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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.

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What’s new in NBS LCA: Our latest features

Explore the latest developments in NBS LCA, including its new connection with NBS Chorus.

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    Designing sustainability into construction – proof over promises in sustainable construction

    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 ...

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    Dulux Trade launches new solution for high-humidity spaces

    Because of how they are used, kitchens and bathrooms experience more moisture, more contact, and more ongoing maintenance. Standard emulsions are not designed for this level of use. Over time, ...

  • 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 ...

Uniclass 2015 - April 2020 update

This is the latest in our quarterly updating programme for Uniclass 2015. It includes updates to five tables.

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Reduce embodied carbon from the start

Measure, compare and reduce upfront embodied carbon using trusted UK data and pre-built assemblies.

RIBA Plan of Work 2020 Overview – Question and answer

In April 2020 Dale Sinclair, Director of Technical Practice at AECOM gave a presentation giving an overview to the RIBA Plan of Work 2020. Following the session, a number of questions were raised by ...

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Five reasons why product manufacturers must go digital now

In difficult times, it is very easy to look at cutting back on what might be regarded as non-core expenditure. Training usually stops with marketing, with sales support also being seen as one of the ...

Design and SpecificationDigital Transformation

Review: 'Building a Safer Future'. The governments response and reformed building safety regulations.

As we heard from Dame Judith Hackitt at the recent NBS Construction Product Leaders’ Summit. The new regulator will be the HSE (Health and Safety Executive) and is confirmed in this publication. The ...

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NBS Source: a new future for manufacturer product information

1. Background The specifiers that use NBS want to create a built environment that is safe and inclusive, and has sustainable outcomes. NBS helps specifiers meet this challenge through delivering ...

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How to work remotely with NBS Chorus

Cloud-based: Chorus is based entirely online, meaning you can access it anywhere. Whether you’re in the office, your home office, or the living room couch, all you need is an internet connection and ...

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Construction, Car Shows, Covid19

In what seems like just a few weeks, the world has changed. We face a threat, the likes of which we have rarely seen. Governments are taking drastic actions to limit the spread of the virus to ...

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Collaborative specification writing

Background This article illustrates how a specifier can use NBS Chorus to collaborate with a manufacturer to produce a complex specification.

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What is The Golden Thread?

The Building Safety Bill is being developed as part of the new safety regime to prevent any events similar to the Grenfell Tower disaster, which killed 72 people in 2017. It will overhaul existing ...

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Megatrends - An Introduction

Here’s a question for you, a quick thought-experiment: What is the first product you can think of that you know millions of people will still be buying and consuming in ten years from now?

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Uniclass 2015 - January 2020 update

This is the latest in our quarterly updating programme for Uniclass 2015, and includes updates to ten tables.

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What is a specification for construction?

What are architectural specifications? A specification is a detailed description of the dimensions, construction, workmanship, materials etc., of work done or to be done on a project, prepared by an ...

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