FEATURES 10 FALL CONFERENCE Over 850 Fall Conference attendees in Orlando, Florida, enjoyed celebrated speakers and business sessions with industry leaders. 22 P3s TO THE RESCUE Are public-private partnerships the answer to funding U.S. infrastructure? 27 YOUNG PROFESSIONALS OF THE YEAR Five engineers are honored for outstanding contributions in the early stages of their careers. 29 SELF-SUSTAINABILITY 22 Member Firms use their own facilities to demonstrate commitment to sustainability. 34 NAVIGATING THE MARKETPLACE Leaders of ACEC Coalitions strengthen alliances for 2018. 29 38 38 CREATING MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS One measure of success for Lamp Rynearson is its contribution to community. DEPARTMENTS 4 FROM ACEC TO YOU Council seeking meaningful tax reform. 44 MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Infrastructure markets driving diversification of portfolios. 6 MARKET WATCH Natural gas market primed for improvement. 8 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Council has serious issue with tax plan. 48 MEMBERS IN THE NEWS Timothy Wall promoted to chairman and CEO of CDM Smith; Strand Associates, Inc., names Phil Budde CEO; Nancy Pridal appointed president of Lamp Rynearson. 42 GUEST COLUMN Defining collaborative delivery cost structure. 50 FLORIDA M.O. ADOPTS POWERFUL ACEC BRAND ACEC/Florida officially aligns itself with Council's name. 52 BUSINESS INSIGHTS Best-selling ACEC publications; SFC Winter Meeting; navigating financial management. COVER: ADRIAN SMITH + GORDON GILL ARCHITECTURE 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.