In development
Guides and tools
Two sets of guides and tools are in development. Register your interest in the one that suits you and we will email you when they are available.
Client Guides and Tools
Guides for property owners on the opportunities, risks and constraints of design and construction projects.
- Feasibility Evaluator Pressure-test brief, site and cost before committing to a direction.
- Budget Planner Model a realistic cost range for a residential project, including the costs people forget.
- Space Calculator Sanity-check the areas in your brief against how you actually intend to live.
- Project Brief Builder Structure and record the brief — the document your architect designs against.
- Client Room Brief Capture requirements room by room, so nothing is assumed.
- ESD Brief Builder Set sustainability targets for the design team before design begins.
- Heritage Analyser Understand what a heritage listing means for what you can do.
- Burra Charter Assessment Assess significance against the Burra Charter before proposing change.
- BAL Compliance Work out the Bushfire Attack Level rating and what it requires of the build.
Facilities Guides and Tools
Guides and tools to help facilities managers stay on top of building performance.
- Asset Register Structure your property, log issues and defects, schedule maintenance, and project capital costs.
- NCC Compliance Reference Work through NCC 2022 performance requirements and deemed-to-satisfy provisions, with built-in calculators.
- BAL Compliance Assess a property's Bushfire Attack Level and what it requires of the building.
- AS 1428.1 Designer Guide Navigate accessible design requirements across residential, commercial and public building classes.
- Grant Assistant Identify grants and funding programs relevant to a property's works and its owner.
- Building Services Assessment Evaluate the condition and remaining life of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and fire services. Planned
- Building Structure Assessment Record structural condition and defects against the building's own fabric and construction type. Planned
These tools are guides to support your decisions and do not replace professional advice.