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Can Architectural Firms Improve Profitability?

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While reading the AIA recently released "Firm Survey Report 2020[i]" and the November "Architecture Billing Index[ii]" (ABI), there were two...

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What's the Project Budget?

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The Problem

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Aren't Specs Contract Documents?

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What statements below do you believe to be true?

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Before Design Begins

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An idea is formed. A new product or service is required. A need for a building emerges. What is the next step - a napkin concept sketch of a building...

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Self-Inflicted Budget Difficulties

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I received the specification shown below from a friend, an independent manufacturer's representative today. Yes this is the total expansion control...

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