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Inspections

Published: 18 May 2022 | Edited: 8 November 2023

Read time: 8 minutes Inspection is an area of architects' work that can give rise to a significant number of claims for professional negligence. It ...

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Slip resistance compliance and testing

Published: 14 December 2023

Read time: 6 minutes Slip resistance refers to the frictional characteristics of a surface and how it interacts with footwear or bare feet to prevent ...

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Client and architect relationship

Published: 23 January 2019

Read time: 13 minutes This note is primarily directed to the issues faced in one-off residential projects; however, the guidance can apply to all ...

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Agreements

Published: 17 January 2012 | Edited: 24 August 2020

At the inception of a project the architect must begin by accepting the commission and then prepare a client and architect agreement and the ...

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Tenders - receiving and selecting

Published: 4 August 2015 | Edited: 27 August 2020

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

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Liability for manufactured products

Published: 29 April 2020 | Edited: 25 January 2024

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

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Negotiated contracts

Published: 5 August 2015 | Edited: 3 August 2020

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

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Project records

Published: 4 August 2016 | Edited: 25 November 2019

Written records are essential to ensure that a client's requirements have been noted and to defend legal claims for professional negligence. They ...

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Indoor air quality (IAQ)

Published: 26 June 2014 | Edited: 25 May 2020

'Indoor air quality can be defined as the totality of attributes of indoor air that affect a person’s health and well being' (Department of ...

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ABIC contracts

Published: 20 August 2018

Read time: 3 minutes The Australian Building Industry Contracts (ABIC) are jointly published by Master Builders Australia Limited (Master Builders) ...

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