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Project

Site surveys and survey types

Published: 25 November 2011 | Edited: 30 January 2020

Comprehensive site survey information provided by a licensed surveyor is preferable, and in many cases essential, in the implementation of any ...

Environment

Sustainable metropolitan transport – design strategies

Published: 31 August 2006

This note outlines how architects can use the design of buildings to help create sustainable transport systems and a more vibrant public domain.

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This note discusses how the quantity surveyor's skills can be harnessed in the development of environmentally sustainable design.  It focuses on the ...

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Practice

Proprietary companies

Published: 24 August 2023

Read time: 5 minutes This note aims to assist you in selecting the appropriate structure for your architectural practice by providing an overview of ...

Practice

Asbestos

Published: 9 February 2017 | Edited: 21 November 2022

Read time: 7 minutes Asbestos presents a health risk for those working with or being in proximity to asbestos, particularly friable asbestos. For ...

Project

Sub-soil conditions

Published: 25 November 2011 | Edited: 18 May 2022

Information about the sub-soil conditions of a site is necessary for the architect and specialist consultants (structural and civil engineers ...

Project

ABIC contracts – Victoria

Published: 20 August 2018

The 2018 revised editions of the Australian Building Industry Contracts (ABIC) Major Works (MW), Simple Works (SW) commercial and domestic are ...

Project

ABIC contracts – Western Australia

Published: 20 August 2018

The 2018 revised editions of the Australian Building Industry Contracts (ABIC) Major Works (MW), Simple Works (SW) commercial and domestic are ...

Environment

Phase change materials – overview

Published: 31 August 2006 | Edited: 30 August 2018

This note was reviewed in August 2018 and retained for legacy. This paper introduces phase change materials (PCMs) as an alternative energy storage ...

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Environment

Planning the green city

Published: 30 November 2005 | Edited: 25 November 2018

This note was reviewed and retained for legacy in November 2018 in the context of its publication date, with the qualification that some references ...

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