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The Institute provides a range of additional resources and services for members, the public and the profession to facilitate best-practice design, ...

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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 ...

Environment

A practical guide to life cycle assessment of buildings

Published: 31 May 2012 | Edited: 4 September 2018

This note was reviewed in September 2018 and retained for legacy. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is an internationally recognised and standardised ( ...

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Accessible adult change facilities

Published: 28 October 2019 | Edited: 22 July 2024

Read time: 1 minute An accessible adult change facility is a type of sanitary compartment that provides a suitable toilet for people with a complex ...

Project

Particular persons

Published: 31 May 2023

Read time: 6 minutes Particular person refers to an individual or company selected by the owner and specifically identified in the building contract ...

Practice

Projects in bushfire-prone areas

Published: 15 October 2018

When asked to design a 'fire bunker', ‘fire-shelter’, ‘fire refuge’, or the like, it is wise to be extremely careful and risk adverse about what you ...

Resources

Access design guide

Published: 9 March 2022

Read time: 1 minute The Access design guide provides guidance notes on best practice accessible design, accessible fit out for which building ...

Project

Regulatory requirements

Published: 30 November 2011 | Edited: 29 July 2021

Read time: 1 minute There is a high level of regulatory consistency across Australia; however, states and territories can and do make their own ...

Project

Value management

Published: 27 March 2017 | Edited: 27 September 2023

Read time: 4 minutes Value management can be an effective technique to assist the architect to identify the critical aspects of a design brief and to ...

Resources

Guide letter 33: Advice to client - works nearing practical completion

Published: 21 December 2011 | Edited: 22 July 2021

Read time: 3 minutes Guide letters provide advice about matters architects should consider when composing letters to the parties involved in ...

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