2012 | 2 day National workshop held in October 2012 in Ballarat |
| | NASH celebrates 30th Anniversary |
| | NASH Technical Note 3 - Telecommunications reception in residential and low-rise buildings |
2011 | Successful small scale fire testing held at CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems Highett Victoria |
| | Case Study - Dubbo Flood |
| | What we have learnt from natural disasters |
| | Small scale bushfire test |
| | Work continues on Part 2 Span Tables (non cyclonic) |
| | NASH Technical Note 2 - Six-star energy efficiency measures for houses released |
| | NASH Standard Part 1 - Amendment C referenced in 2012 BCA Parts 1 & 2 |
| | Certificates of Appreciation presented to former members Joe Ballester and Patricia and Don Exert |
| | NASH joins Steel Stewardship Forum |
| | ITW Buildex come onboard as a NASH Sponsor |
| | Two storey steel framed house displayed at MBAV Expo held in Melbourne |
2010 | National Business Improvement Workshop held in Dubbo with just under 70 attendees. Presentations included software, risk managment and the Online business assessment tool (OBAT) |
| | NASH Bushfire test featured on ABC Catalyst TV program |
| | NASH in conjunction with CSIRO built a steel framed test house in Mogo, NSW to test for worst case full flame bushfire immersion |
| | Committe formed to start drafting of Part 2 of the NASH Standard for Residential and Low-rise Steel Framing |
| | NASH handbook forms the basis for the New Zealand Handbook for Low-rise Light Steel Framing |
| | Victorian Chapter displays a two storey steel framed house at Master Builders Association Expo with huge interest and many questions being asked |
| 2009 | NASH continues to conduct seminars around Australia to introduce the NASH Handbook |
| | NASH conducts seminars around Australia to introduce Handbook - very well attended in all states |
| | NASH Victorian Chapter has a steel framed display at the Master Builders Association Expo at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre |
| | NASH Technical Note 1- Structural Design of Buildings for Northern Australia released |
| | NASH releases NASH Handbook: Design of Residential and Low-Rise Steel Framing |
| 2008 | NASH introduces Code of Ethics for Members. |
| | National Benchmarking Workshop held in Melbourne with key industry representatives from around Australia and NZ on conclusion ICIP Benchmarking project. |
| | NASH awarded Life Membership to Peter Webb for his contribution to the NASH and the steel framing industry. |
| | The NASH Standard forms the basis for Southern African Light Steel Frame Building Assocation (SASFA) Code for Low-rise Light Steel Framing and the New Zealand Standard. |
| | New Victorian display at Home Ideas Centre, Oakleigh. |
| | Website updated with steel framing projects. |
| 2007 | NASH celebrates 25th anniversary. |
| | NASH Standard for Residential and Low-rise Steel Framing, Part 1: Design Criteria called up in both volumes of the Building Code of Australia. |
| | NASH Handbook for Design of Residential and Low-rise Steel Framing released for public comment. |
| | Steel framing is increasingly being selected for low-rise and institutional construction. |
| | March - NASH Qualitative Questionnaire released - 80% repsonse (outstanding reponse rate). |
| | June - NASH Quantitative Online Survey released - 40% response. |
| 2006 | Major revamp of NASH website including introduction of 'members only' section. |
| | Swinburne University students designed Excel software program. |
| | NASH led ICIP Consortium awarded AusIndustry Stream A Grant over 18 months, to study the benchmarking of business process in the steel framing industry. |
| | Seminars on NASH Standard for Residential and Low-rise Steel Framing, Part 1: Design Criteria held in Melbourne, Sydney, Gippsland, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide - very well attended in all states. |
| 2005 | NASH develops and publishes a completely new Standard on Residential and Low-rise Steel Framing. |
| | New NASH Standard accepted by ABCB for callup in BCA 2006. |
| | Estimated steel framed housing market share reaches 12% |
| | NASH membership exceeds 100 members for the first time. |
| | Visitors accessing the NASH website download information 580 pages per day |
2004 | Estimated steel framed housing market share reaches 11%. |
| | Number of steel-framed houses exceeds 15,000 nationally. |
| | Successful exhibit at HIA Expo in Sydney. |
| | National training coverage extended to regional WA colleges |
| | Clear evidence emerges of a steel preference in specific non-dwelling markets such as retirement village.s |
| 2003 | NASH publishes UWS report on termite damage cost study, comparing timber and steel framed construction. |
| | Victorian Chapter establishes permanent display centre at the Home Ideas Centre in Victoria. |
| | Steel frame train-the-trainer erection course conducted in Adelaide attracting national participants. |
| 2002 | WA Chapter establishes new static promotional display at Perth Home Ideas Centre. |
| | NSW Chapter establishes static display at SBIC, Sydney. |
| | NASH promotional stand at HIA Ausbuild Exhibition Brisbane arouses public and builder interest. |
| | NASH makes submission to NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into building quality and standards. |
| | Holmesglen TAFE Training & Development Services produces for NASH a new Steel Framing Training Manual to ANTA requirements. |
| | NASH makes technical submission to the ABCB in relation to energy efficient buildings. |
2001 | NASH substantially increases amount of information on its Website. |
| QLD Chapter promotes steel framing with a display stand at Brisbane Courier Mail Homeshow. |
| NSW Chapter promotes steel framing termite-proof qualities with a display at HIA/PICA Termite Showcase in Sydney. |
| NASH has discussions with ABS Director of Economic Statistics re providing steel framing market share statistics. |
| NASH makes submission to SAA against the mandatory screwing of brick ties to steel framing. |
| NASH HQ handles 550 enquiries from the public and members. |
| 2000 | Steel framing market reaches about 8%. |
