FEATURES 14 ESOPS ACCELERATING An increasing number of Member Firms are becoming employee-owned. 18 THREE-DIMENSIONAL ENGINEERING 3D printing may soon change how structures are designed and built. 23 PLI MARKET STAYING ON COURSE ACEC's 2018 PLI Survey results reveal premium stability even as engineering industry growth continues. 28 NEW TECHNOLOGY 18 2018-2019 Executive Committee addresses industry challenges. 34 MANAGING CONFLICT How to best resolve changes, claims and disputes. 28 39 39 URBAN RESTORATION PROJECTS Member Firms revitalize land and structures once considered desolate. DEPARTMENTS 4 FROM ACEC TO YOU Linda Bauer Darr named next ACEC President/CEO. 46 MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Deal-making boosted by nontraditional services. 6 MARKET WATCH Aviation infrastructure market taking off. 8 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate passes WRDA; ACEC-backed QBS provision included. 49 MEMBERS IN THE NEWS Cassity promoted to construction group executive vice president at Parsons; Clum joins KLJ as chief commercial officer. 44 GUEST COLUMN Hawaii's missile threat misstep provides valuable lesson. 52 BUSINESS INSIGHTS Updated QBS bestseller. COVER: C.J. BURTON Engineering Inc. promotes the advocacy and business interests of ACEC by offering news, legislative analysis and business practice information to member firms, clients, opinion leaders and policy makers. The articles and editorials appearing in this magazine do not represent an official ACEC position or policy unless specifically identified as doing so.