Masterspec
23 Apr 2026
AI Risk, Verification and Trust in New Zealand Construction Documentation
The increasing use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in construction documentation presents both opportunities and risks for the New Zealand...
31 Mar 2026
Masterspec Specified: 211 High Street by Ignite
211 High Street transforms the iconic Excelsior Hotel site into a high-quality, sustainable, commercial mixed-use building. The ground floor features...
25 Mar 2026
Why AI Changes How We Trust Construction Specifications
AI has not created the risk of inaccurate or misused construction specifications, but it has made that risk faster, easier to scale, and harder to...
04 Mar 2026
2025 Building Code Update and Building Product Specifications
On 28th July 2025, MBIE's Building Product Specifications (BPS) document came into effect. This document, to be read alongside the Acceptable...
19 Nov 2025
Masterspec Specified: Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre
Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre stands as a landmark civic and cultural facility in the heart of Christchurch, New Zealand. Designed by Woods...
15 Oct 2025
Masterspec Specified: Air New Zealand Hangar 4 by Studio Pacific Architecture
The project was designed to meet Green Star environmental standards and includes advanced cladding, roofing, and mechanical systems tailored for...
10 Oct 2025
Bridging the Gap: Empowering Better Specifications for Builders
At this year’s Constructive Conference in Auckland, we asked every delegate we spoke with: “What can we do to improve construction documentation and...
24 Sep 2025
NECO₂ – New Zealand’s Embodied Carbon Repository Goes Live
New Zealand’s construction sector has taken a major step providing New Zealand-centric carbon data with the launch of the first release of NECO₂ – the...
22 Sep 2025
Masterspec Specified: Award Winning Bryndwr House One by AO Architecture
Tucked into a secluded rear site behind a mature, tree-lined driveway in leafy Bryndwr, this new family home forms one half of a pair of residences...
22 Sep 2025
Masterspec Specified: Award Winning Flockhill Sugarloaf by Hierarchy Group
Nestled in the remote Craigieburn Valley of New Zealand’s Southern Alps, Sugarloaf at Flockhill is more than a restaurant — it’s an architectural...
12 Sep 2025
Masterspec Specified: Award Winning He Whare Hono ō Tūwharetoa by DCA Architects of Transformation
In the heart of Taupō, a landmark civic building is redefining the relationship between architecture, culture, and governance.
08 Sep 2025
Masterspec Specified: Award Winning Terrace 12C by Bassett-Smith Architecture
Terrace 12C is a residential development located in Tauranga, designed to maximise site efficiency while maintaining architectural individuality. The...
08 Sep 2025
Masterspec Specified: Award Winning Miller Residences by Oliver Andrew Associates
In the heart of Auckland, the Miller Residences by Oliver Andrew Associates stand as a refined example of contemporary multi-unit housing — where...
01 Apr 2025
Document Referencing and Scheduling with eCert
Our editor team has updated all Masterspec work sections which have references to environmental documents. Where environmental document references...
27 Mar 2025
Update Manager New Features
The new Update Manager features are designed to boost productivity when applying changes to updated work sections. Simplify work section updates with...
03 Mar 2025
CIL is Now Accepting Product Carbon Data for the National Embodied Carbon Data Repository for Construction.
CIL Masterspec is now accepting carbon information in the form of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) or Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) from...
06 Jan 2025
Carbon 2025 and Beyond: Building a More Sustainable Future for NZ Construction
In July 2024, Construction Information Ltd (CIL) and the Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ) announced a partnership to develop a...
01 Nov 2024
Introducing eCert: A Game-Changing Tool for Sustainable Construction
As the New Zealand construction industry increasingly focuses on sustainability and carbon reduction, there is a growing need for tools that can help...
26 Sep 2024
Masterspec Specified: Manawa House by Cube Architecture
"Masterspec has been an indispensable tool for our project Manawa House. During the specification, Masterspec streamlined our entire specification...
26 Sep 2024
Masterspec Specified: Award Winning Ligar Bay Bach by Young Architects
"Masterspec was used for providing a detailed, fully customised, specification as part of our comprehensive project documentation for the Ligar Bay...

Introducing Masterspec Cloud Issue

23 Feb 2022

CLOUD ISSUE

Share Anywhere, Anytime, to Anyone. 

Masterspec has introduced a new way to output and share your specification, targeted to the recipient’s requirements and totally secure. The process is simple and can be performed at any stage of the project. Already live on the Masterspec system, a new export option allows you to generate a link to an online snapshot of your specification as it is at that moment. Sharing is easy and access can be controlled by you on an individual basis. You can share one, some, or all of the work sections in your spec, perfect for briefing partners, costings, RFQ’s and tracking progress of the job.
SHARE To cloud share your specification simply perform the usual output steps but choose the Cloud Issue option rather that PDF or Online Preview. As usual you can select the sections to be output and whether highlighting is active or hidden. The system will create and host an online version of the specification at that point in time and generate a link for you to share with recipients.  SELECT IMG
VERSION The Cloud Issue specification is a ‘snapshot’ of where your project is at any one time. Each issue is date-stamped and reflects the correct content at the time of creation. This allows you to keep a record of the content and changes made to the specification as and when they are made.
COLLABORATE Masterspec’s Cloud Issue can be output with just the content you wish, perfect for briefing collaborators such as Engineers, Contractors, even individual Tradespeople. You can remove the need for searching through the full documentation to find applicable sections. Importantly, mDocs documents associated with selected work sections are included with the output and can be referenced only by the recipient/s you target.
SECURE Cloud Issue allows you to know exactly who has read your specification and when. When outputting, you can make the specification Public so if you provide the secure link they or anyone who is forwarded the link can access the specification, this would be typical so that the link can be passed among the project team to get access. The link is not searchable so it can’t be discovered accidently or guessed as pattern.

For further security you can publish the link to named users (emails) and then only those users can access the content, it cannot be forwarded or accessed by anybody but your practice and the named users. Recipients do not need to be Masterspec subscribers, but they do need to have a free Masterspec account with an email and password. This will allow access to the Cloud Issue you have sent.

You can also change these permissions any time, including when you create a new issue, so you retain full control of project confidentiality.
CONTROL Masterspec’s Cloud Issue puts access control of your project firmly in your hands. It removes instances of editable versions of your project potentially getting into the ‘wrong’ hands and protects your Practice or Consultancy IP. It allows full control of ‘who gets what’ and ‘when they got it’, ensuring the information flow always reflects the purpose and intent of the creator. Additionally, any changes to the specification can only be made on the Master project, which only you control.
   


Cloud issue will help protect your design intent, articulate the quality or your build and communicate project specific products to everyone in the process of building your project. Masterspec’s Cloud Issue is live and available right now to all Masterspec subscribers. To watch a simple video on using Cloud Issue visit this link or go to this page for further reference. For more information email gen@masterspec.co.nz.