Architecture Billings Index Continues Growth Streak
With all geographic regions and building project sectors showing positive conditions, there continues to be a heightened level of demand for design services signaled in the latest Architecture Billings Index (ABI). This is now the seventh consecutive month the ABI has reflected a growing demand for services. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity,…
Architecture Billings Index Growth Moderates
For the sixth consecutive month, architecture firms reported increasing demand for design services as reflected in the July Architecture Billings Index (ABI). As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lead time between architecture billings and construction spending. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the…
Demand for Design Services Bolsters Compensation at Architecture Firms
As the U.S. economy continues to strengthen, compensation across all architectural staff positions averaged $84,000, up about 2.8% per year from early 2015 levels, according to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2017 Compensation Report. The biannual report provides salary data for 39 architecture firm positions in 26 states, 25 metro areas and 17 cities…
The Basics of WELL Building Design
Carolyn Rickard-Brideau, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP (Provisional), Partner and Global Practice Leader for Workplace with Little, is one of the nation’s select few experts in the field of WELL Building Design. She was the afternoon keynote speaker at Clemson University’s 2nd Annual Construction Industry Symposium (2017) in Greenville, South Carolina. What if I…
Architects Endorse Key Energy Efficiency Tax Incentive
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) strongly voiced its support of bipartisan legislation that makes permanent a key energy efficiency tax incentive for owners and designers of energy efficient buildings and that expands its benefits to designers of hospitals, schools, tribal community facilities and other non-profits. H.R. 3507 introduced by Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA) and…
Applications Due for AIA South Carolina Leadership Academy 2017-2018
The AIA South Carolina Leadership Development Academy is designed to prepare AIASC Emerging Professionals for future leadership roles through broadening the opportunities for participants to obtain leadership skills and mentoring, both of which are vital to discovery and growth as a professional and as an individual. The program will bring together Emerging and Experienced Professionals,…
AIA: Design Billings Maintain Solid Footing
Design services at architecture firms continue to project a healthy disposition on the construction industry as the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) recorded the fourth consecutive month of growth. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lead time between architecture billings and construction spending. The American…
Architectural Billings Index Shows Strong Momentum
Design services at architecture firms continue to project a healthy disposition on the construction industry as the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) recorded the fourth consecutive month of growth. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lead time between architecture billings and construction spending. The American…
Architects Oppose US Withdrawal from Climate Agreement
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) today reaffirmed its commitment to climate change mitigation and announced it was opposing the administration’s decision to withdraw the United States as a signatory to the Paris Agreement. That accord, signed in late 2015 within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), commits the international community to…
McMillan Pazdan Smith Acquires SPARC Design in Asheville
McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture announced the acquisition of SPARC Design in Asheville, NC. According to McMillan Pazdan Smith, the acquisition will strengthen the depth of available design and project management resources in Western North Carolina. SPARC Design has has served public and private sector clients in the Carolinas. Lindsey Rhoden, AIA, LEED AP, who will assume…
