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**Author:** [@system](https://forum.4specs.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/about-the-institute-discussions-category/4190 "2026-07-08T19:30:52Z")
--- ## [This is how we vote in Wasington State](https://forum.4specs.com/t/this-is-how-we-vote-in-wasington-state/4162)
**Author:** [@David\_Axt](https://forum.4specs.com/u/David_Axt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/this-is-how-we-vote-in-wasington-state/4162 "2026-05-03T15:50:47Z")
Washington State has an all-mail-in ballot system for every election that include State, County, City, School District, Judicial, Port, Initiatives, Referendums, etc. A few weeks before the voting deadline, every voter … --- ## [CSI Licensing MasterFormat?](https://forum.4specs.com/t/csi-licensing-masterformat/4137)
**Author:** [@nwoods](https://forum.4specs.com/u/nwoods)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/csi-licensing-masterformat/4137 "2026-03-17T19:41:37Z")
So I was purusing my LinkedIn feed this morning, and learned of a signficant kefuffle regarding CSI that I am a bit surprised isn’t being talked about here. I just went back and tried to find the articles, but they are… --- ## [Who is going to 2024 CSI National Conference?](https://forum.4specs.com/t/who-is-going-to-2024-csi-national-conference/4063)
**Author:** [@David\_Axt](https://forum.4specs.com/u/David_Axt)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2024, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/who-is-going-to-2024-csi-national-conference/4063 "2024-10-24T15:13:46Z")
I am undecided whether I will be going to this conference or not. Who here is going? --- ## [CSI certification renewals](https://forum.4specs.com/t/csi-certification-renewals/4067)
**Author:** [@brian\_e\_trimble\_cdt](https://forum.4specs.com/u/brian_e_trimble_cdt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/csi-certification-renewals/4067 "2024-09-17T16:55:23Z")
I just received my email from Institute saying its time to renew my CDT certification. No problem, I have more than enough credits. But the cost is $160 for a member and $180 for a non-member. Steep prices to retain my c… --- ## [2024 CSI National Conference: Has anyone else had this problem?](https://forum.4specs.com/t/2024-csi-national-conference-has-anyone-else-had-this-problem/4051)
**Author:** [@jsandoz](https://forum.4specs.com/u/jsandoz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2024, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/2024-csi-national-conference-has-anyone-else-had-this-problem/4051 "2024-07-08T18:27:09Z")
Last Friday I tried to early register for the national conference to be held in Houston this October. The only registration choices I had were for non-members at the considerably higher rate. Of course, I have been membe… --- ## [Why so few CCPRs?](https://forum.4specs.com/t/why-so-few-ccprs/4018)
**Author:** [@David\_Axt](https://forum.4specs.com/u/David_Axt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2023, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/why-so-few-ccprs/4018 "2023-11-11T00:33:02Z")
I went to the CSI National membership directory and searched on certificants. Here is what I found as of today (11/8/2023): CDT = 4200 CCCA = 643 CCS = 585 CCPR = 130 I am pleasantly surprised there are so many cert… --- ## [CSI National Conference 2023](https://forum.4specs.com/t/csi-national-conference-2023/4009)
**Author:** [@David\_Axt](https://forum.4specs.com/u/David_Axt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/csi-national-conference-2023/4009 "2023-10-12T17:51:05Z")
It was a good conference and I really enjoyed myself. The only downside was I learned that robots are coming for my job. :frowning: --- ## [Who's going to the CSI National Conference?](https://forum.4specs.com/t/whos-going-to-the-csi-national-conference/4006)
**Author:** [@David\_Axt](https://forum.4specs.com/u/David_Axt)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/whos-going-to-the-csi-national-conference/4006 "2023-10-09T15:37:09Z")
Who here is goinig to the CSI National Conference in Minneapolis Minnesota next week? I am going. --- ## [CSI Annual Report 2020-2021](https://forum.4specs.com/t/csi-annual-report-2020-2021/3890)
**Author:** [@David\_Axt](https://forum.4specs.com/u/David_Axt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2022, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/csi-annual-report-2020-2021/3890 "2022-10-25T18:36:55Z")
One of the pages in the annual report is "Consolidated Financials’. This single page appears to be a combination ‘Profit and Loss Statement’ and ‘Balance Sheet’. If I am interpreting the numbers correctly, CSI National … --- ## [CDT not required for CCS?](https://forum.4specs.com/t/cdt-not-required-for-ccs/3906)
**Author:** [@David\_Axt](https://forum.4specs.com/u/David_Axt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/cdt-not-required-for-ccs/3906 "2022-10-03T23:54:01Z")
I was told today by a person interested in taking the CCS exam that CDT is not a prerequisite anymore. Instead she told me that she only needs verification of 2 years experience. Is this true? --- ## [CSI Awards and annual meeting info?](https://forum.4specs.com/t/csi-awards-and-annual-meeting-info/3731)
