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In this episode, ACEC’s Jeff Urbanchuk sits down with Jack Hsueh of Autodesk to explore how engineering firms can deliver more with constrained resources through digital project delivery. From connected data and collaborative workflows to automation and digital twins, they discuss how technology is transforming project execution across the industry. Jack shares insights from major initiatives like the LA28 Olympics and PennDOT, highlighting the importance of object-level data and interoperable systems to reduce rework, save time, and improve outcomes. The conversation also dives into the evolving role of AI in AEC, including automation, augmentation, analysis, Autodesk’s AEC data model, the Model Context Protocol (MCP), and the Autodesk Assistant bringing context-aware AI directly into design tools. The episode concludes with practical advice for firms looking to build capacity and resilience: treat digital delivery as a business strategy, invest in digital literacy, create repeatable processes, and pilot AI with clear governance. 🎧 Listen now and learn how firms can unlock greater efficiency, better decision-making, and stronger project outcomes through digital transformation.
Connected Data, Better Decisions: The Next Era of Engineering Delivery

In this episode, ACEC’s Jeff Urbanchuk sits down with Jack Hsueh of Autodesk to explore how engineering firms can deliver more with constrained resources through digital project delivery. From connected data and collaborative workflows to automation and digital twins, they discuss how technology is transforming project execution across the industry.

Jack shares insights from major initiatives like the LA28 Olympics and PennDOT, highlighting the importance of object-level data and interoperable systems to reduce rework, save time, and improve outcomes. The conversation also dives into the evolving role of AI in AEC, including automation, augmentation, analysis, Autodesk’s AEC data model, the Model Context Protocol (MCP), and the Autodesk Assistant bringing context-aware AI directly into design tools.

The episode concludes with practical advice for firms looking to build capacity and resilience: treat digital delivery as a business strategy, invest in digital literacy, create repeatable processes, and pilot AI with clear governance.

🎧 Listen now and learn how firms can unlock greater efficiency, better decision-making, and stronger project outcomes through digital transformation.

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Connected Data, Better Decisions: The Next Era of Engineering Delivery

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-uqkwt-1aec930 In this episode, ACEC’s Jeff Urbanchuk sits down with Jack Hsueh of Autodesk to explore how engineering firms can deliver more with constrained resources through digital project delivery. From connected data and collaborative workflows to automation and digital twins, they discuss how technology is transforming project execution across the industry. Jack shares insights from major initiatives like the LA28 Olympics and PennDOT, highlighting the importance of object-level data and interoperable systems to reduce rework, save time, and improve outcomes. The conversation also dives into the evolving role of AI in AEC, including automation, augmentation, analysis, Autodesk’s AEC data model, the Model Context Protocol (MCP), and the Autodesk Assistant bringing context-aware AI directly into design tools. The episode concludes with practical advice for firms looking to build capacity and resilience: treat digital delivery as a business strategy, invest in digital literacy, create repeatable processes, and pilot AI with clear governance. 🎧 Listen now and learn how firms can unlock greater efficiency, better decision-making, and stronger project outcomes through digital transformation.
Connected Data, Better Decisions: The Next Era of Engineering Delivery

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https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-uqkwt-1aec930

In this episode, ACEC’s Jeff Urbanchuk sits down with Jack Hsueh of Autodesk to explore how engineering firms can deliver more with constrained resources through digital project delivery.
From connected data and collaborative workflows to automation and digital twins, they discuss how technology is transforming project execution across the industry. Jack shares insights from major initiatives like the LA28 Olympics and PennDOT, highlighting the importance of object-level data and interoperable systems to reduce rework, save time, and improve outcomes.
The conversation also dives into the evolving role of AI in AEC, including automation, augmentation, analysis, Autodesk’s AEC data model, the Model Context Protocol (MCP), and the Autodesk Assistant bringing context-aware AI directly into design tools.
The episode concludes with practical advice for firms looking to build capacity and resilience: treat digital delivery as a business strategy, invest in digital literacy, create repeatable processes, and pilot AI with clear governance.
🎧 Listen now and learn how firms can unlock greater efficiency, better decision-making, and stronger project outcomes through digital transformation.

