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.
Explore the current state of sustainability in the UK construction industry based on the results from a comprehensive survey conducted by NBS.
While the new building safety regime hasn’t fundamentally changed what requirements higher-risk buildings (HRBs) must meet to comply with the Building Regulations, it has significantly increased the ...
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 ...
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 ...
With just months to go before the mandated use of Level 2 BIM on all public-sector projects, NBS are looking to find out more about the industry's awareness and use of BIM.
Measure, compare and reduce upfront embodied carbon using trusted UK data and pre-built assemblies.
NBS has revealed the results of its third major survey into construction contracts and related legal issues.
This week sees the launch of the third NBS National Construction Contracts and Law Survey. About the survey First run in 2012, this NBS study solicits feedback on your practical experience of ...
Liverpool Central Library and Archive reopened to the public in May 2013 after a £50 million refurbishment that took almost three years. The library was Britain’s first purpose-built public lending ...
The proposed Construction Design and Management Regulations 2015 (CDM) came into effect on 6 April 2015.
Alistair Kell, Director of Information and Technology, BDP, looks at ways of managing the level of detail produced by a multi-disciplinary design team within a BIM project.
A raft of changes have been made to the England regulations and their Approved Documents (ADs) as of March 2015. Here we summarise the key changes.
Update: Since this article was first written, all the content from the NBS National BIM Library has moved across to NBS Source.
Although the use of BIM is most commonly associated with the design team, it is in the field of project management where it perhaps has its most long-term application. For whereas design team ...
The UK economy is in an odd position. Globally, its current rate of growth is impressive; among the G7, the UK is the leader in annual GDP growth. Over the next two or three years we expect growth ...
The need for accurate and up-to-date specifications East Riding of Yorkshire Council is in the early stages of a project to replace the aging Bridlington Leisure World. The new, multipurpose facility ...
Whether involved in building or civil engineering projects, work at onshore or offshore industrial sites, or an occasional visitor, the hard hat – or safety helmet – is an essential item of safety ...