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CSI Houston ChapterThe Construction Specifications Institute
January 2015
Inside this issue:CSI Houston ChapterJanuaryProgram 1
Leadership Directory 2
President’s Message &Holiday Party Pictures 3
Board Meeting Minutes 4
Sponsor Advertisements 5
Time to Brush Up YourResume? 6, 8
CSI Sponsor Advertise-ments 7
Strictly Smith-ly, “HowArchitect’s Decisions Make ItInto
Specifications” 8, 9
Strictly Smith-ly, “TheImportance of TechnicalResources” 10
SCR Region Conference 11
CSI Houston Calendar 12
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CSI Houston January Program
“The Construction Outlook for 2015”One does not have to work
long in the construction industry to learn how sensitivethis
segment of the economy is to fluctuations at the local and national
levels.
The boom and bust nature of this segment of the econo-my affects
manufacturing (building materials), construc-tion, and design
services. We learn to read the eco-nomic news to find about housing
starts and unemploy-ment, but how does that affect us in the
Houston area?For a number of years, the Houston Chapter CSI
hasstarted the year by asking Pat Kiley to share histhoughts on the
economic state of the construction in-dustry in the Houston area:
How we did last year andwhat we can expect in the coming year. His
connec-tions throughout the network of local government
andinstitutional owners, private developers, builders,
anddesigners, put him in a unique position to provide
acomprehensive perspective about what new projects arebeing
planned.
Pat Kiley is a founding principal of Kiley Advisors, a
consulting firm that advisesCEO’s and Senior Executives on matters
of Leadership and Strategy. His firmconducts research and publishes
an annual forecast of the Houston commercialconstruction
marketplace, and he speaks to many groups about the market
out-look. The firm is retained by general and specialty contractors
to assist with mar-ket strategy, relationship strategy, and
leadership development and succession.His firm also conducts
workshops and retreats with senior leaders of many com-panies and
associations for the purposes of strategic planning, best
practicesevaluations and team building.
Prior to founding the firm in 2004, Mr. Kiley served for 21
years with the HoustonChapter of Associated General Contractors of
America, Inc., (AGC) a 1,000 mem-ber trade association representing
General Contractors, Specialty Contractors,Suppliers and Service
Firms. He was recognized for his work by receiving hisown
association’s highest honor, The Master Builder Award, in 2004 and
by anamed Scholarship Fund in 2006. Most recently, he was awarded
an HonoraryLife Membership to the Houston AGC. He was inducted into
the Construction Hallof Fame at Texas A&M University,
Department of Construction Science in 2007.He has also been honored
by the Minority Contractor community.
Make sure your plans for the new year include joining the
Houston Chapter CSI
meeting on Monday, January 26, 2015, at the HESS Club for this
program.
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SPEC.TECTONICS
2014—2015 COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Programs Alex Bernard, CSI, CCPR(713) 407 7700
[email protected]
Membership Mark LeCrone(713) 907-5037
[email protected]
Certification Greg Quintero, CSI, CDT, AIA, LEED AP(713)
356-1300
[email protected]
Awards Amy Salmeron, CSI, CDT713-460-5216
[email protected]
Continuing Education Mark Koehler, CSI(713) 781-6006
[email protected]
Public Relations/Marketing Grant Groeschel,
CSI(713)-520-0155
[email protected]
Golf Tournament Holly Jordan, CSI, CCS, LEED AP, SCIP(713)
407-7700
[email protected]
Table Top Amy Peevey, PE, RRO, CDT(713) 467-9840
[email protected]
CIC Delegate Bill Fairbanks, CSI, CCPR(281) 227-3577
[email protected]
