The 2018 revised editions of the Australian Building Industry Contracts (ABIC) Major Works (MW), Simple Works (SW) commercial and domestic are ...

In the current financial environment, some lenders have changed their lending practices for residential projects where financing is being given under ...

A master plan is a document that describes the long-term vision for the development of a project, a particular site, an area or even a city. Master ...

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: 8 minutes By far the greater part of modern buildings is made up of manufactured products, eg bricks, steel, paint, sanitary fittings, ...

The tender process should be undertaken in accordance with the Australian Standard AS4120 Code of Tendering. Adhering to the guidelines within this ...

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 ...

Read time: 2 minutes A design workshop, or more accurately a design charrette, draws together the architect and the principal members of the design ...

A contingency sum is an amount of money, usually expressed as a percentage, included in the project budget to allow for the unknown or unresolved ...

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