Before practical completion If the work is to be carried out before practical completion of the main building contract (that is, the building ...

Read time: 7 minutes An enforceable contract between two parties contains both rights and obligations. A knowledge of the fundamental elements of a ...

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 ...

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

Read time: 8 minutes Architects who provide inspection services will often use checklists as guides for the inspections. The following checklists and ...

Read time: 4 minutes Value management can be an effective technique to assist the architect to identify the critical aspects of a design brief and 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: 3 minutes Terms used in the process of estimating project budgets should not be confused with similar terminology used by government or by ...

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

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