The ACEC Index tracks the stock performance of ACEC’s publicly held Member Firms, as compared to the New York Stock Exchange Composite and Total U.S. Construction Spending.
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Energy
DOE Announces $76 Million for Advanced Energy-Efficient Building Technologies
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced more than $76 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act awards to support 58 advanced energy efficient building technology projects... click here for more.
Sen. Lugar Looks to Jumpstart Nuclear Power Growth with Federal Loan Guarantees
Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) has joined a growing number of senators pushing for climate-change and energy reform by introducing legislation designed to help utilities cut back on their use of coal-fired power plants and spur the development of nuclear power... click here for more.
Buildings/Land
Green Renovations Make Commercial Buildings More Competitive
There is little doubt that we are in the middle of a tenant’s market, but fortunately there are ways for old buildings to stay competitive... click here for more.
Hospital Designers Look to Pack Big Services in Small Footprints
Many U.S. critical access hospitals (CAHs) are nearly half a century old, with electrical and mechanical systems so outdated that they cannot support equipment and technologies now available... click here for more.
Water
ARRA Brings Water System Infrastructure Improvements to Rural Communities
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently spotlighted the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s success in enhancing water quality in hundreds of U.S. rural communities, and announced funding for 25 additional projects in 16 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico... click here for more.
Transportation Projects Must Adhere to New EPA Effluent Guidelines
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently used new qualitative guidelines to control effluent discharges from construction sites... click here for more.
Transportation
High-Speed Rail Will Spur Growth in Hub Cities, Says Mayors Report
The U.S. Conference of Mayors says that billions of dollars in new business and tens of thousands of new jobs will rush into Los Angeles, Chicago, Orlando, and Albany, NY, as a result of major high-speed rail networks...click here for more.
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Over 5000 Searchable Jobs Posted
Over 22,000 Searchable Resumes Posted
Over 2,150 Registered Employers |
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Last Five "Help Wanted" Open Positions:
Architectural/Engineering Program Administrator—Cambridge, MA
Project Engineer-Gas Piping and Process Design—Manchester, NH
Solar Program Manager—Tempe, AZ
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How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant
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Beyond Strategic Planning, 2nd Edition
Developing and Implementing Winning Strategies for Engineers, Architects and Construction Companies
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Save 10% on Industry-Specific Contract Documents
Save 10 percent off the regular price of all EJCDC documents through July 31, 2010. The discount has already been applied throughout our website—no coupon or code needed.
EJCDC Contract Documents are prepared by experienced engineering design and construction professionals, owners, contractors, professional liability and risk management experts, and legal counsel.
EJCDC Contract Documents offer many benefits:
- Created and peer-reviewed by experienced industry experts
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The Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee (EJCDC) is a joint venture of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), the National Society of Professional Engineers/Professional Engineers in Private Practice (NSPE/PEPP), the American Society of Civil Engineers — Construction Institute (ASCE-CI), and the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).
EJCDC has existed since 1975 to develop and update fair and objective standard documents that represent the latest and best thinking in contractual relations between all parties involved in engineering design and construction projects. EJCDC represents a major portion of the professional groups engaged in the practice of providing engineering and construction services for the constructed project.
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Download AASHTO Audit Guide Online Seminars
ACEC's popular series of online seminars detailing the new AASHTO Uniform Audit and Accounting Guide are now available for purchase and download on-demand through the ACEC Bookstore.
To order, click on the seminar title of interest:
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| MSNBC's Joe Scarborough to Address ACEC Fall Conference in Puerto Rico
Joe Scarborough will keynote the ACEC Fall Conference. |
MSNBC host and former Congressman Joe Scarborough will provide an insider’s view of the political landscape in the keynote address at ACEC’s upcoming Fall Conference in Puerto Rico, October 17-20.
Scarborough now hosts both Morning Joe on MSNBC and The Joe Scarborough Show on ABC radio, interviewing top newsmakers and politicians.
The Fall Conference will take place at the El Conquistador Resort and feature business sessions targeted on industry trends and markets.
For more information and to register for the Fall Conference, click here.
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Member Action Needed to Fight
S Corporation Tax Increase
The Senate is expected to try again this week to pass a tax “extenders” bill that includes a problematic provision that would increase payroll taxes on certain S corporations.
ACEC pared back the original language, which would have applied the tax increase to all S corporations, and is now focused on minimizing the impact of the legislation on small firms.
The Council encourages members to contact their Senators on the matter.
Click here for a sample letter. Members should FAX letters to Senate offices—click here for a Senate contact list.
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| Congress to Consider ACEC-Backed Good Samaritan Bill
House leaders are poised to reintroduce legislation this week that will provide Good Samaritan protection for engineers who volunteer their services after a major disaster.
