--- title: ABI Ended 2014 on the Upswing - Concord LP | Concord Energy Strategies description: "The Architectural Billings Index ended 2014 with healthy momentum, with ten months of the year showing an increase in architectural billings. Compiled by the American Institute of Architects, the ABI is a leading economic indicator for construction: It takes approximately nine months to a year between architecture billings and construction spending. “Business conditions continue to […]" image: https://www.concordlp.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/concord-default-featured-image-Mar-19-2024-10-34-37-2736-AM-Mar-19-2024-11-48-56-2853-AM-Mar-19-2024-12-35-30-6865-PM.jpg --- [Home](https://www.concordlp.com/) [/ News](https://www.concordlp.com/news) / ABI Ended 2014 on the Upswing ![](https://www.concordlp.com/hubfs/Blog%20Assets/blog-header-bg.webp) [ABI](https://www.concordlp.com/news/tag/abi) Published: Jan 21, 2015 | Updated: Jan 21, 2015 | 1 min # ABI Ended 2014 on the Upswing Posted By [ Concord ](https://www.concordlp.com/news/author/concord) Share Now [![Share on linkedin](https://www.concordlp.com/hubfs/linkedin-icon.svg) ](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.concordlp.com/news/abi-ended-2014-upswing&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin) [![Share on twitter](https://www.concordlp.com/hubfs/x-icon.svg) ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer={{%20social_link_url%20}}&url={{%20social_link_url%20}}&source=tweetbutton&text={{content.name|striptags}) [![Share on facebook](https://www.concordlp.com/hubfs/facebook-icon.svg) ](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://www.concordlp.com/news/abi-ended-2014-upswing&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook) ![link-icon](https://www.concordlp.com/hubfs/link-icon.svg) The Architectural Billings Index ended 2014 with healthy momentum, with ten months of the year showing an increase in architectural billings. Compiled by the American Institute of Architects, the ABI is a leading economic indicator for construction: It takes approximately nine months to a year between architecture billings and construction spending. “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.” For more, go to this link: [http://www.aia.org/press/AIAB10531](http://www.aia.org/press/AIAB10531) ***As construction spending grows, so do opportunities to incorporate energy-efficient designs in your projects — and to earn the Section 179D deduction (up to $1.80 per square foot). 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Contact us at 888-897-5445 or [via the following link](mailto:dennis@concordlp.com), and find out what Concord can do.*** Related Articles ![](https://www.concordlp.com/images/Related%20article%20image.png) Jul 16, 2025 179D Extended! 2017 Projects Now Eligible ## Related **articles** ![](https://www.concordlp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/concord-default-featured-image-Mar-19-2024-10-31-16-1584-AM-Mar-19-2024-11-45-37-5807-AM-Mar-19-2024-12-32-05-0430-PM.jpg?width=800&height=500&name=concord-default-featured-image-Mar-19-2024-10-31-16-1584-AM-Mar-19-2024-11-45-37-5807-AM-Mar-19-2024-12-32-05-0430-PM.jpg) [ABI](https://www.concordlp.com/news/tag/abi) Nov 16, 2016 ### ABI Bounces Back [Explore resource](https://www.concordlp.com/news/abi-bounces-back) ![](https://www.concordlp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/concord-default-featured-image-Mar-19-2024-10-31-16-1584-AM-Mar-19-2024-11-45-37-5807-AM-Mar-19-2024-12-32-05-0430-PM.jpg?width=800&height=500&name=concord-default-featured-image-Mar-19-2024-10-31-16-1584-AM-Mar-19-2024-11-45-37-5807-AM-Mar-19-2024-12-32-05-0430-PM.jpg) [ABI](https://www.concordlp.com/news/tag/abi) Oct 19, 2016 ### ABI Two-Month Decline May Signal Uncertainty in Economic Outlook [Explore resource](https://www.concordlp.com/news/abi-two-month-decline-may-signal-uncertainty-economic-outlook) ![](https://www.concordlp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/concord-default-featured-image-Mar-19-2024-10-31-16-1584-AM-Mar-19-2024-11-45-37-5807-AM-Mar-19-2024-12-32-05-0430-PM.jpg?width=800&height=500&name=concord-default-featured-image-Mar-19-2024-10-31-16-1584-AM-Mar-19-2024-11-45-37-5807-AM-Mar-19-2024-12-32-05-0430-PM.jpg) [ABI](https://www.concordlp.com/news/tag/abi) Aug 17, 2016 ### ABI Remains on Upswing but Slows Down Slightly [Explore resource](https://www.concordlp.com/news/abi-remains-upswing-slows-slightly) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Concord", "url" : "https://www.concordlp.com/news/author/concord" }, "dateModified" : "2024-03-19T12:35:53.301Z", "datePublished" : "2015-01-21T05:00:00.000Z", "headline" : "ABI Ended 2014 on the Upswing - Concord LP | Concord Energy Strategies", "image" : [ "https://www.concordlp.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/concord-default-featured-image-Mar-19-2024-10-34-37-2736-AM-Mar-19-2024-11-48-56-2853-AM-Mar-19-2024-12-35-30-6865-PM.jpg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://www.concordlp.com/news/abi-ended-2014-upswing", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://www.concordlp.com/hubfs/concord-logo.svg" } } } ```