Monthly trade magazine features news and information for commercial and institutional architectural professionals, with topics covered in the magazine including industry trends, market intelligence, and business and technology solutions, and special features including summary highlights and data from practice management and compensation surveys conducted by the American Institute of Architects.
Architecture Billings Index
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Monthly survey of architectural firm principals and partners provides information on current business
conditions, with measures covered by the survey including design contracts, inquires, and billings on
a national, regional, and sector basis for the last 12 months,
with an index score of 50 representing no change and scores
above or below 50 indicating an increase or decline from the previous month.
Consensus Construction Forecast
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Semiannual report provides forecasts for various segments of the construction industry by leading construction
forecasters, with organizations participating in these forecasts including Dodge Data & Analytics, IHS
Economics, Moody's Economy.com, FMI, Construct Connect, Associated Builders & Contractors, and Wells
Fargo Securities, LLC. Current and prior forecasts are available free online.
The Business of Architecture: AIA Firm Survey Report
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Practice management survey examines trends in the changing practice of architecture and includes benchmarks
and best practices for all areas of business operations, with topics covered in individual chapters
of this publication including business profile and staff characteristics, firm billings and billing
methods, construction sectors served, project management and delivery, and international business.
Market analysis report provides industry statistics for a user-defined area on a national, state, county, metro area, or zip code level, with data provided including number of companies, market volume and sales trends, average company sales, sales per employee, staffing and employment trends, average employee wage, and business start up activity and failure rates. Sample report can be viewed online.
Annual financial survey allows users to compare their firm's financial and operating performance with other firms in terms of revenue and expenses, chargeability, revenue factor, overhead rates, average collection period, project backlog, and staff turnover, with detailed breakdowns of data provided by firm type, staff size, region in which headquarters is located, revenue growth rate, and client base.
Annual financial benchmarking report provides detailed comparative data on income and expenses, balance sheet items, labor overhead expenses, business development costs, staff ratios, and other nonfinancial measures for architectural and engineering firms, with financial information broken out by peer group based on firm size, type of firm, geographic location, client type, and market sector.
Compensation survey provides base pay and additional cash compensation data for architectural firm employees, with compensation data broken out by firm size based on annual revenue and number of employees on a national, regional, state, and metro area basis. Free salary calculator which provides compensation data for selected jobs by location revenue and geographic region is available online.
Compensation section of this survey provides comparative data on salaries, bonuses, overtime pay, shareholder distributions, and total compensation for principals, partners, and owners by age, gender, ownership percentage, firm type (architectural, engineering, planning, and environmental consulting), number of employees, region in which headquarters is located, revenue growth rate, and firm profit.
Annual compensation and benefits survey provides base salary, bonus, and total compensation data for eighteen management positions and also includes information on projected salary increases and bonuses for the year ahead, with job positions covered in the survey including chief executive officer, chief operating officer, senior vice president, chief financial officer, controller, and business manager.
Annual valuation survey based on over 200 actual valuations provides six different valuation measures (e.g., TIC value per employee, TIC value/revenue, TIC value/backlog, TIC value/EBITDA, equity value/ profit and equity value/book value) for these firms in a comparative format by staff size, firm type, year founded, region of headquarters, growth rate, reason for valuation, and party conducting the valuation.