American Society of Civil Engineers

ASCE represents more than 140,000 members of the civil engineering profession worldwide and is the world's largest publisher of civil engineering information, producing more than 55,000 pages of technical content each year. The Codes and Standards Program is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and develops consensus standards on a variety of topics for the civil engineering profession. The Society celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2002.