Many professional societies maintain Internet sites which describe their operations and services. In addition to search the web, most may also be found in:
REFERENCE HD2421 .B875 2001
The Directory of business information resources. 9th, 2001 ed. Lakeville, CT: Grey House Pub., 2001.
Good source for identifying trade associations, newsletters and professional journals, trade shows, databases and web sites in 98 industries. Many building trades associations are listed under "Building & Construction/Associations."
Websites for a few professional societies in the construction industry:
AGC of America: the Associated General Contractors of America. Available: http://www.agc.org/.
AGC is the nation's largest and oldest construction trade association, established in 1918 after a request by President Woodrow Wilson.
American Institute of Constructors. Available: http://www.aicnet.org/.
AIC is an organization established to help individual construction practitioners achieve the professional status they deserve. The Institute is the constructor's counterpart of professional organizations found in architecture, engineering, law and other fields. As such, the Institute serves as the national qualifying body of professional constructor. AIC membership identifies the individual as a true professional.
American Society of Professional Estimators. Available: http://www.aspenational.com/.
The American Society of Professional Estimators serves construction estimators by providing education, fellowship, and opportunity for professional development.
Associated Builders and Contractors. Available: http://www.abc.org/.
ABC is comprised primarily of firms that perform work in the industrial and commercial sectors of the industry.
CSInet. Construction Specifications Institute. Available: http://www.csinet.org/s_csi/index.asp.
CSI is a national association dedicated to creating standards and formats to improve construction documents and project delivery. The organization is unique in the industry in that its members are a cross section of specifiers, architects, engineers, contractors and building materials suppliers.
International Code Council (ICC). Available: http://www.iccsafe.org/.
Web site of the organization which publishes building codes accepted in most jurisdictions of the United States. Formed by the merger of the Building Officials and Code Administrators (BOCA), the International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO), and the Southern Building Code Congress (SBCCI).
National Association of Women in Construction. Available: http://www.nawic.org/.
A support network whose aim is to enhance the success of women in the construction industry.
Underground Construction Association of SME. Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration. Available: http://uca.smenet.org/.
An association of engineers, contractors, and others with professional interest in underground construction.