**Author:** [@robin](https://forum.4specs.com/u/robin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 11:43pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/csi-awards-and-annual-meeting-info/3731 "2020-11-03T23:43:52Z")
Has anybody received the login information for the annual business meeting and the honors and awards ceremony for Thursday? --- ## [CSI Product Delivery Practice Guide 3rd Edition](https://forum.4specs.com/t/csi-product-delivery-practice-guide-3rd-edition/3706)
**Author:** [@hollyrob](https://forum.4specs.com/u/hollyrob)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/csi-product-delivery-practice-guide-3rd-edition/3706 "2020-08-12T21:13:03Z")
CSI Product Delivery Practice Guide 3rd Edition: Be aware before buying that you don’t get a PDF but rather an online eReader. --- ## [Jorgen Graugaard](https://forum.4specs.com/t/jorgen-graugaard/3684)
**Author:** [@khercenberg](https://forum.4specs.com/u/khercenberg)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2020, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/jorgen-graugaard/3684 "2020-05-16T23:36:20Z")
I am very saddened to learn of the passing of Jorgen Graugaard last August in Sarasota, FL. Jorgen was one of my mentors from the DC Metro Chapter CSI and later with Northern Virginia. He was a wonderful individual who c… --- ## [CONSTRUCT 2019 location](https://forum.4specs.com/t/construct-2019-location/3467)
**Author:** [@chris\_grimm\_ccs\_scip](https://forum.4specs.com/u/chris_grimm_ccs_scip)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2018, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/construct-2019-location/3467 "2018-10-12T00:05:24Z")
Has next year’s convention location been announced yet? --- ## [CONSTRUCT at a resort versus a convention center](https://forum.4specs.com/t/construct-at-a-resort-versus-a-convention-center/3472)
**Author:** [@jsandoz](https://forum.4specs.com/u/jsandoz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2018, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/construct-at-a-resort-versus-a-convention-center/3472 "2018-10-11T14:10:11Z")
It was noted in the thread about the 2019 location of CONSTRUCT that it will be held at a resort in Maryland (thoughtless date selection unfortunately) instead of a convention center. While previous venues in my experien… --- ## [New CDT renewal requirements](https://forum.4specs.com/t/new-cdt-renewal-requirements/3396)
**Author:** [@tracy\_van\_niel](https://forum.4specs.com/u/tracy_van_niel)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2018, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/new-cdt-renewal-requirements/3396 "2018-04-23T11:22:52Z")
I have a question related to the new CDT renewal requirements in relation to if you have a CCS or one of the other ‘advanced’ certifications. When I originally took my CCS, there was no prerequisite requirement to take … --- ## [CONSTRUCT educational content and sustainability](https://forum.4specs.com/t/construct-educational-content-and-sustainability/3150)
**Author:** [@lgoodrob](https://forum.4specs.com/u/lgoodrob)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2016, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/construct-educational-content-and-sustainability/3150 "2016-11-29T18:18:07Z")
I’ve been working with a group of specifiers, Architects, contractors, and LEED consultants in the Boston/Cambridge area to work out the not-so-new LEED v4 MR and EQ credits. We would like to bring our presentation to Co… --- ## [SCIP no longer a CSI corporate sponsor](https://forum.4specs.com/t/scip-no-longer-a-csi-corporate-sponsor/3098)
**Author:** [@David\_Axt](https://forum.4specs.com/u/David_Axt)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2016, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/scip-no-longer-a-csi-corporate-sponsor/3098 "2016-08-08T23:52:00Z")
I see that CSI has dropped SCIP as a corporate sponsor. What exactly is a CSI corporate sponsor? --- ## [Building Technology Education Program (BTEP) Report to the Board](https://forum.4specs.com/t/building-technology-education-program-btep-report-to-the-board/2375)
**Author:** [@robert\_w\_johnson](https://forum.4specs.com/u/robert_w_johnson)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/building-technology-education-program-btep-report-to-the-board/2375 "2016-02-15T21:42:17Z")
The BTEP Feasibility Task Team has concluded its assigned tasks and submitted a report to the CSI Board including the following recommendation: “CSI should create a Building Technology Education Program (BTEP) Developmen… --- ## [CSI certification reference materials](https://forum.4specs.com/t/csi-certification-reference-materials/3019)
**Author:** [@chris\_grimm\_ccs\_scip](https://forum.4specs.com/u/chris_grimm_ccs_scip)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2016, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/csi-certification-reference-materials/3019 "2016-02-03T21:15:06Z")
Anyone know if there is still a way to buy some of the CSI certification reference materials as a “bundle” more or less? I recall years ago the Project Resource Manual came with a CD in the back that had MasterFormat, Un… --- ## [credential expiration email](https://forum.4specs.com/t/credential-expiration-email/2875)
