The American Concrete Institute (ACI) is a nonprofit technical and educational society organized in 1904 and is one of the world's leading authorities on concrete technology.ACI conducts a forum for the discussion through conventions and meetings; the ACI Structural Journal , the ACI Materials Journal , Concrete International , and technical publications; chapter activities; and technical committee work. As its chartered objective states, its purpose is "to provide a comradeship in finding the best ways to do concrete work of all kinds and in spreading that knowledge."

Bode received many awards from ACI for may projects on areas such as construction and the unique use of concrete.