by Steve VanDyke On Tuesday November 17, State Building Inspector Harold Leaming educated CSI Worcester about the unique requirements in Massachusetts pertaining to controlled construction. Starting off with an appropriately social-distanced networking hour, his program touched on facets of Chapter 1 of the Building Code which outlines when a licensed design professional is required andRead more
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(by Robert Gutmann) It’s that time of the year again! When project team needs to start asking each other what are the proper products that we should be using to keep construction going during colder days and nights! The basic question is – What are the appropriate materials and installation techniques to be using alongRead more
Time to start a new year, and a new decade – hope your holidays were great! CSI has a diverse line up planned for you this year, delivering a wide variety of value to members. The Worcester County chapter has been hard at work planning events for the first half of this new year. ForRead more
Add some new initials to your email signature! The time is now to start planning for the Spring certification exam period. Exams offered will include CDT® and the return of the CCS and CCCA. Registration opens on February 19! On the fence? Hear from your colleagues on why they view the CDT as table stakesRead more
Tomorrow I head down to Maryland for Construct 2019. This is the big-daddy educational and trade show serving CSI at a national level. I like the Construct show not for the trade show floor or the educational classes per se, but because I can always connect with the CSI folks I know around the Region.Read more
It’s good when people can get together and agree on how to solve problems. ANSI (American National Standards Institute – the testing and standards folks), SPRI (Single Ply Roof Industry – the roofing membrane manufacturers and contractors association), and FM Global (the major insurance player in the roofing industry) all got together in recent yearsRead more
Every year in February the Chapter begins the process of nominating leaders for the coming year. Elections are held in April and the new terms start on July 1st. The following officers will complete their terms as of June 30th: President Steve Van Dyke (2nd one year term), Vice President Ken Henderson (2nd one yearRead more
It takes planning to put on interesting meetings each month. The Board is starting now to determine our topics for next year. If there are aspects of construction or timely topics you’d like to see addressed in our monthly continuing education presentations, please tell one of the board members so that we can consider themRead more