Read time: 4 minutes In Construction Industry Terminology (Standen, 2000), float is: the measure of predicted free time in a [program] between ...

Before practical completion If the work is to be carried out before practical completion of the main building contract (that is, the building ...

Read time: 4 minutes Since the inception of modern performance-based fire engineering, the fire safety engineer (fire engineer) has become an ...

Read time: 8 minutes Many of the Deemed-to-Satisfy (DtS) Provisions in the National Construction Code (NCC) are driven by the fire safety objectives ...

Read time: 10 minutes This note covers the two most recent versions of the Australian Standard Consultancy Agreement: AS 4122-2010 and its ...

Read time: 12 minutes The Institute’s 2019 Client Architect Agreement (CAA2019) can be used for design and building projects of various sizes and ...

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

Read time: 4 minutes The costs of running an architectural practice consist of fixed and discretionary (controllable) technical and non-technical ...

The client/owner's perception and expectations of a 'small fee for a small job', is not necessarily accurate, as small jobs often involve a multitude ...

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