Spec-Net buildingindex.com
www.spec-net.com.au
Supplying information about and links to building products and services, currently Spec-Net attracts over 5.1 million visitors and 30 million page views per annum. Audience demographics are architects, engineers, contractors, building companies, building manufacturers, commercial and domestic.

Australian Building Codes Board
www.abcb.gov.au
The ABCB is responsible for developing and managing the nationally uniform Building Code of Australia (BCA).

Association of Consulting Engineers Australia (ACEA)
www.acea.com.au
The Association of Consulting Engineers Australia (ACEA) is a business organisation that represents and provides assistance to Australian consulting engineering firms rather than individual engineers. ACEA represents firms of all sizes nationwide - small, medium, and large firms, as well as sole practitioners.

Services that ACEA firms provide include building, infrastructure, transport, communications and IT, project management, environmental management, water engineering, electrical, geotechnical, chemical, energy, acoustical and mining.

ACEA member firms constitute over three-quarters of the consulting engineering firms who employing ten or more people and includes most large and medium-sized firms in Australia

Association of Building Sustainability Assessors (ABSA)
www.absa.net.au
The Association of Building Sustainability Assessors (ABSA) represents building and design professionals who offer specialist skills in assessing the ecological impact of our built environment.
Our assessors use sophisticated programs to analyse buildings’ environmental performance. They can offer practical advice on cost-effective ways to improve:

• Thermal performance
• Energy and water efficiency
• Resource and waste management
• Natural ecosystems and biodiverstity
• Assessors conducting House Energy Ratings (as required by councils under the Energy Smart Homes Policy and BASIX), must be accredited by the ABSA.

AC Knowledge
www.ACknowledge.com.au
AC Knowledge is a knowledge base about disaster R&R = rehabilitation and reconstruction.
Acknowledging world-wide sources, AC reports and research provide a disaster R&R readers' research service.
Readers can drill-down to detail on topic pages and profile pages - and to linked-in pages of other web sites.

Alliance for Fire and Smoke Containment
www.pfpa.com.au

Archicentre
www.archicentre.com.au
Archicentre is a fully owned subsidiary of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects, with offices in nearly every state. We are the largest residential building and architectural advisory service with over 1000 registered Architect members carrying out thousands of Property Inspection, Renovation, and New Home Design Reports nationally. Call 1300 13 45 13.

Association of Wall and Ceiling Industries
www.AWCI.org

Australasian Institute of Metal Finishing
www.aimf.org.au

Australian Government Department Directory
www.nla.gov.au

Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors
www.aiqs.com.au

Australian Stabilisation Industry Association
www.auststab.com.au

Australian Stainless Steel Development Association
www.assda.asn.au

Australian Virtual Engineering Library
www.avel.library.uq.edu.au

Australian Window Association (AWA)
www.awa.org.au
The Australian Window Association (AWA) is the national industry body for over 380 window, door and skylight companies, representing the interests of 90% of Australia’s window production. AWA members are regularly audited as part of a national compliance program accredited by the independent National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA). Members provide a minimum seven year guarantee to all products and abide by an industry code of conduct.

Buildaform
www.buildaform.com.au
Buildaform provides certifiers and engineers with a total paperless inspection reporting platform and cuts administration time by at least 50% per individual inspection. Inspection reports can be done on your Mobile phone and then previewed, finalized and emailed back at the office. All you need to get started is an internet connection and a Mobile Phone running Microsoft Mobile 5 software .Pricing is as little as $10 per file and you only pay for what you use. Click here to find out more about Buildaform Mobile Inspector.

Clay Brick & Paver Institute
www.claybrick.com.au

CMAA Concrete Masonry Association of Australia
www.cmaa.com.au
The Concrete Masonry Association of Australia publishes technical manuals and bulletins, maintains a web site, conducts seminars and courses and provides a technical advisory service which is available to the construction industry and other users of concrete masonry products.

CMS (Construction Marketing Services)
www.cms-aust.com
Strategic marketing and representation od suppliers' building products.

Concrete Institute of Australia
www.coninst.com.au

Construction Policy Steering Committee (NSW)
www.construction.nsw.gov.au

ecospecifier
www.ecospecifier.org
ecospecifier is a knowledge base of well over 1300 environmentally preferable products, materials, technologies and resources.
Linking independent information with a powerful search interface, ecospecifier does your materials research for you, delivering innovative solutions with a unique difference.
Designed to help designers, builders, consultants and those looking to deliver a best practice design, ecospecifier can help reduce environmental impacts and create healthier and more productive living and working environments.

Design Institute of Australia
www.dia.org.au

Fire Protection Association Australia
www.fpaa.com.au
The Fire Protection Association Australia is Australia’s major technical and educational fire safety organisation aiming to achieve continual improvement in fire safety through active membership and a range of activities.

Galvanizers Association of Australia
www.gaa.com.au

Environmental Protection Authority
www.epa.nsw.gov.au

Global-Mark
www.Trust-Mark.com
Third party Certification; Quality Assurance; Product Certification; Codemark

Green Directory
www.thegreendirectory.com.au
The Green Directory is an open source portal for sustainable lifestyle products and services.
To live sustainably, we need to be educated about the products and services we choose to use. The sourcing of this information is the first step to understanding how we can adapt our lifestyle choices to benefit not only ourselves but also maintain a healthy state of our environment.
The Green Directory was developed in early 2005 to cater for the vast amount of interest in finding a broad range of environmentally friendly products and services in one place. We have one goal in mind … to develop the most comprehensive and up-to-date online resource for “environmentally-aware” members of the public, around Australia and beyond.
We showcase over 500 eco-businesses on The Green Directory in areas including building, energy, water, organics, household goods, cosmetics, clothing, careers, education, sustainable lifestyles and more, making The Green Directory the most popular eco-directory in Australia.

