What Are Construction Field Reports
What to include in construction field reports, with guidance on site visit notes, photographs, observations and follow-up actions.
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Best tablets for architects: choosing for your work
Choose a tablet for architectural sketching, construction drawings and site visits. Compare iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab and Windows options, including student needs.
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Types of architects in the UK – picking your specialisation
Picking a career path is not easy on its own, but once you become an architect, your decision-making is far from being over. Sooner or later, every architect comes to the point where they need…
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What is BREEAM?
Just like we wrote in our post on LEED accreditation, you simply can’t ignore the sustainability trend in architecture, city planning, construction, or design anymore. The demand for sustainable building solutions grows by 20% each…
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Productivity Hacks for Architects
Practical ways architects can organise work, reduce repeated administration and choose tools that support project and client responsibilities.
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What is LEED Accreditation?
LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, a certification program developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to list, recognize, and encourage sustainable building practices. The system works for both building projects…
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February 2023 Updates
February 2023 PlanMan updates cover dashboard figures, project call logs, submission filters, leave requests and expanded global search.
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Integrated Project Delivery – Explained for Architects
Integrated project delivery is one of the project delivery methods we’ve covered previously. IPD deserves a separate blog post because it’s one of the most modern and versatile methods widely adopted worldwide. Traditionally, Design-Bid-Build and…
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Sustainable architecture and building design – top strategies and techniques
The sustainable, environmentally friendly building design is here to stay. There are more and more sustainable office buildings and eco-friendly residencies each year, and the market is growing so much that you don’t want to…
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Architectural services to offer – ideas for niching and upselling
Consider additional services for your architecture practice, assess client needs and decide which work fits your experience and capacity.
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Profit Planning for Architects
Plan for profit in an architecture practice by reviewing fees, project costs, capacity, overheads and the work you choose to take on.
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Drafting software for architects: types and top products
The architecture drafting software products currently available on the market include both standard Computer-Aided Design (CAD) tools and the more unique and versatile sketching and drawing apps that architects use for drafting. Out of all…
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