Engineering Influence from ACEC

The ACEC Research Institute recently published its 2023 Q3 Engineering Business Sentiment Survey.  We sat down with Joe Bates with the Institute, to review the survey's findings and check the pulse of the engineering industry.  Download the survey here. 

David Sellers, the President and CEO of VDCI - the Virtual Design and Construction Institute (www.vdci.edu) joined the podcast to discuss how ongoing virtual education can help close the practical skills gap that exists with new engineering graduates who lack the hands-on skills to immediately take on project work on software platforms upon being hired.

On this episode, Dr. Anirban Basu and Diana Alexander cover everything from recession to monetary policy, inflation to deflation, and what markets will fair best and which won't during this downturn. Find more private market briefs here: https://www.acec.org/resources/resource-library/?_topic_area=private-markets&_resource_type=brief

Register for the AI in AEC series here: https://www.acec.org/course/ai-for-aec-business-development-marketing-transformed-four-part-series/

With evolving sustainability requirements, talent and skill shortages across the sector, and greater client demands, infrastructure project design and delivery have never been more complex and challenging for today’s engineering consulting and service firms. A critical approach to overcoming these issues is standardizing engineering design review processes and technologies.

In this podcast, we talk to Dan Cutler, Project Engineer with Bentley Systems, about how ProjectWise, powered by iTwin, can standardize engineering work in progress using scalable and customizable workflows without limiting the number of projects an organization can manage and without having to start over with new CAD applications. We also discuss how ProjectWise can help engineering consulting and service firms comply with ISO19650 standards.

ACEC member firm Kimley-Horn's Barry Barber, the firm's Chairman of the Board, came on the program to discuss how a long-standing set of principles and a clear corporate culture can lead to successful organic growth and employee retention.  

Jerry Stump, PE, President of STV's South/Central Transportation Group joined the program to discuss the firm's recent acquisition of American Engineers, Inc.

Jerry discussed STV's M&A strategy and shared his perspectives on the engineering marketplace and how firms are navigating M&A to grow and augment the engineering staff shortage.  

CRE Market Update with Colliers

Join us for a private market update on commercial real estate with investment management company director, Aaron Jodka. Listen to our Diana Alexander and Aaron discuss these topics:

• Monetary policy

To subscribe to the private market briefs, visit ACEC’s new resource center and complete the form at the bottom of the page: https://www.acec.org/resources/private-market-resources/ or email [email protected]. The next brief will be released in August and will feature the education market to include K-12 and higher education.

Follow this link to download the latest Health Care & Science + Technology Private Industry Brief.  (see below)

To register for the latest AI in AEC four-part online series visit here:  https://www.acec.org/course/ai-for-aec-business-development-marketing-transformed-four-part-series/

We sat down with Diana Alexander, ACEC's Director of Private Market Resources, to discuss ACEC's new 4-part online course on emerging technologies: AI in AEC, which kicks off on August 3rd.  For more information about the course, click here.  

We spoke with Danielle Manning with Bentley to discuss ProjectWise's components center and how its ability to track, manage, organize and share digital assets across project teams can be a game changer for engineering firms.