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Electronic data transfer - third-party agreement

Published: 24 November 2011 | Edited: 29 September 2020

The third-party agreement should address the architect and any other person receiving the documents, including specialist consultants, the contractor ...

Project

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 ...

Resources

Lighting guide for inclusive design

Published: 27 May 2019

This lighting guide aims to inform architects in achieving better design outcomes, based on the needs of all users including people with a disability ...

Resources

Accessible entry

Published: 10 January 2012 | Edited: 17 April 2022

Read time: 5 minutes Providing accessible entry Providing access to buildings for people with disabilities is required under the National ...

Project

Staged practical completion

Published: 17 August 2017 | Edited: 22 May 2020

When the project involves a series of handover stages for separable parts of the building work or some form of staged practical completion, ...

Practice

Engagement of contract staff

Published: 3 November 2011 | Edited: 21 October 2021

Read time: 8 minutes It is not uncommon for architects to engage technical and professional staff as contractors rather than as employees. However, ...

Practice

Copyright and confidentiality - employees

Published: 8 November 2018 | Edited: 9 October 2024

Read time: 7 minutes Employees of architectural practices often work for several firms in order to gain experience before ultimately starting up ...

Practice

Employee private commissions and liability

Published: 9 June 2009 | Edited: 12 May 2020

It is not unusual for practitioners to work on private commissions while they are employees in practice. This note provides some guidance and warning ...

Read time: 25 minutes The residential building sector is a significant contributor to carbon footprint and climate change. This is primarily due to ...

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A summary of urban assessment tools for application in Australia

Published: 29 February 2016 | Edited: 28 August 2018

This note was reviewed and approved for currency in August 2018.  With increasing world population, urbanization, and climatic changes impacting ...

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