31-40 of 480 results for 'design brief'

Environment

Beyond codified comfort: building design and performance

Published: 30 September 2012 | Edited: 23 September 2018

This note was reviewed and approved for currency in September 2018. Increasingly, the designed solution to building performance is being replaced by ...

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Project

Specialist consultants during design and documentation

Published: 18 January 2012 | Edited: 1 December 2021

Read time: 3 minutes The consultant's scope The architect, in initiating the concept, will require early decisions to be made regarding specialist ...

Environment

Site planning and design for bushfire

Published: 25 February 2021 | Edited: 19 June 2023

A summary update has been provided for this note in June 2023. This summary reflects updates to this topic on the National Construction Code 2022 ...

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Project

Project time management in design and documentation

Published: 24 February 2021 | Edited: 7 December 2023

Read time: 6 minutes (This note replaces Time allowances - delays in design and documentation) Project time management is a core aspect of an ...

Practice

The value of copyright in architect designs

Published: 13 November 2018 | Edited: 9 February 2023

Read time: 3 minutes Changes to Australian Standard AS 4122 General conditions of contract for engagement of consultants and the introduction of ...

Environment

Supporting social value through the design process

Published: 24 November 2021

Read time: 20 minutes Decades of advocacy to achieve progress toward sustainable outcomes have highlighted an urgent need to reframe our ...

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‘Lighting’ is good lighting when it provides adequate illuminance to enable a task to be performed efficiently, is perceived as comfortable, and ...

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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 ...

Environment

Thermal mass in building design

Published: 31 May 2006 | Edited: 7 December 2018

This note was reviewed and approved for currency by the author in December 2018.  Thermal mass can be effectively employed in buildings to increase ...

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Environment

Natural ventilation in passive design

Published: 31 May 1996 | Edited: 23 August 2018

This note was reviewed and approved for currency in August 2018.  This note provides a background introduction to the lost art of designing for ...

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