CSI offers a number of live webinars. Please check back often to ensure you do not miss a session.
Upcoming Live Events
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
Demystifying the Construction Specification Process: Achieving Clarity and Efficiency, a Tech Talk with RIB Software
In today's dynamic construction landscape, clear and unambiguous communication is paramount. This webinar aims to demystify this crucial aspect of construction by...
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Specifying Architectural Millwork, a Web Reach with the Woodwork Institute
This seminar provides in-depth information for specifying both laminate and wood veneer cabinets and millwork oriented to commercial and institutional spaces. From...
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
A Case Study: O'Hare Terminal 5 A Way Forward, Tech Talk with USG Ceilings
For many, the light-filled, wing-shaped extension of Terminal 5 at O’Hare International Airport will be their front door to Chicago. The project’s openness gives...
Tue 2:00 PM EST
Architectural Millwork Specifying in the Carbon Neutral Environment, A Tech Talk with the Woodwork Institute
In reducing energy use to cut greenhouse gasses, HVAC systems have changed. With this change has come a wider range of interior temperature and relative humidity,...
Past Live Events
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
Paints & Coatings: Understanding Their Impact on Sustainability, a Tech Talk with Sherwin-Williams
Fueled by demand for spaces that contribute to occupant well-being, owners are looking to design and construct healthier buildings and therefore, architectural paint...
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
Integrated Door Systems, a Tech Talk with Total Door Systems
Learners will understand the benefits of an integrated door system. They will learn what to look for in the field for labels and finishes. We will dive into code...
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Prefabricated Fireproof Columns, a WebReach with Fire-Trol
Attnedees will learn the difference of between passive and active fireproofing. More importantly, they will learn about the various fireproofing solutions available...
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
Trauma Informed Design, get "The Specifics" with Lynsey Hankins & Michelle Vincent of PPG.
This course explains why all design decisions should be filtered through the overlapping lenses of psychology, neuroscience, physiology, and cultural factors.
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
High Performance Gypsum: Protect Against Mold, Moisture, and Exposure a WebReach with National Gypsum
The presentation outlines the high-performance characteristics of fiberglass faced gypsum products. The basic applications, attributes, advantages and limitations of...
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Thin Film Intumescent Fire Protection, a WebReach with The Sherwin-Williams Company
This program is focused on fireproofing your building for interior and exterior. Coatings and systems for every area of your facility are discussed to help you reduce...
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
Website Tools and Navigation, a Tech Talk with ClarkDietrich
This program will cover how to use ClarkDietrich web tools and explain the difference between composite and non-composite designs for interior non-load bearing walls...
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Differentiated Performance and Long-Life Architectural Coatings, a WebReach with Arkema
This course covers the key components and functions of high-performance weatherable coatings and looks at how these coatings contribute to sustainable design.
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
Selecting A Superior High-Performance Water-Based Coating System, Tech Talk with Arkema
This course provides an overview of water based PVDF coatings and how they perform in weathering compared to other coatings technologies. It provides information about...
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
Unlocking the Power of Revit: Streamlining Complex Ceiling, Wall, and Floor Design with Seamless Model-Specification Coordination, a Tech Talk with RIB
Discover the game-changing potential of Revit as a comprehensive solution for designing and specifying intricate ceiling, wall, and floor assemblies.
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
How site-specific EPDs help optimize designs and drive down embodied carbon, Tech Talk with Kingspan.
With the industry’s commitment to sustainability and the rise in building certifications such as LEED, some building product companies are striving to create...
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Targeting Carbon in the Fight Against Climate Change, a Web Reach with US Gypsum
This course discusses the impact carbon emissions have on the planet and how buildings can influence greenhouse gas emissions, particularly carbon, to lower embodied...
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
Bird Friendly Glazing Using Laminated Glass Tech Talk with Kuraray
As cities expand, they encroach on areas traditionally inhabited by wildlife, which poses unfamiliar obstacles and structures for birds that are difficult to adapt to....
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Specifying Materials for Sustainability using the LEED Rating System, a WebReach with Clarkdietrich
This course will go over how EPDs and HPDs play a valuable role in LEED v4.1 Materials and Resources and the importance of product transparency. It also discusses...
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
The Deep Energy Retrofit (DER) Initiative: The ABCs of D.E.R. a Tech Talk with Tremco CPG
This course will introduce the concept of deep energy retrofit (DER) as a whole-building analysis and construction process that can achieve significant energy cost...
