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VOLUME 57 |

ISSUE 8 |

AUGUST 2017

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

September Chapter Meeting: The Portland Building
Renovating a Landmark

Kourtney Strong, CSI, CDT, Programs Co-Chair

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

5:30 - 8:00 PM

Elephant's on Corbett

The Portland Building, designed by Michael Graves and built in 1982 as administrative offices for the City of Portland, is an award-winning design of Post Modern architecture. The building was later placed on the National Register of Historic Places as a building of "exceptional importance," but it currently faces problems with its structure, exterior, and operational systems that repairs alone cannot address. To protect and preserve this major public investment, the City has initiated a $195 million project to reconstruct the Portland Building by the end of 2020. The City will create an adaptable building that will last 50-100 years, providing a productive work environment for employees and a welcoming space for community members.

Members of the Portland Building Project Team will present a design update on the project with a special focus on the complexity of the exterior enclosure design. The team will discuss how the exterior design solution responds to the building's status as an important Landmark in the City of Portland while solving the technical deficiencies that have plagued the building since its construction. LEARN MORE >

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

President's Message:

Ellen Onstad, CSI, CDT, Board President

Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes - How do you measure the life of a woman or a man? Has it really been a year since I took the reigns as Portland Chapter CSI President? I know I have said this before but the year has flown by, and I fully expect the next one to as well. Some highlights include. READ MORE >

CSI PORTLAND NEWS

Portland CSI Annual Golf Tournament

Erica Bitterman-Ryon, CSI, Golf Chair

Ready for some fun? It is time for golfers, sponsors, and people that just like to chill in the sun to register for our Annual CSI Golf Tournament. FORE! This "Pesky Blonde" is back, and we all need to be thinking golf. It is only a month away, and it will sneak up on us before we know it. 

I greatly appreciate your support and participation (some of you for many many years--YOU'RE ROCK STARS). I could not do this event without you, and I so hope you have a great time every year and that is what makes you come back for more of my craziness.

Please see the CSI web site for registration on teams and for sponsorships. You can send me a check, call me with credit card or go online to http://portland.csinet.org and look for the "2017 Portland Chapter CSI Golf Tournament" under events which will let you register and pay online.

July Meeting Recap: The Trifecta Treasure Hunt

Bill Pelke, CSI, Covestro LLC

This year's Portland CSI Architectural Scavenger Hunt was a clear winner in a multitude of ways. However, three clear aspects were enjoyed by all participants:

LOCATION: The Alphabet District was totally perfect for a multitude of designs and architectural types. Old, new and all in-between. With our starting point of Lightning Will providing food and fluid refreshments, we had the run of the house. (With nearly a dozen pinball tables in the back). Kourtney got the teams in order, and set down the rules, and we were all off to find the 10 mystery buildings of intrigue
WEATHER: It was 65 degrees with pure sun and no wind or humidity. Unlike past years with mist and chill, this year's event was like the Garden of Eden!
TEAM FUN: With no architects on our team, we all put our heads together to try to interpret the abstract meaning of terms like "rusticated brick", "a modillioned cornice" and "paired festoons". Too many more to list! We split up to save time, and each came up with one or two lucky finds. We all laughed at the obvious one or two we found, and were frustrated and the ones that seemed not to exist.

Hats off to Daniel Bramske, David Donaldson and Mariah Marshall who won the contest this year.

Actually, everyone who participated in the 2017 Architectural Scavenger Hunt won, as it was by far the best scavenger hunt we have had to date and was a fantastic team building event that will long be remembered!

Mark Your Calendars

August 24, 2017

2017 Portland Chapter CSI Golf Tournament at Lewis River

The golf course will be calling your name soon enough, so why not put it on your calendar early? Find your golf mojo and join us for a fun-filled day in the sun and support the CSI scholarship program in the process. Prizes awarded, raffle tickets available, banquet following, and fun for all. REGISTER OR SPONSOR HERE >

September 12, 2017

September Chapter Meeting

Portland Building Renovation

Come learn from the design team what renovations are going to take place at the iconic Portland Building. Will Portlandia be finding a new home?

October 10, 2017

October Chapter Meeting

Construction Tour of the Viking Pavilion

We had Woofter present on the renovation and expansion project at the PSU Viking Pavilion back in October, and they are back to give us a tour of the construction this coming October!

