August 2026 Newsletter 
President's Report
Pencils sharpened? Backpack loaded? For those of us in the A/E/C world, fall has always been the real new year the buses roll, the calendars tighten, and suddenly everybody's ready to get things done. CSI Denver is kicking off our own school year with a packed curriculum: the Annual Golf Tournament (consider it recess; attendance strongly encouraged), BUILD, where we dig into the codes shaping the future of our industry, an October round table with owners' reps giving us the straight talk from the other side of the table, and What's Next at DIA, including a tour of the new Great Hall. No pop quizzes, no homework. Simply good people, great conversation, and a few lessons you'll actually use on Monday morning. Class is in session. We'll save you a seat.
Marketing team is trying something new... TRIVIA! Every newsletter will have a trivia theme. In this newsletter, popular movie with a school emphasis. There are quotes through out. Can you guess the movie? Answer in community page.
First a message from our 2026 - 2027 President, Hannah Kane.
Hi CSI friends,
My name is Hannah Kane, and I am beyond excited to serve as your upcoming CSI Denver Chapter President.
I'd like to give a huge shoutout to our Immediate Past President, Suzanne Minear, and our incredible Board. Thank you for your dedication and all you've done for our chapter!
If we haven't met yet, I can't wait to connect. And if we have, you already know I'm looking forward to an amazing year filled with energy, enthusiasm, and opportunities to engage with our growing CSI community.
Our CSI Board is planning a fantastic year of events, beginning with our Golf Tournament on August 12 and the BUILD Denver Show on September 30. Be sure to keep reading our newsletter (shoutout to Erica!) for more details.
Stay tuned for fresh ideas and exciting opportunities as we continue to build on the consistency and excellence you've come to expect from CSI Denver.
Warmly,
Hannah Kane
Upcoming Golf Tournament
The kids are heading back to class. The calendars are filling up. Somewhere, a spec is waiting to be reviewed.
But not yet.
As a certain famously unmotivated student once put it: "Chlorophyll? More like BOREophyll!" and honestly, he had a point. Why sit inside when there's a whole course full of the stuff waiting for you?
Before summer clocks out for good, join CSI Denver at Willis Case for our Annual Golf Tournament: 18 holes, mountain views, sunshine, and the best excuse all year to talk shop in shorts. Whether you're a scratch golfer or mostly here for the beverage cart, you'll fit right in.
Bring a foursome, bring a colleague, bring that person you've only ever met on a Teams call.
Good people. Great course. Zero homework.
Space is limited and spots are going fast — register today!
Date: August 12, 2026
Time: 8:00 am shotgun
Where: Willis Case Golf Course
4999 Vrain St, Denver, CO 80212
Upcoming Chapter Meeting
Somewhere out there, the codes are changing. Quietly. Constantly. And someone has to get in the room and figure out what it all means for the rest of us. That someone is you. Join CSI Denver for Mission Possible: The Codes Shaping Tomorrow, a forward-focused day bringing together innovators, emerging professionals, and industry leaders from across the built environment to unpack how shifting building codes are rewriting the rules of our industry. Architects, contractors, engineers, owners, design technologists. If your work touches the built environment, consider yourself recruited. Expect sharp conversation, real-world intel, and the kind of hallway connections that pay off long after the last session ends. No impossible odds, no rappelling from the ceiling just the people shaping what comes next, in one room, figuring it out together. Accept the mission. We'll see you at BUILD Denver.
Date: September 30, 2026
Time: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Where: Mount Vernon Country Club
24933 Clubhouse Circle, Golden, CO 80401
New Events
October Meeting
You know the drill: you meet someone at a networking event, exchange cards, promise to grab coffee, and then... nothing. Let's skip the small talk.
CSI Denver is bringing together some of the most successful owners' reps building Colorado for a round table that moves. Short rounds, real conversation, and a rotation that keeps things lively. Think speed dating, but everyone's already interested in what you do.
You'll hear what projects are actually on their boards right now, how to build a relationship with an owners' rep that lasts past the first handshake, and where Colorado is headed through the eyes of the people steering it.
Nervous about walking in cold? Don't be. Nobody's going full "Stop looking at me, swan!" at this one . The whole point is that the introductions are already handled. Just show up and start talking.
Architects, contractors, engineers, product reps, emerging professionals whether you've been in this industry thirty years or thirty weeks, you belong at this table. Come curious, bring a question, leave with a few new people worth knowing.
No virtual option for this one. Some conversations only happen face to face. Get out from behind the desk and come meet the people building Colorado. Registration coming soon.
Date: October 13, 2026
Time: 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Where: City Park Golf Course
3181 East 23rd Avenue Denver, CO 80205
November 2026
More than 82 million passengers moved through Denver International Airport in 2025. Its busiest year on record, and enough to keep DEN among the ten busiest airports in the world. It's also Colorado's largest economic engine, contributing roughly $47.2 billion a year. Translation: a whole lot of building happens out there, and it never really stops. Join CSI Denver as our own Mike Young walks us through what DEN is cooking up next from the big-ticket projects, the smaller retail build-outs, and everything in between that keeps one of the world's busiest airports running while it grows. Then we're heading out to see it for ourselves with a tour of the new Great Hall, so you can trade the renderings for the real thing. Come hungry for what's next, wear comfortable shoes, and bring your questions. Mike will have answers. Registration coming soon.
*Virtual Option Available
Date: November 10, 2026
Time: 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Where: City Park Golf Course
3181 East 23rd Avenue Denver, CO 80205
Upcoming Tour
You've walked past the construction barricades a hundred times. Now you get to see what's behind them.
Is it lizard people? Is it an underground city? Is it Blucifier’s evil lab?
Following Mike Young's presentation, join us for a guided tour of the Great Hall Program: the multi-phase transformation of DEN's Jeppesen Terminal, and one of the most fascinating renovation puzzles in the country. Why fascinating? Because the terminal was originally designed to handle about 50 million passengers a year, and it's now moving well over 80 million with the airport building toward a target of 100 million annual passengers. Every bit of that work is happening inside a fully operational terminal that never closes. Information coming soon.
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Where: DIA
Commentary
We are family! Brothers, sisters, spec writers, and me. CSI Denver has room for all of you. That's the funny thing about this organization: it's the rare place where an architect, a contractor, a manufacturer's rep, and an owner can sit at the same table and nobody's negotiating anything. We're just people who care about how buildings go together, swapping hard-won knowledge and slightly embarrassing jobsite stories over coffee. Whether you've been a member for twenty years or you wandered in for the golf tournament and stayed, you're one of us now. No initiation ritual. (Probably.)
Here's the thing about families, though: somebody's got to plan the reunions. We're looking for members to join the board, and there's no better way to find out what that looks like than showing up and seeing it in action. Join us Thursday, August 6 at 9:00 AM at QXO (Denver North), 601 E 64th Ave, Unit B100, Denver, CO 80229. Come with questions, come with ideas, or just come and listen. Every great board member started out as someone in the room who said "I could help with that." And speaking of participation: did you guess the trivia? We know some of you are keeping score at home. Send us your trivia ideas and we'll put your best stumpers in front of the whole chapter. Stump your peers. It's what family is for.
Trivia Answer: Billy Madison
