Simple, pro-active tasks to make for a smooth design experience.

Small-firm architects can master construction cost estimating with 5 simple principles. Learn how to stay on budget, impress clients, and build your reputation.

If you have the work but it is not profitable, the cause is almost always REWORK.

While updating my posts on bidding, NotebookLM made a video for me.

An overview of the architectural bidding process including checklists in a template format for use by small-firm architects in managing the Bidding Phase of services.

An Architect’s expectations about working with engineering consultants.

Do you have an easy way to determine the Deliverables you will need to produce to complete a project? Here is one idea. The master deliverables checklist and its many uses.

Google’s new NotebookLM is one of the first AI tools that makes it pretty simple to build a Wiki for yourself or your architectural firm.

Architects have questions every day and AI is ideal for getting the answers.

What do Architects think about AI? Poll results.

An architectural project sign is a good idea for enhancing your brand.

Setting up a project costs estimating template pays dividends in productivity and reputation.

A really helpful book for everyone, especially Architects.

The economics of design do not allow for the time it takes to write a specification and assemble a project manual. The solution.

One of the fundamental parts of calculating an architectural design fee as a percentage of construction cost is characterizing the complexity of the project.

Completeness when preparing a project budget is a good practice for Architects.

Budgets often overlook significant costs that the project may incur.

Using the ‘assembly’ concept makes organizing much better for many things Architects do.

Improve your process for meeting building codes. Includes an example.