The principle purpose of the BDANSW is to be recognised as a leading professional design force in the building industry.
The BDA is active in the development of education and training standards relevant to the building design profession and is now recognised by governments and educational institutions as the leading professional body for building designers in NSW.
Some of the member benefits are as follows.
Marketing opportunities through:
- Exposure in several highly regarded Home magazines
- State and national BDA Design Award competitions
- Listing on the MyDesigner website (subject to membership category)
Business Opportunities through:
- Regular networking at local branch and State levels
- Access to the BDANSW P.I. Insurance scheme which may include this software
- Legal advice through the BDA solicitors
- Members discounts on Australian Standards and other publications
- Use of the BDANSW logo and affiliation with the Association
- Free Trade and Design magazines
- Ongoing Professional Development through:
- Trade and educational presentations at monthly local Branch meetings
- Annual Conferences
- Regular legal advice regarding industry specific topics
- Seminars and Industry Presentations
- Access to BDA documentation eg contracts, specifications etc
For BDA membership enquiries, please click on the BDA logo above.
Costs:
Annual Licence Fees*:
Each
Lite licence per staff** member per annum is
$150.00 + GST
As an example, if you have an office with 3 staff, the cost of the program will be:
(3 x $150) = $450.00 + GST
Upgrading: Click
here if you wish to upgrade.
You can upgrade from a Lite version to the Full version licence at any time. The cost to upgrade is
$110.00 + GST per licence for 12 months. However, to assist in reducing costs to you, the upgrade may be calculated on a pro rata basis.
Each
Full licence per staff** member per annum is
$260.00 + GST
Extra Diskspace (1GB) per annum - $110.00 inc GST
Extra Bandwidth (5GB monthly) per annum - $192.50 inc GST
* Building Industry Solutions (BIS) customers who are also BDA members have a special offer. Please refer to their specific offer by clicking
here
BDA members are also able to claim their discount by filling out the form below and then clicking on
Submit.
**Definition of "Staff":
(A person who works on any component of a project including administration staff. Therefore when calculating your staffing numbers, you would probably exclude receptionists, telephonists etc unless they dealt directly with clients, consultants, authorities etc and were required to diarise notes.)