CIC Alternate Jeff Holstein, CSI, CDT
2014—2015 CSI HOUSTON SPEC.TECTONICS
SPEC.tectonics Editor Don Smith, CSI, CCS, RA, LEED AP(713)
688-0092
[email protected]
2014—2015 CSI HOUSTON WEBSITE
Webmaster Logan Vits, CSI, CCPR, LEED AP(281) 703-5201
[email protected]
2014—2015 CSI HOUSTON FOUNDATION
President, Al Pasek, CSI, CCPR(713) 880-4343
[email protected]
Past PresidentGreg Roberts, FAIA, FCSI, CCS, ACHA, LEED AP
Vice President Bill Fairbanks, CSI, CCPR
Secretary Diann Reid, CSI, CCS, CCCA, LEED AP
Treasurer Bob Cook, CSI, AHC
Committee Chair James Sandoz, CSI, CDT
Director Jeff Holstien, CSI, CDT
Director Don Smith, CSI CCS, RA, LEED AP
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CSI HOUSTON CHAPTER
2014—2015 CHAPTER OFFICERS
President Neil Byrne, CSI, CDT, CPA(281) 354-1100
[email protected]
Past President Robert P. Byrne, CSI(713) 632-4790
[email protected]
President Elect Holly Jordan, CSI, CCS, LEED AP, SCIP(713)
407-7700
[email protected]
VP Finance/ Admin. Chuck Vojtech, CSI(281) 227-3577
[email protected]
VP Professional Development Tim Wilson, CSI(832) 289-6765
[email protected]
VP Member Services Tom Atwell, CSI(713) 877-8879
[email protected]
VP Public Services Don Smith, CSI, CCS, RA, LEED AP(713)
688-0092
[email protected]
Secretary Betsy Finch, CSI(713) 806-3401
[email protected]
Treasurer Bill Fairbanks, CSI, CCPR(281) 227-3577
[email protected]
2014—2015 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Director through 2015 Amy Salmeron, CSI, CDT713-460-5216
[email protected]
Director through 2015 Grant Groeschel, CSI, AIA, LEED AP(713)
934-4891
[email protected]
Director through 2016 Don Ude, CSI(281) 685-0164
[email protected]
Director through 2016 Logan Vits, CSI, CCPR, LEED GA(713)
703-5201
[email protected]
Director through 2017 Jeff Holstien, CSI, CDT(281) 850-4659
[email protected]
Director through 2017 Alex Bernard, CSI, CCPR(713) 407 7700
[email protected]
Board Advisory Director Doug Frank, FCSI, CCS(281) 660-6246
[email protected]
CSI SOUTH CENTRAL REGION (http://www.scr-csi.org) / INSTITUTE
LEADERS (http://www.csinet.org)
SC Region President Melody A. Stinson, CSI, CCS, AIA, LEED AP
Institute Director Kirby M. Davis, CSI, CDT(405) 942-7337 (203)
[email protected] irby-
[email protected]
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January 2015President’s Messageby Neil P. Byrne, CSIPresident,
CSI Houston Chapter
Happy New Year! 2014was a successful year atCSI Houston and I
aim tobuild upon that in 2015.We closed out the calen-dar year
strong with ourannual holiday event.The wagon build and toydrive
benefiting ShrinersHospital for Children wasa fun way to do
some-thing charitable duringthe holiday season. Ithank those that
attendedand especially the teamthat helped put the even-ing
together.
In Chapter news, our very own Holly Jordan is runningfor
Institute Director. We need the Houston Chapter tocome together and
do our part to help elect Holly.Please join me in voting for Holly
when the electronicballots come out. Also, be on the lookout for
our CDTcamp to get those that our interested in taking the CDTexam
some valuable preparation.
Our much anticipated January meeting will feature PatKiley and
his annual economic outlook. This is ourlargest meeting every year
and no doubt it will beagain. Table tops are available to purchase
as well.
I look forward to seeing you all at the January meeting.
Remember, please do your part to increase member-
ship and member participation at CSI Houston!
At each monthly meeting, the Chapter encourages Indus-try
Members to provide a table top display of their prod-ucts and
services for the inspection and education ofthose attending the
meeting.
The table top display is also encouraged to be presentedduring
the social hour and after the program for anyquestions by
attendees.
