Kenneth M. Lies

Raths, Raths & Johnson, Inc. provides investigative, design, repair, and testing services for building structures, enclosures, and materials. Its services include investigation, repair design, field and laboratory testing, building enclosure consulting, architectural and structural peer review, materials evaluations, and litigation and consulting. The company was founded by Charles Raths in 1966 and is headquartered in Willowbrook, IL.

The Construction Specifications Institute, Inc. operates membership organization for understanding of construction risks. It specializes in education, certification (CDT, CCS, CCCA, CCPR), developing standards, formats (MasterFormat, UniFormat, OmniClass), networking for architects, specifiers and product representatives. The company was founded in March 1948 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

National Institute of Building Sciences operates as a non-profit organization. The firm brings together representatives of government, the professions, industry, labor and consumer interests, and regulatory agencies to focus on the identification and resolution of problems and potential problems that hamper the construction of safe, affordable structures for housing, commerce and industry. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The American Institute of Architects operates as a professional association of architects. It provides support services for architects who wants to continue education experience and maintain their licensure; web-based resources; and conducts market research and provides analysis of the economic factors that affect the business of architecture. The company was founded by Richard Upjohn, H. W. Cleaveland, Henry Dudley, Leopold Eidlitz, Edward Gardiner, Richard Morris Hunt, J. Wrey Mould, Fred A. Petersen, J. M. Priest, John Welch, Richard Upjohn Jr., Charles Babcock, and Joseph C. Wells on February 23, 1857 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.