The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) launched a “renewed CSI,” with a new brand and vision focused on “building a new future” for the organization, during the CSI National Conference, September 22-24, in Nashville, Tennessee.
CSI’s new brand reveals a vision of creating a deeper sense of community, being a center for innovation, and elevating the profession.
“The new logo and new look represent a new way of thinking about who we are and what we do,” said CSI board chair Marvin Kemp, FCSI, CDT. “It acknowledges the new direction of a community of professionals who are creating an enjoyable, productive, safe, and accessible future benefiting humanity.”
New vision
CSI’s new vision represents the organization’s three strategic directions:
1. Building a community of belonging. For CSI and the industry to grow, CSI needs growth from groups of people who have not traditionally been part of this field or CSI. Addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the industry will make the profession more agile, responsive, innovative, and sustainable.
2. Being a center for innovation. CSI will continue its work as a leading resource for everyone working to create the built environment. This includes leveraging research and thought leadership through the CSI Foundation, ensuring members have state-of-the-art building information and project delivery knowledge, further integrating CSI-developed standards like MasterFormat, Uniformat, and OmniClass, into design and construction software (via platforms like Crosswalk), rejuvenating standards development, and rethinking traditional roles.
3. Elevating the profession. CSI’s renewed vision includes raising the skills, profile, and professional development of CSI members through learning and certification.
New logo
CSI’s new, abstract graphic illustrates the dynamic process of the construction industry. It is bold, contemporary, and focused on the future of CSI and its important role in the built environment. The red building block denotes the warmth of community, the open and inclusive CSI its leaders envision at the national, regional, and local levels. The image of an abstract book symbolizes the knowledge and information that is the core of CSI. The blue symbol represents the potential of elevating the profession, reaching for the sky, and looking toward the future.
“With a ‘renewed CSI,’ we are putting the spotlight on the contributions and value of our members and showcasing how CSI professionals are increasingly relevant in a fast-changing environment,” says Kemp. “This is the time to rise up to meet the changing needs of society and to rewrite the terms of engagement.”
To see the new brand and vision, visit www.csiresources.org/rebrand/home.
CSI Studio returns with new interviews
The CSI Studio returned with live, on-the-floor interviews from the National Conference, including Q&As with the conference keynote speakers Curtis Moody, Nancy Novak, and Damon Hernandez, updates on the value of membership and CSI’s new look and vision with Marvin Kemp and Mark Dorsey, insight into the future of the architecture, engineering, construction, and owner (AECO) industry, and much more. Tune in to watch these interviews on the CSI YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/user/CSIConstruction).
