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Certificates

Published: 17 January 2017 | Edited: 22 July 2020

Under most standard-form building contracts the contractor receives regular payment for the work as it progresses. Progress certificates are issued ...

Practice

Mental health in the profession

Published: 20 November 2019

Read time: 8 minutes Mental health is sometimes described as a continuum, where good mental health is at one end, and mild to severe mental illnesses ...

Environment

Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) – its use in construction

Published: 31 March 2012

This note examines the risks and benefits of using polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, in construction. It looks at environmental impacts of its use and ...

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Specialist consultants during construction

Published: 18 January 2012 | Edited: 25 November 2021

Read time: 4 minutes Lines of communication It is essential to maintain correct lines of communication between client, specialist consultant, ...

Project

Contingency sum

Published: 9 January 2013 | Edited: 28 October 2020

A contingency sum is an amount of money, usually expressed as a percentage, included in the project budget to allow for the unknown or unresolved ...

Practice

DDA - the Premises Standards and building certification

Published: 12 August 2013

The Premises Standards of the DDA are not the NCC and the NCC is not the Premises Standards. One is federal legislation, the other is an instrument ...

Resources

Client note: Variations to construction scope

Published: 3 October 2017 | Edited: 28 June 2023

Read time: 3 minutes It is usual practice for the project design to be finalised and agreed before tenders are obtained or a building contract is ...

Project

Errors, ambiguities or omissions

Published: 3 September 2018 | Edited: 14 November 2024

Read time: 6 minutes This note is about errors, ambiguities or omissions which may occur from time to time and need to be rectified. for the purpose ...

Practice

Report writing

Published: 7 January 2013 | Edited: 29 September 2022

Read time: 6 minutes Written reports are an integral part of architectural practice. Producing a report that communicates clearly and completely with ...

Alongside the 2019 Client Architect Agreement (CAA2019) the Institute also publishes the 2019 Client Architect Agreement for Limited Services ( ...

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