Architecture
Design firms keep the instruments of service for every project they close. That archive is the record buyers want.
What firms in this sector hold
An architecture firm with 20 or more employees has run many projects through the same few systems. The records are structured, dated and tied to decisions.
- RFI and submittal logs with responses, review comments and turnaround history.
- Architect’s supplemental instructions, bulletins and change-order requests.
- Meeting minutes and field reports from construction administration.
- Fee proposals, scope narratives and project budgets from Deltek Vantagepoint.
- Office standards, spec templates, drawing checklists and QA/QC procedures.
- Newforma and Bluebeam markup histories that show how reviews were resolved.
What buyers look for
Buyers want to see how design work gets coordinated and signed off. A drawing set shows the result. The logs show the reasoning.
- Coordination between disciplines, and how conflicts were found and closed.
- Review cycles on submittals: what was rejected, what was approved as noted, and why.
- Decisions made under a fixed fee, and how scope changes were priced.
- How a firm’s own standards were applied from one project to the next.
What we screen out
The exclusions are set before preparation starts and written into the license. Your counsel reviews them.
- Project drawings and models. These stay out unless the building owner consents in writing.
- Information supplied by owners, including program documents and financials.
- Anything covered by a confidentiality clause in a client or consultant agreement.
- Federal and security-sensitive work, including CUI and ITAR material.
- Personal data and protected health information, removed during preparation.
Why now
The AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index has read below 50 for about three and a half years. August 2026 came in at 47.2.
A long stretch of soft billings leaves firms holding more closed-project history than active work. That archive has a buyer today. You keep ownership and copyright of your records, and any exclusivity is negotiated, priced and in writing.
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You pay nothing upfront. Archeon’s fee is paid when your firm is paid and is in writing before any buyer sees you.
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