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The building industry – including quantity surveyors, building owners and planning authorities – uses a variety of methods for measuring building ...
It is not unusual for practitioners to work on private commissions while they are employees in practice. This note provides some guidance and warning ...
In this digital age it is expected that parties involved in a business transaction will largely exchange information and communicate by email. This ...
Work experience in an architectural practice provides a valuable opportunity for students to gain some insight into the daily activities of an ...
The 2018 revised editions of the Australian Building Industry Contracts (ABIC) Major Works (MW), Simple Works (SW) commercial and domestic are ...
Client note: Opening up and testing the works
Published: 3 October 2017 | Edited: 28 March 2022Read time: 3 minutes Occasionally, work which has been done by the contractor needs to be opened up for testing or inspection. If this is necessary ...
Read time: 15 minutes Contaminated land contains substances that may pose a risk to human health or the environment. Owners have a responsibility to ...
Prevention Principle and the implied duty of cooperation
Published: 28 August 2015 | Edited: 9 June 2021An architect responsible for the administration of a construction contract should be aware of two legal concepts enforced by the courts. The first is ...
Architects are often asked to provide project file documents or to hand over their entire project file after completion of the works. Architects need ...
Read time: 3 minutes This type of insurance is only applicable to practices organised as a company. It covers the personal liability of directors, ...