271-280 of 480 results for 'design brief'

Environment

Timber use in residential construction and demolition

Published: 30 November 2008

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 ...

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Project

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 ...

Environment

Optimising environmental performance using building performance simulation

Published: 31 October 2017 | Edited: 7 October 2018

This note was reviewed and approved for currency in October 2018. Computer simulation of a building’s environmental performance has been available as ...

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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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Environment

Urine-separation and dry composting toilet trial – agricultural use of residues

Published: 31 August 2009 | Edited: 11 October 2018

This note was reviewed in October 2018 and retained for legacy. This paper and its companion paper summarise reports published by the consulting firm ...

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Environment

Water

Published: 17 December 2018

Integrating measures for water management and conservation including the collection, treatment and reuse of water; water-sensitive urban design (WSUD ...

Environment

Photovoltaic cells – how they work

Published: 31 August 2010 | Edited: 18 October 2018

This note was reviewed in October 2018 and retained for legacy.  Energy analyst and photovoltaics (PV) lecturer Muriel Watt provides an up-to-date ...

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Resources

Client note: What are an architect's moral rights?

Published: 21 December 2011 | Edited: 12 March 2020

Since the passing of the Copyright Amendment (Moral Rights) Act in 2000, the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) (the Act) has protected the moral rights of ...

Project

Material considerations

Published: 23 January 2020

Familiarise yourself with material selections and construction methods that are incorporated in the design. Provide particular consideration to the ...

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