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Explore the latest NBS reports, guides and resources, bringing together industry research, expert insight and practical guidance on the trends, challenges and opportunities shaping construction.

NBS Guide: Embodied Carbon Calculations

Learn how to align your carbon assessments with BIM workflows. This guide to Embodied Carbon Calculations, developed by NBS and Circular Ecology, sets out a practical, standardised approach to calculating the embodied carbon of building materials and products, and how to apply this data to BIM objects.

Sustainability
  • Report

    Digital Construction Report 2025

    From AI to BIM: the data behind construction’s digital shift. Download now to discover where the industry is moving and how you can stay ahead.

    Digital transformation
  • Guide

    Best practice guide to specification writing

    Get practical guidance on writing clear, consistent construction specifications, with best practice covering editorial style, classification, publishing and quality assurance.

    Design and specification
  • Report

    Sustainable Futures UK Report 2024

    Explore the state of sustainability across UK construction, including progress towards net zero, the barriers holding the industry back and the role of specification, project information and policy in driving change.

    Sustainability
  • Whitepaper

    Constructing A Safer Future: Building Safety Act White Paper 2024

    The Building Safety Act and much of its associated secondary legislation came into force in October 2023. Since then, it has become increasingly clear that the construction industry faces significant challenges in complying with the new legislation.

    Building safety
  • NBS-LCA

    Reduce embodied carbon from the start

    Measure, compare and reduce upfront embodied carbon using trusted UK data and pre-built assemblies.

  • Report

    Digital Construction Report 2023

    Discover the key trends shaping digital construction, from BIM and AI to sustainability, off-site construction and the evolving use of technology across the industry.

    Digital transformationBIM
  • Report

    Sustainable Futures Report 2022

    Discover how construction professionals viewed sustainability in 2022, including the biggest barriers to progress, changing priorities and the information expected from suppliers.

    Sustainability
  • Report

    Infographic: Digital Construction Report 2021

    This infographic illustrates some of the key insights from the most recent Digital Construction Report.

    Digital transformationBIM