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From ACEC to You Engineering America’s New Energy Landscape engineeringinc. THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES cHaIrMaN Gerald Stump PreSIDeNT & ceo David A. Raymond VIce PreSIDeNT, oPeraTIoNS VIce PreSIDeNT, goVerNMeNT aFFaIrS VIce PreSIDeNT, INSTITUTe For BUSINeSS MaNageMeNT T Mary Ann Emely Steven Hall Jeffrey L. Beard Alan D. Crockett Andrea Keeney akeeney@acec.org 202-682-4347 Gerry Donohue he recent ACEC survey of Member Firm CEOs ranks energy infrastructure as the decade’s most-pressing engineering need (see page 4). As advances in traditional and alternative energy production create a new energy landscape, ACEC Member Firms are at the forefront of this transformation. In traditional areas of power, such as coal, hydroelectric, nuclear power and natural gas, Member Firms are developing cleaner, more efficient ways to harvest our most abundant energy sources. Many of these same firms are also at the forefront of alternative energy, such as wind, solar, biomass and geothermal. Alternative energy’s share of the U.S. power mix is projected to nearly double by 2035. Experts say $93 billion in alternative energy infrastructure is needed to meet the demand. At the same time, major investments are needed in traditional power, such as natural gas. Merely replacing current gas pipelines to maintain existing capacity will cost approximately $19 billion; an additional $42 billion will be necessary to satisfy new demand for gas. And, of course, much higher figures are contemplated for nuclear. The Council continues to advocate public policy actions that advance both traditional and alternative energy production. This issue of Engineering Inc. provides an in-depth look at the U.S. energy picture (see page 8). A special Multi-Project feature highlights recent Member Firm efforts in renewableenergy production (see page 20). D IrecTor, coMMUNIcaTIoNS and MeDIa STaFF eDITor SeNIor coMMUNIcaTIoNS WrITer ACEC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND EDITORIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE cHaIrMaN Cynthia K. Allen TMG MaNagINg eDITor Corey Murray arT DIrecTor Jeff Kibler ProJecT MaNager Mary Mieszczanski ADVERTISING SALES Nina Goldman Director, Sales and M.O. Services ACEC 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20005-2605 202-682-4325 ngoldman@acec.org Engineering Inc., Volume 21, Number 6 (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. © 2010 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 e-mail with the subject line “Unsubscribe” to ACEC at magazine@acec.org. Engineering Inc. subscribers: If you have a mailing address correction or need to add or remove an employee from the Engineering Inc. mailing list, please contact the ACEC Membership Department at memberservice@acec.org or call 202-347-7474 and ask for Member Records. Gerald Stump ACEC Chairman David A. Raymond ACEC President & CEO WWW.ac ec .org http://WWW.acec.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010

Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010
Contents
From ACEC to You
News and Notes
Market Watch
Legislative Action
Power Play
2010 Fall Conference Highlights
Ins and Outs
Re-energized
Business Insights
Young Professionals of the Year
Members in the News

Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010

Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 (Page Cover1)
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 (Page Cover2)
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - Contents (Page 1)
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - From ACEC to You (Page 2)
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - From ACEC to You (Page 3)
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - News and Notes (Page 4)
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - Market Watch (Page 5)
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - Legislative Action (Page 6)
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - Legislative Action (Page 7)
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - Power Play (Page 8)
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - Power Play (Page 9)
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - Power Play (Page 10)
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - Power Play (Page 11)
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - 2010 Fall Conference Highlights (Page 12)
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - 2010 Fall Conference Highlights (Page 13)
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - 2010 Fall Conference Highlights (Page 14)
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - 2010 Fall Conference Highlights (Page 15)
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - Ins and Outs (Page 16)
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - Ins and Outs (Page 17)
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - Ins and Outs (Page 18)
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - Ins and Outs (Page 19)
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - Re-energized (Page 20)
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - Re-energized (Page 21)
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - Re-energized (Page 22)
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - Re-energized (Page 23)
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - Re-energized (Page 24)
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - Re-energized (Page 25)
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - Business Insights (Page 26)
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - Business Insights (Page 27)
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - Young Professionals of the Year (Page 28)
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - Members in the News (Page 29)
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - Members in the News (Page 30)
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - Members in the News (Page 31)
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2010 - Members in the News (Page 32)
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