Ted Williams Joins College of Fellows of ACEC

Ted C. Williams, P.E., FACEC, principal and EVP of LandmarkJCM, has been inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Council of Engineering Companies, an elite group of engineers who have made significant contributions to the engineering profession through their experience, knowledge and networking abilities.

Ted (second from right) was reconized by (from left) David Raymond, President and CEO of ACEC, Everett Cowan, Chairman of the Committee of Fellows, and Terry Neimeyer, Chairman of ACEC, during their Fall Conference held October 19-22, 2011 at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ted currently serves as ACEC Chairman-Elect and will succeed Terry Neimeyer, who began his one-year term as ACEC Chairman in March, 2011.

ACEC is the voice of America's engineering industry. Council members – numbering more than 5,000 firms representing more than 400,000 employees throughout the country – are engaged in a wide range of engineering works that propel the nation's economy, and enhance and safeguard America's quality of life. The Council's mission is to contribute to America's prosperity and welfare by advancing the business interests of member firms.

Submitted by Jim McCulley -

Yesterday I spent the day in Washington DC with several Delaware Builders as part of the NAHB Legislative Conference. In the morning we were given a briefing about the issues affecting Home Builders throughout the country and then we went to Capitol Hill to meet with Congressmen and Senators to discuss these issues.

We stopped in several offices and discussed Green Building Issues with staff for Mitch McConnell and Bob Casey.

In the afternoon we met with Congressman Mike Castle and his staff in his office, Senator Tom Carper and his staff in his office and Senator Ted Kauffman and his staff in Joe Biden’s old office (Senator Kauffman is in a small temporary office and Biden’s old office is unused presently).

We made sure to get the message out that the NAHB has an approved Green Building Standard that is ANSI Certified and ICC Endorsed and that this represents the only Green Building Standard in the Country. We discussed that any legislation that addresses Green Building should include reference to the NAHB Standard and should avoid setting unrealistic goals that are not based on the Standard. We also had the opportunity to discuss the issue surrounding Construction Lending and the problems in banking right now as well as the budget and stimulus packages.