The National Building Specification

AUS-SPEC Buildings

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NATSPEC Resources

NATSPEC informs subscribers with a range of instructional guides, references, newsletters, guidance notes and reports on current construction related issues.

RESOURCES
AUS-SPEC Buildings covers planning and design, tendering and contract preliminaries, maintenance and operation of buildings and their associated services. It also includes the NATSPEC BUILDING Basic package.
Intended use

Project types

Planning, design, construction and maintenance of local government buildings including:

  • Council chambers, auditoriums, halls and meeting rooms
  • Offices Sports centres
  • Park/Shopping centre toilets
  • Health centres
  • Workshops, depots and utility buildings
  • Childcare centres

Excludes the following specialist maintenance activities:

  • Medical and scientific research facilities
  • Waste incinerators and sewerage plants
  • Olympic pools/aquatic centres
  • Fire Protection Performance Testing
  • Telecommunications Performance Testing

Size and complexity

Simple and less complex

Typical users

Building, Asset, Property Services and Engineering Services Managers

Inclusions

  • Annual update including changes to the National Construction Code and Standards
  • SPECbuilder online specification compilation software compatible with all versions of Windows, Macintosh and Linux operating systems
  • Editable worksection Templates in Microsoft Word *.docx format
  • Guidelines and examples for preparing specifications, tender and contract documentation, Building and Facilities Maintenance Plan (BFMP) and contract schedules for design, construction and/or maintenance contracts.
  • Fully searchable pdf version of package with highlighted updates
  • Instructional guides and technical resources
  • Package USB for backup
  • Branded worksections