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Practice

Quality control checklist

Published: 1 October 2020 | Edited: 8 November 2023

Read time: 5 minutes Checklists are an effective tool to achieve consistency in outputs in architectural practice and to improve the quality of those ...

Project

Defects

Published: 22 May 2020 | Edited: 30 June 2024

Read time: 10 minutes Under most standard-form building contracts the contractoris responsible for the rectification of defects in the works prior to ...

Environment

Ecological connectivity design strategies

Published: 29 November 2023

Read time: 28 minutes The Indigenous Ecosystem Corridors and Nodes Project (IEC+N) was launched in 2016 by the International Union of Architects (UIA ...

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Design for eco-services – Part B building services

Published: 30 November 2009 | Edited: 5 September 2018

This note was reviewed and approved for currency by the Author in September 2018. Without the virtually free services of nature like clean air and ...

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Wood products are a staple of the construction sector, and are important in delivering environmentally preferable projects. However the ...

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Project

Fitness for purpose

Published: 30 November 2022 | Edited: 25 November 2024

Read time: 9 minutes In recent years there has been an increase in government- and client-generated contracts that have introduced direct or indirect ...

Environment

Section J and commercial building facade design: NCC 2022

Published: 15 October 2019 | Edited: 7 February 2024

Section J of the National Construction Code (NCC) Volume One codifies minimum glazing thermal performance measures for both facade vision glazing and ...

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Project

Security – bank guarantees and cash retention

Published: 2 December 2011 | Edited: 12 March 2020

Security in building contracts is provided by the contractor as an assurance that it will meet its obligations under the contract. The security may ...

Project

Building contract deposits

Published: 24 October 2024

Read time: 5 minutes The ABIC Simple Works Housing Contract (ABIC SW H Contract), in use in each state and territory in Australia (refer Acumen note ...

Practice

Work experience for school students

Published: 2 January 2013 | Edited: 7 October 2020

Work experience in an architectural practice provides a valuable opportunity for students to gain some insight into the daily activities of an ...

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