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Airtightness and thermal bridging in buildings
Published: 6 October 2021 | Edited: 20 March 2024Read time: 29 minutes All buildings should provide a durable enclosure, thermally comfortable interior, good indoor air quality and energy-efficient ...
Concrete and sustainability – supporting environmentally responsible decision making
Published: 30 November 2003Concrete is the most widely used building material in the world with many architectural and engineering benefits, but also with a high capacity to ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Read time: 4 minutes Partial services engagement may occur in a number of circumstances including: when an architect is appointed to complete ...
Information about the sub-soil conditions of a site is necessary for the architect and specialist consultants (structural and civil engineers ...
Urine-separation and dry composting toilet trial – demonstration in a secondary school
Published: 31 August 2009The paper and its companion paper summarise reports published by the consulting firm GHD in 2003 and 2009 and in particular summarise final results ...
Read time: 1 minute This non-mandatory handbook produced by the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) was updated in 2023 due to new condensation ...