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Connected Data, Better Decisions: The Next Era of Engineering Delivery

Recorded at ACEC's 2026 Convention & Legislative Summit, days before the House T&I Committee was set to mark up the surface transportation reauthorization, two former committee chairmen — Republican Bill Shuster of Pennsylvania and Democrat Peter DeFazio of Oregon — sat down to assess where things stand. They cover the state of play on the reauth: whether Sam Graves and Rick Larson can get a bipartisan bill to the floor, how leadership dynamics have shifted from the IIJA era, and whether infrastructure still carries the political weight it once did heading into a tight midterm. On financing, both back vehicle miles traveled as the long-term path — and explain why the privacy objection has largely collapsed among younger voters. DeFazio recounts how the climate provisions in his original IIJA bill cost him Republican votes, and why he needed those same Republicans to ultimately get it passed. They also make a direct case for earmarks — not as pork, but as the mechanism that lets members fight for their districts. Key topics: — Reauthorization timeline and committee dynamics (0:26) — Sam Graves, Rick Larson, and the bipartisan path forward (1:15) — VMT tax and the shrinking privacy objection (4:05) — The IIJA backstory: climate provisions, the Squad, and Republican rescues (6:20) — The earmarks argument (8:00) Engineering Influence is the podcast of the American Council of Engineering Companies
Reps. Peter DeFazio and Bill Shuster Discuss the Current State of Congress

Recorded at ACEC's 2026 Convention & Legislative Summit, days before the House T&I Committee was set to mark up the surface transportation reauthorization, two former committee chairmen — Republican Bill Shuster of Pennsylvania and Democrat Peter DeFazio of Oregon — sat down to assess where things stand.

They cover the state of play on the reauth: whether Sam Graves and Rick Larson can get a bipartisan bill to the floor, how leadership dynamics have shifted from the IIJA era, and whether infrastructure still carries the political weight it once did heading into a tight midterm.

On financing, both back vehicle miles traveled as the long-term path — and explain why the privacy objection has largely collapsed among younger voters. DeFazio recounts how the climate provisions in his original IIJA bill cost him Republican votes, and why he needed those same Republicans to ultimately get it passed.

They also make a direct case for earmarks — not as pork, but as the mechanism that lets members fight for their districts.

Key topics:
— Reauthorization timeline and committee dynamics (0:26)
— Sam Graves, Rick Larson, and the bipartisan path forward (1:15)
— VMT tax and the shrinking privacy objection (4:05)
— The IIJA backstory: climate provisions, the Squad, and Republican rescues (6:20)
— The earmarks argument (8:00)

Engineering Influence is the podcast of the ACEC Research Institute.

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Reps. Peter DeFazio and Bill Shuster Discuss the Current State of Congress

What does it take to undo 100 years of harm to one of America's great rivers? In this episode of Engineering Influence, we sit down with the team winner of ACEC's 2026 Grand Conceptor Award, McMillen Engineering. McMillen, Inc. earned ACEC's top honor for the Klamath River Renewal Project, the world's largest dam removal and river restoration effort. Once the third-largest salmon-producing river system on the West Coast, the Klamath had been blocked for over a century by four aging hydroelectric dams. McMillen coordinated among six Tribal nations, more than 21 agencies, and dozens of public, private, and nonprofit partners. They turned decades of division into a unified path forward. The results speak for themselves: within months of final dam removal, salmon and lamprey returned to upstream reaches not accessed for generations. Hear how precision engineering, Indigenous-led collaboration, and a bold vision for restoration came together to set a new global standard.
The River Comes Back to Life | EEA Grand Conceptor Award Winner: McMillen Engineering

What does it take to undo 100 years of harm to one of America's great rivers?

In this episode of Engineering Influence, we sit down with the team winner of ACEC's 2026 Grand Conceptor Award, McMillen Engineering.

McMillen, Inc. earned ACEC's top honor for the Klamath River Renewal Project, the world's largest dam removal and river restoration effort. Once the third-largest salmon-producing river system on the West Coast, the Klamath had been blocked for over a century by four aging hydroelectric dams.

McMillen coordinated among six Tribal nations, more than 21 agencies, and dozens of public, private, and nonprofit partners. They turned decades of division into a unified path forward.

The results speak for themselves: within months of final dam removal, salmon and lamprey returned to upstream reaches not accessed for generations.

Hear how precision engineering, Indigenous-led collaboration, and a bold vision for restoration came together to set a new global standard.

