--- title: ABI Inches Upward - Concord LP | Concord Energy Strategies description: "The Architectural Billings Index inched up in February from its January drop — from 49.6 to 50.3. 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. (Any score above 50 indicates an increase in […]" image: https://www.concordlp.com/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 --- [Home](https://www.concordlp.com/) [/ News](https://www.concordlp.com/news) / ABI Inches Upward ![](https://www.concordlp.com/hubfs/Blog%20Assets/blog-header-bg.webp) [ABI](https://www.concordlp.com/news/tag/abi) Published: Mar 23, 2016 | Updated: Mar 23, 2016 | 1 min # ABI Inches Upward 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-inches-upward&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-inches-upward&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook) ![link-icon](https://www.concordlp.com/hubfs/link-icon.svg) The Architectural Billings Index inched up in February from its January drop — from 49.6 to 50.3. 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. (Any score above 50 indicates an increase in billings.) “March and April are traditionally the busiest months for architecture firms, so we should get a clearer reading of underlying momentum over the next couple of months,” said AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker. “Hopefully the relatively mild weather conditions recently in most parts of the country will help design and construction activity move ahead at a somewhat faster pace.” For more, [visit the following link](http://www.aia.org/press/AIAB108421). ***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" : "2024-03-19T12:34:58.388Z", "datePublished" : "2016-03-23T04:00:00.000Z", "headline" : "ABI Inches Upward - Concord LP | Concord Energy Strategies", "image" : [ "https://www.concordlp.com/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" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://www.concordlp.com/news/abi-inches-upward", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://www.concordlp.com/hubfs/concord-logo.svg" } } } ```