The following five key principles provide the foundation for the establishment of balanced, equitable and insurable client–architect agreements.

Read time: 13 minutes This note is primarily directed to the issues faced in one-off residential projects; however, the guidance can apply to all ...

Project budget management is the process of managing the developing design against the project budget. It is part of the architect’s service to ...

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

Facilities management has adapted processes developed by other professions and enterprises for its own use. These processes include quality ...

A project bid may be in response to an invitation or advertisement and the proposal should respond to any stated selection criteria, include an ...

Read time: 3 minutes The consultant's scope The architect, in initiating the concept, will require early decisions to be made regarding specialist ...

The 2018 revised editions of the Australian Building Industry Contracts (ABIC) Major Works (MW), Simple Works (SW) commercial and domestic are ...

Read time: 6 minutes This note is about errors, ambiguities or omissions which may occur from time to time and need to be rectified. for the purpose ...

Read time: 7 minutes Fire safety engineering and fire services engineering are not the same discipline. This note explains the difference between ...