{"id":126512,"date":"2021-02-05T22:04:20","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T03:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/?p=126512"},"modified":"2021-02-07T22:13:34","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T03:13:34","slug":"csi-the-gift-that-keeps-giving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/csi-the-gift-that-keeps-giving\/","title":{"rendered":"CSI: The gift that keeps giving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The CSI community pages and blogs are your go-to resources to connect with other construction industry professionals, stay up to date on current events, and even share some interesting information about yourself.<\/p>\n<p>In a holiday post, community members were asked, \u201cIt is the holiday season, and presents will be exchanged. What do you think is the perfect gift for an AECO industry professional?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bryan Varner, FCSI, CCCA, CDT, LEED AP, replied the gift that keeps giving year-round is a CSI membership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCSI is a gift to all of us in many ways,\u201d Varner wrote. \u201cThe multi-dimensional learning; the diverse array of technical contacts; and the career-long-and-beyond friendships. Inviting someone to a member meeting and technical program, seminar, trade show, or a certification exam study program, or sharing a <em>Specifier<\/em> article are all generous ways to freely share the gift of CSI. A high mark of good leadership is how well and often one shares the gift of CSI with others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>View the entire thread, including replies to Varner\u2019s statement, at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csiresources.org\/communities\/community-home\/digestviewer\/viewthread?GroupId=85&amp;MessageKey=60c5a63f-3fd3-4928-af7a-354f8a987383&amp;CommunityKey=80c3b4dd-0d3f-4d4e-90f2-3bc6e4135dc2&amp;tab=digestviewer&amp;ReturnUrl=%2fbrowse%2fallrecentposts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.csiresources.org\/communities\/community-home\/digestviewer\/viewthread?GroupId=85&amp;MessageKey=60c5a63f-3fd3-4928-af7a-354f8a987383&amp;CommunityKey=80c3b4dd-0d3f-4d4e-90f2-3bc6e4135dc2&amp;tab=digestviewer&amp;ReturnUrl=%2fbrowse%2fallrecentposts<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CSI community pages and blogs are your go-to resources to connect with other construction industry professionals, stay up to date on current events, and even share some interesting information about yourself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13542,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,5676,23],"tags":[6171,6261,1337,122],"class_list":["post-126512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-columns","category-csi-news-notes","category-inside-csi","tag-aeco","tag-blog","tag-construction","tag-csi","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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