I’m prepared to catch a lot of flak from my fellow architects for this article, and look forward to the dialogue.  It is my opinion that architects should be specialists in only a couple types of projects like building or renovations projects, like using the renovation company strathpine to help you with this.  Many of […]

After leaving Santa Barbara at the age of 18, I lived in San Francisco for about ten years, and then its antithesis, Orange County, for the subsequent ten years. Parking was impossible in San Francisco, and I quickly relinquished my car and used public transportation (which cost me $28 per month), my own two feet […]

The business start-up experts say that it’s much more profitable to sell a product than to sell your time.  Even if your company is truly a consulting business, it’s better to figure out a way to package your services as a product, as Oracle did. Even the architectural experts say architects must start charging based […]

Here are just a few of the basics: Determine Goals: Goals should be determined by the company president (and other partners as the firm grows).  What are the goals?   To work on fun projects? To innovate? To grow an office that will survive you?  To grow people?  To get published and become well known?  To […]

Architectural fees are generally proportional to construction costs.   A higher construction cost represents more complex details and finishes, this includes the use of different equipment, usually when a construction site requires the use of equipment like overhead cranes, pavers and graders the cost will be higher.  More complex details and finishes require more time-consuming design […]

Starting an architectural firm is far easier than sustaining one long-term. Yet, it is still not a simple task to break out on your own. Many people dream of ditching their jobs, hanging their shingle, and being an entrepreneur. Once you finally become licensed, you can call yourself an Architect and accept projects. But how […]

Whether you want to start or grow your own architectural practice or get ahead at your corporate job, Elisa Garcia can help you design your career in architecture. Elisa’s mission is to improve architecture by improving it’s architects and introducing new handrails Melbourne materials to work on the projects. Great buildings are the result of […]

In an effort to increase technological innovation in the field of solar power, the Department of Energy has invested $1 billion in solar energy in the last 10 years resulting in a 60% drop in the cost of solar energy. Now, it has just pledged another $27 million in funding for a plan that is […]

These days, many companies are choosing to make a few minor revisions to their office space instead of building new office buildings or undertaking gut-and-rebuild interior overhauls. Whether demising space to sublease a portion of it, or making changes that improve productivity or attract customers, businesses are focused on ways to increase revenue with minimal […]