Read time: 8 minutes The fitting out of a tenancy within a commercial building occupied by a number of different tenants has the potential for ...

In calculating a fee for partial services, consideration should be given to the additional work and higher risk involved. Work must be undertaken to ...

Read time: 2 minutes Completion Before the expiration of the defects liability period, the architect must give written notification to the contractor ...

These Special Conditions have been prepared for use by the builder and the owner, as an alternative form of contract, for situations where:  the bank ...

Architects are often required to commission the services and fee proposals from geotechnical engineers. As we are not experts in this field it is ...

'Indoor air quality can be defined as the totality of attributes of indoor air that affect a person’s health and well being' (Department of ...

Read time: 6 minutes Slip resistance refers to the frictional characteristics of a surface and how it interacts with footwear or bare feet to prevent ...

Post-occupancy evaluation (POE) is a structured and systematic analysis of the performance of a building measured against specified objectives or ...

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

In this phase, the architect will assess and determine final completion and issue the final certificate. This is granted by the architect typically ...