Download the year's Program Calendar.
Specifying "Green"
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Swedish Cultural Center
Register online at www.regonline.com/psccsi201002
Educational Seminar 12:00-2:30 PM $20.00
GreenFormat in Practice: How Manufacturers and Architects Communicate about Green Products
Michael Fuller, CSI, AIA, LEED AP
Swedish Cultural Center
Michael Fuller is on the CSI Green Format Committee and is full of candid observations on the pros & cons of this tool. CSI’s newest format, "GreenFormat", is an innovative tool for product manufacturers to use in presenting sustainability information to architects and specifiers. This program will show how manufacturers are using GreenFormat to communicate the sustainable attributes of their products to the design community.
Michael Fuller, CSI, AIA, LEED AP, is a longtime LA-CSI member and he is currently serving on the Institute GreenFormat Task Team. He has been practicing architecture for more than 25 years.
Professional Growth Seminar 2:30-5:00 PM $35.00
Spĕkt™ for Green Marketing
Michael Chusid, FCSI, RA, CCS
Swedish Cultural Center
Your green product won’t help save the planet… unless someone buys it. Sustainability has become the industry standard, and building products without compelling environmental stories never even make it to the table. This program will help sales reps and product marketing managers stay competitive by developing and promoting a green positioning, keeping up with their customers and government regulations, and identifying and meeting the needs of a changing market.
Michael Chusid, FCSI, RA, CCS, is the principal of Chusid Associates, North America's leading technical and marketing consultants for the building products industry. Michael has authored numerous articles on building products technology and marketing and made presentations at CSI National and chapter events nationwide.
Social Hour 5:00-6:00 PM
Swedish Cultural Center
Socialize with our Puget Sound area design and construction industry leaders.
Evening Dinner Program 6:00-8:30 PM $35.00
Clear, Concise, Complete - Specifications Information Modeling
Chris Hubbard, AIA
Swedish Cultural Center
Chris Hubbard, AIA, of Quarry Group, Inc., a well-regarded regional leader in consulting and advisement to architecture and engineering firms offers insight into the organization of our next-generation construction specifications. Chris is an expert in CSI OmniClass and UniFormat information organizational structures, and will help explain the translation skills necessary to migrate people and specifications practice to the next stage of information integration.
(Add $5 for late registration after 12:00 PM Tuesday, February 9.)
Register online at www.regonline.com/psccsi201002.
Certification Study Group
The chapter's annual certification study group starts Tuesday, January 12. Visit http://www.psccsi.org/certificationstudygroup.html for information or register online at www.regonline.com/psccsi2010cert.
Innovative Service Available
The chapter Publications Committee has developed a new online tool useful for all our members. VendorFormat lists seminars that vendors have available to present to architects, engineers, specifiers, and others.
Listings are a nominal $50 per year for the first listing and $10 per additional listings. Each listing includes a seminar title, seminar description, and a link to additional information. Please take a minute to check it out and let us know what you think.
Puget Sound CSI Memorial Foundation
The Puget Sound CSI Memorial Foundation would you like your support. Please visit their website for more information.
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Puget Sound Chapter CSI
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Seattle WA 98101
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