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Your new NBS Building update area

Welcome to your new online update area designed to make it easier for NBS Building subscribers to find out more about the changes made as part of Update 2012-1. Here you can find details of all the new and revised sections, as well as interesting articles relating to these changes. Simply use the links below to find out more.

Summary of revisions in NBS Building Update 2012-1

There are now 186 work sections in NBS Building, excluding Preliminaries. Our ongoing efforts to keep your specifications up-to-date have resulted in 30 work sections having their reference documents reviewed. This includes 19 work sections with changes to clause text, with or without changes to general or clause guidance. read more on the Summaries of revisions ...
Software changes

Each NBS Update may include important changes to the software as well as new content. To benefit from these changes, please remember that you will need to upgrade your software installations. read more on Software changes ...
Getting started

If you are a new customer of NBS Building, find out how to get started with your software with the Getting Started Guide (PDF document). read more on getting started with NBS Building ...
Software support for NBS Specification products

If you have a problem with NBS Building, check the list of the most common issues in our Knowledge Base. read more on Software Support for NBS Specification products ...
NBS Plus

NBS Plus is a library of product manufacturer details linked to clause guidance in NBS software. Manufacturers submit their product details and technical guidance to NBS for restructuring in NBS format, ensuring that you have the product information you need at the time you need it - when completing the specification. read more on NBS Plus ...