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Washington, DC –Today, the ACEC Research Institute announced a major donation from RS&H, an employe-owned architecture, engineering, and consulting firm based in Jacksonville, Fla., with offices nationwide.
The contribution continues the Institute’s growth through founder-level donations.
“We’re extremely grateful for the vote of confidence RS&H has shown in the Institute with this donation,” said ACEC Research Institute’s Chair, Michael J. Carragher, PE, and chair and CEO of VHB. “The Institute has worked hard since its inception three years ago to create engineering industry data that was not available elsewhere. This contribution reinforces just how valuable that research is for the industry.”
The ACEC Research Institute is the independent research arm of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). The Institute places an emphasis on real-time snapshots of the engineering industry sentiment quarterly and longer-term efforts to grow diversity initiatives and forecast the engineering firms of the future.
RS&H President & CEO David Sweeney, PE, said, “As an employee-owned company, we’re thoughtful about where we devote our resources. The value of the Institute’s research makes this contribution well worth it.”
The ACEC Research Institute’s data has been shared by outlets including Yahoo! Finance and Engineering News-Record and has been cited by the White House.
RS&H joins a growing list of donors that have stepped forward over the past three years to support the ACEC Research Institute at the highest level, Founder Circle. Many of these organizations were early contributors that helped launch the Institute:
ACEC Florida
ACEC Life/Health Trust
ACEC Minnesota
ACEC North Carolina
Autodesk
Benesch
John and Karen Carrato
Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine
Deltek
HDR
Kimley-Horn
POWER Engineers
RS&H
Stanley Consultants
STV
T. Baker Smith
Terracon
The Joni & Gary Raba Family Foundation
VHB
The ACEC Research Institute, through the generous support of all its donors, will continue to expand its research activities. By harnessing the collective expertise of its members and stakeholders, the Institute aims to develop transformative solutions that address the pressing challenges of our time, ensuring a safer, more sustainable, and resilient built environment for future generations.
Individuals, firms, and foundations interested in supporting the ACEC Research Institute should reach out to Daphne Bryant, executive director, at dbryant@acec.org.
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