WHEN: Tuesday November 17, 2020 5:00 – Socially Distant Social Hour 6:00 – Program 7:00 – Food and Networking WHERE: Leo’s Ristorante 11 Leo Turo Way Worcester, MA 01604 COST: Program and Dinner $20, Students free Maybe you gave the Client a price for that little construction project they wanted you to build, got to work right away and then the Building Inspector showed up on your site asking for a copy of the permit. Or maybe you paid the…
Find out more »The January Program has been postponed and will be rescheduled for a later date. WHEN: Tuesday January 19, 2021 5:00 – Networking 5:30 – Program 6:30 – Dinner WHERE: Leo’s Ristorante 11 Leo Turo Way Worcester, MA 01604 COST: Program: Free Dinner: $20 (students free) Fighting a fire is a dangerous series of orchestrated events that a fire department must carefully maneuver through. When human lives are at stake, any errors could have severe consequences. The Fire Department in any…
Find out more »WHEN: Tuesday January 26, 2021 5:00 – Virtual Happy Hour 5:15 – Program WHERE: At your desktop COST: Free Due to the Commonwealth’s pandemic restrictions, we weren’t able to bring you an in person networking and educational happy hour, program and dinner at Leo’s. We’d still like to see each other’s faces, say hi and get some learning units taken care of even if it has to be in a virtual format. So plan on grabbing a favorite beverage,…
Find out more »WHEN: Tuesday February 16, 2021 5:00 – Virtual Happy Hour 5:30 – Program WHERE: At your desktop COST: Free ATC Group Services, LLC (ATC) will present a one-hour Continuing Education Unit on hazardous material management at the Central Massachusetts Chapter annual meeting. This course is approved by the American Institute of Architects as class ‘ATC 2020-02’ and is titled ‘HAZMAT 101 - Understanding the Basics of Hazardous Materials’. Each attendee will earn a 1.0 hour Learning Unit under the Health,…
Find out more »WHEN: Tuesday March 16, 2021 5:00 – Social Hour 5:30 – Program WHERE: VIRTUAL MEETING COST: NO COST This month’s program will again be presented by Kendra Likely, CSI, CDT from Rockfon. Kendra has over 18 years of experience in the building material industry. She has experience with a couple of prominent window and door companies in both the commercial and luxury residential markets. Kendra has recently moved into acoustical, wood, and metal ceilings and has been with Rockfon for…
Find out more »WHEN: Tuesday April 20, 2021 5:00 – Social Hour 5:30 – Program Dinner Arrangements TBD WHERE: South High Community School (Construction Site) 170 Apricot Street Worcester, MA 01603 COST: Program and Dinner $10 non-members Members and students, no cost Last August, WCCSI provided a tour, led by Associate Principal Peter A. Caruso, Jr. of Lamoureux Pagano Associates Architect (LPA|A), of the new South High Community School. At that time, the school was approximately 60% complete which provided the attendees plenty…
Find out more »Fighting a fire is a dangerous series of orchestrated events that a fire department must carefully maneuver through. When human lives are at stake, any errors could have severe consequences. The Fire Department in any municipality is well trained to respond to such a disaster. However small or large a fire may be, the premise is still the same- save lives and minimize the damage. Architects and Contractors are squarely involved in this. The Architect is responsible for designing a…
Find out more »Cost: FREE So that building that was going to win you the Pritzker Prize has envelope leaks, and the Owner is wondering whether to blame the Architect of the Contractor. At this point, you’re wondering what you could have done differently to have been able to see this coming. Well this month, WCCSI is going to tell you exactly that. Envelope science is developing rapidly in the design-construction world, through advancements in technology, more stringent code requirements and the evolution…
Find out more »WHEN: Tuesday November 16, 2021 5:00 – Networking 5:30 – Program 6:30 – Dinner WHERE: Blue Jeans Bistro 270 Park Avenue Worcester, MA 01604 COST: Members: Free Non-Members: $25 Since its inception on January 1, 1975, the Massachusetts building code has evolved significantly over the years, with each edition becoming more complicated. Originally, the Massachusetts State Building Code was scripted by the State Board of Building Regulations and Standards (BBRS) and was unique to Massachusetts. However, starting with the Eighth…
Find out more »This month's program will be an interactive exercise involving participant preparation of a hardware schedule for a handful of doors based on a prototypical building plan. Guided by Don Cherry, and performed in teams so even the novice to most experienced among us can benefit, we'll learn what it takes to select building hardware that meets the functional, code, design and construction requirements - and how to make sure the process moves smoothly on your projects. This event will occur…
Find out more »The mission of CSI is to advance building information management and education of project teams to improve facility performance.
CSI offers various categories of membership … Professional for persons active in the construction industry, Emerging Professional for those new to the industry, Retired, Emeritus and Student.
Our broad and unique diversification of the chapter members offers opportunities for education, communication and networking with a focus on local issues.