An Environmental Product Declaration® (EPD) is a report that documents the ways in which a product, throughout its lifecycle, affects the…
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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…
Energy
AIA-CLF Embodied Carbon Toolkit for Architects
November 29, 2023
Explore a three-part resource designed to empower and provide architects and designers with the necessary steps to take to reduce embodied carbon in their…
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July 2023 AIA Consensus Construction Forecast
November 29, 2023
The Consensus Construction Forecast panel has optimistic predictions for nonresidential spending in late 2023 and beyond, and the news is generally positive…
Resilience
The State of Resiliency in the Built Environment
November 29, 2023
Addressing climate change requires a coordinated effort informed by the best data available. AIA and Owens Corning are proud to present a comprehensive report…
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
ABI May 2025: Despite persistent softness, fewer firms report declining billings
June 18, 2025
Architecture firms target an average chargeability/utilization rate of 77.5% for their design staff.
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ABI December 2022: Firm billings end the year softly
November 29, 2023
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…
Business Intelligence
ABI March 2023: Business conditions improve slightly
November 29, 2023
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…
Business Intelligence
ABI November 2024: Architecture firm billings remain flat
December 18, 2024
One-third of architecture firm leaders rate increasing firm profitability as one of their top three biggest business concerns for 2025
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
Career and the profession
Diversity in the Profession of Architecture
November 29, 2023
Diversity in the Profession of Architecture builds off a 2015 survey to analyze the impact of race, ethnicity, and gender on success in the field of…
Business Intelligence
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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ABI September 2023: Firm billings decline sharply
November 29, 2023
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…
Business Intelligence
ABI August 2023: Business conditions soften at architecture firms
November 29, 2023
In August, the AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score fell below 50 to 48.1. The ABI August 2023 marks the eleventh consecutive month where billings…
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A&E firm specification challenges & areas for improvement
August 31, 2023
Author: Deltek
Explore architecture and engineering firm specification strategies—leveraging technology and practical approaches —to empower staff to address…
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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…
Career and the profession
AIA Membership Demographics Report
September 23, 2024
This report is a benchmark to measure changes in AIA’s member demographics. It includes member-reported data for all AIA membership categories plus demographics…