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The Construction Industry Council publishes Second Edition Building Information Modelling (BIM) Protocol 

On April 12, 2018 By ACA
CIC has today published the highly anticipated BIM Protocol Second Edition; the original BIM Protocol was first commissioned by CIC in 2013 as a response to the UK Government BIM Strategy.  Now that the UK Government’s BIM mandate is in force and BIM is widely used, the Second Edition of the Protocol has been produced [...]
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UK PROCUREMENT FRAMEWORK INFORMS ITALY’S MOVE TO MANDATE BIM

On March 27, 2018 By ACA
21 MARCH 2018 | BY ANGELO CIRIBINI, GIUSEPPE DI GIUDA, SARA VALAGUZZA Angelo Ciribini, Giuseppe Di Giuda and Sara Valaguzza describe how Italy is set to move to mandating BIM for publicly-procured contracts.  The Italian governmental BIM Mandate will compel public client organisations to adopt a digital approach by 2025. The mandate is set out [...]
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Independent Review of Building Regulations Report Published December 2017

On January 9, 2018 By ACA
The Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety: interim report Interim report which was commissioned by government following the Grenfell Tower fire to make recommendations on the future regulatory system has been released and can be accessed from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-review-of-building-regulations-and-fire-safety-interim-report
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ACA Pre App Survey

On July 17, 2017 By ACA
We need your help with our Pre-App Survey: Please find the link to this short quick survey, the results will be published by the AJ: https://esurv.org/online-survey.php?survey_ID=MIMIMJ_920c2d40   Initial results indicate architects have used a number of Local Authority Pre-App services with variety in service provided on cost, speed and [...]
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ACA Response to Grenfell Tower

On July 4, 2017 By ACA
Grenfell Tower Fire – ACA Response to CIC Firstly ACA and its members wish to express our heartfelt sorrow at the dreadful loss of lives resulting from the horrific fire on 14 June 2017 and pay our respects to the residents of Grenfell Tower and their families. As architects we were deeply moved by the [...]
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CIC Users Guide to Adjudication Published April 2017

On April 4, 2017 By ACA
                                The new CIC Users Guide to Adjudication is now available to download from:  CIC Users Guide to Adjudication 2017
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TAC-1 Term Alliance Contract Launched

On January 17, 2017 By ACA
    ACA Publishes new TAC-1 Term Alliance Contract TAC-1 is a versatile standard form term alliance contract which supports and integrates the provision of any type or scale of works and/or services and/or supplies.The TAC-1 “Term Alliance Contract”:    Enables a client and its team to obtain better results from any term contract; [...]
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ACA Fee Scales Survey 2016

On November 14, 2016 By ACA
            ACA Fee Scales Survey CONFIDENTIAL The ACA is still looking to issue an update to the traditional Scale Fee chart to provide a simple and realistic benchmark for percentage fees. The starting point is how many hours are actually consumed in a practice providing a proper service [...]
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FAC-1 – What it is and what people are saying…

On October 6, 2016 By ACA
What is FAC-1? FAC-1 is the first standard form of Framework Alliance Contract and follows consultation with 120 engineering and construction clients, consultants and contractors. FAC-1 covers processes and relationships not dealt with in any existing standard form. It is a multi-party over-arching agreement between any number of framework alliance members, providing a clear basis for: [...]
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Futures Housing Association signs up to the first FAC-1 Framework

On August 2, 2016 By ACA
20 July 2016 FAC-1 meets F1- first Framework Alliance Contract launched at Donington Park Futures Housing Group have signed up the first FAC-1 Framework Alliance Contract , creating a multi-party alliance between 5 clients and over 20 local and regional contractors. Launched at Donington Park on 21 July and covering a £40 million programme of work, FAC-1 will enable [...]
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