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.
The construction industry faces growing challenges when building on increasingly complex brownfield sites. Alongside the need for effective waterproofing, developers and contractors must now address ...
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 ...
The CIC Building Information Model (BIM) Protocol - Standard Protocol for use in projects using Building Information Models was published by the Construction Industry Council (CIC) in 2013.
Measure, compare and reduce upfront embodied carbon using trusted UK data and pre-built assemblies.
The construction industry’s inefficiencies are well documented. Too much time, money and resource is often spent in exchange for far too little in return. The painful truth is that industry often ...
Think you're a bit of a BIM expert? Know your DPOW from your EIR and your PIM from your PIP? Prove it by scoring top marks in our latest quiz.
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) are among the organisations who have been quick to seize upon the opportunities afforded by Minecraft to enthuse a new wave of construction professionals.
Placing a CE Marking on a product means it has been declared as complying with all applicable regulations. The CE Marking of gas appliances is currently regulated by the EU Gas Appliances Directive ...
This year's James Forrest lecture looked at the impact Artificial Intelligence (AI) could have on the built environment sector.
From 7 to 10 September 2017, a host of places and spaces – many of which are usually off limits – will be free for visitors to explore.
January February March April May June July August September October November December September 2017 5 to 7 September Coasts, Marine Structures and Breakwaters 2017 Where? Liverpool Waterfront What? ...
Around two million people in the UK are affected by sight loss and augmented reality gives us the potential to better understand the effects of a range of eye conditions.
It's been a few years since we last looked at intelligent heating controls on theNBS.com and in the intervening period things have got smarter, sleeker and more integrated. The British weather ...
Speaking at this year's Autodesk University London event, Dr Stephen Hamil, Director of Research and Innovation at NBS, presents Practical Examples of How to Develop and Coordinate Information on a ...
Speaking at this year's Autodesk University London event, Dr Stephen Hamil, Director of Research and Innovation at NBS,took to the stage with Brian Roepke from Autodesk to deliver a class on the ...