For more information and registration: Portland.csinet.org

Sponsorship opportunities available! Contact Ali LaManna for more details.

EDUCATION

Learning & Libations Still Going Strong

Jake LaManna, CSI, CDT, Education Chair

Here is the format, for those of you unfamiliar with our L&L Series:

5:30 PM - Social half hour, pizza and beer

6:00 PM - Presentation, more pizza and beer

7:00 PM - Questions, you get the picture

September - PPI Group - BIM Solutions for Construction

Speakers: Ian Donovan, Wendy Finch

Location: Walsh Construction, 2905 SW First Ave., Portland

October 5th - Ideate Applications - Revit Shared Coordinates

Speaker: Sash Kazeminejad, Ideate, Inc.

Location: Walsh Construction, 2905 SW First Ave., Portland

November/December - 3rd Annual Ugly Sweater Party

Location: TBD

Sponsored by

MEMBERSHIP

Update from CSI National (Society)

Microsites and Leader Tools
Regarding microsites, CSI's Chicago chapter has completed beta testing of the microsite template and is in the process of customizing their site. Other chapters engaged in the next round of testing are Mississippi, Grand Rapids, Worcester County, and Portland. The Northeast, Northwest and West regions will participate in the next round of testing as well. During the testing phase, we are assessing the extent to which local and national information can be presented to members side by side, in mobile friendly formats, identifying which tools and resource are best offered through the new microsite tools, and determining which features are likely to be of most value to you. During the next few months, we'll communicate the features available to you through communities, websites, and other forms of reporting. Taking advantage of these features will be completely optional, and you can expect we'll detail which services will be offered for free versus those that will be offered on a fee basis.

Your Board of Directors has approved investments in these areas and more, as well a modest increase in dues to help support these programs and services. As of July 1, CSI's professional dues will be $275. Dues for student and retired members will be $50; emerging professionals will be charged $150. During the coming months, we'll communicate progress regarding expansion of CSI education programs (both virtual and live), content initiatives, movement of the CDT towards becoming a full-fledged professional certification, and much more in the way of member benefits. These activities are part of a series of major investments made during the past fiscal year, and put in place for the coming fiscal year.

We look forward to sharing much more specific information during the upcoming months, and particularly at CONSTRUCT. Thank you for all you do for CSI.

Mark Dorsey, FASAE, CAE
CSI CEO

New & Renewed Members

Renewing Members in April 2017 and Members Emeritus with April anniversary dates:

Summer Amauba, CSI-EP; Pacific Architectural Products; member since 2016
Dennis Brown, CSI; Capitol City Door, Inc.; member since 1992
Craig Cody, CSI; Architextures; member since 2011
Jody "Joe" Cross, CSI, AHC; Allegion, PLC; member since 1998
Russel Donohue, RA, CSI, CDT, NCARB; member since 2007
Etta Goerl, CSI, CCS; member since 2010
Randall Hagloch, CSI, CDT, AIA; Randall Hagloch Architect, LLC; member since 2008 - NEW to Portland Chapter
Jim Hanset, CSI; Hanset Stainless; member since 1997
Trasi Hogenhout, CSI; Contractor Plan Center, Inc.; member since 1988
Scott Huff, CSI-EP; Versico Roofing Systems; member since 2015
Jim Hutchin, CSI; Bridgetown Sales, LLC; member since 2009
Teresa Kruse, CSI, CDT, M. Arch; Oh Planning + Design, Architecture; member since 2016
Mark "Brad" Moyes, CSI; KPFF Inc.; member since 1995
Derek Payne, CSI, LEED GA; Kingspan; member since 2014
Michael Prothe, CSI, AIA, NCARB; Clark County Community Development; member since 2004
Allison Rouse, CSI, CCS; Portland Parks and Recreation; member since 2015
Joshua Rupe, CSI; Dryvit Systems Inc.; member since 2017 - NEW
Keith Schwarting, CSI-EP, CDT; Tremco Roofing; member since 2017 - NEW
Scott Tice, CSI; Tice Industries, Inc; member since 2002
George Wolodzko, CSI; GTG Consultants; member since 1994
Susan Wurdeman, CSI, NCARB; Dull Olson Weekes - IBI Group Architects; member since 1997
Wendi Ziegler, CSI; Inpro; member since 2015

Emeritus Member with membership anniversary in April:

Ron Lee, CSI, AIA, BBL Architects, member since 1985

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