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For more than 40 years NBS services have underpinned the delivery of successful construction projects by supporting construction professionals to make the best design decisions. By providing access to the right information at the right time in the right way, our specification and collaboration, building product and construction knowledge tools and services enable you to deliver outstanding projects in an informed, collaborative and efficient way.

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Is this the new face of CPD seminars

03 June 2020 | by NBS

CPD is a crucial part of any architects role. As it’s usually delivered in person, lockdown proved a challenge for those wishing to attend CPD seminars. As a result, as the construction industry shifts online, so has CPD. Phil Ward, at Lee Evans Partnership, shares his experience of attending his first virtual RIBA CPD seminar.

NBS’ 10th National BIM Report

26 May 2020 | by NBS

This year’s 2020 BIM report marks the 10th year of asking the industry for their views about BIM. Read the latest on the state of BIM, reflecting the views of over 1,000 industry professionals. See how usage and views of BIM have changed since 2011. What progress have we made as an industry and what changes do we anticipate in the next decade?

Third-party certification with NBS Source

15 May 2020 | by NBS

Over recent years, one of the most popular requests for improvements from construction professionals who use NBS has been the request for prominent evidence of third-party certifications regarding construction manufacturer products.

Permalinks with NBS Source

14 May 2020 | by NBS

Within NBS Source, each item (whether it is a product, a company, a case study or a PDF) has a short, permanent hyperlink. Within NBS, we are calling these short, permanent hyperlinks ‘permalinks’.

Enhanced Data with NBS Source

14 May 2020 | by NBS

With the launch of our new platform, NBS Source, we at NBS have enhanced the data structure for manufacturer products and systems within our listings. We’re calling this ‘enhanced data’.

Uniclass 2015 - April 2020 update

12 May 2020 | by NBS

This is the latest in our quarterly updating programme for Uniclass 2015 and includes updates to five tables.

RIBA Plan of Work 2020 Overview – Question and answer

30 April 2020 | by NBS

In April 2020 Dale Sinclair, Director of Technical Practice at AECOM gave a presentation giving an overview to the RIBA Plan of Work 2020. Following the session, a number of questions were raised by attendees. These questions are addressed below by Dale and Alex Tait, Head of Technical Practice at RIBA.

What is The Golden Thread?

12 March 2020 | by NBS

In the construction and architectural field, there's a lot of discussion around the 'golden thread of information'. But what is it?

Uniclass 2015 - January 2020 update

30 January 2020 | by NBS

This is the latest in our quarterly updating programme for Uniclass 2015 and includes updates to ten tables.

Uniclass 2015 - October 2019 update

05 November 2019 | by NBS

This is the latest in our quarterly updating programme for Uniclass 2015 and includes updates to seven tables.

NBS Chorus helps Ryder Architecture to collaborate globally

21 August 2019 | by NBS

Ryder Architecture’s Newcastle and Vancouver teams were among the first to produce a specification using NBS Chorus. Here they explain how it helps the practice to work efficiently across the world.

Producing coordinated project information in a digital world

30 July 2019 | by NBS

Working digitally to a standard process will help transform the construction industry. This article is an adaption of a recent presentation on the main stage of Autodesk University London taking an in-depth look into this topic.

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