Read time: 6 minutes Site safety for architects Designers or their staff may work closely with a principal contractor, or as a principal contractor ...

Read time: 8 minutes It is not uncommon for architects to engage technical and professional staff as contractors rather than as employees. However, ...

Read time: 12 minutes Security of payment (SOP) legislation is in effect in each Australian state and territory. SOP is aimed at encouraging timely ...

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

Read time: 20 minutes Page contents: Security of payment Application of the NSW SOP Act and Regulations Main purpose of the NSW Act Parties should ...

Read time: 10 minutes Security of Payment (SOP) legislation is in effect in each Australian state and territory. SOP is aimed at encouraging timely ...

This duty of the architect to exercise due care, skill and diligence may extend not only to the architect's client, but also to a person who, after a ...

Read time: 10 minutes The Construction Contracts (Security of Payments) Act 2004 (NT) came into operation on 1 July 2005. It applies to almost all ...

Read time: 5 minutes Checklists are an effective tool to achieve consistency in outputs in architectural practice and to improve the quality of those ...

Read time: 6 minutes Architecture and construction – like other cyclical industries – are driven by a number of economic events that operate ...