The presentation fee is $200 for members and $250
fornon-members, or free with a Golf Sponsorship pledge.
Contact: [email protected]
December 2014Wagon Assembly and Toy DriveBenefitting the
Shriner’sHospital for Children
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CSI Board Meeting MinutesHouston Chapter CSILocation: HESS
Building – 5430 WestheimerRoad – Houston, TXSeptember 22, 2014
Present: Alex Bernard, Betsy Finch, Bill Fairbanks,Chuck
Vojtech, Don Smith, Doug Frank, Holly Jordan,Jeff Holstein, Neil
Byrne, Tom Atwell
President Neil Byrne called the meeting to order at4:02 p.m.
The September 2014 Board Meeting Minutes wereapproved.
Vice President Reports:Finance/Administration: Chuck
VojtechTreasurer’s Report: Bill FairbanksBill distributed the
current Income & Loss Statement.He reported he had not received
the final invoice forthe golf tournament from Falcon Point.
Professional Development: Tim WilsonContinuing Education: Greg
QuinteroNo report.
Technical Committee: J. Peter JordanNo report.
Member Services: Tom AtwellPrograms: Alex BernardAlex reported
he is working on finalizing the plans forthe November program, City
of Houston Code Chang-es.
Membership: Bill LunsfordNeil reported Bill resigned his
position. Neil also re-ported the chapter membership is at one
hundred andseventy-six members.
Awards: Amy SalmeronNo report.
Table Top Display: Amy PeeveyNo report.
Public Services: Don SmithSpecial Events:Golf Tournament: Holly
JordanHolly reported the tournament goals set by the commit-tee
were exceeded, ninety-seven players signed up forthe tournament and
eighty-five actually played.Holiday Event: Holly JordanHolly stated
the charge for the event is $10 per personand also attendees would
be encouraged to bring a toyor toys to donate. The charity for the
event is theShriners organization.
SPEC.tectonics: Don SmithDon reported the current newsletter was
posted to the
At each monthly meeting, the Chapter encourages Indus-try
Members to provide a table top display of their prod-ucts and
services for the inspection and education ofthose attending the
meeting.
The table top display is also encouraged to be presentedduring
the social hour and after the program for anyquestions by
attendees.
The presentation fee is $200 for members and $250
fornon-members, or free with a Golf Sponsorship pledge.
Contact: [email protected]
chapter website.
Electronic Communications: Logan VitsNo report.
Other Business:
SCR Planning Conference:Neil reported the spring meeting would
be held April 16-18, 2015 in Lubbock, Texas.
New Membership Campaign – R.U.N. CSI:Neil reported he is still
working on this program andwould like to introduce this to the
members at the Janu-ary meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 5:10 p.m.
Betsy Finch, CSIChapter Secretary
WHERE IS YOUR BUSINESSADVERTISEMENT?
A quarter page ad is only $250 for 12 issues
A half page ad is only $500 for 12 issues
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Time to Brush Up Your Resume?By Sheldon Wolfe, RA, FCSI, CCS,
CCCA, CSC
It's been ten years since my firm took the plunge andbegan
moving from AutoCAD to Revit. There was a lotof behind-the-scenes
researchand discussionin the precedingyear, after whicha test team
wasassembled andtrained. A realproject was se-lected for live-fire
testing, andwe were on theway. About twoyears later, wedid our
first all-discipline project. In the next two years,the entire
production staff received a full week of train-ing. By the time the
economy collapsed in 2008, Revitwas our primary program, and today,
it is used for vir-tually all of our work.
When the decision was made to commit to Revit, a fewof our users
made a presentation to the rest of the of-fice, showing some of
BIM's capabilities. Many ofthose who watched were impressed by a
simpledemonstration that showed simultaneously a plan, anelevation,
and an isometric view of part of a model.The presenter showed that
moving a door in any oneof the views changed the other views in
real time.
