Despite recent code changes to improve the energy efficiency and overall thermal envelope performance of the building enclosure, parapets can continue to be an enigma in the design process.
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Kelly Cone, innovations director at the Beck Group, kicked off CSI’s 2015 Master Specifiers Retreat in January with a provocative keynote posing this question, among many others with which specifying and manufacturing leaders have been wrestling.
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An active CSI member since 1962, I spent years authoring articles in my local chapter’s newsletter, based on what I had learned while writing specifications and managing an architectural studio—sharing knowledge with my peers in the old-fashioned spirit of the Construction Specifications Institute.
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In 2012, I attended my first three-day CSI Academies in San Diego. For me, it has become an architectural/engineering/construction (AEC) education event not to be missed. My fourth trip comes April 16 to 18, when I head out to San Francisco.
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In 1977, CSI began credentialing construction professionals, granting recognition to those demonstrating mastery of pre-determined subject matter through examination-based assessments.
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In response to greater focus on building envelope energy performance, insulation use in the exterior wall cavity has increased.
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Salt corrosion is not only a problem near the seashore—in fact, there is a significant, and often unrecognized, risk in ‘inland’ areas where seasonal de-icing salts are regularly used.
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Cast stone is a highly refined architectural precast concrete manufactured to resemble natural building stone. Its popularity was related to the rapid development of the portland cement and concrete industries in the late 19th century.
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In the southeastern United States, a 12-story office building, constructed in the early 1930s, experienced uncontrolled water leakage through its mass masonry exterior wall.
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One of the most critical (but often neglected) components in ensuring ‘watertightness,’ the roof assembly is typically installed early to protect the unfinished building from water penetration, enabling interior work to advance.
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