Simon Berry

Simon Berry


How Firm Management Tools for Architects and Engineers Drastically Increase Profits

Firm Management Tools

Running an architecture or engineering firm can be quite challenging. You need to find clients and keep projects project profitable. Doing that means more than delivering projects; it's about effective project firm for architects. 96.9% of architects said they experience burnout in 2021. Ensuring your firm is running at peak …

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How to Manage Inflation on Architecture Projects 

How to Manage Inflation on Architecture Projects 

With inflation rising worldwide, read our guide on how to manage and mitigate inflation on architecture and design projects.

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Why we are sunsetting Guideline based Calculators

Why we are sunsetting Guideline based Calculators

When we started Fresh Projects in South Africa in 2014, one of our 'clever' features was a built in fee calculator based on published fee guidelines. Over the years we have supported the following fee guidelines in our embedded fee calculators:SACAP 2012SACPCMP 2012ECSA 2014ECSA 2015SACAP 2015SACQSP 2015ECSA 2016SACAP 2020But having …

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Architect Invoice Template

Architect Invoice Template | FREE Download

Download a copy of our free invoice template for architects – no email required. Follow best practice when invoicing, reduce stress, and get paid faster.

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An Architects Guide to Project Budgeting

An Architects Guide to Project Budgeting

Project budgeting for architects can sometimes seem like an impossible task. In our latest guide, we explain how to successfully tackle this critically important process.

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An Architects Guide to Managing Scope Creep  

An Architects Guide to Managing Scope Creep  

Scope creep is something that project managers in architectural firms have to be alert to whenever they are managing an architectural project. If scope creep is allowed to go unaddressed, it can ultimately jeopardise the profitability and viability of the entire business.

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Improve Project Profitability - An Architects Guide

Improve Project Profitability - An Architects Guide

Inflation and the Covid-19 pandemic have inevitably impacted the profitability of architecture practices. According to the annual RIBA state of the industry, Business Benchmarking Summary, overall practice revenue was down by 15% in 2021 compared to the 2020 report. Unsurprisingly, there was nearly a third in reduction of revenue from …

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