As I watched, I remember thinking, "Someone is goingto be out of
a job." It should be no secret that, as firmsbecome more familiar
and more efficient in their use ofBIM software, they will no longer
need those peoplewho formerly translated the changes made on
onedrawing to related parts of other drawings. From there,it's not
difficult to imagine a program, or a collection ofintegrated
programs, that would allow a single design-er to operate without
any support staff. Carry thatthought a bit further, and it is quite
possible to do awaywith structural, mechanical, and electrical
engineers.
We all like to think we're essential, but computers
andautomation have been putting people out of work for along time,
and it seems the rate is increasing. And,even though many people
accept this as fact, it's com-mon for them to believe that their
jobs are safe. But arethey?
Nearly anything that is repetitious is now done by ma-chines,
controlled by computers. Entire factories nowrequire only a few
humans to watch the process, andeven their jobs are in danger. It's
interesting that manyof the jobs left to humans are basic services,
or manu-al jobs that are too varied or complex for computers -at
least for the moment. In high school, I worked in aWard's
warehouse, a huge building full of thousands of
products. At the time, it would have been difficult toconceive
of a way that machines could find, select, anddeliver those
products as well as a human. To see howeven these jobs are being
replaced, watch this videoabout Amazon's new warehouse:
http://youtu.be/6KRjuuEVEZs?t=10s. The only humans stillat work are
stuffing shipping boxes, something a com-puter will probably be
able to do within a couple ofyears.
Some people argue that all of this automation frees usfrom
menial work, and will allow us to pursue moreinteresting work. That
may be true, but in most cases,the people put out of work cannot
simply move on to ajob that requires more education and
experience.That's clear in the case of those who work in
ware-houses or factories, but it's also true of people withyears of
college education and experience. Will thestaff architect move on
to become a programmer forAutoDesk? Possibly, but not without more
education.
The problem is, computers are not limited to simplejobs. If you
can define how to do something, you canprogram a computer to do the
same thing. Watchingrobots in an assembly line, it's clear they can
performcomplex operations. And while computers and robotsonce were
built to do just a few things, current modelscan be reprogrammed as
required for different jobs,and some now are able to learn and
reprogram them-selves.
What about your job? We talked about staff architectsalready,
but what about engineers? They already relyon computers to do all
the calculations that were donemanually many years ago. Don't you
think it's possiblefor a computer to analyze a BIM model, evaluate
vari-ous structural systems, and choose the one that's bestfor the
project? Couldn't the computer also be able tocompare several HVAC
systems, plumbing designs,and electrical options, and choose the
best? Someonemay have to tell the computer if cost or performance
ismore important, but even that decision could be auto-mated.
Hardware specifiers amaze me with all theyknow, but again, if you
can describe how they decidewhich hardware to use, a computer can
do the samething - and it can be done in the architect's
office.
Surely, there is no way to completely eliminate archi-tects!
Don't be too sure. Early in October, I watched aninteresting video
(http://vimeo.com/107291814) thatdiscussed the possibility of a
computer completely de-signing a building based on program
requirements, siteconditions, and building codes. I'm sure
architects willobject, saying there's no way a machine could
infusethe building with the subtle expression and style thatcould
come only from a human. Well, maybe, exceptthat the majority of
buildings don't have much style, orhave a style that strongly
suggests use of a cookie cut-ter. Throw in some of that innovative
design that is in-distinguishable from the aftermath of a tornado,
andI'm not sure architects we would know if a building had
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been designed by an architect or by a computer.Furthermore, I
suspect that the program could con-tain several recognized style
options, so a givenbuilding could resemble Gothic, Romanesque,
Chi-cago, Art Deco, Postmodern, or any of the Revivals.
What about construction workers? In the past, eve-rything was
done in the field, but more and morework is moving into factories.
Modular constructionfurther reduces the need for on-site workers,
and 3Dprinting may eliminate more. With the right infor-mation, we
won't need estimators or schedulers,and driverless trucks are in
our future. Sensors onbuilding components and maintenance items
will tellcomputers what needs to be done, and robots willdo it.
