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 ...
In May 2021, NBS hosted two webinars exploring the leading classification, Uniclass 2015, and how it's used across the industry on a range of construction projects. Following the session, several ...
Measure, compare and reduce upfront embodied carbon using trusted UK data and pre-built assemblies.
Preliminaries - Contracts There are several contracts suitable for use in Ireland and we support four contracts published by RIAI and four published by the Irish Office of Government Procurement.
Before starting your Death Star specification. It is essential to set the scene with music. Every villain needs a theme tune...right? Things you will need Specification writing software – might we ...
This is the latest in our quarterly updating programme for Uniclass 2015. It includes updates to nine tables.
We recently hosted a webinar, Collaborative Specification Writing, featuring insights from NBS Innovation Director, Dr Stephen Hamil, NBS Head of Manufacturer Solutions, Lee Jones, and manufacturers ...
This is the latest in our quarterly updating programme for Uniclass 2015. It includes some major updates to eleven tables.
Ours is a history of inefficiency and fragmentation In traditional design-build and design-build-bid construction, various entities come together in linear stages to work on a project. They work ...
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced everyone to adapt last year, we moved our events offering entirely online. As part of that move, we rolled out an extensive range of webinars throughout 2020 with ...
1. Digital transformation has accelerated
We aim to minimize changes to existing codes and classifications, but we always take feedback from users into account. Any changes are the result of this input, combined with our own ongoing review.
1. Stop making excuses, start making changes All of us have had to adapt to new ways of working following the COVID-19 pandemic. We've seen that if a significant driver like the pandemic comes along, ...
This is the latest in our quarterly updating programme for Uniclass 2015. It includes updates to eight tables.