Thu 12:00 PM EDT
Understanding the Push Toward Low-Carbon Emissions Materials and Products with Vicki Worden, President and CEO of Green Building Initiative
This webinar will both inform specifiers and those that support sustainability initiatives on current drivers resulting in greater demand for validated low-embodied...
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Integrated Fire and Smoke Door Systems: Specifying Your Own Safety Net a WebReach with Total Door Systems
In this course we will discuss integrated doors systems, sustainability, compliance, and code. We will understand the importance of smoke and fire protection in...
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
Smart Specifications: Best Practices for Leveraging Built-in Intelligence & Importing Word Documents to a Database Driven Platform Tech Talk with RIB
You’ll learn how adding intelligence to your database-driven specifications can help you make more informed decisions, faster, through every phase of the design process.
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
How to specify & design STI Firestop a Tech Talk with Specified Technologies, Inc.
This course is intended to provide architects and specifiers of firestop products and systems with the information and resources they need to meet the intent of the code.
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
The Role of Door and Gate Operators in Today's Technological World, a Tech Talk with Liftmaster
You’ll have a better understanding of the differences between the various styles of commercial door and gate operators, and when to use a particular type in a given...
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Today's Architectural Metals for the Interior World, a WebReach with ATAS International, Inc.
From functional and aesthetically pleasing ceiling systems, to a wide variety of attractive wall panel options, a building's interior can benefit from the beauty and...
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
High Performance Fluoropolymer Powder Coatings - Coraflon Platinum Powder, a Tech Talk with PPG
This program is an introduction to Coraflon Platinum powder coating and will enlighten the participant on how powder coatings qualify for FGIA/AAMA 2605, 2604, and...
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Building Resilient Structures Using Insulated Concrete Forms a Web Reach with Tremco.
Architects, Engineers, General Contractors and Building Owners will gain a thorough understanding of ICF systems including thermal envelope performance, design...
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
How to Specify & Design Firestop, a Tech Talk with Specified Technologies, Inc.
This course is intended to provide architects and specifiers of firestop products and systems with the information and resources they need to meet the intent of the code.
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Enhancing Security with Laminated Glass WebReach Wednesday with Kuraray
This presentation will focus on a growing need for security glazing to protect people and property from both man-made and natural threats.
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Gate Operators a UL 325 and ASTM F2200 Safety Standard Review a WebReach with Liftmaster
By the end of this learning unit, you will be able to define the UL 325 and ASTM F2200 Standards and its importance, list the different types of gates available and...
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Firestopping Key Points, a Web Reach with Specified Technologies, Inc.
We'll cover the basics of life safety and code compliant design for firestopping installation. This course also covers how code requirements can impact design.
Tue 2:00 PM EST
Fleece Backed Systems, a Tech Talk with Carlisle Syntec Systems
In this course, you will learn about the physical characteristics of different types of Fleece Backed Single-ply Membranes and Flexible Urethane Adhesive .
Wed 2:00 PM EST
Protective Coatings and Corrosion, a WebReach with PPG
This program details what corrosion is and shows the difference in protective coatings and traditional architectural coatings. Discussion will include the factors used...
Thu 2:00 PM EST
Increasing the Value of Specifications in a Smart Contracts World, The Specifics with Paul Doherty
In this session we’ll discuss the processes, technologies, and best practices of how smart contracts can help position and increase the value of construction documents...
Tue 2:00 PM EST
Commercial Construction Sealants Application Techniques, Tech Talk with/ Tower Sealants
We will be discussing proper sealant application techniques for waterproofing buildings, and the different technologies of sealants in the market now. Plus, we'll...
Wed 2:00 PM EST
Wind Ballasted (Vented) Roofing Systems, a WebReach Carlisle Construction Materials
This course will describe the many benefits wind ballasted (vented) roofing systems, including material and labor savings, history of proven performance and testing,...
Tue 2:00 PM EST
Stronger and Safer Walls: Abuse and Impact Resistant Gypsum Board, Tech Talk with National Gypsum
This course covers product types and performance attributes of each system to educate architects and end users. This course assists with making the appropriate...
Tue 2:00 PM EST
EVENT CANCELLED!!!Smart Specifications: Best Practices for Leveraging Built-in Intelligence & Importing Word Documents to a Database Driven Platform Tech Talk with RIB
This Tech Talk will walk you through best practices for optimizing your current specification writing process to help you save time and streamline your workflow
Wed 2:00 PM EST
Firestop Specifications: What Architects Need to Know, with Specified Technologies, Inc.
