--- title: EBI Starts to Rebound - Concord LP | Concord Energy Strategies description: Engineering CEOs are feeling increasing confidence in market conditions and their own firms’ future profitability, according to the Engineering Business Index (EBI) compiled by the American Council of Engineering Companies. The EBI charts the health of the engineering industry through member responses to a series of questions about company performance and market trends, consolidated into […] image: https://www.concordlp.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/concord-default-featured-image-Mar-19-2024-10-31-16-1584-AM-Mar-19-2024-11-45-37-5807-AM-Mar-19-2024-12-32-05-0430-PM.jpg --- [Home](https://www.concordlp.com/) [/ News](https://www.concordlp.com/news) / EBI Starts to Rebound ![](https://www.concordlp.com/hubfs/Blog%20Assets/blog-header-bg.webp) [EBI](https://www.concordlp.com/news/tag/ebi) Published: Jan 05, 2016 | Updated: Jan 05, 2016 | 2 min # EBI Starts to Rebound Posted By [ Concord ](https://www.concordlp.com/news/author/concord) Share Now [![Share on linkedin](https://www.concordlp.com/hubfs/linkedin-icon.svg) ](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.concordlp.com/news/ebi-starts-rebound&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin) [![Share on twitter](https://www.concordlp.com/hubfs/x-icon.svg) ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer={{%20social_link_url%20}}&url={{%20social_link_url%20}}&source=tweetbutton&text={{content.name|striptags}) [![Share on facebook](https://www.concordlp.com/hubfs/facebook-icon.svg) ](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://www.concordlp.com/news/ebi-starts-rebound&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook) ![link-icon](https://www.concordlp.com/hubfs/link-icon.svg) Engineering CEOs are feeling increasing confidence in market conditions and their own firms’ future profitability, according to the Engineering Business Index (EBI) compiled by the American Council of Engineering Companies. The EBI charts the health of the engineering industry through member responses to a series of questions about company performance and market trends, consolidated into a single number. Any number over 50 indicates expansion. After five months of declining scores, the EBI rose from 62.4 in Q3 to 63.1 in Q4 2015. Expectations of profitability in three years, backlog expectations and confidence in the business climate all rose by 4 points or more. ACEC said that a major factor in the higher scores was the passage of the long-awaited transportation bill. But the private sector, the strongest source of growth in recent years, shows some signs of slowing. But the overall picture looks good. “With the continued overall economic growth, we’re seeing a steady increase in opportunities in our markets,” said one respondent. ***Engineers working on construction projects should look for opportunities to incorporate energy-efficient designs in their projects — and to earn the Section 179D deduction (up to $1.80 per square foot). As the country’s leading specialist in this deduction, Concord has the experience, knowledge and capacity to handle any project, at every step of the way. Contact our Engineering Services Group at 888-897-5445 or via [email at the following link](mailto:dennis@concordlp.com), and find out what Concord can do.*** Related Articles ![](https://www.concordlp.com/images/Related%20article%20image.png) Jul 16, 2025 179D Extended! 2017 Projects Now Eligible ## Related **articles** ![](https://www.concordlp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/concord-default-featured-image-Mar-19-2024-10-34-37-2736-AM-Mar-19-2024-11-48-56-2853-AM-Mar-19-2024-12-35-30-6865-PM.jpg?width=800&height=500&name=concord-default-featured-image-Mar-19-2024-10-34-37-2736-AM-Mar-19-2024-11-48-56-2853-AM-Mar-19-2024-12-35-30-6865-PM.jpg) [ACEC](https://www.concordlp.com/news/tag/acec) Nov 05, 2016 ### EBI Rises Slightly [Explore resource](https://www.concordlp.com/news/ebi-rises-slightly) ![](https://www.concordlp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/concord-default-featured-image-Mar-19-2024-10-31-16-1584-AM-Mar-19-2024-11-45-37-5807-AM-Mar-19-2024-12-32-05-0430-PM.jpg?width=800&height=500&name=concord-default-featured-image-Mar-19-2024-10-31-16-1584-AM-Mar-19-2024-11-45-37-5807-AM-Mar-19-2024-12-32-05-0430-PM.jpg) [EBI](https://www.concordlp.com/news/tag/ebi) Apr 05, 2016 ### EBI Shows Confidence in Market [Explore resource](https://www.concordlp.com/news/ebi-shows-confidence-market) ![](https://www.concordlp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/concord-default-featured-image-Mar-19-2024-10-34-37-2736-AM-Mar-19-2024-11-48-56-2853-AM-Mar-19-2024-12-35-30-6865-PM.jpg?width=800&height=500&name=concord-default-featured-image-Mar-19-2024-10-34-37-2736-AM-Mar-19-2024-11-48-56-2853-AM-Mar-19-2024-12-35-30-6865-PM.jpg) [EBI](https://www.concordlp.com/news/tag/ebi) Nov 05, 2015 ### EBI Continues Slide, but Stays Positive [Explore resource](https://www.concordlp.com/news/ebi-continues-slide-stays-positive) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Concord", "url" : "https://www.concordlp.com/news/author/concord" }, "dateModified" : "2024-03-19T12:34:51.435Z", "datePublished" : "2016-01-05T05:00:00.000Z", "headline" : "EBI Starts to Rebound - Concord LP | Concord Energy Strategies", "image" : [ "https://www.concordlp.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/concord-default-featured-image-Mar-19-2024-10-31-16-1584-AM-Mar-19-2024-11-45-37-5807-AM-Mar-19-2024-12-32-05-0430-PM.jpg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://www.concordlp.com/news/ebi-starts-rebound", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://www.concordlp.com/hubfs/concord-logo.svg" } } } ```