CSI Knoxville

08/27/2026

Hello everyone! We wanted to share a quick update about September’s lunch meeting. Our speaker schedule has shifted, and Joshua from Smart Roof Solutions will now be presenting in September instead of Bryan Light. We hope you can still join us for Joshua's presentation!

A little about Joshua's talk, Resilient and Adaptable Roof System Design.

The roof system is a critical component in ensuring a building's overall resilience, which is defined by its ability to endure significant weather events and maintain functionality afterward. While a roof's primary function is to protect a building from daily weather, there's a growing demand for enhanced resilience. This presentation will explore the key principles of designing new resilient roof systems and strategies for upgrading existing ones. Learn about material selection and system design, gaining knowledge for creating roof systems that offer superior protection, minimize post-event disruption, and contribute to the overall long-term viability of buildings facing increasingly unpredictable weather patterns.

Register using the link in the comments!

08/26/2026

Hello friends! We hope you’ll join us this Friday at Kern’s Food Hall for our monthly Decompression Hour. We’ll be welcoming back our students and enjoying ice cream together while we relax and catch up.

08/23/2026

Join us on September 8th for our next CSI Knoxville monthly lunch meeting featuring Mr. Bryan Light, Technical Services Manager at the Brick Industry Association. Bryan will present Masonry Construction 101, covering code and workmanship essentials, common pitfalls, cleaning practices, color correction, and more.

📅 Date: Tuesday September 8th
📍 Location: Associated General Contractors - 3306 Ragsdale Ave NW, Knoxville, TN 37909
🍽️ Lunch at 11:30 AM
🎤 Program at 12:00 PM
📚 AIA/CES credit available
✨ First‑time guests attend FREE

Register here: https://www.csiknoxville.org/meal_reservations/create/31

08/20/2026

Great things are in the works! 🏗️✨ CSI Knoxville leadership and our CSI UTK student chapter leaders got together tonight at Aubrey's to brainstorm an exciting lineup of events and activities for the year ahead.
​Make sure you have your notifications turned on for CSI Knoxville so you never miss an update, and while you're at it, give csi_utk a follow on Instagram to support our student members!

08/18/2026

Join Lewis Thomason for their upcoming seminar!

Lewis Thomason will host their annual Construction Law Seminar for the Knoxville construction community this Friday, August 21. The program will run throughout the morning, followed by a provided lunch for all attendees.

How to register: Email Paul Whitt: [email protected]

08/18/2026

08/18/2026

Join us for our annual CSI Knoxville Awards Banquet as we celebrate our chapter’s achievements from the past year! We’re mixing it up this time and heading to Topgolf Knoxville for an evening of recognition, dinner, and fun!

After the awards ceremony, we’ll stick around to enjoy some golf and time together. The banquet is open to all CSI Knoxville members plus one guest.

Both dinner and golf provided courtesy of CSI Knoxville. So that we may reserve enough lanes with TopGolf, we will need an accurate count in advance of golfers as well as dinner guests; Please use the link below to let us know if you and your guest will be attending dinner, indicating if you and/or your guest will be staying to play TopGolf after.

Date: Tuesday, September 15th

Time: 6:00–9:00 PM
Dinner and Awards at 6 PM
Golf to follow at 7:30 PM

Location: Topgolf Knoxville — 11400 Outlet Dr, Knoxville, TN 37932

Register Here: https://shorturl.at/sAOuy

We hope you can join us for this special night of celebration!

08/08/2026

We are swapping our regular meeting this month for our upcoming awards banquet! 🌟
We can't wait to celebrate everyone's hard work from this past year. More details will be shared soon—stay tuned!

08/07/2026

08/04/2026

The meet and greet is happening tomorrow!

Join the Plans Review and Inspections Division for their next meet and greet! This is a great opportunity for staff, partners, and stakeholders to connect, share updates, and build stronger working relationships in a relaxed and welcoming environment. In the spirit of collaboration with our development community our department wants to share this opportunity to hear directly from staff about updates in the department and trends in the community.

Take this opportunity to meet the Plans Examiners you interact with everyday.

WHAT TO EXPECT
• Informal networking
• Team introductions. Plans Examiners from all disciplines will be present
• Open discussion and collaboration

Date:
Wednesday, August 5th

Time:
2:00 – 4:00 PM

Location:
Public Service Meeting Room
3131 Morris Ave, Knoxville, TN 37909