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Read time: 5 minutes It is essential that adequate and appropriate fees are negotiated for the services to be provided by the architect. While ...
Applying the adaptive model of comfort
Published: 31 August 2003 | Edited: 13 September 2018This note was reviewed and approved for currency by the authors in September 2018. This note is directed to one major aspect of the comfort of ...
Read time: 2 minutes Architects are regularly required to provide documentation in trade package form. Architects should consider any additional ...
Under most standard-form building contracts the contractor receives regular payment for the work as it progresses. Progress certificates are issued ...
Planning for transit oriented development in Australian cities
Published: 30 November 2007Transit oriented development is a way of redeveloping a city to reduce car dependence. This paper outlines its basic tenets by examining four ...
Specialist consultants during design and documentation
Published: 18 January 2012 | Edited: 1 December 2021Read time: 3 minutes The consultant's scope The architect, in initiating the concept, will require early decisions to be made regarding specialist ...
Read time: 5 minutes The National Construction Code (NCC) is a performance-based code and while it defines what is Deemed-to-Satisfy (DtS), an ...
Guide letters provide advice about matters architects should consider when composing letters to the parties involved in architectural projects. When ...
These Special Conditions have been prepared for use by the builder and the owner, as an alternative form of contract, where: the bank or financier ...
These Special Conditions have been prepared for use by the builder and the owner, as an alternative form of contract, where: the bank or financier ...