The risk to architects of specifying standards needs to be managed. Proprietary specification systems such as NATSPEC regularly review all standards ...

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Read time: 5 minutes Under Work health and safety (WHS) legislation, a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) has a legal obligation to ...

Read time: 1 minute Getting the best out of a project team requires sensitive management while maintaining a clear focus on the expected outcome. It ...

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

Read time: 15 minutes Claims by contractors made under Security of Payment (SOP) legislation can have various implications for architects ...

Read time: 14 minutes The Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (Qld) (the Act) covers: progress payments (under Chapter 3) ( ...