CSI – What is It!

The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) is an individual membership, technical society whose core purpose is to improve the process of creating and sustaining the built environment. The Institute provides technical information and products, continuing education opportunities, professional conferences and product shows meant to enhance communication among all disciplines of nonresidential building design and construction and meet the industry’s need for a common system of organizing and presenting construction information. CSI’s more than 18,000 members include Architects, Engineers, Contractors, Sub-contractors, Specifiers of construction materials and systems, Manufacturers and Suppliers of construction materials, Building Owners, Developers, Facilities Managers and Attorneys. Founded in 1948, CSI is headquartered outside Washington in Alexandria, VA, and has 144 local chapters nationwide. One of those chapters is here in Madison.

CSI - What’s in it For You!

CSI provides members with resources for success, as well as exceptional networking opportunities. With buildings going up faster and faster, we must rely on written and graphic communication to avoid litigation and ensure that nothing falls through the cracks. Never before has the industry had such a critical need for well-trained professionals. Never before has CSI offered so many opportunities for training – many from your very own computer!

Everyone in construction knows about the original 16 Divisions. But do you know about the organization that created those 16 Divisions? And do you know that those 16 Divisions are being significantly expanded to provide more flexibility and include a greater variety of construction activities beyond individual buildings? Membership in The Construction Specifications Institute will enable you to shrink the challenges of today’s operating environment down to size. Since 1948, we've been meeting the industry's need for a common system and language to organize, standardize, and communicate construction information. CSI has been the industry leader in fulfilling this goal through education – and through the development of technical support products to write specifications such as MasterFormat, UniFormat, and Section Format. For uniformity in construction drawings, CSI developed the Uniform Drawing System and has cooperated with other organizations in developing a National CAD Standard.
The Madison Chapter-CSI meets monthly, typically on the second Tuesday, from September to June. Our education programs are always timely, diverse, and lively. Knowledge that would take years to accumulate is usually sitting right next to you at your table. Join us and you’ll find that the superlative value CSI offers is un-paralleled.

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For additional Madison Chapter Membership Information, Please Contact Mr. Alan Kim, Jr. at e-mail akim@vonbriesen.com

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