Fall 2024 President's Message

History of Industry Forum

Welcome John Gallup as JEDI Committee Chair

On November 10th, 2021, "JEDI in Specs, a CSI Hackathon" was presented at Future Vision 2021, a virtual, multi-session program held by the AIA Oregon Committee on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. The purpose of this particular workshop was to explore how construction specifications can be a tool in advancing JEDI initiatives in the built environment.

Why a JEDI Spec Hackathon? We need to ask questions and have conversations, followed by actionable steps toward achieving JEDI initiatives.

The CSI Portland JEDI Award honors individuals, companies and organizations in the Portland AEC community for their valuable contributions to JEDI initiatives.

The inaugural JEDI Award was presented on August 17th, 2021 to the PSU student cofounders of NOMA PDX for their outstanding initiative and resolve in founding and chartering the NOMA PDX chapter in Portland, Oregon in 2020.

Companies, friends, associations, and family members are all learning more about J.E.D.I today then days of the past. One may say that the world is waking up to the reality of evolution. Our communities are starting to see and understand the importance of inclusion.

One of the things I love most about everyone involved in CSI is their willingness to help each other, and these days are no exception.

We have so much to look forward to in the days/years to come, but we are also going to be spending some time this year looking back at the past 60 years of Portland CSI.