The third-party agreement should address the architect and any other person receiving the documents, including specialist consultants, the contractor ...

Read time: 4 minutes At the inception of a project the architect needs to establish the project brief or how the brief is to be prepared. A design ...

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

It is becoming increasingly well understood that there is a widespread problem with building health issues in our modern built environment. Sealed, ...

Read time: 17 minutes The specification is a written description of the required quality of the built product and its component elements. It is an ...

Read time: 4 minutes Public Private Partnership (PPP) is a contract between the public and the private sector where the government pays the private ...

No fee (pro bono) or reduced fee services Architects may from time to time offer their services pro bono (for the public good) whether generally or ...

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

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 Projects that involve the alteration of or additions to an existing building or buildings will require obtaining or producing ...