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Keep extra work from hiding your margin.

Project profitability software for architects and engineers in AEC. See how design revisions and site visits affect the fee, using your recorded hours and costs.

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TimeLodge profitability report for an example architecture commission
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The site visit ends. The admin can too.

Record the coordination call and the extra site visit against the commission. Check the week on your phone before those small additions disappear into memory.

Back at your desk, compare the fee with recorded delivery costs. At home, authorised approvers can review submitted team hours in the mobile browser while the TV is on.

  1. 1Set up the commission
  2. 2Track design and site work
  3. 3Review costs before the next quote
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A submitted team timesheet ready for review on a phone-sized screen
Example account · Mobile browser. Select to enlarge.

What this looks like in practice

Example: A commission earns USD $20,000. Recorded labour costs $12,000 and project expenses add $1,000, leaving $7,000 gross profit before overheads. Review the hours spent on redesign and additional meetings before setting the allowance for comparable work.

Know which work actually makes you money.

Count the work between milestones

Track coordination calls and drawing revisions against the commission. Small additions become visible alongside the planned work.

Give your next fee a firmer basis

Compare project revenue with recorded labour and expenses. Use the result when you allow time for a similar commission.

Review team hours wherever you are

Authorised approvers can review submitted timesheets in the mobile browser. Private costs and margins stay limited to people with financial access.

Explore profitability in TimeLodge

A project margin does not establish a contractual right to additional design fees or replace practice accounts.

Get started with profitability

  1. 1Record design and site effort
  2. 2Add the commission’s project expenses
  3. 3Compare fees with recorded costs
  4. 4Review the next commission allowance

Questions about profitability for architects and engineers

How do design changes affect the project margin?
Extra work adds delivery cost when you record its hours and expenses. Review whether your agreement allows an additional fee before billing. The profitability view helps expose the effect; it does not determine contractual entitlement.
Is TimeLodge suitable for AEC project profitability?
It suits architecture and engineering practices that need to compare project revenue with recorded delivery costs. It does not replace construction management, contract administration, or your accounting software.
Does it automate architectural phase billing?
No. You can organise design and site work using project tasks. Prepare and review invoices against your client agreement; tasks do not automatically certify stages or create phase bills.
Is gross project profit our practice’s net profit?
No. Project gross profit subtracts recorded labour and project expenses from revenue. Your practice accounts also include overheads and accounting adjustments.
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