SPECnotes
SPECnotes is the quarterly newsletter on standards and regulatory changes. Included is an outline of the latest Standards changes as well as additional interesting information.
NATsource
NATsource is the definitive reference document for Standards and reference documents relating to the building industry. The short description of the publications allows to determine its relevance to your project. This pdf document is searchable to provide easy research. This document also advises designers where they may purchase the documents.
TECHnotes
TECHnotes are one or two page summaries providing professional knowledge on current issues in the building industry and related provisions by NATSPEC. They are divided into three groups - Design, General and Product. TECHnotes help you to keep up-to-date with industry changes. They are available to download from Resource Materials and are generally updated in April and October.
TECHreports and NATSPEC Papers
TECHreports and NATSPEC papers are in depth reference documents and are available to download from Resource Materials. Topics include Specifying ESD and Specification Writing.
SPECbuilder Live
SPECbuilder is NATSPEC's online specification compilation program. It permits worksections to be easily compiled into a draft project specification by the design team.
Branded Worksections
Whilst NATSPEC does not endorse any specific manufacturer's products we do encourage you to consider our Product Partner's offerings. As a not-for-profit organsation Product Partners assist NATSPEC keep the price of the national building specification affordable. These Branded Worksections have most of the complete/delete clauses completed for you and allow your selections to be quickly incorporated into the specification.
PDF Versions
Within the Resource Materials section online are pdf versions of NATSPEC's worksections. These are fully searchable, allowing you to quickly locate information with the latest changes highlighted in yellow for your convenience.
Economies of Scale
NATSPEC is a not-for-profit organisation owned by you through government and industry. Our team of twenty track and incorporate the latest changes to regulation, standards and industry information. Could you afford to have twenty of your satff dedicated to this function? We are indebted to the many organsations and individuals that freely provide their time in the development and review of worksections.
Current Information
NATSPEC's greatest value is its update service. Only NATSPEC can claim the accuracy and currency of its information. Not only are the worksections updated every April, to reflect the changes with the National Construction Code, the October update includes the latest status including Standards updates. Additionally, the NATSPEC website has monthly updates on Standards plus additional relevant information. Worksections are reviewed by the industry for the industry.
National
NATSPEC is a truly national Australian specification system. Its approach of incorporating feedback from many sources means that one specification system is relevant to projects spread across Australia.
Contractually "tight"
Tight specifications produce quality projects and minimise variations. NATSPEC places particular emphasis on producing contractually tight specifications by eliminating such risks as vague and contractually empty phrases, unnecessary duplication and reliance on out of date standards and reference documents.
Integrated
Because it is a comprehensive specfication system, NATSPEC is integrated. Unlike specifications built by combining material from disparate sources, a project that uses NATSPEC's integrated approach can eliminate the "holes" and duplication inherent in other approaches. That means it can reduce the risk of contract variations while also reducing the cost of coordination.