| | NASH publishes enabling booklet Directory of Suppliers, Products & Services targeting consumers and builders. |
| | NASH represented on the newly formed ABCB Housing Code Review Committee. |
| | NASH makes submissions to NSW Department of Fair Trading regarding "whole-of-house protection" in its consumer publications. |
| | NASH makes representations to QLD Building Services Authority re pro-timber bias in its literature on termite protection to consumers & builders. |
| | NASH participates in industry workshops by Building Codes QLD (BCQ) re proposed termite control variations in BCA. |
| | NASH raises "whole-of-house" issue with Australian Consumers Association (ACA). |
| | NASH makes submission to WA Government re timber industry in WA enjoying an unfair advantage by not having to pay royalties on land used during logging operations - subsequently gets a reasonable outcome. |
| | NASH HQ handles 442 enquiries from the public and members |
| 1999 | Steel framing market share adversely affected by withdrawal of BHP House Framing from the market. |
| | CTA publishes all new national competency standards for registered training organisations. |
| | SA Chapter implements a comprehensive sub-contractor training program, and develops strong links with the Australian Institute of Building Surveyors (AIBS). |
| | QLD Chapter installs promotional static display at Home Ideas Centre, Brisbane. |
| | WA Chapter installs promotional display at Homebase Wembley, Perth. |
| | NASH publishes full colour promotional booklet Home Builders & Buyers Guide to Steel-Framed Construction. |
| | NASH affiliates with North American Steel Framing Alliance (NASFA) and Light Gauge Steel Engineers Association (LGSEA). |
| | NASH HQ handles 258 enquiries from the public and members. |
| 1998 | NASH measures steel framing market share at 7.5% by survey. |
| | NASH submission to BCA based on sound research, leads to amendment allowing use of steel framing as close as 300m to breaking surf, much closer than the previous 1km. |
| | NASH promotes steel framing via a display stand at Interbuild Building Exhibition in Melbourne. |
| | NASH studies termite damage and obtains some valuable information on frequency of attack and damage. This information becomes the basis for lobbying against the regulated "whole of house" concept. |
| 1997 | NASH inducts three life members and redesigns website. |
| | NASH conducts survey of members' capabilities for inclusion in database to enable more effective handling of enquiries from the public. |
| | NASH HQ from AISC North Sydney to Homebush. |
| | QLD Chapter provides material for Construction Training Australia's (CTA) development of new national competency-based training packages for steel wall framing and steel roof trusses, which meet ANTA requirements. |
| 1996 | ABCB publishes Building Code of Australia (BCA 96), in which a steel-framed house is not required to be defended by termite barriers. |
| | SAA publishes AS/NZS 4600:1996 Cold-formed Steel Structures Code. |
| | NASH promotes steel framing at Interbuild Victoria Exhibition. |
| | SA Chapter produces Steel-Framed Housing Compendium containing information about SA suppliers, products and services, and promotional booklets Steel Framed Home - Design & Construction and Steel Framed Home - Ownership. |
| | QLD and NSW Chapters exhibit at major Home Shows. |
| | NASH and Werrington TAFE Western Sydney develop and launch Steel House Frame Construction Manual for use nationally. |
| 1995 | Market share for steel framing reaches 10% in the mid-90s, partly due to high timber prices. |
| | NASH submits draft document Steel-Framed Housing for inclusion in the Building Code of Australia (BCA). |
| | NRAAVC bans the use of the long-life organochlorine-based chemicals for termite control. |
| | AISC publishes The Use of Steel in Homes containing a section on steel-framed housing. NASH launches its first web site. |
| | NASH launches its first web site. |
| | SAA publishes AS 3660.1 - 1995 Protection of Buildings From Subterranean Termites - a mostly prescriptive standard that becomes a de-facto building code. |
| 1994 | NASH establishes party to produce input for the first Building Code of Australia. |
| | NASH launches new edition of Steel Framed House Construction - TAFE Training Manual. [See 1988 & 1993] |
| | Instructional videos for builders and owner builders produced and launched. |
| | NASH provides new training material for NSW TAFE Western Sydney Region. |
| | NASH conducts first of fifteen promotional "Technology Transfer" presentations held progressively over the next three years in regional NSW, QLD and SA. |
| 1993 | Steel framing market share estimated at 5%. |
| | SAA publishes AS3623-1993 Domestic Metal Framing. |
| | NASH & BHP Steel produce completely revised Steel Framed House Construction - TAFE Training Manual. |
| | SAA endorses NASH proposal to produce a prescriptive Steel Framing Manual. |
| | NASH National Council appoints first Executive Director of the Association. |
1992 | NASH incorporates as a not-for-profit organisation. |
| | AISC and NASH publish book Structural Performance Requirements for Domestic Steel Framing. |
| | NASH and AISC, with input from CSIRO, prepare draft Domestic Metal Framing Standard. |
| | NASH establishes working group to examine feasibility of producing a prescriptive Steel Framing Manual for builders. |
1991 | NASH and BHP Steel produce a suggested outline for a "domestic steel framing code" for Standards Australia. |
| 1990 | NASH restructured and renamed National Association of Steel-Framed Housing to recognise broader scope. |
| 1988 | SAA publishes AS 1538-1988 Cold Formed Steel Structures Code. |
| | AISC publishes Design of Cold Formed Steel Structures (to AS1538-1988). |
| | NASH deploys updated Steel House Framing training manuals and framing components to NSW TAFE. |
| 1986 | BHP Steel, with NASH support, launches Steel Shield Insurance Package for Homes Built of Steel. |
| 1985 | NASH, with BHP Steel and AZDA, deploys first Steel House Framing training manual to TAFE institutes. |
| 1982 | NASH inaugurated as "National Association of Steel House Framing". All activity voluntary. Steel market share 2 - 3%. |
