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Managing Construction Risk: Standards, Insights and Specification in Practice

Join our upcoming webinar exploring the evolving standards landscape and what it means in practice across specification and project delivery.

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Managing Construction Risk: Standards, Insights and Specification in Practice

Thursday 28th May at 11AM BST

Hear from Ant Burd, Director at British Standards Institution, as he shares the latest sector priorities, committee developments and key standards set to impact construction in 2026. This session delivers a concise, expert-led overview of the evolving standards landscape and what it means in practice.

Alongside this, Dr Stephen Hamil from Hubexo will demonstrate how the Construction Information Service provides seamless access to trusted standards content. The session will also explore its integration with NBS Chorus and NBS Source, showing how standards can be embedded directly into specification workflows to improve clarity, consistency and compliance from design through to delivery.

Panel:

  • Host: Tina Peterzens, Accuris
  • Speaker – Stephen Hamil, Hubexo
  • Speaker – Anthony Burd, BSI 

Who should attend:

Built for professionals across the construction industry who rely on up-to-date standards, this webinar provides practical guidance to help reduce risk, support better decision-making and ensure alignment with current best practice.