Download AIA’s Five Steps to Thrive—a brief five-step guide for architects to demonstrate their value to clients and potential clients as they review their…
Business Intelligence
How to get funding & resources for equitable communities
November 29, 2023
Funding and resources are two of the biggest challenges architects face when building equitable communities. Explore information on impact investing and funding…
Business Intelligence
Architects' Guide to Business Continuity
November 29, 2023
Get expert guidance for reducing and recovering from firm disruption. The Architect's Guide to Business Continuity increases firm resilience with a step-by-step…
Business Intelligence
Renovate, Retrofit, Reuse
November 29, 2023
Prepare your firm to take advantage of the increasing number of retrofit projects with this guide uncovering the hidden economic, health, and environmental…
Business Intelligence
The Habits of High-Performance Firms
November 29, 2023
Explore lessons from frequent winners of the AIA COTE Top Ten Awards, including firm traits on design innovation, sustainability, decarbonization, energy…
Business Intelligence
Calculating the architect’s fee: Is there a better way?
November 29, 2023
How does an architect calculate fees based on costs that are still unknown? AIA’s B101-2017 agreement can help bring clarity to the murky world of percentage…
Business Intelligence
ABI October 2024: Business conditions at architecture firms begin to moderate
November 20, 2024
Firms expect modestly higher revenue growth in 2025
Business Intelligence
Overtime pay: Are you compensating your employees correctly?
November 29, 2023
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 Intelligence
ROI: Reducing operational costs
November 29, 2023
Out-of-pocket operational expenses add up fast and can account for up to 15% of a company’s total business expenses, creating a huge incentive for owners…
Business Intelligence
Good Samaritan State Statute Compendium
November 29, 2023
Good Samaritan laws afford liability protection to architects providing disaster assistance. This resource explores the advantages of such laws, details state…
Business Intelligence
January 2025 AIA Consensus Construction Forecast
January 17, 2025
After increasing in 2023 and 2024, construction spending for nonresidential buildings is projected to slow dramatically in 2025 and 2026.
Business Intelligence
ABI December 2024: Business conditions end the year on a weak note
January 22, 2025
More than one-quarter of firms report that significantly delayed projects are increasing
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ABI July 2023: Architecture firm billings remain flat
November 29, 2023
Billings at architecture firms remained flat in July with an ABI score of 50.0—meaning the share of firms that reported a decrease in their billings equaled the…
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AIA Compensation & Benefits Report
November 29, 2023
The AIA Compensation and Benefits Report 2023 is the definitive guide to architecture salaries and compensation trends. AIA members save 40%!
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AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index
November 29, 2023
The AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) is a leading monthly economic indicator for nonresidential construction activity. Get the latest ABI or…
Best Practices
Assembly-based design advantages for better project delivery
November 29, 2023
Author: Deltek
Explore the three key advantages to assembly-based design—offering project team members a better line of sight into design intent and the…
Business Intelligence
Five best practices to improve technology adoption
February 22, 2022
Author: Deltek
Adopting new technology into your architecture firm can help improve productivity and efficiency but can be challenging to get your staff to…
Business Intelligence
Indemnification Clauses: All You Need to Know
November 29, 2023
Author: Glenn W. Birx, FAIA
December 2, 2020 | Updated: December 8, 2020
An indemnification clause can greatly increase an architect’s risk if poorly written…
Business Intelligence
Firm impact of non-compete & non-solicitation agreements
November 29, 2023
Author: AIA Risk Management Program
November 29, 2018 | Updated: December 18, 2018
Explore examples of how non-compete and non-solicitation agreements can…
Business Intelligence
Recommendations from AIA's Equity in Architecture Commission
November 30, 2023
Explore the 11 priority recommendations to strengthen and expand AIA's commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion in every practice.