111-120 of 140 results for 'design brief'

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Certificates

Published: 17 January 2017 | Edited: 22 July 2020

Under most standard-form building contracts the contractor receives regular payment for the work as it progresses. Progress certificates are issued ...

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Contingency sum

Published: 9 January 2013 | Edited: 28 October 2020

A contingency sum is an amount of money, usually expressed as a percentage, included in the project budget to allow for the unknown or unresolved ...

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Specialist consultants during construction

Published: 18 January 2012 | Edited: 25 November 2021

Read time: 4 minutes Lines of communication It is essential to maintain correct lines of communication between client, specialist consultant, ...

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Errors, ambiguities or omissions

Published: 3 September 2018 | Edited: 14 November 2024

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 ...

Alongside the 2019 Client Architect Agreement (CAA2019) the Institute also publishes the 2019 Client Architect Agreement for Limited Services ( ...

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Architects working together

Published: 7 December 2011 | Edited: 4 August 2022

Read time: 2 minutes Architects will from time to time consider collaboration with other architects or practices for particular projects that would ...

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Construction drawings

Published: 28 February 2017 | Edited: 12 June 2024

Read time: 7 minutes Preparation of accurate and well-organised construction drawings is one of the most important services provided during the ...

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Shop drawings

Published: 18 January 2023

Read time: 5 minutes Shop drawings are ‘drawings prepared for a fabricator to use in a workshop’ (Standards Australia 2020). Common examples of shop ...

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Heritage buildings

Published: 26 June 2014 | Edited: 6 October 2020

Read time: 2 minutes When approached by a client to do work that may affect a heritage building, architects must carefully consider their ...

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Prime cost items and provisional sums

Published: 24 November 2011 | Edited: 14 September 2020

Most building contracts include provision for prime cost items and provisional sums. A prime cost item is an allowance in the contract for the supply ...

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