I love spending all weekend filling out hours on spreadsheets!…said no one ever. Yet, I can’t tell you how many architects we have talked to that have said they do exactly that. For decades, architects have adapted to use innovative technology to make their designs a reality. Take for example, tools like: BIM, Virtual Reality, […]
How Project Accounting Will Transform Your Architecture Firm
Take the Time to Examine Project Financials—You Won’t Regret It Your projects have many moving parts, and sometimes tracking their financials might seem overwhelming. You might not get all the information you want or maybe, you don’t even bother to determine the profitability of each project because it would involve too much time. It’s completely […]
Using Slack for Your Architecture Firm
Slack for Architects This week I’m experimenting again here at the EntreArchitect blog. As my team and I consider new or improved ways of sharing knowledge to small firm entrepreneur architects throughout 2018, I produced this video for my YouTube channel. (It’s the first video on my personal channel. So, head over to YouTube and subscribe […]
6 Digital Tools to Automate Your Architecture Firm
As small firm architects, we are responsible for so many different roles and responsibilities. We are pulled in so many different directions and our schedules are full every day, from morning to evening. We need to meet with clients, develop and distribute marketing, respond to important email, manage our social media accounts, send invoices, collect […]
How To Transition from CAD to BIM in 4 (Not So) Simple Steps
How To Transition from CAD to BIM It may be one of the biggest decisions an experienced small firm architect will make; to BIM or not to BIM? I have shared on this topic before over at the podcast, but times have changed. Today, I think that question is no longer valid. The decision is […]
5 Cost Estimating Mistakes You’re Probably Already Making
(This is a guest post by Eric Halsey.) There’s an irony in the fact that everything else can go right on a construction project, but if your cost estimates are off, it can still wind up costing your firm time, money and reputation. Accurate construction estimating is essential for your firm to prosper. All too […]
The Architect’s Guide to the Cloud
This week I am sharing a great article written by Peter from ArchiSnapper. ArchiSnapper is a cloud solution for making field reports and punchlists simple. If you have questions about “the cloud”, backups, apps or software for architects in general, I invite you to contact him directly at peter@archisnapper.com. Get Your Head in the Cloud You have heard much about […]
EA049: Software Development for Architects with Michael Gallin of Adosar
This week on the podcast I am speaking with a friend of mine; a true entrepreneur architect. We are both active with our local AIA chapter here in the Westchester County Hudson Valley region. This man founded his own architecture firm in the same year as we launched Fivecat Studio, in 1999… and merged his practice […]