Read time: 5 minutes Contaminated land can result from many historical and ongoing activities. Land may have become contaminated by actions in the ...

Read time: 2 minutes Perhaps the most common cause of dispute between architects and specialist consultants results from a lack of understanding ...

Read time: 1 minute Most projects require additional specialist consultant services in support of the architectural services. A specialist consultant ...

Once practical completion is reached, ensure all contractual obligations are undertaken in a timely manner and in accordance with the contract, ...

Read time: 1 minute The following checklists provide prompts for architects providing advice on procurement options, in addition to prompts for when ...

Guarantees A guarantee is an arrangement involving three parties. One party (the guarantor) promises to be responsible for the obligations which a ...

This note replaces its previous version published 7 July 2012. Read time: 9 minutes Architects should be aware of the extent of their potential ...

Read time: 4 minutes The Institute has always advocated that because architects are not typically experts on insurance matters, any questions or ...

Read time: 1 minute If the client does not have a brief, and the architect is asked to control and document the briefing process, the time and cost ...

Read time: 4 minutes Guaranteed maximum price (GMP) contracts provide an alternative pricing model to the more traditional fixed price (or 'lump sum’ ...