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Residential construction accounts for about 70 per cent of the total volume of sawn timber consumed in Australia, with the majority of the wood used ...
Read time: 25 minutes There has been a tendency to focus on energy efficiency measures when reducing building-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions ...
This note was reviewed and approved for currency in November 2018. Life cycle energy analysis (LCEA) is a method of assessing both the operational ...
This note outlines how architects can use the design of buildings to help create sustainable transport systems and a more vibrant public domain.
Architects engaged as secondary or subconsultants
Published: 8 November 2011 | Edited: 7 February 2020On complex and large projects, architects are often engaged as a secondary or subconsultant. For example on major civil or landscape projects with a ...
Copyright and confidentiality - employees
Published: 8 November 2018 | Edited: 9 October 2024Read time: 7 minutes Employees of architectural practices often work for several firms in order to gain experience before ultimately starting up ...
Read time: 7 minutes During construction, the contractor may propose substituting materials and products specified in the contract documents. Caution ...
A significant part of an architect’s working day is spent in preparation for, or attendance at, meetings. Most meetings are project meetings (that is ...
Read time: 7 minutes In most jurisdictions a written client-architect agreement is compulsory and this is the simplest method of minimising fee ...
Green roofs for energy efficiency – a simulation study in Australian climates
Published: 30 November 2016 | Edited: 21 August 2018This note was reviewed and approved for currency in August 2018. This paper describes how green roofs influence the energy performance of a ...