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
NBS Guide: Embodied Carbon Calculations
Learn how to align your carbon assessments with BIM workflows. This guide to Embodied Carbon Calculations, developed by NBS and Circular Ecology, sets out a practical, standardised approach to calculating the embodied carbon of building materials and products, and how to apply this data to BIM objects.
Must Reads
The hidden cost of compliance: why architects are demanding a new era of product transparency
Few pieces of legislation have reshaped the UK construction industry as significantly as the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA). Introduced to improve accountability, traceability and safety standards ...
Design and Specification
Brick slip cladding systems – the need for robust specification
This article from the NBS technical team outlines specification for brick slip technology, including history, technology, design, safety and testing.
When product data creates risk, AluK delivers the clarity and support architects need
The need to build more homes, more quickly, has not changed. If anything, the pressure has intensified. However, the conversation around Modern Methods of Construction has evolved.
Fire extinguisher types - How to choose, identify, maintain and use firefighting equipment
The catastrophic consequences of fire taking hold cannot be underestimated. Taking time to develop a robust risk assessment and identifying the most suitable firefighting equipment is likely to be ...
Design and SpecificationStandards and Regulations
Reduce embodied carbon from the start
Measure, compare and reduce upfront embodied carbon using trusted UK data and pre-built assemblies.
Top 10 UK smart cities named - London and Bristol leading the way
London and Bristol are Britain’s leading “smart cities”, according to new research commissioned by Huawei UK and conducted by Navigant Consulting.
Design and SpecificationSustainability
The clear benefits of wooden windows
The windows of the future could be made from transparent wood according to Swedish researchers.
Construction ProductsTimber
Student design awards put safety first
The Association for Project Safety (APS) has announced the launch of its ninth National CDM and Student Designer Awards. The prestigious annual event will take place on Thursday 27 October at the ...
Design and SpecificationHealth and Safety
Rising stars recognised for their green credentials
Lisa Pasquale from consultancy Six Cylinder has been named as a rising star of the built environment.
Sustainability
BIM Level 2 website goes live to support Government mandate
A website that will act as a repository of best practice standards when it comes to helping Government and the construction industry achieve value and efficiencies throughout the project lifecycle ...
Digital TransformationGovernment policy
Subscribe
Is training worth the investment?
Every business needs well-trained, knowledgeable staff to survive and prosper. So why is the training budget such an easy target? Often the first accounting line to be slashed in times of recession ...
CPD
Ecobuild 2016 : Digital Building Learning Hub Programme - The slides
Here we round up presentations from the ‘Digital Building Theatre’ a feature area sponsored by Wavin and curated by NBS, bringing together content and innovation around three key themes of ‘Digital ...
Design and SpecificationDigital Transformation
Ecobuild 2016 - Day 3
Andy Butterfield, Global Head of Construction and Product Certification looks at BSI's role in supporting BIM, its range of certification and training solutions.
Design and SpecificationDigital Transformation
Ecobuild 2016 - Day 2
The second day of Ecobuild 2016 proved just as popular and just as packed as the first as exhibitors and speakers across the construction industry converged on London's vast ExCeL arena.
Design and SpecificationDigital Transformation
Ecobuild 2016 - Day 1
Watch a video package showing highlights from the first day of Ecobuild 2016.
Design and SpecificationDigital Transformation
Ecobuild 2016 video - Day 1 highlights
Watch a video package showing highlights from the first day of Ecobuild 2016.