The ACEC-backed "Good Samaritan Protection for Construction, Architectural, and Engineering Volunteers Act" would give architectural, engineering and construction companies qualified immunity from liability when providing services or equipment on a volunteer basis in response to a declared emergency or disaster.
ACEC is also working to advance H.R. 847, legislation that would limit the liability of engineering firms that worked at Ground Zero after 9/11, as well as broader efforts to provide liability relief to emergency responders.
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| ACEC/California Leads Efforts to Overturn Ruinous Court Decisions
ACEC urges Member Firms with business interests in Calfornia to support ACEC/California’s efforts to legislatively counteract two recent flawed state court decisions—Crawford v. Weather Shield Manufacturing Inc. and UDC v. CH2M HILL.
Under the decisions, design professionals can be required to pay their client’s attorney fees in the event of a lawsuit, even if the engineering firm was neither negligent nor in breach of contract.
ACEC/California has sponsored a bill in the California legislature to reverse the impact of the decisions on engineering firms. The legislation has passed the state Senate and is about to go before the state Assembly.
The Council, which has supported ACEC/California’s efforts through The Minuteman Fund, encourages the California offices of ACEC Member Firms to contact state Assembly members and lobby for passage of the legislation. Click here for a sample letter.
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| Arnold Windman, ACEC Chairman and Industry Leader, Dead at 83
Former ACEC Chairman Arnold Windman |
Arnold Windman, a pillar of the engineering industry and ACEC chairman in 1985-86, died last weekend in Hilton Head, SC.
While ACEC Chairman, Windman was instrumental in the formation of the American Tort Reform Association, the leading voice for tort and liability reform nationwide.
Windman spent his entire 40-year career with Syska & Hennessy in New York City, and participated in iconic projects such as the United Nations Building, LAX Terminal, Lincoln Center, and The National Gallery of Art. He rose to vice-chairman of the firm and was instrumental in its rapid growth both domestically and internationally.
“Arnold Windman was that unique man who was dedicated to his family, his firm and his industry,” said John Hennessy III, who worked with Windman at Syska & Hennessy and was himself ACEC Chairman in 2008-2009. “In particular, Arnold was dedicated to making our industry better, spending countless hours involved in ACEC activities both on the local and national level.”
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Updated Health Care Reform Webinar Details What Firms Need to Know
June 30, 1:30-3 p.m.
Responding to overwhelming demand, ACEC will present an updated The New Health Care Law: What It Means for Your Firm on June 30.
More than 240 firms participated in ACEC’s online seminar in April on the impact of Health Care Reform on engineering firms.
“Health care reform legislation is a huge issue and is very complex, so you can’t wait to the last minute to start planning,” said David Simkins, controller of Landmark Engineering in Newcastle, Del., who participated in the first online seminar. “The information provided in the seminar was up-to-date, succinct, and what I needed to know.”
Health care policy expert Seth T. Perretta of Davis & Harman will lead the program. Click here for information and to register.
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Economist Editor Looks at Financial Reform Effects on Business
July 13, 1:30-3 p.m.
ACEC Spring Convention keynote speaker Greg Ip, U. S. Economics Editor, The Economist, expands and updates his well-received convention address with an informative online seminar, Short Term Economic Outlook—Will Financial Reform Help Your Business?
Ip will discuss why the recovery is likely to be muted, and how the composition of growth—with less consumption and more exports—will differ from recent history. He will lay out the prospects for economic policy and the economic outlook for engineering firms.
Click here to register.
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Client Feedback 'Invaluable': Make It Key Part of Firm Practices
July 20, 1:30-3 p.m.
Creating systems to obtain, monitor and utilize client feedback can help design firms reduce mistakes and project liability, reduce wasted time and effort and increase firm profitability and client satisfaction.
Mike Phillips, DesignFacilitator, presents Systematic Client Feedback: How to Get It, Use It, and Benefit From It, a practical online seminar that walks participants through a unique and quantifiable system for collecting feedback from your clients. His system is based on ten criteria that produce useable results and a continuous means of monitoring firm performance to keep it at the highest levels.
Click here to register.
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SEI Challenges A/E Leaders; New Class Starts in September
In the course of five separate five-day sessions over an 18-month timeframe, ACEC's Senior Executives Institute (SEI) participants acquire new tools and high-level skills and insights to prosper in our changed—and challenging—A/E/C business environment.
Since its inception, SEI has attracted public and private sector engineers and architects from firms of all sizes, locations, and practice specialties, who are drawn to a highly interactive, energetic, exploratory and challenging learning opportunity. Class 16 begins in September 2010.
Course size is limited, and registrations for Class 16 are being accepted. Executives with at least five years' experience managing professional design programs or businesses are invited to register for this highly regarded leadership building opportunity.
For an overview of the full SEI program and to register, visit the ACEC SEI website. To inquire, contact Deirdre McKenna at dmckenna@acec.org.
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