NBS SOURCE
Bringing together NBS BIM Library, NBS Plus and Product Selector, NBS Source is a brand new tool that creates a single source for product information.
NBS is an integrated global platform for everyone involved in the design,
supply and construction of the built environment
ARCHITECTS
ENGINEERS
SPECIFIERS
Specify anywhere with NBS Chorus. Find the construction products you need with NBS Source.
CONSTRUCTION
PRODUCT
MANUFACTURERS
Power up your marketing strategy, and deliver the product data the industry needs.
ManufacturersCompanies
4,600+
Guidance and standards
19,000+
Manufacturer products
33,000+
Users
275,000+
2022 new projects
34,000+
2022 specifications
61,000+
Bringing together NBS BIM Library, NBS Plus and Product Selector, NBS Source is a brand new tool that creates a single source for product information.
A dynamic and unified classification system for the construction industry covering all sectors, maintained and updated by NBS.
NBS is used by organisations of all sizes from small firms, to the very largest global construction companies. Find out more about how we provide connected construction information.
We operate globally, with bases in the UK, Canada and Australia. Our platform enables organisations and teams to collaborate across locations and time zones. Find out more about what we offer in different markets.
Find out how international real estate consultancy Hollis has benefitted from transitioning to NBS Chorus during the COVID-19 pandemic and how the NBS training team helped.
READ THEIR STORYAs part of a recent NBS webinar on collaborative specification writing, Chris Dixon (Associate Architect at Franklin Ellis Architects) described how he had worked with Dulux Trade to develop paint systems specifications for a complex building project.
SEE HOW THEY DID ITNBS has a longstanding partnership with Autodesk, and has been recognised as an Autodesk Solution Associate. The integration of NBS Chorus and Autodesk Revit® allows users to develop their model and specification simultaneously, which greatly reduces the risk of information becoming out of sync and enables users to work smarter and more safely. Chorus also integrates with Autodesk 360, Common Data Environment.
THE STORY SO FARInternational design practice Ryder Architecture was the first NBS customer to produce a specification using NBS Chorus, the cloud-based platform. Transitioning from Microsoft Word (their previous specification writing tool) to NBS Chorus has been a step change for Ryder, and has brought the process of specification writing into the 21st century.
READ THEIR STORYWritten for the Construction Information Service, this excerpt from the NBS Sustainable Specification Guides explores sustainable design and specification as viewed through the lens of UN Sustainability Goals 03, 08 and 11.