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below are organisations with useful information on services
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Australian Building Codes
Board
http://www.abcb.gov.au
The Australian Building Codes Board is a government body
responsible for the development and management of uniform
national approach to building codes and standards.
The Association of Consulting Engineers Australia
http://www.acea.aust.com
The Association of Consulting Engineers Australia is an
industry body whose membership comprises specialists from
all disciplines of engineering who provide independent
advice on engineering matters or related professional
services.
Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute
http://www.ahuri.csiro.au/index.htm
AHURI is a national research organisation committed to
analysing Australian urban environments.
Australian Institute of Building
http://www.aib.org.au
This Institute is primarily concerned with the advancement
of the Building industry and its practitioners.
American Institute of Building Design
http://www.aibd.org/index.htm
The American Institute of Building Design provides building
designers with education resources and has developed design
standards and a Code of Ethics for the Building Design
profession.
Australian Institute of Building Surveyors
http://www.aibs.com.au
The Australian Institute of Building Surveyors aims to serve
the community by promoting the study and advancing the
science and practice of building surveying and associated
matters.
Australian Insurance Institute
http://www.aii.com.au
This site provides details of courses relating to building
and insurance related matters.
Building Designers Association of Queensland (Inc)
http://www.bdaq.com.au
The BDAQ is a group of professionals spanning all areas of
the construction industry.
Queensland Building Services Authority
http://www.bsa.qld.gov.au
The QBSA is a statutory body primarily concerned with
regulating the Queensland Building industry and providing
dispute resolution services.
Cordell Building Information Service
http://www.build.com.au/cordell/cordell.htm
Cordells specialise in the provision of specialist
information services for the Building, Construction and
Property industries.
College of Investigative & Remedial Consulting
Engineers, Australia Incorporated
http://www.circea.org
The College is an Incorporated body of Senior Consulting
Engineers who specialise in a wide variety of engineering
fields.
CSIRO - Built Environment Sector
http://www.dbce.csiro.au
The CSIRO's Sector for the Built Environment provides
leading edge research, consulting and testing services to
support and advance the industries of construction,
engineering and transport.
Building Codes - Queensland
http://www.dcilgp.qld.gov.au/index_building.html
Building Codes Queensland aims to develop and maintain an
efficient building and plumbing regulatory framework via the
provision of appropriate building codes, standards and
administrative systems.
Queensland Forestry Research Institute
http://www.forests.qld.gov.au/resadv/qfri/index.htm
The Queensland Forestry Research Institute provides high
quality research, development and advisory services to
enhance the environmental, economic and social values of
natural and planted tropical and subtropical forests.
Insurance Council of Australia
http://www.ica.com.au
The Insurance Council of Australia is primarily concerned
with representing the interests of the Australian general
insurance industry.
Engineers Australia
http://www.ieaust.org.au
Engineers Australia Homepage provides assistance
with all nature of engineering enquiries.
Master Painters Australia - Queensland Branch
http://www.ihsa.com.au/masterpainters/
This organisation protects the interests of painting,
decorating and signwriting contractors.
The Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia
http://www.instarb.com.au/index.html
The Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia
promotes the settlement of disputes via arbitration,
mediation and conciliation processes.
Queensland Building Tribunal
http://www.qbt.qld.gov.au
The Queensland Building Tribunal facilitates dispute
resolution within the building industry.
Royal Australian Institute of Architects
http://www.raia.com.au
This institute represents the interests of Australian
architects.
Rawlinsons
http://www.rawlinsons.com.au
Construction Cost Consultants, Quantity Surveyors and
Project Managers providing all nature of project control and
other services.
Real Estate Institute of Australia
http://www.reiq.com.au/index.htm
The Real Estate Institute of Australia is responsible for
having introduced a comprehensive set of standards of real
estate practices and is a useful resource for real estate
issues.
Swimming Pool and Spa Association of Queensland Inc.
http://www.spasa.com.au
A voluntary, self assessing and regulating, non-profit trade
association for the swimming pool and spa industry.
Standards Australia
http://www.standards.com.au
The Standards Association of Australia prepares and
publishes Australian Standards and promotes their adoption.
TRADAC
http://www.tradac.org.au
This site provides access to a wide range of information on
timber products, research, publications and workshops.
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