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Six Ways To Earn More Profit As A Small Firm Architect

EntreArchitect

During good times and bad, the dangers threatening our firms not only come from outside pressures but literally from inside our heads. Six Ways To Earn More Profit As A Small Firm Architect. Here are six approaches to earning more profit as a small firm architect: 1. So what can we do? Cut your expenses.

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Do Small Firm Architects Need Professional Liability Insurance?

EntreArchitect

As licensed professionals we are legally responsible for the health, safety and welfare of the people using the structures we design. Relative to the other expenses of a small firm, professional liability insurance is down right expensive… until you need it. Perfection is Impossible. Fivecat Studio would have been history.

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How to Make More Money as a Small Firm Architect

EntreArchitect

As a requirement for licensure, registered architects are responsible for the health, safety and welfare of every occupant in every project we design. Most sole proprietors and small firms I know, struggle to meet the minimum requirements of operation. As an Advisor, the contracts are direct between the owner and contractor.

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Coming Fast: A Driver of Industry Change

SW Oregon Architect

I’ve long envisioned AI-based tools that would automate code analyses for land use requirements, fire & life safety regulations, energy conservation codes, and accessibility standards. It is increasingly common for the BIM model to be controlled by the contractor, and other roles subsumed beneath it, that of architects included.”

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8 Reasons Why You Should Provide Construction Administration On Every Project

EntreArchitect

Once they saw the final drawings, they decided the contractor could handle it without my involvement.”. We are responsible for the health, safety and welfare of the users of our creations and are legally liable for what is ultimately built. 4) We review the contractor’s payments, so we have more leverage during construction.

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10 Ways An Architect Can Make More Money

EntreArchitect

As a requirement for licensure, registered architects are responsible for the health, safety and welfare of every occupant in every project we design. Most sole practitioners and small firms I know struggle to meet the minimum requirements of operation. As an Advisor, the contracts are direct between the owner and contractor.

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Construction Administration is NOT an Option

EntreArchitect

Once they saw the final drawings, they decided the contractor could handle it without my involvement.” We are responsible for the health, safety and welfare of the users of our creations and are legally liable for what is ultimately built. 4) We review the contractor’s payments, so we have more leverage during construction.