If you are an architect or engineer and you need training of any kind, myriad sources of information are available. Architects can look first to the American Institute of Architects (AIA). If not there, they can always turn to one of the for-profit A/E industry consulting firms such as PSMJ or ZweigWhite.
Engineers may have even more choices. Depending on their specialty within the profession, they could consult the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), Structural Engineers Institute (SEI), and so on.
Industry marketers have the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS). Technical staff can contact one of the big software providers – Autodesk or Bentley. Even organizations with a broader audience, such as the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) or Construction Financial Managers Association (CFMA), offer resources for A/E staff in their specific areas of expertise.
With all these training and information sources (and more) out there, who needs another? What does the Association of A/E Business Leaders (AEBL) offer the industry that all these sources can't provide?
The answer lies in a few key words in AEBL's mission statement – "AEBL is an unbiased, not-for-profit, member-supported organization that exists to strengthen and support the A/E industry by promoting best practices, corporate stewardship, effective leadership and free exchange of ideas."
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