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Redefining the Firm: Talent, Technology and Transformation

Overview The engineering industry is entering a pivotal moment. Longstanding business models built on labor, billable hours, and project delivery are being reshaped by two converging forces: the rapid advancement…

Progressive Design-Build Recommendations For Owners And PDB Teams On Effective Project Delivery

Progressive Design-Build (PDB) is emerging as a significant and growing project delivery method across U.S. infrastructure and building sectors. This 2026 research by the ACEC Research Institute, in partnership with…

DPC Advocacy Briefing – April 15, 2026

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Community Building Roadmap 2025 Executive Summary

The ACEC Research Institute’s 2025 Community Building Roadmap provides a snapshot of how participating engineering firms are integrating inclusion, engagement, and community-building practices across four key domains: workplace, workforce, marketplace,…

Engineering Business Sentiment Q1 2026

Engineering Business Sentiment Survey: Strong Firm Confidence Holds as Policy, Tariff, and Funding Uncertainty Intensify The Q1 2026 Engineering Business Sentiment Survey, produced by the ACEC Research Institute, captures a…

DPC Advocacy Briefing – Feb. 18, 2026

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Health Care & Science+Technology Market Intelligence Brief – Winter 2026

The health care and science-and-technology market is broad and complex, spanning care delivery, life sciences, and medical manufacturing, and is currently shaped by technology adoption, real estate and infrastructure shifts,…

Engineering Business Sentiment Q4 2025

→ Get the full report Executive Summary – Engineering Business Sentiment 2025 Q4 Engineering Business Sentiment Survey The 2025 Q4 Engineering Business Sentiment survey, produced by the ACEC Research Institute,…

ACEC Comments on USCIS Proposal to Change How H-1B Visas are Allocated

Re: “Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking to File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions” (USCIS-2025-0040-0001) Dear Secretary Noem and Director Edlow: The American Council of Engineering Companies (“ACEC”) submits this…

ACEC Comments on Engineering Industry Exemption from the New H-1B Visa Fee

Re: Presidential proclamation on Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers Dear Secretary Noem: On behalf of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), I am writing to request an…