Transcript Title / Theme type of document Policy / Area

Economic Impact Survey
April-09
GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1/09
Snapshot Survey
Of
Impact of Economic Crisis
ASSEMBLEE GENERALE 1/09
General Assembly of the ACE - Finlandia Hall - Helsinki
www.ace-cae.eu
24th April 2009
Economic Impact Survey
April-09
Methodology:
- Secretariat Prepared Questions with Assistance
from the EB
- The ACE Internet Service Provider Created
Online Questionnaire
- E-mail Invitation sent to 3,100 E-mail Addresses
of “Volunteers” from Sector Study
- Member Organisations Invited to Circulate the
Invitation to all Architect Members
- Questionnaire Open for 2 Week Period (Ended
10th April)
- 2,066 Responses Received in Total
- 2,047 Responses from ACE Member Countries
General Assembly of the ACE - Finlandia Hall - Helsinki
www.ace-cae.eu
24th April 2009
Economic Impact Survey
April-09
Breakdown of Responses:
Countries
Number of answers per Country
Number of answers
Belgium
995
Greece
235
Finland
210
Czech Republic
128
Norway
83
Germany
75
Turkey
37
1200
Romania
36
Malta
33
1000
Estonia
25
Latvia
25
United Kingdom
21
Austria
18
France
17
Portugal
17
Sweden
17
Denmark
13
Irlande
13
Poland
12
Luxembourg
11
Netherlands
10
800
600
400
Switzerland
ITALY
Spain
FYROM
Cyprus
Slovenia
Netherlands
Poland
Luxembourg
Irlande
Sweden
General Assembly of the ACE - Finlandia Hall - Helsinki
Denmark
Portugal
France
Austria
United Kingdom
Latvia
Estonia
Malta
Turkey
Germany
Norway
Czech Republic
Finland
Greece
Belgium
0
Romania
200
Slovenia
9
Cyprus
3
FYROM
1
ITALY
1
Spain
Switzerland
TOTAL
1
1
www.ace-cae.eu
2047
24th April 2009
Economic Impact Survey
April-09
Breakdown of Responses:
Countries
Number of answers per Country
Number of answers
Belgium
995
Greece
235
Finland
210
Czech Republic
128
Norway
83
Germany
75
Turkey
37
1200
Romania
36
Malta
33
1000
Estonia
25
Latvia
25
United Kingdom
21
Austria
18
France
17
Portugal
17
Sweden
17
Denmark
13
Irlande
13
Poland
12
Luxembourg
11
Netherlands
10
800
600
400
Switzerland
ITALY
Spain
FYROM
Cyprus
Slovenia
Netherlands
Poland
Luxembourg
Irlande
Sweden
General Assembly of the ACE - Finlandia Hall - Helsinki
Denmark
Portugal
France
Austria
United Kingdom
Latvia
Estonia
Malta
Turkey
Germany
Norway
Czech Republic
Finland
Greece
Belgium
0
Romania
200
Slovenia
9
Cyprus
3
FYROM
1
ITALY
1
Spain
Switzerland
TOTAL
1
1
www.ace-cae.eu
2047
24th April 2009
Economic Impact Survey
April-09
Profile of Respondents:
Number of people in the company or
practice where respondents work
10.0%
Good Representation
from all sizes of
Architectural Practice
24.3%
10.4%
1 person
2 people
3 to 5 people
6 to 10 people
12.8%
Spread Reflects Sector
Study Profile well
11 to 30 people
17.9%
30 or more people
24.6%
General Assembly of the ACE - Finlandia Hall - Helsinki
www.ace-cae.eu
No Other Information
About Respondents
was Sought
24th April 2009
Economic Impact Survey
April-09
Current situation for architectural practice in
Europe
1.0%
2.5%
12.4%
9.8%
36.7%
Very bad
Bad
Satisfactory
Good
very good
No opinion
Difficult to Conclude
Anything Else as This
is a Baseline Survey
Survey to be Repeated
Every 3 Months
37.7%
Pessimistic
Overall a Pessimistic
Outlook
46.5%
14.9%
General Assembly of the ACE - Finlandia Hall - Helsinki
Optimistic
www.ace-cae.eu
24th April 2009
Economic Impact Survey
April-09
Expectation, for the next three months,
of architectural workload
1.4%
2.6%
16.0%
12.4%
Decrease
significantly
Decrease a little
Breakdown by Building
Type Comes Later in
the Presentation
Stay the same
Increase a little
27.3%
40.4%
Pessimistic
43.3%
15.0%
General Assembly of the ACE - Finlandia Hall - Helsinki
Increase
significantly
No opinion
Optimistic
www.ace-cae.eu
24th April 2009
Economic Impact Survey
April-09
Change in staff numbers since
September 2008
2.2%
1.2%
8.8%
8.4%
16.2%
Decrease
significantly
Decrease a little
Stay the same
Increase a little
Assumption is That the
Economic Crisis
Started to be Felt in
September 2008
Net Decrease is 14.6%
Increase
significantly
No opinion
63.2%
Decreased
24.6%
10.0%
General Assembly of the ACE - Finlandia Hall - Helsinki
Increased
www.ace-cae.eu
24th April 2009
Economic Impact Survey
April-09
Expectation, for the next three months,
of change in staff numbers
2.2%
0.3%
8.4%
5.5%
15.8%
Decrease
significantly
Decrease a little
Stay the same
Increase a little
Increase
significantly
No opinion
Net Decrease is
Expected to be 12.6%
Combined with Last
Slide this Adds up to
27.2% Net Decrease in a
9-Month Period!
