NRMCA Attends Construction Specifications Institute Northeast Region Board Retreat

Over the weekend of October 20 - 21, NRMCA Senior Director, Building Innovations, Frank Mruk participated in the Construction Specification Institute’s Northeast Region Board retreat held in Hartford, CT. In attendance were Northeast Chapter CSI presidents and Northeast Region Board officers: front row left to right - Dave Newman (Hartford), Martin Helly (NER treasurer), Rebecca Campbell (Vermont), Joe Lodbell (New Jersey) and Todd Buck (New Hampshire/Maine). Back row were, left to right - Jim Grucella (Buffalo/Western New York), Ken Gehringer (Long Island), Steve Van Dyke (Worcester), Jay Stoffher (Connecticut), Ken Lambert (NER president), NRMCA’s Frank Mruk (Rhode Island), Kevin Phillips (Syracuse), Alan Turner (Rochester) and Len Anastasi (Boston). Andrea Dinice (Metro NYC/NER vice president) also participated virtually. Photo Credit: Terri Bracken (NER CSI marketing manager).

Founded in 1948, CSI is a national not-for-profit association of more than 6,000 members dedicated to improving the communication of construction information through continuous development and transformation of specification standards and formats, education and certification of professionals. CSI members work tirelessly to effectively communicate the designers’ vision, the material producers’ solutions and the constructors’ techniques to create outstanding facilities that meet facility owners’ objectives.

The Build With Strength program is a leader in supporting architects and specifiers at the cutting edge of industry best practice. For more information, contact Frank Mruk at fmruk@nrmca.org.