Are you BIM ready? What your business needs to do before 2016

Michele Lucarelli, NBS Technical Author, following work done on sections C20 and M60 with respect to lead in paint, provides some background to the issue.

We outline the confused transition – now at an end – from BSs to BS ENs for masonry units.

Michele Lucarelli explores the term BREEAM as it applies to BRE's Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) family.

John Boanson shares some wisdom on dispute resolution drawing on his expertise in the field.

Access statements demonstrate how the legislative obligations placed upon developers, designers and service providers are met, or will be met.

As underfloor heating grows in popularity, more and more people are finding that installing finishes over this form of heating is not quite the problem they thought it would be.

Approved Document H, amended in 2002, covers both foul and rainwater drainage, waste water treatment systems and cesspools and solid waste storage.

We look at the benefits and characteristics of master specification documents.

External steps and ramps are one of the few areas of work where a landscape architect may need to refer to the Building Regulations Approved Documents.

With the construction industry adopting design and build, partnering, or PFI procurement for certain sized projects, NBS is consulting with subscribers to understand and formulate proposals that address the particular challenges associated with these procurement routes.

Adrian Cave explores a range of factors to be considered when attempting to make historic buildings inclusive.

Like Nero's Domus Aurea, little remains of Ian McGlinn's Maison d'Or – though a legal (rather than archaeological) legacy lives on. John Gelder looks at what this legacy tells us about specification.