Define who is doing what and when on your digital projects
Get your information management strategy right by planning information deliverables and responsibilities that are well classified.
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Get your information management strategy right by planning information deliverables and responsibilities that are well classified.


Understand how a digital plan of work can be produced that follows the RIBA Plan of Work. Links are provided to RIBA resources providing guidance and a Microsoft Excel template ‘Toolbox’.
When planning and delivering a project, a classification strategy is essential. Uniclass is the classification system referenced in BS EN ISO 12006-2 and BS EN ISO 19650-2.


Specification is a process which develops through the project timeline. This article examines specification development from outline, to descriptive requirements to prescriptive solutions.
As part of the 2014/15 Innovate UK funded BIM Toolkit project, NBS worked with BDP and Mott MacDonald to produce a set of ‘LOD guides’. These are now available as a download.

The BIM Toolkit was an Innovate UK-initiated project launched in April 2015 as part of the Level 2 BIM package of tools and standards. Following this initial launch, NBS developed and maintained the platform for over six years, and it was free for users. In July 2022, the online digital plan of work was retired. This Digital Plan Work portal from NBS provides guidance and templates for developing a digital plan of work, classifying information, and defining information development.
The latest BIM standards and guidance that define BIM in the UK can be found at the website https://www.ukbimframework.org/
The Uniclass website contains 1,000s of classifications for items in the built environment. NBS Chorus allows specifications to be developed collaboratively in the cloud. NBS Source is a platform that contains well-structured technical information from 1,000s of construction product manufacturers. These three resources together, combined, are essential tools to use when developing information on any construction project.
Standards and guidance on information management can be found at https://www.ukbimframework.org/. The RIBA Plan of Work Overview guide provides detailed guidance behind the design and construction process. https://www.architecture.com/knowledge-and-resources/resources-landing-page/riba-plan-of-work
Uniclass and NBS Source are platforms that are free-to-use for those searching for classifications or manufacturer product data. NBS Chorus is a paid-for online platform for specification writers. There is a paid-for subscription for product manufacturers that want to position their information within NBS Source and NBS Chorus.
The following technical article looks into this subject - https://www.thenbs.com/knowledge/level-of-detail-lod-and-digital-plans-of-work
The following technical article looks into this subject - https://www.thenbs.com/knowledge/specification-development-and-digital-plans-of-work
Discover how Uniclass is being put into practice to deliver exceptional results globally across the built environment.
The specification libraries in NBS Chorus are structured either by Common Arrangement of Work Sections (CAWS) or Uniclass. Understandably, one of the most common questions that we receive at NBS is “Which structure should be used?”
This article looks at the benefits of using the Uniclass classification structure when structuring manufacturer product information. It provides an insight into how NBS does this in the NBS Source platform.