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Handing over project files

Published: 15 November 2016

Architects are often asked to provide project file documents or to hand over their entire project file after completion of the works. Architects need ...

Practice

Requests for issuing certificates

Published: 27 March 2019

Increasingly, owners, project managers and developers are asking architects to issue certificates to financial institutions and other regulatory ...

Practice

Professional indemnity insurance for architects

Published: 19 April 2017 | Edited: 14 April 2021

As participants in the construction industry, architects are exposed to a highly litigious environment. They are exposed to the risk of claims and ...

Practice

Directors and officers insurance

Published: 20 July 2020 | Edited: 2 March 2023

Read time: 3 minutes This type of insurance is only applicable to practices organised as a company. It covers the personal liability of directors, ...

Practice

General practice insurance

Published: 21 July 2020 | Edited: 15 February 2023

Read time: 6 minutes Architectural practices, like any business, are vulnerable to risks associated with being in business and should consider taking ...

Practice

Library of Standards

Published: 3 January 2013 | Edited: 28 October 2020

It is acknowledged that it is beyond the capacity of most architectural offices to maintain a complete library of all standards related to ...

Practice

Staff performance

Published: 10 May 2017

Achieving effective organisational performance requires a strategy that delivers motivated people with the right attitudes, skills, knowledge and ...

Practice

Pay increases for employees

Published: 25 June 2012 | Edited: 9 February 2021

There are several elements which may combine to provide an increase to an employee's remuneration. Each year, Fair Work Australia's Annual Wage ...

Practice

Flexible working arrangements

Published: 24 February 2021 | Edited: 28 September 2022

Read time: 1 minute Research suggests that flexible working arrangements can bring positive impacts to business in the form of: increased ...

Project

Promotion via proposals and tenders

Published: 9 October 2017

When preparing proposals or tenders see the documentation as a promotional opportunity even if you are unsuccessful. Even where you fail to win the ...

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