After an unusually strong performance in 2023, the construction sector will see weaker conditions this year and next.

Midyear update projects construction spending to gain momentum this year, but stall in 2025.

Despite inflation, rising interest rates, and weak consumer sentiment scores, the AIA Consensus Construction Forecast panel projects nonresidential spending to…

This document defines mitigation, resilience, adaptation, sustainability and regenerative design, clarifying the characteristics of each strategy as well as the…

Contributed by David B. Richards, FAIA; Excerpted and adapted from The Architect’s Handbook of Professional Practice, 15th edition

Chapter 15.02 Services and…

Sustainable, high-performance design can cause concerns about high up-front costs, but an integrated design process, smart tradeoffs, and various grants and…

Architecture firm billings remained soft for the fifth consecutive month in February 2023 (48.0 ABI score). While business conditions remain soft, inquiries…

Business conditions continued to soften at architecture firms in April, as the Architecture Billings Index score fell below 50 (48.5). Although new projects are…

Architecture firm billings declined for the fourth consecutive month in January 2023 (49.3 ABI score). However, the pace of the decline slowed, indicating that…

Business conditions at architecture firms bounced back in May with a 51.0 ABI score—the highest since last September. Inquiries into new projects and the value…

The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score of 50.4 in March 2022 indicates a slight majority of firms reported an increase in billings—an improvement in…

Architecture firm billings end 2022 on a soft note. The December ABI score of 47.5 is a modest improvement over the November score of 46.6, meaning slightly…

Technology, Culture, & the Future of the Architectural Firm closes the knowledge gap between architects and the building products industry, so firms can better…

A written agreement between an architect and owner is the best way to set the parties’ expectations on a project and reduce the likelihood of a later dispute…

Explore architecture firm best practices on leadership succession and development to nurture and expand the skills of emerging professionals and young…

The federal pay rules aren’t as clear-cut as you may think, and non-compliance with Department of Labor rules may result in audits, back pay, and fines…

Business conditions at architecture firms worsened in September with an ABI score of 44.8—the lowest score reported since December 2020—indicating a significant…

Contributed by Tara L. Nelson, Renaissance 3 Architects PC 

Chapter 5.12 

Explore how Renaissance 3 Architects organize their project files using the following…

Explore resources to identify, respond, and prevent all forms of harassment in the workplace.

More than one-quarter of architecture firms currently report being understaffed