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Environment

Newcastle CSIRO Energy Centre

Published: 28 February 2007

The CSIRO's Energy Centre at Newcastle has many innovative energy saving and renewable energy generation systems.  The Centre explores new methods of ...

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Environment

Timber and wood

Published: 26 November 2018

In their adaptiveness to new forms of construction and as a natural material option in biophilic design, timber and wood products continue to be a ...

Glossary Term

Subcontractor

An individual or company (under contract to the head contractor) who performs work or services or supplies and/or installs an item forming part of ...

Project

Unconditional guarantees and cash retention

Published: 10 January 2013 | Edited: 20 May 2020

Most standard-form building contracts allow the security to be in the form of cash retention or a bank guarantee. Under ABIC contracts, there is a ...

Environment

Lighting at the Australian Greenhouse Offices, Canberra

Published: 31 August 2004

The Australian Greenhouse Offices in Canberra aimed to set new environmental standards, by halving the energy use and greenhouse gas emissions of a ...

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Environment

Energy saving design

Published: 17 December 2018

An integrated building design approach which considers a building’s orientation, layout, form and materials with respect to climatic conditions to ...

Project

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 ...

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 ...

Enquiries For general enquiries contact Acumen at the Australian Institute of Architects. Level 1, 41 Exhibition Street Melbourne, Victoria 3000, ...

Project

Concept design

Published: 25 November 2011 | Edited: 2 July 2020

Concept design comprises two phases: pre-design – the research and information-gathering phase – and the design phase. During the design phase, you ...

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