The Alexandria, Va.-based Construction Specifications Institute’s Construction Education Network is now recognized as an “approved sponsor” of continuing professional education courses and programs for architects licensed by the North Carolina Board of Architecture, Raleigh. “Our CEN program has experienced tremendous growth in recent years and we’re delighted that the North Carolina Board of Architecture has recognized that CSI’s providers offer high-level continuing education to the industry,” said CSI Executive Director and CEO Walter Marlowe, P.E., CSI, CAE. “Now our members in the Tar Heel State can be confident that any CSI CEN courses they take will be approved and accepted by the state board.”
CSI education network approved in North Carolina (April 2009)
This Month’s Features

Bringing Design Synergy Home
with Vertically Stacking Doors
with Vertically Stacking Doors
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Snow Retention in Alpine Design
Snow Retention in Alpine Design
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