What you’ll learn
Participation in this event will give the attendees a better understanding of the range of factors to consider in forming fee proposals, tools and information to aid client fee negotiations and benchmarking practice overheads.

Time Cost Calculator Guide
Do you know what your break even point is? How do you determine your billable and non-billable hours? What is the cost of your overheads/profit? Do you know your level of risk on your projects and the value you add through innovation?

If you want to know more about these questions, the Association of Consulting Architects (ACA) Time Cost Calculator Guide (TCCG) is a tool to help practices assess the time and costs involved in providing an appropriate level of service for a broad range of building types. The Calculator provides a fundamental knowledge base for practices when developing fee proposals and when entering fee negotiations. It can be used by practices of all sizes for a wide range of building types, accommodates a range of service levels and procurement types and places a value on risk and innovation.

Paul Viney, the developer of the ACA Time Cost Calculator Guide, will walk us through how to use the tool and explain how it can provide evidence to support sustainable fee levels for your practice, with the additional benefit of benchmarking practice overheads for similar sized firms. A great opportunity to discover the functionality, ask questions on how exactly to use the tool and be involved in a discussion on the many elements to consider when evaluating projects and setting your own fees.

The Association of Consulting Architects
The ACA was founded in 1987 as the national peak body representing the interests of employers in industrial matters, including workplace conditions and Award negotiations. In addition, the association has a responsibility to positively influence and support practice management and the business of architecture and to engage in the wider industry. The ACA aims to work collaboratively with other architecture bodies in representing and supporting the profession and is proud to work together with the RAA. Please note that access to the ACA Time Cost Calculator Guide Tool is only available to ACA Members as a member benefit. We acknowledge and celebrate that many regionally based ACA members hold dual membership with the RAA.

Paul Viney
Paul Viney is the President of the Victoria/Tasmania Branch and National Vice-President of the Association of Consulting Architects (ACA). Through ACA-VIC/TAS, Paul has led the development of a range of tools for the use of ACA members nationwide, such as the Time Cost Calculator and Salary Calculator to assist members in running effective, efficient and profitable practices. As President of the ACA-VIC/TAS branch, Paul is committed to facilitating stronger relationships with government and other key organisations in the construction industry; and working collaboratively with all architectural organisations with the aim of speaking with one voice on key issues for the betterment of consumer outcomes and to achieve the best outcomes for the profession and the industry as a whole. Paul is Director of FPPV Architecture, Melbourne and Director of JAI Architecture, Thailand.

This one hour session offers 1 formal CPD point, performance criteria addressed are 4 and 16 from the AACA National Standard of Competency for Architects 2021.

RAA members are eligible to utilise the discount code available in the member content area for free attendance of this session.