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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 Asset Information Model or AIM is a term used to describe the collated set of information gathered from all sources that supports the ongoing management of an asset.
Measure, compare and reduce upfront embodied carbon using trusted UK data and pre-built assemblies.
Papercrete - a portmanteau of paper and concrete - is essentially an industrial-strength papier mâché drawing on paper/cardboard, sand and Portland cement or clay. It can be fashioned in blocks, ...
The letters CE appear on many products traded in the European Economic Area (EEA).
The construction industry's inherent inefficiencies have long been documented. Over the course of the last 60 years reviews from Simon, Emmerson, Banwell, Latham, Egan and Wolstenholme have all ...
The European public sector has taken a step towards a common approach to the introduction of Building Information Modelling (BIM) with the launch of a new handbook.
This year’s NBS National BIM Report paints a picture of BIM adoption in a maturing market – awareness is almost universal and adoption steadily increasing. However it’s fair to say that mainstream ...
Update: Since this article was first written, all the content from the NBS National BIM Library has moved across to NBS Source. ...
The global design and engineering community have flocked to Tobacco Dock in the East End of London this week for Autodesk University - the conference for those who design, create, and make the world ...
You'd be hard pressed to find a more enduring construction material than timber. It's (potentially) sustainable, impressively durable and its flexibility and aesthetic qualities have made it a go-to ...
What is IFC? Industry Foundation Classes, or IFC for short, is a global standard used to describe, share and exchange construction and facilities management information.
Our review of 2016 called it right. Uncertainty was the watchword in 2016 and respite in 2017 has, in the first five months at least, been in short supply. With Article 50 now triggered and a snap ...
NBS National BIM Report 2017 The annual NBS National BIM Report is now recognised as one of the industry’s most comprehensive reviews into the use of BIM. Now in its seventh year, the latest report ...