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Environment

Revisiting energy efficiency in commercial buildings

Published: 28 February 2003

The previous version of this note (Energy Efficiency in Commercial Buildings by Deo Prasad May 1995) emphasised the need for including fundamental ...

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Embodied carbon in buildings

Published: 5 July 2023

Read time: 25 minutes There has been a tendency to focus on energy efficiency measures when reducing building-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions ...

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Design and construct

Published: 7 December 2011 | Edited: 15 June 2022

Read time: 4 minutes The procurement method of Design and Construct is where the client enters into a single contract with a construction company ...

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Architects working together

Published: 7 December 2011 | Edited: 4 August 2022

Read time: 2 minutes Architects will from time to time consider collaboration with other architects or practices for particular projects that would ...

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Fast-tracked projects

Published: 7 December 2011 | Edited: 22 June 2022

Read time: 7 minutes Fast-tracking (or phased construction/ early contractor involvement) is a generic term used to describe a number of ...

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Financing of projects

Published: 7 December 2011 | Edited: 11 August 2022

Read time: 5 minutes Specialised matters such as legal, insurance and financing often have an effect on the architect's duty to the client but they ...

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Co-design

Published: 27 July 2022

Read time: 3 minutes Co-design in the built environment is more than consultation – it involves having equal seats at the table for consumers, ...

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Contractual liability

Published: 12 January 2012 | Edited: 20 May 2021

Read time: 7 minutes An enforceable contract between two parties contains both rights and obligations. A knowledge of the fundamental elements of a ...

These Special Conditions have been prepared for use by the builder and the owner, as an alternative form of contract, for situations where: the bank ...

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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 ...

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