Engineering Influence from ACEC

ACEC Celebrate Engineer's Week 2021

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The podcast welcomed Thea Sahr with Discover-e, the organizers of Engineer's Week to discuss how the event is going virtual in 2021.  
Learn more about DiscoverE's full range of resources for Engineers Week and ways to promote engineering throughout the year on their website: http://www.discovere.org 

Government Affairs Update for February 19: Exploring ACEC's New 5 Week Advocacy Course

Matt Reiffer and Katharine Mottley joined the podcast today to delve into ACEC's new online advocacy course: Effective Government Engagement at the Local, State and Federal Levels, which kicks off virtually on March 2.  
The 5 session course being offered by ACEC's advocacy team will provide the tools firm leaders need to effectively advocate and communicate the interests of their businesses to elected officials at all levels of government.  The sessions include:
Session 1: Federal Legislative Affairs: Where Do You Begin?
Session 2: Engagement in the Federal Regulatory Process
Session 3: Local Government: Engaging with Zoning Boards
Session 4: Effective State Legislative Engagement: Lobby Days, Recess Activities, and Virtual Meetings
Session 5: Using Communications Tools to Support Your Advocacy Efforts
 

Private Markets Update for February 18, 2021: A Closer Look at the Housing Market with NAHB

 
The Private Markets Update welcomed ACEC's own Erin McLaughlin to the show joined by our guest, Danushka Nanayakkara-Skillington to discuss the forecast for the housing market. 
Danushka is the National Association of Home Builder's Assistant Vice President for Forecasting and Analysis. She oversees the activities of the Forecasting & Analysis section of the Economics group which includes housing market analysis, industry surveys, developing and maintaining national, regional, long-term, and remodeling expenditures forecasts. Before being promoted to Assistant Vice President, she worked at NAHB as a Senior Economist, responsible for state and local analysis. 
Visit the National Association of Home Builders website for more information.

Exploring Building Density in the Post-Pandemic World with Brookfield Properties' Sabrina Kanner

The podcast welcomed Sabrina Kanner, EVP, Development, Design and Construction at Brookfield Properties onto the show to discuss her participation as a panelist during the ACEC Research Institute's roundtable on Building Density in the Post-Pandemic World. The roundtable took place as part of the Institute's ongoing Future of Engineering series, which can be found on the Institute's website.
Click here to view the Building Density in the Post-Pandemic World roundtable.

Mark Goodale Discusses the Challenges and Opportunities for Engineering Firms in 2021

Mark Goodale, a principal at the management consulting firm Morrissey Goodale, came on the Engineering Influence podcast to discuss the current state of the engineering market, what firms can expect over the next year, and what steps they can take to prosper.
Goodale discussed these and other issues in the recent ACEC online class The Year After--Good, Bad or Just Plain Ugly, which is available on-demand here.

Government Affairs Update for February 12, 2021: A Closer Look at the ACEC/PAC

ACEC's VP of Political Affairs, Dave Bender, joined the show this week to discuss the ACEC/PAC.

Spotlight on D&I - Perspectives from ACEC's First Course on Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

Engineering Influence welcomed Krista Looza, Associate Principal and Structural Engineer with Buehler Engineering, Susan Ouellette, Director of HR with Keinschmidt Group, and Gary Brennan, President of Brosz Engineering.  Each participated in ACEC's first ever multi-module course on Diversity and Inclusion - Strategies for Developing a Respectful, Diverse and Inclusive Workplace Culture.  In this episode, our guests describe their experience with the course and tackling D&I issues in their own firms. 

Government Affairs Update for February 5th 2021

 
In today's Government Affairs Update, Steve Hall covers the week's happenings in Washington.  This week, we discuss Secretary Buttigieg's confirmation by the Senate and the first moves towards budget reconciliation.  We also cover the ongoing work the Advocacy department is doing on PPP loans and the ongoing effort to address the FAR Credits Clause, which is the subject of the latest ACEC Action Alert, which can be found here.