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Knowledge Case studies Updates Reports Digital Construction Report 2025 Building Safety Act White Paper Resources Sample Specifications Embodied Carbon Guide New Best Practice Guide to Specification Writing

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NBS National BIM Library

The UK’s fastest-growing BIM library, with a comprehensive collection of generic and manufacturers’ BIM objects ranging from building fabric systems to mechanical and electrical objects.

All manufacturers’ BIM objects meet the internationally-recognised NBS BIM Object Standard.

The NBS National BIM Library is free to use and is the only BIM object library which links directly to NBS specification software and to the NBS BIM Toolkit – an essential requirement for BIM Level 2.

Download objects now from the NBS National BIM Library

Find out how to have your BIM objects feature in NBS National BIM Library

Introducing NBS National BIM Library

Key benefits

  • Access our BIM objects directly in your design tool using the NBS Plug-ins for Autodesk® Revit® and ArchiCAD. Find out more
  • All manufacturer BIM objects on NBS National BIM Library comply with the NBS BIM Object Standard – the global benchmark for high quality, consistent, information-rich BIM objects. Find out more 

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