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Site planning and design for bushfire
Published: 25 February 2021 | Edited: 19 June 2023A summary update has been provided for this note in June 2023. This summary reflects updates to this topic on the National Construction Code 2022 ...
Mental landscapes – the forgotten element in sustainable design
Published: 30 November 2003 | Edited: 3 October 2018This note was reviewed and approved for currency in October 2018. Built environments are an incarnation of our mental landscapes. In Western culture ...
Alternative low energy air-conditioning solutions are now being commonly used in preference to more traditional air-conditioning solutions for ...
Innovation in ventilation systems is becoming an increasingly popular and targeted topic of architectural discourse. Architects, consultants and ...
Under most standard-form building contracts the contractor receives regular payment for the work as it progresses. Progress certificates are issued ...
Read time: 9 minutes This note explains the role of a fire safety engineer (fire engineer) at various stages of a project and the value they can add ...
The climate-adaptive vernacular architecture of Asia-Pacific
Published: 31 May 2011 | Edited: 30 November 2018This note was reviewed and approved for currency in November 2018. This note is based on research undertaken as part of a Churchill Fellowship, which ...
Read time: 5 minutes Architects carry significant legal liability when selecting and specifying materials and products for the construction of a ...
Contract administration versus supervision
Published: 15 November 2017 | Edited: 16 June 2022Read time: 6 minutes Supervision of the works performed under a construction contract is generally the responsibility of the head contractor however, ...
Read time: 5 minutes Shop drawings are ‘drawings prepared for a fabricator to use in a workshop’ (Standards Australia 2020). Common examples of shop ...