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The mission of the AIA Small Firm Exchange (SFx) is to advance the mutual interests of architects practicing in small firms. The objectives of the AIA SFx are three-fold:

1. Advocate the value of small firms, the national SFx, and local SFx groups, both within the AIA and to the public.

2. Curate and disseminate the most pertinent resources and information, from the AIA & elsewhere, that benefit small firms.

3. Inform the AIA of current issues facing small firms and areas in which current resources/information are lacking.

Approximately 75% of all firms within the AIA are small firms (less than 10 employees), which equates to 14,459 small firms within the organization.

~26.8% = sole practitioners = 5,173

~33.5% = 1-5 employees = 6,459

~14.7% = 5-10 employees = 2,827

For context, small firms share of staff is 16.0% and share of billings is 12.0%

We need to find ways to leverage that size for collaboration and influence, just like the individual large firms do.

   

  

resource share: architecture business case for climate action

  • 1.  resource share: architecture business case for climate action

    Posted 07-15-2021 11:31 AM
    ICYMI / 
    AIA California has a great set of resources ... short papers on What You Can Do Now. These are all excellent, but I wanted to call your attention to one I like, in which Henry Siegel, Jonathan Feldman, and Bill Leddy lay out the business case for architects. 

    https://aiacalifornia.org/white-paper-the-business-case-for-climate-action/

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    Kira Gould
    Principal
    Kira Gould CONNECT
    Oakland CA
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