Technical Resources
Masterspec spend over 9,000 man-hours every year making over 12,000 changes to our work sections. Many of these are motivated by the many changes made to the New Zealand Building Code, International and New Zealand Construction Standards, Codes of Practice and manufacturer changes in technology and methods.
Below are links to as much of the really important Technical information and changes we have made to the Masterspec Master Specifications. Go to the download links for more information.
| Resource | Download |
| Our technical article library searchable by topic, date and CBI Code |  |
| Technical commentary videos by our Managing Editor Alex Shaw. These are mostly summaries of the important changes in specifications motivated by changes to construction standards and law | |
| Guide to writing specifications | |
| An overview and detail of the CBI System and how it works, including a tool to work out the CBI number of any construction topic | |
| Links to download copies of Masterspec NOTES, our monthly newsletter | |
| Links to Masterspec branded work section product information | |
| A searchable tool covering all updates to the Masterspec work sections in detail | |
| Overview and guidance for the legacy Masterspec Link system | |
If you need any further information or have a technical question you can ring Masterspec during working hours on 09-631-7044 or email gen@masterspec.co.nz with any questions.
2016 | Editor Series
In this archived series from 2016, Masterspec's then Managing Editor, Alex Shaw, talks about the latest changes to specifications brought about by changes to NZ Building Codes, Standards, industry Codes of Practice and manufacturer technical advice.