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fRoM acec To YoU engineeringInc. The oFFiCiAL PuBLiCATioN oF The AmeriCAN CouNCiL oF eNgiNeeriNg ComPANies AmeriCAN CouNCiL oF eNgiNeeriNg ComPANies cHaIRMan PResIDenT & ceo VIce PResIDenT, oPeRaTIons VIce PResIDenT, GoVeRnMenT affaIRs Two New ACEC Surveys Offer Unique practice Insights Welcome to this issue of Engineering Inc. We begin by thanking the outgoing Chairman, Jeff Daggett, for his outstanding service to the Council, and we start a new fiscal year full of opportunities for your Council to move our industry forward. preliminary results from the ACEC 2007–2008 Design & Construction Industry Trends Survey show that fewer than 10 percent of participating member firms use design-build, even though it is reported to be an increasingly prevalent delivery system. The Survey also reveals Building Information modeling (BIm) as the next popular wave; only 15 percent of respondents currently use BIm. And the most pressing concern for Council members remains the shortage of engineers. Find this and other important employment, financial and business-practice data in the Survey, which will be available in August from the ACEC Bookstore. The results of another ACEC survey—the ACEC professional Liability Insurance Survey—are in this issue of Engineering Inc. (See page 23.) Insurance premiums continue to remain stable, although there is uncertainty for the future. This edition of Engineering Inc. also takes a close look at one of the most impressive engineering achievements of our time, Boston’s Central Artery/ Tunnel project, known as the “Big Dig.” The article highlights the extraordinary magnitude of the project, on scale with the panama Canal and other great engineering feats. Your Council continues to underscore the remarkable contributions made by our industry, even as we lobby for legislation crucial to the health of our businesses and country. The 2008 Engineering Excellence Awards Call for Entries in this issue begins the annual process of recognizing our latest achievements. And don’t forget to register for the upcoming ACEC Fall Conference in beautiful maui, Sept. 26–29. We guarantee you a great time! Orrin B. macmurray David A. Raymond mary Ann Emely Steven Hall Jeffrey L. Beard Richard A. Belle Alan D. Crockett Andrea Keeney akeeney@acec.org (202) 682-4347 VIce PResIDenT, InsTITUTe foR bUsIness ManaGeMenT cHIef MaRkeTInG/ coMMUnIcaTIons offIceR DIRecToR, coMMUnIcaTIons and MeDIa sTaff eDIToR ACeC PuBLiC reLATioNs AND eDiToriAL ADvisorY CommiTTee cHaIRMan Edward J. mulcahy The mAgAziNe grouP Thomas Halligan Jeff Kibler PRoJecT ManaGeR mary mieszczanski ManaGInG eDIToR aRT DIRecToR ADverTisiNg sALes patrick Brookover Sales Director ACEC 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20005-2605 (202) 347-7474 pbrookover@acec.org Engineering Inc., Volume 18, Number 4 (ISSN 1539-2694), is published bi-monthly by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005-2605. periodicals postage paid at Washington, D.C., and at additional mailing offices. Annual subscriptions are $24 for members (included in dues as a non-deductible amount); $45 for U.S. non-members; $65 for institutional subscriptions. Back issues are $15. pOSTmASTER: Send address changes to Engineering Inc., c/o ACEC, 1015 15th Street NW, 8th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005-2605. © 2007 American Council of Engineering Companies. All rights reserved. This publication may be copied, downloaded from the ACEC website, stored in electronic or hard-copy format, and disseminated to third parties for educational and information purposes. ACEC expressly disclaims any liability for damages of any kind in connection with such copying, downloading, storage, and/or dissemination. By copying, downloading, storing and/or disseminating this publication, the recipient of this publication expressly agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold ACEC, its officers, directors, employees, volunteers and agents harmless from and against any and all losses, damages, claims, causes of action and liabilities, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, arising out of or resulting from the recipient’s use of this publication. Notwithstanding the above, no part of this publication may be altered, resold, licensed, or used for any other commercial purposes without the prior written permission of ACEC. Recipients may opt out of receiving the electronic version of this publication from ACEC by sending an email with the subject line “Unsubscribe” to ACEC at magazine@acec.org. For more current news on ACEC issues and developments, subscribe to the weekly electronic newsletter, Last Word. To subscribe, contact abrandstadter@ acec.org or pbrookover@acec.org. For members without electronic access, a fax-on-demand version is available. Contact Ann Brandstadter for information at 202-682-4333. Orrin B. macmurray ACEC Chairman David A. Raymond ACEC President & CEO WWW.acec.o RG 2 enGIneeRInG Inc. JUlY / aUGUsT 2007

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