Read time: 1 minute This non-mandatory handbook produced by the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) was updated in 2023 due to new condensation ...

During construction documentation the architect will prepare drawings, specifications and schedules that define the detailed requirements for the ...

Read time: 4 minutes Architects may choose to provide building services to a client or for themselves. However, this often changes the traditional ...

One way of anticipating and identifying up-front potential delays and avoiding undue surprises of costs after clients have made a financial ...

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 ...

Pre-design comprises the research and information-gathering phase of the concept design stage. In this phase, obtain the client's brief; arrange, ...

Read time: 1 minute Latent conditions are physical conditions on, underlying or adjacent to the site that could not be identified by reasonable ...

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

Read time: 2 minutes The primary consultant, often the architect, is the consultant whose responsibilities include direction and coordination of the ...

Contract administration refers to the task or function of ensuring that a construction contract (the contract between the client and the contractor) ...