Note: This index is a leading indicator of new Commercial Real Estate (CRE) inversión.De AIA Architecture Billings Index turns positive after four straight months of declines on the heels of a period of weakness in the design activity, Architecture Billings Index (ABI) boomed in August. ... The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the August ABI rating was 51.4, after a weak score of 45.1 in July. This score reflects an increase in demand for design services (any score above 50 indicates an increase of turnover). The rate of new research projects was 56.9, well above a reading of 53.7 the previous month. "Based on the poor economic conditions in recent months, this shift in demand for services design is a surprise, "said AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker, PhD, Hon. AFP. "Many companies are still struggling, and continue to report that customers are struggling to get funding for viable projects, but we may have reached the bottom end of the cycle." Click on graph for larger image gráfica.Este gallery chart shows the Architecture Billings Index since 1996. The index rose to 51.4 in August from 45.1 in July. Anything above 50 indicates expansion in demand for services arquitectos.Nota: This includes industrial and commercial facilities such as hotels and office buildings, multifamily residential, hospitals and schools and other instituciones.De according to the AFP, there is an "approximate nine to twelve months lag time between architecture and turnover of the construction costs" in nonresidential construction. Therefore the contraction suggests further declines in CRE investment in early 2012, but possibly flattening of 9 to 12 months (data for only one month). Bjarke TweetShare in TumblrEmail | Serra Architects house 'is a modern backyard mini-SF 800 housing created in response to a change of zoning code recently in Seattle to create more density. Dubbed the DADU (accessory dwelling unit separately), this house backyard has been designed as an addition to a house of a family, but is flexible enough to serve as a small, independent home of the inhabitants of austerity. The 5-star green building design focuses on creating an innovative approach to building a small scale in a busy site, where off-site production is the most common way to reduce the impact of the site. The house also has a low impact on the base site system pin piles supporting a raised floor system, the main building's roof and ceiling is composed of prefabricated panels of high-value R-SIPS wall, the Rainwater harvesting is used for landscape irrigation and rainwater management, roof-mounted solar systems provide electricity generation and hot water, low or no finishing VOCs are used throughout, and recycled materials and sustainable are used whenever possible. + Bjarke | Serra Architects This article was submitted to us by a reader Inhabitat. Want to see your story on Inhabitat? We send a notice on the link below. Remember to follow our instructions carefully to increase your chances of being chosen for publication! Arquitectura chilena











