Design & specification

This topic area offers you a set of resources to help you keep up to date with design and specification.

Design & Specification Articles

Sustainable specification

Building services engineers have a major part to play in promoting sustainable development and have a responsibility to design systems that reduce the environmental impact of a building, throughout its whole life cycle. We explain how NBS work sections can help construction professionals in the specification of renewable energy systems. read more on 'Sustainable specification' ...
Specifying controls

The England & Wales Building Regulations Part L1 requires provision and commissioning of ‘energy efficient fixed building services with effective controls’, towards the conservation of fuel and power in buildings. It is therefore important that the controls system is designed and specified to ensure the requirement is met. read more on 'Specifying controls' ...
NBS products for 'small works' specification

NBS publishes a range of products for specification of building work. A question that is often asked is "which version of NBS should I use to specify a small (or medium, or large) building that I am designing"? For small building works, the subject of this article, NBS publishes a range of products for specification. read more on 'NBS products for 'small works' specification' ...