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Standardised Australian Practice for the Exchange of Digital Building Information

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NATSPEC BIM Management Plan template

NATSPEC is developing a standardised template for BIM Management Plans. The first draft was issued for review on 18 November, 2011.

The review period for this draft has closed but you can download a copy for reference here.

We received substantial comments on the draft and a number of organisations sent examples of their own documents to assist our efforts. Thank you for your generosity.

NATSPEC aims to release the BIM Management Plan template within the next few weeks.

 

NATSPEC National BIM Guide

The review process for the NATSPEC National BIM Guide has been completed and it is now available for use. View a summary of the changes made to the first draft here.

Learn more about the project or download the NATSPEC National BIM Guide document set v1.0. [390 KB]

The associated NATSPEC BIM Object/Element Matrix can be downloaded separately here. [4 MB]

We would appreciate any feedback on your experiences of using the Guide on your projects.

The NATSPEC Team offers sincere thanks to everyone for their interest in the project. We received substantial comments which made the NATSPEC National BIM Guide a better document.

 

NATSPEC BIM position statement

NATSPEC is a not-for-profit organisation with the objective of improving the quality of construction in Australia. NATSPEC believes that digital information, including 3-D Modelling and Building Information Modelling, will provide improved methods of design, construction and communication for the industry. Further, NATSPEC supports open global systems. This will result in improved efficiency and quality.
NATSPEC’s primary focus is on the “i” (information) in BIM and how it is linked to digital models. NATSPEC’s areas of interest include how specification information can be best integrated with BIM and the development of BIM guidelines and standards beneficial to the construction industry.

NATSPEC support for digital information projects

NATSPEC supports a range of digital information projects. For a list of projects, past and present, click here or see Projects (top menu).

More details will be added over the coming weeks.

Comments

If you wish to comment on items on the website you can:

  1. Join the BIM Forum. Click on Create an Account (the last item in the Login Form below the Main Menu to the left) and add your comments or take part in the discussions.
  2. Email your comments to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
  3. Print a document by clicking on the printer icon to the right hand side of its title, mark it up and fax it to NATSPEC on 02 9321 7201.

About NATSPEC

NATSPEC, founded in 1975, is a not-for-profit organisation that is owned by the design, build, construct and property industry through professional associations and government property groups. It is impartial and is not involved in advocacy or policy development.

NATSPEC's major service is the comprehensive national specification system endorsed by government and professional bodies. This system is comprised of two related strands:

  • NATSPEC, the National Building Specification, is used by architects, interior designers, landscape architects, structural engineers, service engineers and domestic owners.
  • AUS-SPEC is the Local Government specification system for the life-cycle management of assets.

NATSPEC's aims are to provide economies of scale for its stakeholders and to improve the quality of construction in Australia via the provision of information, tools, products and services.
For more information, visit www.natspec.com.au.