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Budget estimates – methods

Published: 24 November 2011 | Edited: 6 October 2021

Read time: 4 minutes The level of accuracy of a project budget estimate is in part a product of the method of estimating that is applied. Architects ...

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Charge-out rate

Published: 20 April 2012 | Edited: 25 November 2021

Read time: 2 minutes When providing a service on the basis of hours worked, it is necessary to establish a charge-out rate which reflects the total ...

Resources

Guide letter 37: Advice to client - final certificate

Published: 21 December 2011 | Edited: 25 January 2022

Read time: 1 minute Guide letters provide advice about matters architects should consider when composing letters to the parties involved in ...

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Architectural competitions

Published: 13 November 2017

The Australian Institute of Architects supports the use of architectural competitions for the design and completion of certain types of buildings as ...

Environment

Optimising environmental performance using building performance simulation

Published: 31 October 2017 | Edited: 7 October 2018

This note was reviewed and approved for currency in October 2018. Computer simulation of a building’s environmental performance has been available as ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

Practice

Evidence and court procedure

Published: 8 January 2013 | Edited: 24 June 2021

The rules applicable to the law of evidence apply equally to the expert witness as well as to the ordinary witness. It has often been said that the ...

Resources

Guide letter 32: Advice to client - contractor's breach

Published: 20 December 2011 | Edited: 27 October 2021

Guide letters provide advice about matters architects should consider when composing letters to the parties involved in architectural projects. 1.

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Noise from building sites

Published: 30 November 2011

During the process of building, it is common for substantial noise to emanate from the building site. Personnel should be informed about the need to ...

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