The Matarozzi/Pelsinger Multi-Use Building in San Francisco is the inaugural recipient of the Top Ten Plus award, recognizing it for the quantifiable metrics that demonstrate the true impact its sustainable design has achieved.

The Architecture Billings Index (ABI), a leading economic indicator of construction activity, continues to strengthen. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the February ABI score was 54.9, up slightly from a mark of 54.2 in January. 

Even though growth in the U.S. economy continues to be disappointing, nonresidential construction activity is projected to see healthy if unspectacular gains this year, with construction spending for buildings rising by 5 percent in 2013 before accelerating to 7.2 percent in 2014, according to a report from the American Institute of Architects (AIA).

Billings at architecture firms across the country continue to increase. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported its November Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score was 53.2, up from the mark of 52.8 in October.