Your Admin Numbers
Adjust the defaults based on your actual workload. We pre-filled typical values for architects.
Avg. for architects: 13h/week
Typical for architects: $120/hr
Weekly admin cost
$1,560
13h x $120/hr
Monthly admin cost
$6,755
~4.33 weeks/month
Yearly admin cost
$81,120
52 weeks/year
With Christine AI
Christine costs
$588/year
$49/month, cancel anytime
Your net savings
$80,532/year
676 hours recovered
Return on Investment
Every $1 you spend on Christine saves you $138 in admin time
What counts as admin for architects?
Site meeting notes span design, engineering, and permits
After a 2-hour site meeting with the Nakamura family about their home addition
1 hour per meeting creating organized notes from scattered sourcesConsultant coordination across multiple disciplines
When the structural engineer emails that the Brennan project steel beam specs have changed
5 hours per week on consultant communication across 3-4 active projectsProject expenses not allocated to the right job
After paying $450 for large-format prints and $280 for the building permit application
$800-1,200 per quarter in misallocated or unbilled project expensesPermit timeline tracking is purely mental
When the city planning department calls about the Nakamura variance hearing date
1-2 delayed permit submissions per year adding weeks to project timelines