The Australian Home Design Directory
www.homedesigndirectory.com.au
Nationwide directory for architects and building designers.

Housing Industry Australia (HIA)
www.buildingonline.com.au

Mahaffey Associates Pty Ltd
www.mahaffey.com.au
Construction materials technology & testing; NATA accredited laboratory.

Master Builders Australia
www.masterbuilders.com.au
The Master Builders Association of NSW (MBA) is the leading building and construction industry association. The MBA is a not for profit organisation, chartered with representing the interests of the building and construction industry. The MBA provides representation and services to members and the industry in key areas such as industrial relations, occupational health & safety, legal & contracts, training and government regulations and legislation. The MBA also seeks to develop alliances with key organisations to provide members and associates with commercial benefits. The Master Builders Association of NSW was established in 1873 making it the oldest employer organisation in Australia. Originally formed to represent the interests of builders, the MBA of today has a membership base that is representative of all sectors of the building and construction industry.In fact the MBA is the only industry body which is representative of the entire building and construction industry. The MBA is a Registered Training Organisation and provides Education and Training to its members and others invovled in the building and construction industry.

Institution of Engineers
www.ieaust.org.au

Master Plumbers Association of NSW
www.masterplumbers.com.au

National Association of Forest Industries
www.nafi.com.au

NSW Department of Energy, Utilities and Sustainability (DEUS) – formerly known as SEDA
www.energysmart.com.au

Pointsbuild
www.pointsbuild.com.au
Pointsbuild Pty Limited is a company accredited by the NSW Office of Fair Trading to award CPD points each year to both builders and swimming pool builders for licence renewal.
Pointsbuild uses the internet to provide its accredited course “Basic Legal and Financial Training” - which has been specifically designed to be a business aid for small to medium business. Each Module will be updated annually and this will not only provide the latest information for site visitors about changes to the law but will assist with compliance requirements.

Property Council of Australia
www.propertyoz.com.au

Qualicoat
www.qualicoat.org.au
The Qualicoat system, currently operating in 20 countries, verifies the quality of the powder coating materials and processes of its members in accordance with all Building Code of Australia requirements, through a third party accreditation program. Choosing a Qualicoat-approved applicator gives builders and designers assurance and peace of mind, as they provide a Qualicoat Compliance Certificate and a mandatory seven year warranty.

Quasar Management Services
rod@electronicblueprint.com.au
Specialist Consulting Engineer (ACEA Member) drawing on over 35 years experience.

Rainbow Power Company

www.rpc.com.au

Rainbow Power Company Ltd is an unlisted public company, incorporated in 1987 to design, manufacture, sell and install renewable energy equipment based on solar, wind and hydro sources.

Rainbow Power Company has operated in all sectors of the renewable energy equipment market, being distributor, wholesaler, retailer, installer, designer, manufacturer, trainer and consultant for a variety of technologies from many manufacturers.

The company is one of the largest and most experienced Renewable Energy companies in Australia, with a workforce of experienced and dedicated staff.

The company exports its products and the services all over the world, particularly in the Asia- Pacific region and has also developed a unique website, the most comprehensive, informative and visited site of its kind.

Royal Australian Institute of Architects
www.architecture.com.au

Standards Australia
www.standards.com.au

Stone Institute of Australasia
www.sia.com.au

Sustainable Energy Authority Victoria
www.sea.vic.gov.au

Independent Living Centre
www.ilcnsw.asn.au
The Independent Living Centre NSW has joined with the MBA NSW and BDA NSW to develop nationally recognised training for building designers and consultants. The aim of the training is to provide a strong background in designing for older people and the up-coming baby boomer generation. Graduates of the training will be eligible for specialist registration with their relevant professional body.

Timber Development Association (NSW)
www.timber.net.au

Water Services Association of Australia
www.wsaa.asn.au

Window Energy Rating Scheme (WERS)
www.wers.net
The Australian Greenhouse Office and the Australian Window Association (AWA) developed the Window Energy Rating Scheme (WERS), a simple and unbiased method of comparing windows and gauging their energy efficiency. Independent of any one manufacturer, WERS acts as a fair, rigorous and credible system for testing performance claims of windows, helping people choose the most energy-efficient product for their local climate.

Window Film Association of Australia and New Zealand
www.wfaanz.org.au
A non-profit organisation, WFAANZ is dedicated to improving the standard of product and installation of window film in Australia and New Zealand; promoting the performance, values and cost effectiveness of solar control window film; and is a reliable voice for the window film industry at all regulatory levels.

WorkCover NSW
http://www.workcover.nsw.gov.au
WorkCover promotes workplace health and safety, and provides a workers compensation system for the employers and workers of NSW.

Workforce Connections TM Australia Pty Ltd
www.workforceconnections.com.au
Workforce Connections offers a ONE STOP SHOP for the building and construction industry. Our site is redefining the way the building and construction industry do business with each other. We offer a supreme online location for finding work, looking for workers, tenders, services, products, jobs, wanted to sell and items for sale