Dr. J.J. Suarez of CSA Group Elected Chairman of CII

CINCINNATI, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- CSA Group, the largest Hispanic-owned architectural/engineering/planning and environmental (A/E/P&E) services firm in the U.S., is pleased to announce that its President and CEO, Dr. J.J. Suarez, after having served in many key capacities within the Construction Industry Institute (CII) since the early 1990s, has been elected Chairman of CII.

CII, a consortium of leading owners, engineering and construction contractors, and suppliers, has a single mission: to improve the cost effectiveness of the capital facility project life cycle, from pre-project planning through completion and commissioning.

By collaborating on important industry issues and by providing guidance on best practices discovered through research, the CII members are collectively an industry forum for the engineer-procure-construct process. Through its research, implementation, education, and other similar initiatives, CII is an organization with a collective wealth of knowledge and information. The research program, with more than 30 leading U.S. universities involved, is unique in the engineering and construction industry; resulting in pioneering research results that lead to best practices for the entire industry to share and implement -- Improving overall project success.

Based at The University of Texas at Austin, CII is a consortium of the Nations top 100 leading owner, engineering-contractor, and supplier firms from both the public and private sectors. For a full list of members please visit: http://www.construction-institute.org/.

CSA Group, currently celebrating its 50th anniversary, is a Full Services Project Delivery Company. Since 1956, CSA Group has grown to become the largest Hispanic-owned A/E/P&E firm in the U.S., with offices throughout the United States, Caribbean, and Latin America, including: Chicago, Cincinnati, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Juan, and Panama City, Panama.

With capabilities that include architecture, engineering, procurement, construction management, operations & maintenance and environmental services; we strive to continually deliver innovative turn-key solutions for our clients within the facilities (educational, housing, hospitality); transportation (airport, highway, rail); and utility (water & wastewater, power, telecommunications) markets.

CSA Group is listed by Engineering News Record (ENR) among the Top 500 Design Firms, and among the Top 200 Environmental Firms in the U.S., and is a partner of Hispania Capital Partners http://www.hispaniapartners.com/, a leading provider of equity capital to the growing Hispanic business sector.

To learn more about CSA Group please visit us at: http://www.csagroup.com/. Marketing Department: Mort Miller 215.427.8723 Felipe Aguiar 305.273.7460 Fore more information on CII please visit: http://www.construction-institute.org/ Please email us at mmiller@csagroup.com with any questions or comments.