This course is intended to provide architects and specifiers of firestop products and systems with the information and resources they need to meet the intent of the code.
Tue 2:00 PM EST
Helical Masonry Beaming, Tech Talk with PROSOCO
This presentation details new strategies for restoring the structural integrity of a building where the masonry has failed and has lost some, or all, of its load...
Tue 2:00 PM EST
Gypsum Resources For Better Design, Tech Talk with National Gypsum 11.29.22
Wed 2:00 PM EST
Strategies for Creating Value through Sustainable Design WebReach
Wed 2:00 PM EST
Web Reach Resin-Based Coatings for Metal with Arkema
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
Tech Talk w/ York Flashings: Flashing and Transition Solutions for Today's Building Envelope
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Integrated Fire and Smoke Door Systems: Specifying Your Own Safety Net w/ Total Door Systems, WR 10.26
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
10/18/2022 Protective Treatments for Masonry Tech Talk w/ PROSOCO
Understand the effects of water on masonry architecture. We'll review treatments for protecting masonry against non-water threats such as oil and graffiti.
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
Solar Air Heating for Energy Efficiency and Carbon Reduction in Buildings 10/4/2022 Tech Talk
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Insulated Metal Panels - Creating the Perfect All-In-One Barrier Back Up Wall System w/ ATAS International
A perfect all-in-one barrier back up system can be created with the use of insulated metal panels (IMPs). By understanding how the primary control layers of a wall...
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
Retrofit Anchoring of Masonry and Stone Facades
You'll receive an overview of existing masonry and stone façade instability issues, the cause and recognition of these problems
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Preventing Floor & Wall Coating Failures
When floor or wall coatings fail, the cost and pain is shared by everyone involved. Understanding how and why failures occur will help in designing a system better...
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
Code Compliant Nonstructural Steel Framing
Having problems understanding equivalent “EQ” metal framing and how it compares with traditional metal framing? Are you receiving the correct, properly tested material...
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
A Healthy Building Blueprint: How To Improve Indoor Air Quality for Occupants
In this course, we explore strategies to improve indoor air quality. Our team identifies how specifying products that meet sustainable design criteria such as LEED,...
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
Total Door Integrated Fire and Smoke Door Systems: Specifying Your Own Safety Net
Attendees will learn the importance of fire and smoke integrated door systems.
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
Selecting an Exterior High-performance Water-based Coating System
Obtain information on how coatings behave over time in real world and accelerated weathering.
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
Leverage the Power of Data for Better Specifications
Learn how to get better design results and increased profits using modern software.
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
A New Innovative Solution for Bird-friendly Glazing
Learn all about bird glazing, and the products that are changing the industry.
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
Advanced Paints & Coatings: Understanding Their Impact on Sustainability
This discussion will provide you with the fundamentals of different paint systems and the latest technologies.
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
It's Not Raining-Where is the Water Coming From? Moisture Movement in Building Enclosures
This presentation shows the ways that moisture moves in the building and why moisture problems are showing up in today’s construction.
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
Quality Assurance or Quality Control: What to Specify for High Performance Building Enclosures
This course will help you communicate clearly with the construction team, using the specifications you write and the construction process.
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Understanding Light Management When Specifying Window Fabric and Shade Systems For Occupant Wellness and LEED Credits
This course will help to better understand how to specify shading systems for LEED Strategies and Occupant Wellness.
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
Bird Friendly Glazing Using Laminated Glass
New solutions are available in laminated glass that are effective in preventing bird strikes into buildings.
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Life-Safety: Head-of-Wall Fire Resistance and Design Considerations
This course will review how to interpret the information provided in UL joint assemblies, and what pitfalls to watch out for in perimeter joint systems.
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
Simplifying the Specifications Process
Sheet specs: best practices for creating and formatting specification content for drawing sheets.
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Ground Hog Day: Recurring Air Barrier Installation Issues
This course will discuss the role of the quality assurance audits.
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
The Application of the New AWI ANSI Standards and the Quality Certification Program
Learn new ways of specifying to take advantage of what the standards offer along with how the QCP can provide the assurance in a successful interior millwork project.
