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A/E Services Growth Remains Modest Entering 2026

The Census Bureau released its 2026 1st Quarter Quarterly Services Survey (QSS). This data includes revenue for the design and engineering services performed by architecture and engineering companies. The A/E…

Three things that the most recent Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairs agree on, and what it means for surface reauthorization

  The surface transportation reauthorization debate is heating up in Congress.  We sat down with two former committee chairs to get insights into the fundamentals: what do the people who’ve…

ACEC Research Institute Expands Giving Program

Six years ago, the ACEC Research Institute was launched as the go-to source for knowledge, original research, and thought leadership about the size, impact, and future of the engineering industry.…

What They Are Saying: House Leaders are Ready to Vote on the BUILD America 250 Act 

WASHINGTON – The House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee recently advanced the bipartisan BUILD America 250 Act, bringing renewed focus to the importance of investing in America’s roads, bridges, and transit…

A/E Services Growth Remains Modest Entering 2026

The Census Bureau released its 2026 1st Quarter Quarterly Services Survey (QSS). This data includes revenue for the design and engineering services performed by architecture and engineering companies. The A/E…

Steady 2026 Spending Reflects Continued Normalization

Recently, the U.S. Census Bureau released its latest Value of Construction Put in Place survey, which provides monthly estimates of the total dollar value of design and construction work completed…

The Grid Can’t Wait for Washington to Figure This Out

There’s a version of the AI story that gets told almost exclusively in the language of software, through terms such as models, agents, tokens and parameters. It’s a compelling narrative,…

ACEC Supports Bills to Speed Energy Delivery

The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) released the following statement in support of the passage of H.R. 5631, the Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment and Optimal Reviews Act, and H.R. 1687,…

Progressive Design-Build Has Reached the Center of the Industry: Now Comes the Hard Part

From STV’s CEO and Vice Chair of the ACEC Research Institute Greg Kelly: Progressive design-build, also known as phased design-build, has moved from the edge of the delivery conversation to…

Engineering Firms Move to a Position of Strength, ACEC Research Institute Reports 

WASHINGTON, DC — May 21, 2026 — The ACEC Research Institute released its Engineering Business Sentiment Survey Q2 today, painting a picture of an industry that remains fundamentally sound, while recalibrating in response to a more uncertain economic environment. …