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Environment

Airtightness and thermal bridging in buildings

Published: 6 October 2021 | Edited: 20 March 2024

Read time: 29 minutes All buildings should provide a durable enclosure, thermally comfortable interior, good indoor air quality and energy-efficient ...

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Concrete is the most widely used building material in the world with many architectural and engineering benefits, but also with a high capacity to ...

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Client note: Contingency sums

Published: 12 February 2019 | Edited: 27 August 2020

This advice is to assist clients in understanding the use of a contingency sum as a cost and budget management tool through the various stages of a ...

Environment

Erosion and sediment control

Published: 28 February 2003

The principles of erosion and sediment control are said to be at the cutting edge of common sense.  These principles have been around for decades, ...

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Selection and engagement

Published: 18 January 2012 | Edited: 25 November 2021

Read time: 2 minutes In the early stages of the project (often as part of the architect's initial proposal to the prospective client), the architect ...

Environment

Sustainability framework for practice

Published: 12 June 2024

Issue 02 June 2024 Read time: 17 minutes This note replaces the June 2020 edition.  Abstract There is an urgent need to address the pressing social ...

Project

Partial services

Published: 13 February 2020 | Edited: 14 August 2024

Read time: 4 minutes Partial services engagement may occur in a number of circumstances including: when an architect is appointed to complete ...

Project

Sub-soil conditions

Published: 25 November 2011 | Edited: 18 May 2022

Information about the sub-soil conditions of a site is necessary for the architect and specialist consultants (structural and civil engineers ...

The paper and its companion paper summarise reports published by the consulting firm GHD in 2003 and 2009 and in particular summarise final results ...

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Condensation in Buildings Handbook

Published: 6 August 2019 | Edited: 25 January 2023

Read time: 1 minute This non-mandatory handbook produced by the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) was updated in 2023 due to new condensation ...

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