Most standard-form building contracts allow the security to be in the form of cash retention or a bank guarantee. Under ABIC contracts, there is a ...

Read time: 3 minutes It is important that the architect informs the client at each stage of its commission and at any time when the architect becomes ...

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

Understanding the implications and components of a Certificate of Title is critical to your ability to produce an appropriate design solution. When ...

Read time: 5 minutes Specialised matters such as legal, insurance and financing often have an effect on the architect's duty to the client but they ...

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

Read time: 5 minutes Amendments made to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Corps Act) effective on and from 1 July 2018 (including additional ...

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

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

'Indoor air quality can be defined as the totality of attributes of indoor air that affect a person’s health and well being' (Department of ...