Read time: 11 minutes An increasing number of large projects are now being delivered under novated agreements – a common method of construction ...

Facilities management has adapted processes developed by other professions and enterprises for its own use. These processes include quality ...

Read time: 6 minutes The provision of an accurate budget estimate forms part of an architect's responsibility and should be met through either the ...

Project budget management is the process of managing the developing design against the project budget. It is part of the architect’s service to ...

Read time: 5 minutes The Institute recommends that the architect and the client have a signed, written agreement that, as a minimum, clearly defines ...

Read time: 4 minutes Many building projects involve work for tenants, and there is a wide range of variables affecting the architect's approach to ...

Read time: 8 minutes The fitting out of a tenancy within a commercial building occupied by a number of different tenants has the potential for ...

Read time: 13 minutes There are a number of contracts available for use in commercial construction which are published by Standards Australia for ...

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

Tender by negotiation is a process whereby the architect, on behalf of the client, negotiates a price with a preferred contractor rather than calling ...