Practice Guides

Practice Guides serve as a major part of the curated knowledge CSI has to offer professionals. Currently developed as a series of larger publications/text books, the Practice Guides also serve as the core knowledge for the certification program. The CSI Practice Guides are a library of comprehensive references specifically and carefully designed for the construction professional. Each book examines important concepts and best practices integral to a particular aspect of the construction process.

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Project Delivery

Product Delivery Practice Guide

Laying the foundation for this series, The CSI Project Delivery Practice Guide provides fundamental knowledge for the documentation, administration, and successful delivery of construction projects. It also serves as the pivotal starting point for understanding CSI's core values, as well as a useful study aid for those wishing to obtain the CDT certificate.
 
 


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Construction Specifications

Construction Specifications Practice Guide

The CSI Construction Specifications Practice Guide is focused on the roles and responsibilities of the specifications professional in meeting the challenges of the changing world of construction. The Guide also presents construction professions and product researchers studying for the CCS Exam with a solid foundation for identifying cost-effective solutions and communicating those solutions through specifications.


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Construction Contract Administration

Contract Administration Practice Guide

The CSI Construction Contract Administration Practice Guide presents a thorough overview of standard contract documents and their use in successfully administering construction projects. The Guide also presents construction professionals and students studying for the CCCA Exam with a solid foundation for improving their methods of developing, administering, and enforcing construction documentation.


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Sustainable Design and Construction

Sustainable Design and Construction Practice Guide

The CSI Sustainable Design and Construction Practice Guide compiles information and best practices for those who participate in some aspect of the design and construction of sustainable facilities. The Guide provides best practices for project delivery methods as related to current-day sustainable design.


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Construction Product Representation

Construction Product Representation Practice Guide

The CSI Construction Product Representation Practice Guide is an authoritative resource for the principles and best practices of effective construction product representation. The guide is also a valuable study aid for building product manufactures, sales representatives, and related professionals preparing for the CCPR Exam.
 
 


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