Guides

Practical guides for small architecture and engineering practices.

• How to price an architect's fee (and check it covers your hours)

  A simple way to price an architecture or engineering fee, split it across RIBA stages, and check your effective hourly rate. Free spreadsheet.

• How to price a variation so extra work gets paid

  When a client asks for more than the fee covered, a written, priced variation protects your margin. A simple five-step way to do it.

• How to track time on architecture projects (without chasing timesheets)

  A simple way for a small architecture or engineering practice to track time against projects, so you know if a fee is covering the hours.

• Spreadsheet or practice management software? An honest guide for small practices

  Spreadsheets work for a while. Here is when a small architecture or engineering practice outgrows them, and what to look for in software.