The function of the architect administering a contract can be gleaned from the building contract and also from the architect's conditions of ...

With the development of digital technology and the availability of the internet, architects and their specialist consultants can satisfy themselves ...

Read time: 3 minutes Different methods of procuring buildings can be appropriate for some projects, but some detailed aspects of a particular ...

Read time: 5 minutes Alliancing is a project-execution approach, aimed at creating mutually beneficial relationships between all involved parties, to ...

Read time: 3 minutes For those architects requested by their clients to prepare estimates of the costs of replacing buildings it is necessary to have ...

Read time: 2 minutes When providing a service on the basis of hours worked, it is necessary to establish a charge-out rate which reflects the total ...

Read time: 8 minutes  To enable an architect to monitor the contractor's performance, the contract documents require the contractor to submit a ...

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: 5 minutes An expert witness is a witness with expertise in a particular field of study. The role of lay evidence in legal proceedings is ...

Read time: 7 minutes Fire safety engineering and fire services engineering are not the same discipline. This note explains the difference between ...