Australian Building Surveyor Magazine

Your go-to resource for thought leadership, technical insight and stories shaping Australia’s building surveying profession.

Defining the standard in industry insight

The Australian Building Surveyor magazine is AIBS’s flagship bi-annual publication, delivering expert commentary, technical updates and professional perspectives from across the built environment.

Each issue explores the challenges and opportunities shaping the profession — from regulatory reform and innovation to leadership and career development.

Edition 2 | 2025 — Securing Australia’s Future Building Surveyors

This edition tackles the national shortage of building surveyors and explores the actions needed to strengthen the profession’s future workforce. It includes expert insights on digital transformation, EV charging fire safety, national registration reform and the launch of the new AIBS Professional Practice Standards, alongside stories focused on leadership, education and public trust.

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Edition 2 | 2025 — Securing Australia’s Future Building Surveyors

Previous editions

Discover past editions of the Australian Building Surveyor, featuring articles on regulation, reform, and the people driving excellence across the profession.

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Edition 1 | 2025

Why the NCC Must Evolve

AIBS magazine broadens reach to industry

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Edition 2 | 2024

AIBS Vision for Co-Regulation

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Edition 1 | 2024

AIBS magazine broadens reach to industry

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Edition 2 | 2023

Focus on protection of consumers of building services

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Edition 1 | 2023

Building Surveying: Get Ready for a Great Career

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Edition 2 | 2022

2023 and Beyond: What’s on the horizon for building surveying

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Cover of the Australian Building Surveyor magazine with a large red number 60 and three surveyors in high-vis, marking AIBS’s 60-year anniversary.

Edition 1 | 2022

Special Edition: AIBS celebrates 60 years of challenges, achievements and triumphs

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Edition 1 | 2021

AIBS Professional Standards Scheme for Building Surveyors

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Edition 2 | 2020

Building surveying in Australia: Where have we come from, where are we now and what is our future?

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Edition 1 | 2020

New faces of building surveying

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