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
Prefabrication Trends: Factory Applied Air Barriers
Understand how to overcome the obstacles surrounding air barrier installations.
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Sustainable Building Envelopes
Someone should attend this webinar to increase their knowledge on how metal can contribute to a resilient and energy efficient building.
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
A Clean Slate: Hygienic Public Restroom Design with WELL v2
With current health suggestions including more frequent hand washing which will translate into increased public restroom usage.
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Prefabricated EIFS-Clad Panel Assemblies - Design Considerations and Benefits of a Panelized Approach
Panelization of exterior wall assemblies offers benefits to all parties to the delivery of a commercial construction project.
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
Understanding Light Management When Specifying Window Fabric and Shade Systems For Occupant Wellness and LEED Credits
This course provides detailed description of design solutions using interior fabric shades. The focus of the topics covered are to provide clarification based in...
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
The Interface: Building Envelope
Learn the principles of building enclosure design and how performance-based interfacing details affect constructability and construction sequencing.
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
Fire Performance of Insulation Boards
Learn the science of fire and how insulations react and resist it. Case studies will be presented to show practical examples of common rigid board insulations used in...
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Selecting and Specifying the Appropriate Interlayer for Laminated Glass
Learn how to select and specify interlayers to achieve desired performance, including structural, decorative, acoustic, security, and safety performance.
Tue 2:00 PM EST
Advancing Resiliency in Today’s Commercial Roofing Market
The roof is a critical element of every building, but also the most vulnerable with catastrophic weather events resulting in costly remediation efforts. Learn how...
Wed 2:00 PM EST
The Restroom of the Future
Learn how specifying Zurn can save owner’s time and money by working with a single source supplier of all the front of wall plumbing solutions.
Wed 2:00 PM EST
PVC Roofing Materials – Performance, Construction, Functionality
Learn about the many benefits of using a white reflective PVC roofing membrane, including saving energy and reducing the use of fossil fuels.
Tue 2:00 PM EST
Interior, Ceiling, and Soffit Applications for ATAS International’s Metal Products
Learn how the use of ATAS metal panels can assist in meeting your design vision and how they can contribute to noise reduction requirements. Product details and...
Tue 2:00 PM EST
Concepts for Building Better Sound- and Fire-Rated Assemblies
Do you struggle to find the right UL fire-rated design and the appropriate STC rating for a particular partition? Learn the “tricks of the trade” in specifying the...
Tue 2:00 PM EST
Through-wall Flashings and Transition Membranes: Selection and Installation
The building envelope has changed drastically and there are more systems and manufacturers coming together than ever before. Learn about problem-solving solutions that...
Wed 2:00 PM EST
Area Separation Wall Systems – Designing Better Fire and Sound Protection
Deepen your understanding of the proper installation methods, detailing, and specifying of area separation walls.
Tue 2:00 PM EST
3 Ways Data-Driven Design Increases Profitable Projects [Presentation]
Explore three ways data-driven design results in happier customers, better designs and more profitable projects.
Tue 2:00 PM EST
How Water-Based PVDF Coatings are Changing the Standards for High Performance Coatings
The Master Format High Performance Coatings category contains many different coatings technologies, but how does an industry member decide what they should choose?
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Mission Impossible…Air Barrier Connections
Buildings don’t leak in the middle of a solid wall, they leak where we cut holes in them. Learn how to specify and detail your transitions and flashings to keep you...
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
More Than a Table of Contents — Architectural Specifications and the Delivery of Technical Product Data [Presentation]
Explore the valuable role architectural specifications play in the building design and construction process, and come away with renewed optimism for the future of...
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
Masonry Veneer Systems
Learn how Insulated Masonry Veneer Systems can meet durability, code compliance and aesthetic requirements.
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Specifying Seamless Floor and Wall Systems [Presentation]
Discover the benefits, limitations and type of areas for installations of industrial and decorative resinous floor and wall systems.
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Designing for the Effects of Wind on a Building – Tests and Reality
Learn about how metal roof panels are tested for performance in wind events, and how wind actually affects field performance of the installed panels.
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
Rough Opening Framing
Learn about how to get greater functionality of your wall and opening designs while still reducing the amount of material by up to 50 percent.
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Selecting a Resin-Based Coating for Metal F2F
Learn why resin-based coatings fail and how the performance of these coatings is measured.
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
Advanced Paints & Coatings: Understanding their impact on Sustainability
Learn the fundamentals of different paint systems and the latest technologies, so that you can specify coatings that will provide the best outcome for your client.
