Become a BEN Industry Partner
BEN Industry Partners are companies selected to hold an exclusive product/service category seat within an individual BEN chapter while helping support the engineer-first experience BEN was built to protect.
Each approved Industry Partner represents one category per chapter and becomes part of the partner group helping fund chapter events, scholarships, education and other engineer-focused initiatives.
Industry Partnership is built around long-term relationships, professional conduct and meaningful participation- not sales pitches. Category availability is limited and approved individually.
How Industry Partnership Works
Industry Partners hold an exclusive approved category seat within an individual BEN chapter. BEN maintains one Industry Partner per category, per chapter and each seat is reviewed and approved independently.
Industry Partners help support the engineer-first experience through chapter events, scholarships, education and other initiatives while building long-term relationships within the building engineering community.
Industry Partnership includes access to BEN engineer networking events and other partner opportunities, but that access comes with clear expectations. BEN events are not sales floors- no presentations, no aggressive solicitation and no vendor flocking. The focus stays on the engineers.l
Impact Partner Structure
BEN Industry Partnership is chapter-based and built around category exclusivity, meaningful participation and a consistent engineer-first experience.
One Category. One Seat
BEN Maintains one industry Partner per approved service category within each chapter. Once a category is filled, competing companies are not added to that chapter’s Industry Partner group.
Chapter-Based Partnership
Industry Partner seats are held individually bu chapter. Companies serving multiple BEN markets may apply for additional chapters, subject to category availability and approval in each market.
Partner Representation
Each Industry Partnership includes two company representatives. Additional representatives may be added for an annual fee of $500 per representative.
Annual Industry Partner dues are established by chapter based on chapter size, programming and operating needs.
Industry Partner Investment
Industry Partner dues are established annually by chapter based on chapter size, programming and operating needs. Each approved partnership includes an exclusive category seat, designated company representatives, access to BEN engineer networking events and priority consideration for select sponsorship opportunities.
2027 chapter dues are provided during the application and approval process.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Industry Partners receive first access to select BEN sponsorship opportunities tied to initiatives that support building engineers and strengthen the BEN community.
Opportunities may include scholarships, education and certification programs, Engineer Appreciation Week, leadership development, special events, chapter newsletters, BEN Career Connect Day, mentoring initiatives and other programs developed throughout the year.
Because Industry Partners hold the first sponsorship window, they have the earliest opportunity to align their company with the initiatives that best fit their goals before opportunities are extended to Impact Partners or opened publicly.
Ready to Become a BEN Industry Partner?
Review the Industry Partner structure and chapter expectations, then complete the application for the chapter or chapters your company is interested in joining. Applications are reviewed based on category availability, chapter needs and overall fit.