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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

    The National BIM Report 2018

    The annual NBS National BIM Report is now recognised as one of the industry’s most comprehensive reviews into the use of BIM. In this eighth report, we glean an insight into the achievements and challenges of the industry two years on from the BIM Mandate.

    BIM
  • Report

    National Construction Contracts and Law Report 2018

    The results of our fourth major survey into construction contracts and related legal issues - the NBS National Construction Contracts and Law Report 2018

    Digital transformation
  • Report

    Structured product information - why is it important?

    Drew Wiggett, head of product information at NBS, explores the benefits of structured product information when it comes to product selection and specification.

    Design and specification
  • Report

    NBS National BIM Report for Manufacturers 2017

    The NBS Manufacturers' BIM Report 2017 provides a snapshot of the changes the industry has been going through since the BIM mandate was implemented in April 2016 and shows what manufacturers are making of the opportunities on offer. Download our full, free report today.

    BIM
  • Report

    Introducing the NBS National BIM Report for Manufacturers 2017

    Richard Waterhouse, CEO, NBS introduces the NBS National BIM Report for Manufacturers 2017.

    BIM
  • Report

    BIM: A manufacturer's journey

    Lee Jones from Ideal Standard shares his thoughts on the company's BIM journey.

    BIM
  • Report

    Manufacturer BIM objects facilitate dynamic digital design

    The team at David Miller Architects share their experience using high-quality BIM objects as part of their project design workflow.

    BIM