News and Press

News & Press...

July, 2010- CSS Phases Out Old-Style Deliverables
Earlier this year CSS phased out the traditional constructibility deliverables of spreadsheets, comment binders and separate, hand-drawn
redlines. Today, clients receive a completely digitized set of plans and specs in PDF format, and a link to their project that contains:

- An executive summary of the major findings and concerns.
- A full set of plans in PDF format with comments and redlines digitally transcribed.
- A full set of specifications, similarly annotated.
- 24/7 access, free archiving, and the ability to print files at any time.
- The ability to download and store the project on their own computer or burn it to CD.

If clients still want a paper copy, the annotated plans and specs may be printed by any reprographer, in any size. Call today for an
example!

June, 2010- The Green Initiative Continues
No more paper! Clients have given us outstanding feedback on our initiative to reduce paper. No more bulky binders of comments… no
more lost sets of redlines-everything is in one location, electronically on the Company's server.

May, 2010- CSS beats 15 other competitors to become the #1 Coordination Review Firm
Construction Specialty Services recently was notified that a Maryland public school district selected it above 15 other firms competing to
submit qualifications to provide Constructibility and Coordination Review Services to the district. Beating out several other local and
national firms, CSS hopes to commence service to the district later this year.

April, 2010- CSS Saves Clients Thousands ($$$) in Avoided Shipping Costs
Earlier this year Construction Specialty Services rolled out its latest improvement, Digital File Transfer. "No longer do clients have to ship
original plans and specifications," says Leia Austin, CSS' DFT manager, "it was expensive and took time for the documents to arrive." This
improvement is saving our clients thousands of dollars in avoided shipping costs and is improving review turn-around times. Paul
Whittington, of our Los Angeles office: "Some clients were shipping six full-sized sets at about $750 per shipment. On an annual basis
we're saving them over $11,000... and we're doing it faster."

March, 2010- CSS to Exhibit at NSBA Conference in Chicago, IL
Construction Specialty Services will be attending and exhibiting at the 70th annual National School Boards Association conference in
Chicago, April 10th - 12th. Come by and meet with representatives of our West Coast and East Coast offices.

The NSBA is a non-profit association of school boards across the United States whose mission is to foster excellence and equity in public
education through school board leadership. Founded in 1940, NSBA represents 95,000 local school board members whom govern 14,890
local school districts serving the nation's more than 47 million public school students. For more information about the NSBA conference,
please visit http://www.nsba.org/conference/index.cfm

January, 2010- CSS to Exhibit at NSBA Conference in Chicago, IL
Construction Specialty Services will be attending and exhibiting at the 70th annual National School Boards Association conference in
Chicago, April 10th - 12th.

June, 2009- CSS to Exhibit at School Building Expo in Pittsburgh, PA
Construction Specialty Services will be attending and exhibiting at the 2009 SChool Building Expo June 2nd - 4th.

April, 2009- CSS Passes Major Milestone: Reviewed over $4.5 Billion in Construction
This month Construction Specialty Services passed a major milestone by performing reviews on over $4.5 Billion worth of construction.
The range of projects bringing the company to this point has spanned the country and have touched upon several sectors, with most
being in the K-12, Higher Education, and Healthcare markets.

March, 2009- CSS to Exhibit at NSBA Conference in San Diego, CA
Construction Specialty Services will be attending and exhibiting at the 69th annual National School Boards Association conference in San
Diego, April 4th - 7th. Come by and meet with us!

February, 2009- New York City calls upon CSS
The city of New York has turned to CSS for a constructibility review upon the upcoming PS312 school project in Queens.

January, 2009- Paul R. Whittington joins CSS
Construction Specialty Services is pleased to welcome Paul Whittington to its southern California offices. Mr. Whittington will be
overseeing the company's regional sales and marketing efforts.

December, 2008- Cumming Corporation and Folsom Lake College team up with CSS
The Cumming Corporation and Folsom Lake College have selected Construction Specialty Services for their latest expansion project.

November, 2008- We've Expanded
It's an exciting time for us! Because progress requires continuous change and improvement, we’ve outgrown our long-standing offices
and are in the process of moving to new spaces that will meet our increased IT, printing, and staffing needs. One of the measures we’ve
taken to enhance our operations is to put into service full-time shipping and receiving departments on both coasts. Check out the Contact
Us page for our new addresses.

October, 2008- Gateway Science & Engineering selects CSS at Los Angeles Mission College
Construction Specialty Services has been selected by Gateway Science & Engineering to perform constructibility review services upon the
new Media Arts Center.

September, 2008- Anil Verma Associates selects CSS at Los Angeles Trade Tech
Construction Specialty Services has been selected by Anil Verma Associates to perform constructibility review services upon the new
Learning Resource Center at the Los Angeles Trade Technical Community College.

September, 2008- Cumming Corporation select CSS for Reno, NV project
The Cumming Corporation has selected Construction Specialty Services to perform constructibility review services upon the Academy of
the Arts expansion project for the Washoe County School District in Reno, NV.

September, 2008- Chancellor Mark Drummond thanks CSS for supporting Proposition J
Read the Chancellor's letter thanking Construction Specialty Services for its generous support of the Friends of Los Angeles Community
Colleges/ Proposition J bond campaign.

August, 2008- PinnacleOne & Los Angeles Harbor College select CSS
Construction Specialty Services has been selected by PinnacleOne to perform constructibility review services upon the new Learning &
Resource Center at the Los Angeles Harbor College.

May, 2008- East Coast Regional office opens
Construction Specialty Services has opened its east coast office in Raleigh, North Carolina.

March, 2008- AC Martin Partners select CSS
Construction Specialty Services was selected by ACMP to perform peer and constructibility review services upon the new USC Student
Services Center.

January, 2008- CSS begins service in New York City
Construction Specialty Services begins service to the NYC School Construction Authority, one of the largest school construction programs
in the nation.