Archive for September 10th, 2007

1% solution

Spotted in Architectural Record, an intriguing attempt at philanthropy by american architects called the 1%.

Practices donate 1% of their billable hours to projects for non-profit organisations, pro bono.

I like the concept of using billable hours, rather than a percentage of profit or turnover.  So for a company which tries to reach a utilisation of say [...]