Latvia Association of Civil Engineers (Lat ACE)
K. Barona str. 99
Riga LV1012
Latvia

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The Latvia Association of Civil Engineers (Lat ACE) Latvijas Būvinženieru savienība – (LBS) and Latvia Society of Heat, Gas and Water Technology Engineers are the two separate non-governmental Associations in Latvia dealing with Civil Engineering and Environmental matters.

The number of members in the organisation (Lat ACE) is around 630, the number of associated members around 37.

Form of legal establishment: Non-governmental voluntary organisation, acting in accordance with Latvian legislation and Statutes, registered in State Enterprises Register in 1993, reg. Nr. 000800022 (LBS).

Latvia ACE associates only individuals, not organisations or societies. For connections with different ministries, associations etc. members are appointed from the Board of Association.

The main goals of Lat ACE are:

• to unite different civil engineers for common creative work;
• to maintain high professional standards of its members;
• to protect the public interests of civil engineers;
• to assess engineers’ qualification through a certification procedure;
• to discuss and disseminate technical standards and achievements of science;
• to promote continuing professional development and lifelong learning; • to promote the ethical development of its members
• to influence government, civil engineering industry and public debate.