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The River Comes Back to Life | EEA Grand Conceptor Award Winner: McMillen Engineering

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Market Intelligence Updates

Communities across the country are facing a new era of water challenges — from shifting climate patterns and extreme rainfall to growing stormwater demands, groundwater stress, and pressure from water-intensive industries. In this episode, we sit down with water‑resources expert Camilla Correll to explore how watershed governance is evolving, what climate trends matter most for the next decade, and how innovative stormwater infiltration, capture, and reuse strategies are reshaping local infrastructure. We also dig into funding gaps, federal policy shifts, and the practical steps engineers and communities can take to build resilient, future‑ready water systems.
The Market Edge: Rethinking Water Resources

Communities across the country are facing a new era of water challenges — from shifting climate patterns and extreme rainfall to growing stormwater demands, groundwater stress, and pressure from water-intensive industries. In this episode, we sit down with water‑resources expert Camilla Correll to explore how watershed governance is evolving, what climate trends matter most for the next decade, and how innovative stormwater infiltration, capture, and reuse strategies are reshaping local infrastructure. We also dig into funding gaps, federal policy shifts, and the practical steps engineers and communities can take to build resilient, future‑ready water systems.

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The Market Edge: Rethinking Water Resources

The residential market is shifting fast, and Diana O’Lare and Mollie Carmichael of Zonda Homes break down what’s driving it—from rising rates and affordability pressures to the surge in build‑for‑rent, active adult, and multigenerational living—while highlighting the regions outperforming expectations, the looming boomer wealth transfer reshaping demand, and the policy ideas that could finally move the needle on affordability, giving engineering firms a clear view of what’s coming next.
The Market Edge: Inside The Housing Market

The residential market is shifting fast, and Diana O’Lare and Mollie Carmichael of Zonda Homes break down what’s driving it—from rising rates and affordability pressures to the surge in build‑for‑rent, active adult, and multigenerational living—while highlighting the regions outperforming expectations, the looming boomer wealth transfer reshaping demand, and the policy ideas that could finally move the needle on affordability, giving engineering firms a clear view of what’s coming next.

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The Market Edge: Inside The Housing Market

In this episode of the Market Edge podcast, we connect the dots between policy, planning, engineering, and financing to reveal what it truly takes to build resilient communities in an era of growing risk. Our conversation explores how public and private sector leaders can collaborate to reduce vulnerability before disaster strikes. We dive into the role engineers play not just in rebuilding after crises—but in shaping smarter systems, influencing policy, and guiding investments that strengthen communities for the long term.
The Market Edge – Designing for Resilience

In this episode of the Market Edge podcast, we connect the dots between policy, planning, engineering, and financing to reveal what it truly takes to build resilient communities in an era of growing risk.

Our conversation explores how public and private sector leaders can collaborate to reduce vulnerability before disaster strikes. We dive into the role engineers play not just in rebuilding after crises—but in shaping smarter systems, influencing policy, and guiding investments that strengthen communities for the long term.

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The Market Edge – Designing for Resilience

In this episode, Diana O’Lare sits down with Phil Crone, Vice President of State and Regulatory Affairs at Leading Builders of America, for an in-depth conversation on the U.S. housing affordability crisis—and what political and regulatory hurdles exist. Together, they unpack the real-world challenges driving up costs and limiting supply, including permitting delays and the need for reform, the growing burden of regulatory and compliance costs, and how factors like institutional buyers and workforce shortages are reshaping the housing market. They also explore the evolving role of energy efficiency requirements, as well as the design, infrastructure, and construction innovations that could help accelerate production and expand access to more attainable homes. Tune in for a thoughtful discussion on the policies and solutions that can help make housing more affordable for more Americans.
The Market Edge: Housing Affordability

In this episode, Diana O’Lare sits down with Phil Crone, Vice President of State and Regulatory Affairs at Leading Builders of America, for an in-depth conversation on the U.S. housing affordability crisis—and what political and regulatory hurdles exist.

Together, they unpack the real-world challenges driving up costs and limiting supply, including permitting delays and the need for reform, the growing burden of regulatory and compliance costs, and how factors like institutional buyers and workforce shortages are reshaping the housing market. They also explore the evolving role of energy efficiency requirements, as well as the design, infrastructure, and construction innovations that could help accelerate production and expand access to more attainable homes.

Tune in for a thoughtful discussion on the policies and solutions that can help make housing more affordable for more Americans.

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The Market Edge: Housing Affordability

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