It’s been a busy year with several changes in Engineering compliance within the industry which has affected us all. The major changes have been around structural and cold formed steel, and they have instigated many changes to the Masterspec engineering sections....

In response to some specifier requests we have added to the hot and cold water sections details on hot water temperatures and instantaneous electric water heaters (similar to gas continuous flow units).

Masterspec are pleased to announced the launch of the new Open BIM Object standard. This new standard is the result of several years’ work led by Masterspec (New Zealand) and NATSPEC (Australia). Its intent is to support the sector’s drive for a more efficient and defined way of working together.

AS/NZS 3100:2017 (plus Amend 1) - Approval and test specification - General requirements for electrical equipment, although originally published in January 2017, deliberately and officially does not supersede the old 2009 version until 13 January 2019. Find out more...

Seven new automated "schedule sections" have been added to Masterspec. These replace and expand on the schedule tabs which were located within a number of general sections. The change increases the visibility of schedules within the specification and allows them to be identified as separate packages of information. Read here for more....

The Masterspec team are excited to announce the forthcoming launch of our new Work Section Support module. A major part of Masterspec's development as a collaborative specification platform, the new module has expanded out Contact Supplier functionality to increase interactivity between specifier and product partner. Read more...

The Co-ordinated Building Information (CBI) Classification System has been reshuffled to provide more space for deck systems and decking, this may have changed the section number on a few of the sections you are already using. Find out more...

A large number of General sections have been updated this month. The updates include minor alterations and amendments to both the content and guidance notes, through to the addition of new content and the extensive reformatting of existing content. Read more...

The new Standard AS/NZS 3000:2018 Electrical installations (known as the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules), is intended to replace the old AS/NZS 3000:2007. However NZBC G9/VM1 cites AS/NZS 3000:2007, so AS/NZS 3000:2018 will be an Alternative solution until G9/VM1 is updated in the future. Read more...

The Masterspec work sections are written to be as complete as possible, yet every work section must be edited to be specific to the project at hand. That means you will have to write content yourself, and there are basic rules you should follow to successfully do so. Read more...