Business conditions held steady at architecture firms with an ABI score of 50.1—indicating slight billings growth. Although June was a weaker month than May, it…

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The Consensus Construction Forecast panel has optimistic predictions for nonresidential spending in late 2023 and beyond, and the news is generally positive…

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Firms expect modestly higher revenue growth in 2025

Architecture firms target an average chargeability/utilization rate of 77.5% for their design staff.

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…

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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…

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…

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…

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One-third of architecture firm leaders rate increasing firm profitability as one of their top three biggest business concerns for 2025

After increasing in 2023 and 2024, construction spending for nonresidential buildings is projected to slow dramatically in 2025 and 2026.

More than one-quarter of firms report that significantly delayed projects are increasing

Excerpted and adapted from The Architect’s Handbook of Professional Practice, 15th edition

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