521-530 of 567 results for 'working drawings'

Practice

Business cycles

Published: 29 October 2015 | Edited: 15 September 2022

Read time: 6 minutes Architecture and construction – like other cyclical industries – are driven by a number of economic events that operate ...

Resources

Guide letter 29: Recommendation to client - variations

Published: 20 December 2011 | Edited: 30 June 2022

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

Project

Facilities management

Published: 4 October 2017

Facilities management has adapted processes developed by other professions and enterprises for its own use. These processes include quality ...

Resources

Accessible entry

Published: 10 January 2012 | Edited: 17 April 2022

Read time: 5 minutes Providing accessible entry Providing access to buildings for people with disabilities is required under the National ...

Practice

Asset planning

Published: 25 June 2015 | Edited: 21 October 2021

Read time: 4 minutes It is reasonable and ethical for architects to ensure that their practice is covered by a level of professional indemnity ...

Environment

Ecological waste: rethinking the nature of waste

Published: 31 December 2007 | Edited: 13 September 2018

This note was reviewed and approved for currency by the Author in September 2018. The design and construction fields have a central role to play in ...

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Environment

Sustainable water use – efficient then effective

Published: 31 August 2005

Sustainable water systems will meet water service needs at the lowest cost to society and with the lowest environmental impact through maximising ...

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Sub-soil conditions

Published: 25 November 2011 | Edited: 18 May 2022

Information about the sub-soil conditions of a site is necessary for the architect and specialist consultants (structural and civil engineers ...

Project

Extensions of time

Published: 3 October 2017 | Edited: 9 March 2022

Read time: 2 minutes Standard building contracts usually include a mechanism to allow the adjustment of the date for practical completion due to ...

Practice

Waivers of moral rights and indemnities

Published: 7 August 2018 | Edited: 22 December 2022

Read time: 3 minutes It is not uncommon for a client to ask an architect or firm to sign a general ‘waiver’ of moral rights (eg, ‘I agree to waive ...

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