There are no client fees to meet with ADC and acquaint us with your project. ADC is paid by the architects, designers and builders who are Member Firms of ADC. These Member Firms want the public to have an easy and educational way to meet them so they can be considered for diverse project opportunities.

Working with ADC is an interactive process. We have developed a results-oriented approach to helping clients identify their design needs, and to finding the best architects and builders to meet those needs. We help make successful design solutions possible.

Beginning with an in-depth interview, ADC assists clients in defining design requirements, establishing budget and time constraints, and reviewing the scope of related services necessary to complete each project successfully. An important part of this consultation is helping our clients become aware of the various costs of building that clients have often not considered. Clients who are more financially realistic are able to avoid unnecessary stress and more likely to have a successful design and building process.

By reviewing the images of a selection of related projects with clients, ADC assesses their responses to a variety of styles and approaches, some of which the client may never have considered. ADC also familiarizes clients with:

• Check and balance systems that will help them build their project within budget
• Alternative Building Methods
• Healthy Building
• The Design and Building Process versus The Design/Bid Process

A good working relationship between client, architect or designer, and builder is the foundation of a successful project. It is an important part of our referral process to link clients with design and building professionals whose work styles are highly compatible.

Upon assessing the client's project needs, ADC will contact the most appropriate design and/or building professionals and verify their interest and availability for the project. For more complex commercial projects, ADC may research architects, builders and consultants outside of New Mexico, in order to insure that the most qualified team of professionals is available to the client.

The client is now ready to meet with the firms ADC has referred. The names and phone numbers of these firms are given to the client, along with an explanation as to why ADC believes these firms are good matches. The client then contacts these firms for meetings at their own convenience.