The bottom line is - the bottom line. Companiesdon't exist to
hire people; they exist to make moneyfor their owners. At first
glance, robots look expen-sive, but if a robot costs $25,000 and
must be re-placed after two years, the cost works out to about$6.00
per hour - if it works only eight hours a day.No one knows how all
this will play out, but it's sureto be interesting.
The bottom line is - the bottom line. Companiesdon't exist to
hire people; they exist to make moneyfor their owners. At first
glance, robots look expen-sive, but if a robot costs $25,000 and
must be re-placed after two years, the cost works out to about$6.00
per hour - if it works only eight hours a day.No one knows how all
this will play out, but it's sureto be interesting.
So maybe it's time to update your resume - or havea computer do
it for you.
© 2014, Sheldon Wolfe, RA, FCSI, CCS, CCCA,CSCAgree? Disagree?
Leave your comments at
http://swconstructivethoughts.blogspot.com/.
At each monthly meeting, the Chapter encourages Indus-try
Members to provide a table top display of their prod-ucts and
services for the inspection and education ofthose attending the
meeting.
The table top display is also encouraged to be presentedduring
the social hour and after the program for anyquestions by
attendees.
The presentation fee is $200 for members and $250
fornon-members, or free with a Golf Sponsorship pledge.
Contact: [email protected]
“Strictly SMITH-ly”
How Architect’s Decisions MakeIt Into Specifications
By Donald F. Smith, Jr., CSI CCS RA LEEDAP
I am always amazed at the creative ways thatdecision makers
communicate their desires.Shortly after I took over writing
specifications fulltime and was quite busy, I had a project
architectin the firm I work for approach me and tell methat he had
“a project that would start next monthand that it had glass in it.”
So far, so good, Ithought.
In a week or two after our first encounter, heshowed up again
and pronounced “Don, its goingto be bronze glass.”
After weeks passed and a few more of thesebrief encounters, a
picture was beginning to de-velop. I had no reason to believe that
he was notcompletely serious, but I started to wonder whyanyone
would communicate in such a way thatwould make the listener doubt
their sanity. Noth-ing was ever written down, not even on
thesmallest of “Sticky Notes.” The flow of this al-most monotonous
information was endless. Iwas beginning to believe I was the butt
of somevery cruel joke.
It was as if every little scrap of a information wasengraved on
a grain of sand on an endlessbeach that was shifted and
re-deposited by theaction of each new wave as time went by.
At least with computers, you have the benefit ofthe day-time
group to help you sort things out.
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Continued from Page 8But, it still does nothing to help sort out
thechanges impact on the related work of othersections.
I left engineering school shortly after my secondyear in college
began for many reasons, includ-ing the premonition that I would be
picking prod-ucts out of catalogs for someone else to use forthe
rest of my life.
It’s funny how these little daydreams come backto haunt you.
But anyway, it has always amazed me how atide of emails
containing cut sheets of catalogswith multiple items each with
multiple optionsand accessories arrive without a manufacturer’sname
or decisions marked to show what iswanted. It makes you wonder what
they arewilling to seal and sign.
Review comments are likewise troublesome.Especially for projects
for a local school districtclient. Review comments are normally
handledin the form of comments in a pdf file. There isnot just one
version but overlapping commentsfrom the several required submittal
dates and nomention of what is superseded or now followinga new
decision path.
This is where I have to remind the reviewer thatI work in the
“Non-Fiction” department of ourprofession and cannot fabricate fact
based onwhat I think is required.
An example of this is a request from a projectarchitect for a
generic roofing spec. It was earlyin the Design Development phase
of the projectso I responded “Sure, what kind of roof is it;
claytile, sheet metal, modified bitumen?” Then acurious look
appeared on her face and sheturned and walked away from me.
I keep going back to Yogi, my personal philoso-pher . . .
"If you don't know where you're going, you mightwind up
someplace else."
