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Keeping costs down on commercial builds

11 July 2013 | by NBS

In this programme Sweett Group director Andrew Moore and architect Suzette Vela Burkett, a director of Aukett Fitzroy Robinson, discuss how the project team ensure the scheme is built within the agreed cost parameters.

PAS1192-2: new BIM standards

11 July 2013 | by NBS

BSI’s new standard, PAS1192-2 Specification for information management for the capital/delivery phase of construction projects using building information modelling, has been launched to support the Government’s Construction Strategy which aims to reduce the construction cost of public sector assets by 20-30%.

Crossrail

07 July 2013 | by NBS

In this video programme from 2013 Crossrail’s Dr David Armstrong (head of engineering) and Sam Richards (head of urban integration) discuss the history of the project and provide an overview of the scheme as proposed.

Employment law changes

07 July 2013 | by NBS

This programme provides a heads-up at employment law changes in 2013.

Preliminaries and General Conditions

03 July 2013 | by NBS

The purpose of preliminaries is to describe the works as a whole, and to specify general conditions and requirements for their execution, including such things as subcontracting, approvals, testing and completion.

Eric Lyons and Span

23 April 2013 | by NBS

This programme provides a brief guide to the work of the architect Eric Lyons and property development company Span Developments. It places Lyons' architecture in the context of post-war reconstruction and addresses the influence of Maxwell Fry and Walter Gropius upon his work, which combined the use of repeated forms and standardised parts with an artistic view of architecture.

Polyclinic for the Destitute, Old Delhi

23 April 2013 | by NBS

Romi Khosla Design Studio's Polyclinic for the Destitute near Old Delhi's Lahori Gate, opened at the end of 2012. Although the building has been completed, it is not officially open. This is the first filmed portrait of the building wedged alongside the market and the railway, the architect calls it: "our own little contribution to the urban cacophony."

New Approved Documents K and P: 2013

27 March 2013 | by NBS

The revised versions of Approved Document K and P come into force in April 2013. These documents have been rewritten, simplified and remodelled to Plain English standards and incorporate several new items. This programme will explain the changes and examine several of the new diagrams and explain slight shifts in technical guidance. It will also clarify the intentions behind the changes. We will look at some common misconceptions and failures in compliance with regard to these two Approved Documents.

Specification in a BIM world

10 March 2013 | by NBS

As part of the series of BITESized talks at the RIBA Village auditorium at Ecobuild 2013, Dr Stephen Hamil of RIBA Enterprises discusses specification in a BIM world.

Darwin Centre, Natural History Museum

10 March 2013 | by NBS

200 years on from Charles Darwin's birth and 150 years since the publication of his On the Origin of Species, the latest extension to the Natural History Museum in London – the new Darwin Centre – opened to the public in September 2009.

BIM implementation: Manchester Town Hall

10 March 2013 | by NBS

As part of the series of BITESized talks at the RIBA Village auditorium at Ecobuild 2013, Richard Wise of Ryder Architecture discusses BIM implementation at Manchester Town Hall.

Achieving sustainability in construction projects

10 March 2013 | by NBS

As part of the series of BITESized talks at the RIBA Village auditorium at Ecobuild 2013, Koko Udom of RIBA Enterprises discusses how to achieve sustainability in construction projects.

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