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Glossary Term

Works

The completed construction as set out in the contract documents. Generally works can be seen as the product of the work carried out under the ...

Practice

Workplace health and safety - Safe design law

Published: 17 February 2021

(This note updates and replaces Occupational health and safety - safe design) The Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislation is being harmonised across ...

Project

Working on or near boundaries

Published: 20 January 2020 | Edited: 8 March 2023

Read time: 4 minutes Working near a boundary may pose a myriad of complex legal problems or it may be straightforward. While the resolution of these ...

Project

Working as an architect-builder

Published: 27 April 2017 | Edited: 26 October 2022

Read time: 4 minutes Architects may choose to provide building services to a client or for themselves. However, this often changes the traditional ...

Glossary Term

Work

The activities, labour or processes involved in construction of the works.

Environment

Winning hearts and minds: the role of emotion and logic in sustainable design decision making

Published: 31 August 2014 | Edited: 29 August 2018

This note was reviewed and approved for currency in August 2018. Tougher economic times have led to an increasing scrutiny of sustainability ...

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Project

When to engage a fire safety engineer

Published: 31 March 2022 | Edited: 20 October 2022

Read time: 9 minutes This note explains the role of a fire safety engineer (fire engineer) at various stages of a project and the value they can add ...

Environment

Welcome to the Jungle House

Published: 20 April 2022

Read time: 11 minutes Welcome to the Jungle House (WTTJH) is a home designed to fit within the existing building’s reconstructed masonry fabric and ...

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Practice

Website design and best practice

Published: 21 September 2023

Read time: 5 minutes Design your website for your clients and prospective clients. Think of your website as a place where clients get to know you and ...

Project

Waterproofing

Published: 17 November 2021 | Edited: 21 November 2022

Read time: 2 minutes Water penetration into buildings continues to be a significant issue for architects and their professional indemnity insurers.

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