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Business continuity and disaster planning

Published: 24 January 2024

Read time: 8 minutes It is important that architecture practices have a Business Continuity and Crisis Management Plan (BCCMP) in place so that they ...

This note has been written to show firstly, where lighting design fits into the overall sustainability context, and secondly, to show how lighting ...

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COVID-19 project considerations

Published: 9 April 2020

This note was reviewed in July 2023, and has been retained for legacy. Read time: 4 minutes Architects, like many other professionals and business, ...

Project

Brief

Published: 1 December 2015 | Edited: 29 September 2022

Read time: 4 minutes At the inception of a project the architect needs to establish the project brief or how the brief is to be prepared. A design ...

Practice

Email disclaimers

Published: 9 October 2017 | Edited: 6 October 2022

Read time: 3 minutes The rapid expansion of the use of email as a tool for communication and its accessability require some caution to accompany its ...

Project

Procurement

Published: 22 July 2013 | Edited: 23 February 2021

Read time: 1 minute Procurement is the act or process of bringing about or bringing into existence buildings. It may also refer to the acquiring of ...

Environment

Climate change and sustainability

Published: 31 August 2005

During the twentieth century the earth warmed by about 0.6°C, primarily due to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Consequent to ...

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Remote sites - contract administration

Published: 31 August 2015 | Edited: 5 March 2020

With the development of digital technology and the availability of the internet, architects and their specialist consultants can satisfy themselves ...

Project

Contractual liability

Published: 12 January 2012 | Edited: 20 May 2021

Read time: 7 minutes An enforceable contract between two parties contains both rights and obligations. A knowledge of the fundamental elements of a ...

Practice

Ethics

Published: 25 November 2015 | Edited: 25 May 2022

Read time: 9 minutes Architects must be able to distinguish between ethical and non-ethical situations, and make ethical decisions based on ...

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