Member Services Program

Make the most of your membership with PIA perks from the Member Services Program. Explore our partners below.

PIA partners with leading suppliers to offer its members discounts and benefits not available to the general public. By providing your PIA Membership Number, you will have access to various offers and services.

ARCHISTAR

Archistar is excited to join the Planning Institute of Australia, championing innovative AI-driven soloutins for the planning and development industry.

Our cutting-edge technology digitizes planning and building codes, offers automatic compliance checks, and utilizes 3D generative design, enabling seamless, efficient, and compliant development processes.

With a global footprint, Archistar is dedicated to transforming urban planning and building by intergrating advanced AI solutions, thereby enhancing productivity and fosering sustainable development. Discover more via out website below.

PIA MEMBER OFFER: 10% off all pricing and packages for PIA Members - please contact us via this link and advise your PIA Membership number

AURIN

At AURIN we make hard-to-get data accessible—supporting innovative research on sustainable and resilient cities and towns. By building and providing complex digital infrastructure, we empower Australian researchers to address the greatest urban and regional challenges facing us today.

We specialize in doing the legwork on behalf of the researchers, with the aim to eliminate the time-consuming tasks researchers go through when starting a new project. We streamline access to a wide range of crucial datasets, which are all integrated to work together. Our aim is to lower technological barriers, open data access and increase information sharing amongst scientific communities.

AURIN’s existing digital infrastructure primarily supports research in transport, housing, labour markets, urban and regional planning, impacts of urban environments on population health, liveability and sustainability. Over the next five-year period AURIN aims to lead a national consortium, focused on establishing the foundations for Australia’s Urban Digital Twins, to address climate change, energy transition, and changing demographics.

There is no cost to access most of AURIN’s data – and data that has a charge attached is through the provider of that data. Visit our website to see how we can assist you.

 

PLANNED COVER

Over the last 50 years Planned Cover has grown from to be a market leader in built environment risk solutions.Planned Cover provide a full circle of support, offering advice, insurance and representation for profession-specific protection in the built environment industry. Planned Cover offers a unique range of tailored services including:

  • Insurance placement – professional indemnity, directors and officers, employment practices, statutory liability and general insurance & personal insurance products

  • Risk management presentations, practice notes, online CPD education, and contract review service where we will advise members of any uninsured clauses contained within consultancy contracts/agreements for PI insurance clients

  • Claims management and assistance

PIA members are entitled to $100 off our professional fees when you take out a new professional indemnity insurance policy, OR $50 off for all other insurance products.

HEART FOUNDATION

Healthy Active by Design

Healthy Active by Design is a unique digital toolkit which provides best-practice, evidence-based resources and guidance to support the design and delivery of active living principles into urban planning and design outcomes.

Its point of difference from traditional planning guidance is the incorporation of physical movement and health considerations to create healthy spaces and places that promote walking, cycling (and other wheeled forms of movement) and use of public transport in neighbourhoods, towns and cities across Australia. 

 

Interested in being part of the Member Services Program?

Get in touch with the team at [email protected] to discuss.