Professional
Organizations
for
Engineering and Manufacturing Personnel
1. BOCA Building
Officials and Code Administrators
2. BOMA The
Building Owners and Managers Association
Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International is a
premier network of over 17,000 commercial real estate professionals.
BOMA International was founded in 1907 as the National Association of Building Owners and
Managers. The association assumed its present name in 1968 as it broadened its reach to
include Canada and participants from around the globe. Today BOMA International represents
over 100 North American and nine overseas associations in Australia, Brazil, Finland,
Indonesia, Japan, Korea, the Philippines and South Africa. BOMA's North American
membership represents a combined total of more than six billion square feet of office
space.
BOMA provides a network forum for industry professionals
to discuss mutual problems, exchange ideas and share experience and knowledge.
3. BRE British
Research Engineers
British Research Engineers (BRE) is the
UK's leading centre of expertise on building and construction, and the prevention and
control of fire. Our expertise, developed over the past 76 years, is available to all in
the construction and associated industries, from multi-national companies and government
departments to individual designers, builders and home owners.
BRE has around 350 professional research and consulting staff who operate
within centres of excellence focusing on core capabilities: these are covered in the menu
across the top of this site (if the menu frames haven't loaded, click here)
BRE is owned by the Foundation for the Built Environment, a non-profit
distributing body that purchased BRE from the government in March 1997. This ownership
lets us remain independent from specific commercial interests, safeguarding our reputation
for objective and impartial research and advice.
4. BRT The
Business Roundtable
The Business Roundtable is an association of chief
executive officers of leading U.S. corporations with a combined workforce of more than 10
million employees in the United States. The chief executives are committed to advocating
public policies that foster vigorous economic growth; a dynamic global economy; and a
well-trained and productive U.S. workforce essential for future competitiveness.
Established in 1972, the Roundtable was founded in the belief that chief executives of
major corporations should take an increased role in the continuing debates about public
policy.
A principal strength of the Roundtable is the extent of participation by the chief
executive officers of the member companies. The Roundtable is selective in the issues it
studies; a principal criterion is the impact the problem will have on the economic
well-being of the nation. Working in task forces on specific issues, the chief executives
direct research, supervise preparation of position papers, recommend policy, and lobby
Congress and the Administration on select issues.
The Roundtable believes that the basic interests of business closely parallel the
interests of the American people, who are directly involved as consumers, employees,
shareholders, and suppliers. Thus, chief executives, although they speak as individuals,
have responsibilities which relate to many factors -- including jobs, products, services,
and return on investment -- that affect the economic well-being of all Americans.
The Business Roundtable has a single objective -- to promote policies that will lead to
sustainable, non-inflationary, long-term growth in the U.S. economy. It is only through
such growth that American companies will be able to remain competitive around the world
and thus provide the technology and jobs that will continue to improve our standard of
living and extend the benefits of that standard to all Americans. To promote growth,
competitiveness and exports, the United States must create the right environment for
American companies at home and abroad.