Webinar Series
2020 was a year none of us will ever forget. When the classrooms shut down and the world was sent home, Construction Institute ensured that education would continue. From March - August, our Free Webinar Series: Managing Today's Reality helped our members and new friends cope with personal and professional challenges associated with living through our current pandemic.
Access to certain recordings are free for everyone! Other webinar recordings are available at no cost for CI members and $10 for non-members. Links will be emailed within 24 business hours. Scroll through to find out more information on our webinars!
Access to certain recordings are free for everyone! Other webinar recordings are available at no cost for CI members and $10 for non-members. Links will be emailed within 24 business hours. Scroll through to find out more information on our webinars!
Available Webinars
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
The Impact of Government Shutdowns on Construction Contracts and Schedules Presenter: Dennis Cavanaugh, Robinson+Cole; Roy Cooper, Arcadis; Gregory Faulkner, Robinson+Cole; Brian Goodreau, Arcadis |
Friday, March 27, 2020
A Writing Survival Webinar: How to Get People to Read Your Emails during a Shutdown Presenter: Beth Richards, University of Hartford |
Wednesday, April 1, 2020 | Free Webinar
The Effects of COVID-19 on Employers Presenter: Johanna G. Zelman, FordHarrison |
Friday, April 3, 2020 | Free Webinar
A Discussion on Working from Home while Self-Isolating Presenters: Kara Gruss, TSKP Studio; Bob Labanara, Gilbane Building Company; Lindsey Mathieu, Golden Egg Concepts; Kathy Nanowski, Fuss & O'Neill, Inc.; Lee Sullivan, Lion's Head Cost Consultants, LLC |
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 | Free Webinar
Light & Joy: Illumination for Well-Being Presenter: Mark Loeffler, Mark Loeffler Design Consulting and Lightcraft |
Friday, April 10, 2020
Decision-Making in Times of Crisis: Avoiding Cognitive Biases and Catastrophizing Presenter: Nancy Greenwald, Construction Institute |
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Double Down on EQ: Manage Your Stress in Times of Crisis Presenters: Jenny Drescher and Ellen Ornato Feldman, The Bolder Company |
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
How to Motivate Essential Employees during a Crisis Presenter: Jean Mix, Mix Education Services Friday, May 15, 2020
Taking Risk into Account when Estimating Presenter: Lewis Finkel, F.C.P.E., President, Professional Construction Services, Inc. Wednesday, May 20, 2020 I Free Webinar
Fundamentals of Building Green Presenter: Diana McCarthy-Bercury, Earth Forward Group |
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
BIM, Block Chain & Smart Contracts Presenters: Nancy Greenwald, Construction Institute and Erik Sanford, Dimeo Construction Company Tuesday, June 16, 2020 I Free Webinar
Video Surveillance, Analytics, and Facial Recognition Presenter: Scott Sebastian, Motorola Solutions |
Wednesday, June 17, 2020 | Free Webinar
Staying Visible in Uncertain Times Presenter: Susan Shelby, Rhino Public Relations Tuesday, June 23, 2020 | Free Webinar
Moisture Management Presenter: Kathleen Cloud, M. Frank Higgins Wednesday, June 24, 2020 | Free Webinar
Biophilic Design - How to Social Distance while Maintaining a Welcoming Atmosphere and Sense of Community upon Reopening Jen Gouldstone, Owner and President of Garden Streets, will share insights on how to implement social distancing in offices and buildings while maintaining a welcoming atmosphere and sense of community using the principles of biophilic design. This webinar is geared towards interior designers, building managers and leaders in workplace experience and culture. Thursday, June 25, 2020 | Free Webinar
Landscape on Structures Presenter: Michael Hunton, Langan |
Wednesday, July 1, 2020 | Free Webinar
Using Innovative Technologies for Enhanced Safety in a Post-COVID World Presenter: Bharadwaj PV, Founder, VAANGO Wednesday, July 8, 2020 | Free Webinar
Safe-ari: Lessons in Leadership from the Savannah Presenter: Alden Davis, My Value Tree In 1997, Janine Benyus introduced us to “biomimicry;” looking to nature to solve engineering problems. Sociobiology is the study of animal’s behavior. Join us for a great event in “sociobiomimicry,” as together we learn leadership from the animals. Wednesday, July 22, 2020 | Free Webinar
Energy Efficient Construction Presenters: Aldo Mazzaferro and Kendra McQuilton, The ECG Group Wednesday, July 29, 2020 | Free Webinar
Video Storytelling: Creative Marketing for a New Normal Presenter: Cathie Reese, GeoMatrix Productions Join video storyteller Cathie Reese in an engaging discussion about creative ways to bring your company, product or service to your target audience when keeping distant is the rule of the day. Wednesday, August 5, 2020
5 Ways Workforce Technology Creates Opportunity & Eases Construction's Labor Shortage Presenters: Taimarie Adams and Paul Jetter, Merit The purpose of this one hour session is to review the key takeaways from Merit’s recently oversubscribed, four part series on workforce enablement. This single session will have a particular focus on the use of Merit's platform to connect to state workforce agencies allowing tradesmen and contractors to be alerted to bids and job opportunities run through the state. Wednesday, August 12, 2020 | Free Webinar
Managing Your Finances during a Crisis Presenter: Analisha (Ana) Gois, Key Bank COVID-19 has created fear and uncertainty around our daily finances. There is no better way to combat that fear in times of crisis than to take action. In this presentation, Key Bank Manager Analashia Goins presents solutions and answers questions about your financial picture during COVID-19. Wednesday, August 19, 2020 | Free Webinar
The Future of B2B Marketing: Embracing Digital Change Presenter: Hailey Cassidy, Americhem This presentation reveals some of the best tactics for formulating a successful B2B marketing plan for our changing times. Learn how to approach the new digital marketing trends, how to adapt them for an industrial world, and how to appeal to the new B2B Millennials that are making the purchasing decisions today. Wednesday, March 24, 2021 | Free Webinar
Fire Joint Framing and Protection Presenter: Brad Vrana, Architectural and Technical Sales Manager, ClarkDietrich This course will provide information on steel shapes with intumescent fire stopping. It will help you to understand what information UL head-of-wall and other perimeter fire assemblies provide. Does your specified joint protection perform as it is intended to perform? This presentation will address these issues as well as present what you need to know about how intumescents provide joint protection and updates to UL 2079 testing. The course will review how to interpret the information provided in UL joint assemblies, what the criteria is for dynamic and static movement, what leakage ratings are provided, and what pitfalls to watch out for in perimeter joint systems |