The National Construction Code (NCC) is the guiding document for all building work and defines a number of specific requirements for providing access ...

Under the Disability Discrimination Act it is illegal to discriminate against a person on the basis of their hearing/deafness disability. All ...

Read time: 2 minutes Under most standard building contracts the contractor is paid progressively throughout the project and is required to submit ...

Read time: 3 minutes Occasionally, work which has been done by the contractor needs to be opened up for testing or inspection. If this is necessary ...

Read time: 2 minutes Guide letters provide advice about matters architects should consider when composing letters to the parties involved in ...