Mission
The National Academy of Construction honors outstanding construction industry leaders and shares their collective experiences and expertise to help the Nation by improving their industry.
Vision
To drive improvement in the construction industry through sharing our collective knowledge and expertise.
Purpose
The purpose of the Academy is to establish a body of acknowledged construction industry leaders and to provide them recognition through election to the National Academy of Construction. It also offers their collective experience and expertise for the improvement of the industry. The Academy shows recognition to fresh and novel industry achievement with appropriate awards programs. Another important purpose of the Academy is to provide a network system of linkage between past and present participants in the construction industry.
We are Leaders Among Leaders
Contributing Our Expertise
As a strategic initiative, the NAC has established formal collaborative relationships with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), National Academy of Public Administrators (NAPA), Chartered Institute of Builders (CIOB), Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) and the National Academies’ Board on infrastructure and the Constructed Environment (BICE). Other relationships are being explored.
The Future: Focus on the Mission
NAC is moving into its 25th year of existence and is making a difference in the industry through its Executive Insights, Get the kNACk podcasts, and Ask Me Anything webinars, by convening symposia on issues of importance, and lending its expertise to address a variety of challenges that the industry is facing. As NAC heads into its next 25 years, it holds enormous promise to help our nation by driving improvement in the construction industry and at the same time helping prepare the next generation of leaders in our industry as they confront a changing world.
The pillars of NAC’s future are extraordinary leaders, a membership representing the breadth and diversity of industry stakeholders, and a passion for action and integrity. We are leaders among leaders!