**Author:** [@chris\_grimm\_ccs\_scip](https://forum.4specs.com/u/chris_grimm_ccs_scip)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/credential-expiration-email/2875 "2015-07-02T19:28:32Z")
received email 5/26 from institute saying ccs expires at end of june, and to use a new system to document 24+ hrs CEUs. At least one other CCS I know rec’d same email at same time with same expiration date, I don’t know … --- ## [Who is the current Executive Director?](https://forum.4specs.com/t/who-is-the-current-executive-director/2853)
**Author:** [@ColinG](https://forum.4specs.com/u/ColinG)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2015, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/who-is-the-current-executive-director/2853 "2015-06-17T21:10:19Z")
CSI By Annette Wren, FCSI, CDT Who is the current Executive Director of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI)? My guess is that most CSI members do not know who it is. Why not? The answer is complex. Poin… --- ## [CSI's new accounting system problems?](https://forum.4specs.com/t/csis-new-accounting-system-problems/2863)
**Author:** [@David\_Axt](https://forum.4specs.com/u/David_Axt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2015, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/csis-new-accounting-system-problems/2863 "2015-05-22T19:05:32Z")
I heard the Institute’s accounting system is having problems and chapters are having to beg for their portion of the members’ dues. I also heard this is been going of for over nine months. Does anybody know the details… --- ## [Search for New CSI Executive Director](https://forum.4specs.com/t/search-for-new-csi-executive-director/2709)
**Author:** [@ColinG](https://forum.4specs.com/u/ColinG)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2014, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/search-for-new-csi-executive-director/2709 "2014-11-14T20:52:07Z")
CSI is planning a search for a new Executive Director starting in 2015. Here are some of the discussions in the 4specs Forum before the prior Executive Directors were chosen. Please comment in this thread or the unlocked… --- ## [CSI Endorses ConsensusDOCS](https://forum.4specs.com/t/csi-endorses-consensusdocs/1594)
**Author:** [@jpjordan](https://forum.4specs.com/u/jpjordan)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2014, 1:57am UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/csi-endorses-consensusdocs/1594 "2014-08-09T01:57:11Z")
I can’t believe it. I have not been able to study recent versions of this stuff, but what I have seen is not very good. The Project Resource Manual will have to be re-written to reflect a group of documents that attemp… --- ## [Does CSI or SCIP sell their mailing lists?](https://forum.4specs.com/t/does-csi-or-scip-sell-their-mailing-lists/2614)
**Author:** [@David\_Axt](https://forum.4specs.com/u/David_Axt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2014, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/does-csi-or-scip-sell-their-mailing-lists/2614 "2014-07-29T00:05:13Z")
Recently I have been receiving mailed product literature from manufacturers that I don’t specify. I wonder where they pulled my contact information since I am not very “visible” in the specification community. --- ## [Membership directories no longer allowed?](https://forum.4specs.com/t/membership-directories-no-longer-allowed/2403)
**Author:** [@David\_Axt](https://forum.4specs.com/u/David_Axt)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/membership-directories-no-longer-allowed/2403 "2013-11-04T21:43:22Z")
I heard that CSI national will no longer allow chapters or regions to publish membership directories. Something about privacy and not wanting nonmembers to have access to the listing. Can anyone confirm or deny this iss… --- ## [CSI Academies](https://forum.4specs.com/t/csi-academies/2269)
**Author:** [@dproudfit](https://forum.4specs.com/u/dproudfit)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2013, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/csi-academies/2269 "2013-07-17T16:25:29Z")
The CSI academies will be next March in Indianapolis. I am in charge of the Specifier Track and I am looking for suggestions for session topics. This track is geared toward specification writing and specification pract… --- ## [CSI NewsBrief, R.I.P.?](https://forum.4specs.com/t/csi-newsbrief-r-i-p/2260)
**Author:** [@nwoods](https://forum.4specs.com/u/nwoods)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/csi-newsbrief-r-i-p/2260 "2013-04-05T19:17:30Z")
I just got my regular periodical CSI NewsBrief in the email this morning, but was very sad to read this: \*Dear readers: Thursday will be our last issue of CSI NewsBrief. Thank you for giving us this opportunity to prov… [Next page](https://forum.4specs.com/c/construction-specification-institute/institute-discussions/17.md?page=1)