Yogi Berra
… Just my opinion,
Donald F. Smith, Jr., CSI, CCS, RA, LEED™AP
WHERE IS YOUR BUSINESSADVERTISEMENT?
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A half page ad is only $500 for 12 issues
A business card ad is only $225 for 12 issues
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Time is an important concept for what ever thesource may be. If
you are familiar with MasterFormat, a section number followed by
and abbre-viated subject source and date acquired I think isthe
bare minimum to keep track of things andgives a good starting point
to consider when toweed and replace old material. Certainly
itemsthat are no longer valid, out of date, or no longeravailable
should not be kept to be selected bythe unwary. Sometimes you also
need to applya personal test. Would I spend my own moneyon this for
a current project?
It is important that the resource library be intui-tive, easy to
use quickly, and available to all.Information that cannot be
accessed quickly willnot be access at all.
The “eighty percent rule” should be used. Thatis, things that
show up routinely in eighty percentof your particular area of
practice should bereadily available with links to other sources
ofgeneral interest.
Keep your ears open for comments on whatworks and what doesn’t
work. The Internetchanges so quickly that it might be a goodsource
for the need for change. You need toseek out and fix every time
someone tries to usethe resource and can’t get the information
thatthey need. If it is the go to place, everyone willuse it. The
specifier is a good choice to collect-ing and have a final say on
weeding, but shouldnot be the only source as a good technical
libraryshould address different points-of-view.
Technical resources are especially important todesigners and
project architects early in the pro-ject. A preliminary Table of
Contents early in SDand DD with cut-sheets of major items to be
in-cluded in the roof and exterior enclosure walls,may help develop
well thought-out building sec-tions based on Codes, project goals
and budg-ets.
"In a time of drastic change it is the learners whoinherit the
future. The learned usually find them-selves equipped to live in a
world that no longerexists. "
Eric Hoffer
… Just my opinion,
Donald F. Smith, Jr., CSI, CCS, RA, LEED™AP
“Strictly SMITH-ly”
The Importance of TechnicalResources
By Donald F. Smith, Jr., CSI CCS RA LEED AP
Drawings and specifications rely on design deci-sions founded on
fact, not intensions. Codes,standards, and technical specifications
are notguidelines in the sense of general areas of agree-ment or
disagreement, depending on your point ofview, They belong to
broader categories of mini-mum requirements for safe construction,
habitationand use, as well as general agreement as to whatworks and
what does not. Or I would say an agree-ment of how things work, and
in some sense alsoareas that they may not work or work well.
Architecture is the art and science of designing andbuilding,
especially habitable ones, and also themethod or style of building.
Building Codes are acompilation of requirements for the minimum
re-quirements for safe construction and habitation. Ithas always
amazed me that they are often viewedas a line in the sand. Almost a
dare on how close aparticular design can get to the line of what is
per-mitted. History tells us that great architecture re-sults from
the art and science of construction andhow well the structure
performs and the joy andpracticality that it brings to the
occupants over along period of time. In today’s society, people
don’tfight to preserve poor architecture, but rather to pre-serve
the culture of the past, how people lived andhow we got to where we
are today.
A good technical library contains Codes, standards,industry
specifications, historical styles, types ofconstruction, technical
literature and periodicals onwhat works, how it works, and
information on whereit doesn’t work. The modern library is in a
state oftransition. Use of printed material is declining withmaybe
the exception of preserving the historicalrecord. Internet sourced
material seems to beingincreasing, but changes so frequently that
maintain-ing links to sources can be problematic, so muchso, that
quick access comes at a price. I prefer amix of Internet links,
local copies of manufacturer’sdata and scans of published articles
filed by subjectfor quick retrieval. Samples, if kept, are useful,
buonly if marked as to what they are, who they wereobtained from
and when they were obtained. It isimportant to remember that items
with a naturalrange of variation such as masonry, stone, andwood
are difficult or impossible to closely match.
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Melody Stinson, AIA, CCCA, CCS, CSI, LEED APCSI South Central
Region 2014-15 PresidentContact: [email protected]
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