A wide range of interesting articles that help you make informed decisions and deliver the best projects for your clients authored by our team of NBS subject specialists and construction industry contributors.
Sustainability
Sustainable Futures UK Report 2026
Explore the current state of sustainability in the UK construction industry based on the results from a comprehensive survey conducted by NBS.
Must Reads
RIBA CPD
RIBA CPD for Architects: Understanding Flooring Specification and Detailing
For architects and specifiers, flooring details can have a significant impact on the safety, accessibility, durability and overall performance of a building. Yet the technical considerations ...
Sponsored
Designing sustainability into construction – proof over promises in sustainable construction
With tightening regulations and growing client demand, the construction industry is under increasing pressure to demonstrate measurable progress against carbon reduction targets. For specifiers, that ...
Construction Products
Dulux Trade launches new solution for high-humidity spaces
Because of how they are used, kitchens and bathrooms experience more moisture, more contact, and more ongoing maintenance. Standard emulsions are not designed for this level of use. Over time, ...
Classic case law: Teaching tort
In this exclusive extract from NBS Shortcuts , written by noted industry figure Austin Williams, we introduce the concept of duty of care.
Contracts and Law
Reduce embodied carbon from the start
Measure, compare and reduce upfront embodied carbon using trusted UK data and pre-built assemblies.
In this exclusive extract from NBS Shortcuts , written by noted industry figure Austin Williams, we discuss the difference between fixings and fastenings.
Construction Products
Rainscreen cladding
In this exclusive extract from NBS Shortcuts , written by noted industry figure Austin Williams, we introduce rainscreen cladding and its use in the UK.
Design and SpecificationBook extract
Wastewater drainage: The real sanitary clause
In this exclusive extract from NBS Shortcuts , written by noted industry figure Austin Williams, we introduce the correct connection of domestic gravity-fed wastewater drainage.
Standards and Regulations
Toilets for disabled access
Austin Williams, provides a general assessment of the needs for disabled access to toilets, in the first of the NBS Shortcuts series.
Design and SpecificationBook extract
Approved Document F
Approved Document Part F: Ventilation contains more guidance on domestic mechanical and natural ventilation systems than the previous ADF L: 1995. The main changes between the current Approved ...