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
The Fire Performance of Insulated Panel Systems
Explore some common misconceptions of insulated metal panels and to gain a better understanding of fire standards and building regulations as they relate to insulated...
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Specifying Structural and Nonstructural Steel Framing per IBC 2018
Make sure you’re specifying the proper code standards per your applicable building code. The IBC has moved towards AISI standards in lieu of ASTM for steel framing.
Thu 2:00 PM EDT
Building a Collaborative, Data-Driven Specification Program
Many firms are facing the same challenges – a more distributed workforce, evolving roles, and increased expectations – and need a simple, reliable way to digitize...
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
The Big Disconnect: The Importance of Wall to Roof Connections for the Air Barrier
One of the most often missed or not well executed details is the connection between the wall air barrier and roof assembly.
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
Sustainability Through Innovation
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Through-Wall Flashings and Transition Membranes: Selection and Installation
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Improving Project Cost and Delivery Through Progressive Steel Joist and Deck Design [Presentation]
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
Selecting Exterior High-performance, Water-based Coating Systems
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Design with Metal Wall Panels
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
What did I miss? How to properly specify an air barrier system
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
Raising the Bar of Sustainability in Div. 12 Solar Shading
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
FEVE Architectural Coatings: High Performance Coatings for Expansive, Sustainable Design
Can you substantially reduce life cycle costs, including maintenance cost, replacement cost, and re-coating costs?
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Understanding Light Management When Specifying Window Fabric and Shade Systems for Occupant Wellness and LEED Credits
Better understand how to specify shading systems for LEED Strategies and Occupant Wellness
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
Total Steel Project Performance: Improving Project Cost and Delivery
In an era when incomplete structural drawings are a growing concern for the industry, let's talk about the many hidden costs and risks that can be avoided.
Tue 2:00 PM EST
High Performance Building Envelops with Lower Embodied Carbon
For any new building, all stakeholders should consider ways to lower embodied carbon...
Wed 2:00 PM EST
Insulated Composite Backup Panels – A Simpler Solution [Presentation]
The presentation explores exterior wall design performance; energy code requirements; the influence of air, moisture, thermal and vapor barriers; and actual project...
Wed 2:00 PM EST
Insulated Metal Panels Barrier Wall Systems [Presentation]
The course provides an understanding of how single – components solve shortcomings of common multi-components systems.
Wed 2:00 PM EST
Building Envelope Design – Understanding Codes, Best Practices and Tie-in Detailing [Presentation]
It is imperative that you stay up to date with the most recent Energy and Building Code requirements as they relate to the subsystems that make up the building envelope.
Wed 2:00 PM EST
Innovative Insulation Technologies and their Fitness for Use [Presentation]
By understanding rigid insulation board technologies, architects can select the best insulation type for each part of a project.
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
The Interface [Presentation]
Understand the complexities to fenestration interfacing and the impacts it has on performance and modern construction.
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
What Architects Need to Know about Paint, Codes, and Standards [Presentation]
Explore current terminology, code requirements, challenges with using MPI, and strategies for assuring you get what is wanted.
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Solar Air Heating [Presentation]
Attend this webinar about transpired solar collector technology to learn how to simply and efficiently preheat outside air for commercial, industrial, and...
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Long Lasting, High Performance, Water Based Restoration Coatings [Presentation]
Gain a fundamental understanding of high performance coatings and how they can be used to provide truly long lasting beauty to commercial properties worldwide.
Thu 3:00 PM EDT
Specs for All Seasons (Part 2)
Part 2 of 2 in Series: Construction specifications cannot be prepared in a bubble and this presentation will help you to avoid doing that.
Thu 3:00 PM EDT
Specs for All Seasons (Part 1)
Part 1 of 2 in Series: Construction specifications cannot be prepared in a bubble and this presentation will help you to avoid doing that.
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Avoiding Common Paint Problems [Presentation]
Put down that paint roller and make sure your surfaces are prepared properly first!
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
A Fresh Approach to Finding Roof Assemblies: Your Search Just Got Easier [Presentation]
Join us to learn how to reduce the time it takes to find performance and safety data for your roofing specs!
Wed 2:00 PM EST
Trust, But Verify: Quality Control For Your Air Barrier [Presentation]
Improve your wall assemblies and building's air and water penetration today!