Resource Library

ZweigWhite Offers ACEC/MN Members Special Discount

The ACEC/MN Office Practices Committee has negotiated a special discount for ACEC/MN members on ZweigWhite publications. ZweigWhite is a resource for management consulting, information, and education for the design and construction industry. ACEC/MN members can now order any regular priced ZweigWhite publication and receive a 25 percent discount. However, to take advantage of this offer, ACEC/MN members must order these publications through Melissa Langowski at melissa@acecmn.org

To access a list of ZweigWhite publications, simply log onto to www.zweigwhite.com

The following resource library items are available to ACEC/MN members:

Human Resources

  • 2003 Management Compensation Survey
  • 2000 Policies, Procedures & Benefits Survey
  • Finding & Keeping Great Employees
  • Insider's Guide to Hiring & Keeping the Right People
  • Questions an Employer May Not Ask
  • How to Comply With Federal Employee Laws
  • BLR Encyclopedia of Employee Handbooks
  • BLR What Every Employer Should be Doing About Sexual Harassment

Business Practices

  • ZweigWhite's 2004 Financial Performance Survey of A/E/P & Environmental Consulting Firms
  • Insider�s Guide to SF330 Preparation
  • 2005 Fee & Billing Survey of A/E/P & Environmental Consulting Firms
  • How to Run Your Business So You Can Leave It In Style
  • A/E Financial Fitness Plan
  • Guide to Doing Business in all 50 States for A/E/P & Environmental Consulting Firms
  • ZweigWhite
  • 2000 Successful Firm Survey
  • Wind2 Financial Management System
  • The Art & Science of Pricing
  • Mastering the Business of Design
  • Clientship
  • Building Your Learning Organization
  • Proposals On Target, On Time
  • Records & Information Management
  • Negotiating for Design Professional Service
  • ACEC Guide to Professional Liability Insurance
  • ACEC Effective Computer System Management for Design Firms
  • ACEC Federal Market Report (FY 1999)
  • ACEC Federal Market Report (FY 1999-2000)
  • ACEC Ownership Transfer
  • Guide to Record Retention Requirements
  • ACEC Risk Management for Consulting Engineers
  • The Negotiation Waltz

Marketing

  • Zweig White's Do-It-Yourself Publicity (video)
  • Rain Making - The professional Guide to Attracting New Clients
  • Creating Rainmakers - The Manager's Guide to Training Professionals to Attract New Clients

ACEC Guidelines to Practice

  • ACEC's Human Resources Guideline to Practice (floppy disk)
  • ACEC Guidelines to Practice:
    • Human Resources Management
    • General Management
    • Negotiating Services
    • Financial Management for Design Firms

Qualification Based Selection

  • Selection & Use of Engineers, Architects and Professional Consultants
  • How to Engage Design Professionals
  • Commodities & Professional Engineering/Architectural Services Require Different Procurement Methods
  • How to Select Design Professionals (video)

Salary/Benefits

  • 2004-2005 Management Compensation Survey of A/E/P & Environmental Consulting Firms
  • Income & Salary Survey 2000
  • 1997 Principal's Survey
  • 1999 Management Salary & Compensation

Design/Build

  • ACEC Design/Build - Understanding & Implementing
  • Cashing in on Design/Build (video)

Project Management

  • Project Management Survey 1999
  • Hard-Core Project Management
  • Project Representatives Manual
  • Management of Public Works Construction Projects
  • Design Excellence in HVAC for Federal Buildings

Ethics

  • Quality in the Constructed Project
  • Implementing the Total Quality Process
  • Quality Assurance for Consulting Engineers
  • Values, Goals, Controls, Information & Consciousness
  • Quality Assessment Workbook
  • NSPE Opinions of the Board of Ethical Review (Volumes II, III, IV, V, VI)
  • NSPE Ethics Reference Guide
  • The Ethical Element - An Educational Seminar

Risk Management/Contracts

  • Managing Risk Through Contract Language
  • Professional Services Agreements
  • Drafting Dispute Resolution Clauses
  • Managing Risk in the Delivery of Environmental Services
  • Professional Liability in the Construction Process
  • Professional Services Agreements: A Primer

Mechanical/Electrical

  • Working Relationship Guidelines for A/E Design Teams

Council of Structural Engineers (CASE)

  • Guideline Program for Special Structure Testing & Inspecting
  • NCSEA Tenth Annual Conference Notes - October 17-19, 2002

Miscellaneous

  • Corporate Report Fact Book 2000
  • DPIC The Contract Guide
  • NSPE Engineering Licensure Laws
  • The Invisible World: The Bridgemakers (video)
  • The Construction Specifications Institute’s 2001-2002 Membership Roster and Specifiers Buyers Guide for the Minneapolis/St. Paul Chapter
  • 2001-2002 U.S. Markets Construction Update

ACEC/MN also has sample employee handbooks from member firms available. These items must be viewed in the ACEC/MN office only and not checked out or photocopied.