Tag Archives: Engineering

Managing design risks: CSI Academy preview

Sharpen your skills in construction risk identification, assessment, mitigation, and monitoring by joining your peers at the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) Academy in Chicago on April 26 and 27. Andrew Mendelson, a long-standing leader on the AIA Documents Committee and senior vice-president/chief risk management officer for Berkley Design Professionals, will offer his expertise in design risk management as a workshop moderator.

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Research grant to further wind design of buildings

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) received a research grant in the amount of $150,000 from the Charles Pankow Foundation, which will go toward the development, writing, and publishing of the institute’s “Pre-Standard for Performance-Based Design for Wind (Pre-Standard).”

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Pitfalls and problems facing the AEC industry: CSI Academy preview

Sharpen your skills in construction risk identification, assessment, mitigation, and monitoring by joining your peers at the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) Academy in Chicago on April 26 and 27. Timothy Corbett, founder and president of SmartRisk, will kick-off the event with his keynote address, “Pitfalls and Problems Facing the AEC Industry,” discussing major industry trends that impact his current work developing and implementing risk management programs for some of the largest design and construction firms in North America.

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Tracking risks through design: CSI Academy preview

Sharpen your skills in construction risk identification, assessment, mitigation, and monitoring by joining your peers at the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) Academy in Chicago on April 26 and 27. Kimberly Kozak, manager of program development at HNTB, will moderate a workshop at the event, highlighting production and building risks that affect most construction projects.

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