67.8%
Pessimistic
21.3%
8.7%
General Assembly of the ACE - Finlandia Hall - Helsinki
Optimistic
www.ace-cae.eu
24th April 2009
Economic Impact Survey
April-09
Expected Change in Workload Over Next 3 Months:
Private housing
4.2%
1.0%
24.2%
10.8%
Decrease significantly
Decrease a little
Stay the same
Increase a little
Increase significantly
No opinion
Delegates are
Reminded that Private
Housing Accounts for
45% of the Market for
Architects in Europe
26.0%
33.7%
Pessimistic
57.9%
11.8%
General Assembly of the ACE - Finlandia Hall - Helsinki
Optimistic
www.ace-cae.eu
24th April 2009
Economic Impact Survey
April-09
Expected Change in Workload Over Next 3 Months:
Public housing
15.2%
19.9%
Decrease
significantly
Decrease a little
1.9%
10.6%
Stay the same
Increase a little
24.7%
27.6%
Pessimistic
44.6%
12.5%
General Assembly of the ACE - Finlandia Hall - Helsinki
Delegates are
Reminded that Public
Housing Accounts for
4% of the Market for
Architects in Europe
Increase
significantly
No opinion
Optimistic
www.ace-cae.eu
24th April 2009
Economic Impact Survey
April-09
Expected Change in Workload Over Next 3 Months:
Commercial (offices, shops, industrial
buildings, etc)
11.1%
1.4%
4.4%
34.3%
Decrease
significantly
Decrease a little
Stay the same
15.8%
Increase a little
Increase
significantly
No opinion
33.0%
Pessimistic
67.3%
Delegates are
Reminded that
Commercial Projects
Account for 23% of the
Market for Architects in
Europe
5.8%
General Assembly of the ACE - Finlandia Hall - Helsinki
Optimistic
www.ace-cae.eu
24th April 2009
Economic Impact Survey
April-09
Expected Change in Workload Over Next 3 Months:
Other private (leisure, private schools,
medical facilities, etc)
20.2%
19.0%
Decreased
significantly
Decrease a little
0.6%
5.0%
Delegates are
Reminded that Other
Private Projects
Account for 10% of the
Market for Architects in
Europe
Stay the same
Increase a little
31.9%
23.3%
Pessimistic
50.9%
Increase
significantly
No opinion
5.6%
General Assembly of the ACE - Finlandia Hall - Helsinki
Optimistic
www.ace-cae.eu
24th April 2009
Economic Impact Survey
April-09
Expected Change in Workload Over Next 3 Months:
Other public (schools, hospitals,
museums, prison, etc)
14.0%
19.5%
Decrease significantly
Decrease a little
Stay the same
2.3%
Increase a little
21.0% Increase significantly
No opinion
13.1%
Delegates are
Reminded that Other
Public Projects Account
for 20% of the Market
for Architects in Europe
30.1%
Pessimistic
35.0%
15.4%
General Assembly of the ACE - Finlandia Hall - Helsinki
Optimistic
www.ace-cae.eu
24th April 2009
Economic Impact Survey
April-09
Expected Change in Workload Over Next 3 Months:
Other (consultancy, energy audits,
feasibility studies, etc)
16.8%
9.5%
20.3%
6.2%
Decrease
significantly
Decrease a little
Stay the same
Increase a little
Increase
significantly
No opinion
20.8%
It is Not Known What
the Percentage of
Workload These Tasks
Represent, but This is
the Area that
Represents Most
Optimism About Future
Workload
26.4%
Pessimistic
29.8%
27.0%
General Assembly of the ACE - Finlandia Hall - Helsinki
Optimistic
www.ace-cae.eu
24th April 2009
Economic Impact Survey
April-09
Conclusions:
-
Important to Repeat the Survey Regularly
Need to Ensure Greater Participation
Anomalies will be “Ironed Out” Over Time
The Profession is, Generally, Badly Affected at the Present
- Opportunity Exists to Collect, Consolidate and Capitalise
on Existing Policy Work and to Prepare for the Future
- Need to Share the Experiences and Strategies of Member
Organisations as They Cope with the Effects of the Crisis
General Assembly of the ACE - Finlandia Hall - Helsinki
www.ace-cae.eu
24th April 2009