family history, essentially, George Bancroft, former Secretary of theRead more

You surely know that CSI is a national organization, consisting of chapters all across the country, but were you aware that the Worcester County chapter is part of the Northeast Region? Our region is comprised of chapters from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Each year, one of theRead more

We have an amazing program for our members this year. In our initial mailings only 3 Worcester Chapter members have clicked through on the details. President Obama and President Xi made time in their schedules to invite Paul Doherty to the White House to talk about BIM and Smart Cities. Don’t let your members missRead more