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Listed below are organisations with useful information on services available to you.

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.