We have big features

Our search takes you to the resources you need for your day-to-day work. Get insights into our features by watching our tutorial video series.

Powerful search, immediate answers

Search everywhere

Type what you want to know, we will find it.
You can search all documents or even specific pages.

Filter your search results

Select the categories or locations that are important to your search. Your results are then specific to your needs. 

See results within documents

Our search results identify specific pages in documents that address your search. Click on the page in the search results to find what you need to know.

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Extensive Library

The Building Information Gateway library will never stop growing!

Subscribe and access the library of the building and construction industry reference resources. 

Best Practice Guides

Access the industry best practices for specifying and building in wet areas.

National Construction Code & Australian Standards

Easy online access to the National Construction Code and the Australian Standards.

Legislation and Regulations

Access copies of the latest legislation, regulations, and codes of practice. 

Supplier Information

Make use of the product datasheets, safety sheets, and WHS templates.

News 

Stay up to date with the news section, giving you the latest information on industry issues and changes.

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Your workspace, organise it your way

Workspace

Your workspace holds documents you have recently viewed and saved.

You can add personalised bookmarks for future reference, as well as use the annotation features as working documents for you and your team. 

The annotation features offer a variety of options, from underlining, highlight, freehand draw through to share, print and download. 

Folders

Documents can be organised into folders by client, date, project or user. Whatever is more convenient for you.

Workspace Folders

 

Future roadmap of big features

We aim to release new features and functionality for subscribers at the start of each season so there is always something new and useful in BIG.

This is what we are introducing in our Summer 2024 release:

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New Standards

We have added new sets of Australian Standards: Storage and Handling of Dangerous Goods Set, Building Training Set, and Scaffolding Essentials Set.

We've also compiled new custom tags, including Rainwater and Dangerous Goods, to help you find more related resources in BIG.

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Help and Feedback

Our new reference cards and updated help page, can help you find more ways to use BIG.

Take a moment to tell us what you like and don’t like about BIG on our new feedback form.

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Why use BIG?

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Latest information

We will notify you when a new version is released. Read the latest version online, no need to download.
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Flexible pricing

Select a plan that suits the size of your business. You can then choose the add-ons that work for you.
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Online Workspace

Utilise the workspace by saving your resources into folders. You can also bookmark and annotate. With a variety of features available, you can share, print, and download some of the resources.
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Extensive Library

Get access to our library and its range of documents. Add-ons are purchased separately. You can bookmark your favourites and retrieve them quickly when needed on site.
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Upgrade as you grow

Start with the subscription you need today and upgrade as your business grows.
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Best Practice Guides

Access industry best practice documents, including the waterproofing guides. *May require the purchase of an add-on.

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