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The Lonely Road
I don't know about you, but I feel that I have found my niche as a specifications developer. Early on in my engineering career I was called "Captain Calculator" - I was always ready to solve technical problems, often going back to calculus if necessary (I know!). After that phase, I thought about going into management but my skill sets and interests didn't take me along that path. But I love to read so I became "that" engineer who actually enjoyed writing, and was promptly anointed as the office technical writer. From there, it was a short path to developing specs. May I presume that many of you experienced a similar route?
"We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master."
- Ernest Hemingway
Dave Furry, PE, CSI, CCS
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YOU SAY YOU WANT A RESOLUTION? WELL, YOU KNOW...
David A. Bishton, RA, CSI, CCS, CCCA
President CSI Southwest Region
...that the year is already half over? Yes, it is on the CSI fiscal year calendar. It's kind of startling to think in those terms. New year's resolutions in the CSI world are made in mid-summer. And that sheds a whole new light on looking forward in January.
There is a busy 6 months ahead in CSI. Among other thing, it will include:
- National elections in February and Chapter/Region elections in March-April.
- CSI Academies on March 27-29 in Indianapolis.
- Spring certification exam period on March 31 - April 26.
- Southwest Region Conference on May 15-17 in El Paso.
- Virtual round-the-clock education opportunities such as...
Many of us are surrounded by activity and involvement; many are looking for something more, something new. Almost everyone at least a thought of, "Maybe this is the year to..."
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HELP US CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF CSI IN EL PASO!
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Building Construction Industry Leadership in the Great Southwest
 Las Vegas Chapter, February 4-6, 2014
Design & Construction Week
Register
Salt Lake City Chapter, January 22, 2014
Legal Aspects of Design and Construction
Register
Tucson Chapter, January 22, 2014
Specs in the BIM World Register Phoenix Chapter, January 9, 2014  Construction Outlook 2014 Register  Albuquerque Chapter, January 13, 2014 
Denver Chapter, January 14, 2014
The Four Fallacies of the Explosion of Information and Communication in the Digital Age  Pikes Peak Chapter, January 29, 2014 High Performance Safety Flooring CSI: Building Knowledge, Improving Project Delivery |
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SOUTHWEST
REGION OFFICERS
FY2014
PRESIDENT
David Bishton, RA, CSI, CCS, CCCA
VICE-PRESIDENT 1
Jori Smith, CSI, CCCA, LEED AP
VICE-PRESIDENT 2
Dean Leschak, CSI, CDT
Robin Snyder, CSI, CCS, SCIP
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NEW VIDEO PROJECT
Look for new videos in the coming months!
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What's the ROI in Volunteering for CSI?
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New Type Of Solar Array Planned For Arizona Tech Park
Arizona Daily Star (Tucson)
The University of Arizona Tech Park will add a new solar-farm design to its solar-technology demonstration area next year, with the addition of a one-megawatt concentrating photo-voltaic array.
Virginia-based Washington Gas Energy Systems Inc. said Wednesday it has signed a contract to build the utility-scale solar power plant at the UA Tech Park's Solar Zone to serve Tucson Electric Power Co. The project is expected to be completed in April.
The array will be the first to use a concentrating photovoltaic (PV) design...
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SOUTHWEST BREEZES
Archive of past issues of
Southwest Breezes
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