In
April 2003 the Australasian Housing Institute joined an alliance
of associations, known as the National Building & Surveying
Alliance (NBSA). To attract any special services or discounts for
members, suppliers generally require a membership base of 10,000
or more.
Since most of the associations in Australia have far less members,
it was recognised that the only way to provide additional benefits
to members was to form a consortium of associations - the NBSA.
The AHI has joined the NBSA to be able to provide special benefits
to its members, something it could not do on its own. Access to
the discounts and special services is only available to members
in Australia at this time. We are working on access forNew Zealand
members, including obtaining special disounts for services in New
Zealand.
Full details, including special account numbers are contained within
the NBSA Booklet - which is only available to financial members
of the AHI. For a copy of the booklet, please contact the AHI Office
or go to the Members' Only
area of the website
About the NBSA
The National Building and Surveying Alliance (NBSA) was officially
formed on 26th November 1999 by the:
- Australian Institute of Building
- Australian Institute of Building Surveyors
- Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors
- Institution of Surveyors, Australia
Since that launch of the NBSA, other associations have joined
the alliance, including The Australasian Urban & Regional Information
Systems Association, the Institution of Engineering and Mining Surveyors
Australia, the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Association of
Australasia, the Australian Property Institute and most recently
the Australasian Housing Institute.
The NBSA is a cooperative of these Institutes and was formed for
the primary purpose of providing the members of each Institute with
the best possible service and benefits. Additionally, the NBSA aims
to maximize the resources of each Institute and provide a vehicle
for joint activities and mutual cooperation of a non political nature.
The NBSA is not a lobby group; lobbying being performed by each
Institute in their own right as appropriate or as part of industry
councils or peak bodies. The combined membership of the NBSA member
Institutes is over 24,000.
How to use the NBSA Benefits
Scheme
Financial members of the AHI are able to access the products and
services available through the NBSA. To obtain the substantial savings
offered you will in most cases need to either:
- Telephone the special reservation or contact numbers listed,
and
- Quote the appropriate scheme numbers*,
- or Identify yourself as a member of the NBSA
* Scheme numbers are not available on this website for security
reasons.Scheme numbers can be obtained from the NBSA booklet, which
is available from the AHI Office for more information, please contact
the NBSA
Note: This discount scheme is only available to financial
members and staff of the appropriate Institutes. It is not available
to non members who may work with a member and is not transferable
to non members.
To read more about the NBSA Benefits Scheme - visit the NBSA website
Changes to the listed benefits, products
and services
Changes to the listed benefits and additions or deletions of products
and services may occur from time to time and conditions may apply
to some offers. Members should check with their Institute if they
have queries on the availability of any listed items or if they
require the latest changes to the scheme.
