Every October since 2000, ZweigWhite has recognized the fastest-growing architecture, engineering, and environmental consulting firms on the basis of percentage growth and dollar growth. Over the years, the "Hot Firm" designation has become synonymous with success in the industry.

 

Eligibility rules for The Zweig Letter Hot Firm List state that firms must be based in the U.S. or Canada and derive the majority of their revenue from the practice of architecture, engineering, planning, environmental consulting, design and construction, or allied disciplines. For the 2009 list, eligible firms had to be in business as of Jan. 1, 2005, and had to have 2004 gross revenues of at least $1 million.
 
Since we first created the Hot Firm List in 2000, we've taken special care to recognize both small firms and large firms for their successes. A $5 million firm may have an easier time doubling in size than a $5 billion firm, while, at the same time, growing by an additional $1 billion is a more feasible goal for the large firm than the small firm. To alleviate this problem, we weigh firms' dollar growth and percentage growth equally to give both small firms and large firms an opportunity to make the list. Each firm is assigned a dollar ranking and a percentage ranking, then we combine the two numbers for a total score. The 200 firms with the best combined scores are the winners on The Zweig Letter Hot Firm List.

 

 

Next year, The Zweig Letter Hot Firm List will again recognize the 200 fastest-growing firms and will also recognize the top growing firms by size and by type of work. The winners will be announced at the The Zweig Letter Hot Firm 2010 Conference.

 

The top 200 firms will also be announced in a special issue of The Zweig Letter, ZweigWhite's weekly management newsletter for architecture, engineering, and environmental firm leaders.

 

The Zweig Letter Hot Firm Conference is THE most exciting annual event for growing A/E firms. This two-day event features top design and environmental industry executives, entrepreneurs, authors, and many others who gather each year to share strategies for success, learn tactics from their peers, and leave with renewed inspiration for another successful year. This event always has a lot to offer: the conference program, the awards banquet and celebration, and unlimited networking with the best and brightest in the industry! Find out more about how you can be a part of this industry-leading event next year. Contact events@zweigwhite.com