Advanced Civil Design, Inc. is a consulting civil engineering and surveying firm, headquartered just outside Columbus in Gahanna, Ohio. ACD also has an office in Cary, North Carolina, serving the Raleigh-Durham metro area.. ACD has multi-faceted expertise in a number of civil design and survey disciplines including Energy, Residential, Public Works, Commercial and Medical. Our experience includes processing plants, multi-family developments, subdivisions, public roadway projects, utilities, parks, office complexes, distribution centers, hospitals, and assisted-living facilities.