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 ACEC Comments on Draft FAR Rule Requiring Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects Greater than $35 million.

Comment letter sent from ACEC President & CEO Linda Bauer Darr on October 18, 2022, to the FAR, recommending that A/E firms and their employees be exempt from Project Labor…

Engineering & Design Services Forecast to See Record Growth in 2022, Despite Economic Headwinds on the Horizon

Washington, D.C. (Oct 17, 2022) — The engineering and design services sector made a full recovery from the pandemic in 2021 and looks poised to deliver a historically high economic…

Commercial & Residential Real Estate Private Industry Brief – Fall 2022

Design and construction spending for single-family and multifamily residential markets in the U.S. is projected to reach a combined $602 billion, up 38% year-over-year in 2022 while spending for the…

2022 Economic Assessment & Forecast

This is the third annual release of the Engineering and Design Services industry forecast. In 2020, the ACEC Research Institute first commissioned a series of studies – the Industry Impact…

October 9, 2020 Letter to the House and Senate Small Business Committees

ACEC letter to the House and Senate Small Business Committees urging opposition to the PPP FAR Credits Clause.

Landmark Study Highlights Key Recommendations in Design-Build Project Delivery

Washington, D.C. — The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Research Institute today released a new study with the University of Colorado Boulder that examines the benefits and challenges both…

ACEC Support Letter for the Energy Independence & Security Act of 2022 (EISA)

Support letter sent from ACEC President & CEO Linda Bauer Darr on September 27, 2022, to Senator Manchin supporting the Energy Independence and Security Act, a bill that included key…

ACEC Monthly Economic Update – September 2022

Washington, DC – The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) released a new monthly economic update with the latest industry data and insights for the engineering and design industry. Here are…

State of the Engineering Economy – Q3 2022 (August 23, 2022)

The ACEC Research Institute will provide its quarterly update on the State of the Engineering Economy – 2022 Q2. Join our economic research team for a lively discussion on the…

2021-2022 ACEC Annual Report

Our last annual report focused on how ACEC was rallying to support its member firms as the nation emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic. Looking back on one year ago, much…