301-310 of 480 results for 'design brief'

Environment

Comparative service life assessment of window systems

Published: 30 November 2007 | Edited: 30 October 2018

This note was reviewed and approved in October 2018 - not applicable for update. The BRANZ research organisation investigated the environmental ...

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Client note: Architects' fees

Published: 5 July 2017 | Edited: 10 March 2022

Read time: 7 minutes Architect’s fees are a matter for negotiation: there is no standard basis for calculation. The fee will reflect the degree of ...

Project

Procurement options - checklist

Published: 7 December 2011 | Edited: 3 November 2021

Read time: 1 minute The following checklists provide prompts for architects providing advice on procurement options, in addition to prompts for when ...

Resources

Construction industry legal comment

Published: 8 December 2011 | Edited: 23 February 2021

Minter Ellison Lawyers provide comment on legal cases and court decisions relating to the building and construction industry. A link is provided ...

Read time: 4 minutes While there are a number of potential benefits of issuing digital files to consultants, contractors and subcontractors ( ...

Project

Project manager - working with

Published: 27 October 2021 | Edited: 6 October 2024

Read time: 1 minute The relationship between the project manager, architect, design consultants and the client is critical to the success of ...

Environment

Life cycle energy analysis

Published: 31 March 2012 | Edited: 2 November 2018

This note was reviewed and approved for currency in November 2018. Life cycle energy analysis (LCEA) is a method of assessing both the operational ...

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Project

Partial services - fees

Published: 6 December 2011 | Edited: 29 January 2020

Read time: 3 minutes In calculating a fee for partial services, consideration should be given to the additional work and higher risk involved. Work ...

Project

Subconsultant or secondary consultant engagement

Published: 25 November 2021 | Edited: 13 June 2023

Read time: 4 minutes In the design and construction of buildings, architects will often require the services of specialist consultantsto provide ...

Practice

Quality management

Published: 6 September 2017

Quality control is a method for ensuring that all the activities necessary to design, develop and implement a product or service are effective and ...

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