Demand for Design Services Rises in December

Washington, DC, Jan. 22, 2015 -- There were 10 out of 12 months of increasing demand for design services in 2014, according to the AIA's Architecture Billings Index.

The December ABI score was 52.2, up from a mark of 50.9 in November. Any score above 50 indicates an increase in billings

The new projects inquiry index was 58.2, following a mark of 58.8 the previous month. Design contracts posted a mark of 49.9, after a 54.9 score in November.

“Business conditions continue to be the strongest at architecture firms in the South and the Western regions,” said AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker.

“Particularly encouraging is the continued solid upturn in design activity at institutional firms, since public sector facilities were the last nonresidential building project type to recover from the downturn.”

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