Eyeball: Challenges ahead for architects

Eyeball: Challenges ahead for architects January 7th, 2013, 3:03 pm posted by Jon Lansner

Dan Heinfeld is president of Irvine-based design firm LPA Inc.

Hes our 14th guest for Eyeball 2013!

This is Lansner on Real Estates seventh annual collection of outlooks on local real estate conditions.

Us: What will be two or three key managerial skills needed for the 2013 real estate market?

Dan:Our industry will continue to be challenged in 2013 and continuing to find opportunities will be the major issue for the entire architecture, engineering and constructionindustry. We believe that a diverse practice and offering of services that non-traditional architecture and design firms offer will be helpful in this climate.

Us: What less-than-obvious indicators will you be watching in 2013 to sense whats next for real estate? Dan:Growth in K-12 school and college enrollments have a direct impact on facility needs. This also indicates an upward trend in key areas of Californias economy, construction activity and employment.

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Us: Any New Years resolutions, professionally speaking? Anything you plan to do differently

Dan:Im not sure brand new resolutions are the best way to lead an architecture and engineering firm, therefore we are looking for continuous improvement on our processes and services that benefit our clients in real terms. Better energy efficiency, healthy environments and water management are areas we always seek to improve performance of in our projects.

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Eyeball: Challenges ahead for architects