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BUILDING Landscape is for design professionals engaged on site preparation works and all works external to the building but within the site boundary together with mechanical, hydraulic and electrical services design and installation work. Demolition, tendering and contract preliminaries are also covered.
Intended use
Project types
- Civil works
- Civic, public and private landscaping
Size and complexity
All complexities, excluding works outside the site boundary such as vehicular crossings and works within local or state government roads.
Typical users
Landscape architects and civil engineers
Inclusions
- Twice yearly 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. See the National Worksection Matrix for the worksections included in this package and NATSPEC Worksection Abstracts for a summary of each worksection’s content and application.
- Hidden text Guidance for developing project specifications for tender and contract documentation.
- Fully searchable pdf version of package with highlighted updates.
- Instructional guides and technical resources.
- Package USB for backup.
- Branded worksections
SAMPLE DOCUMENTS

Sample Full Worksection with Guidance
Sample Full Worksection without Guidance
Sample Basic Worksection with Guidance