At NBS, we're focused on both our own emissions and developing content and features for sustainable specification. Here are some of the changes we’ve been making to support smarter, lower-carbon design decisions.

This article is about the rules concerning placing construction products on the market in the United Kingdom. It has been written in light of the EU Construction Product Regulations 2024 (CPR 2024) being published. It also looks at the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR 2024), which was published earlier in 2024 and shares similar sustainability and digitalisation objectives.

Writing clear and concise specifications is crucial on construction projects. A well-structured specification is not only essential for design success but can also prevent delays, unexpected costs and disputes. Here are five essential tips to help you get it right, from our Best Practice Guide to Specification Writing.

Discover the value of BBA certification from the earliest stage of specification. Find out why the BBA team partnered with RIBA and NBS to improve safety standards.

A well-written and robust specification is vital to the success of construction projects. It can prevent project delays, unexpected costs, contract disputes and litigation. This is because it is the document that details every material, product, system and process that will be used. Our Best Practice Guide to Specification Writing guide draws upon more than 50 years of combined experience from NBS and the team at NBS Schumann in order to help you get your specifications right.

Find out about the significant improvements NBS has made to the CAWS content set, to support specifiers in alteration and refurbishment work.

The recent NBS webinar 'The Building Safety Act: Revisited' was chaired by Richard Waterhouse, Non-Executive Director of the British Board of Agrément (BBA). It brought together experts from architecture, construction, manufacturing, specification and the Building Control authority itself to discuss compliance with the building safety regime.

From new sustainability initiatives and achieving carbon neutrality, to launching the new RIBACPD.com and developing our NBS platforms to support compliance with the Building Safety Act, it’s been a busy year. As ever, we’re focused on helping to build a better construction industry.

Find out how Church Lukas – an architecture, design and management practice – use NBS Chorus and NBS Source to support them with their key areas of focus - building safety and sustainability.

Revisit the Construction Leader’s Summit 2024 event and get up to date with the industry’s key events in this NBS recap.

Discover the biggest topics at the Construction Leader’s Summit 2024 to stay ahead of the industry’s latest developments in this article from NBS.

NBS recently hosted a roundtable discussion forum in London to talk to specifiers about industry trends and how they may impact the world of specification. In attendance were architects, engineers and quantity surveyors, who prepare specifications for practices of varying sizes.