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.
Discover how specification can support BREEAM New Construction V7, with practical guidance from NBS and BRE on assessment requirements, evidence and more sustainable project outcomes.
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
This is the latest in our quarterly updating programme for Uniclass 2015 and includes updates to seven tables, and the publication of two new tables.
Measure, compare and reduce upfront embodied carbon using trusted UK data and pre-built assemblies.
Update: Since this article was first written, all the content from the NBS National BIM Library has moved across to NBS Source. ...
The latest changes to Uniclass 2015 include updates to the Entities, Spaces, Systems and Product tables.
1. What do those companies who have already aligned their business processes to the UK 1192 series need to know about the transition to the ISO 19650 series? That it’s business as usual and they ...
As we progress in this fourth industrial age, technology is fundamentally changing the way that we live and work, and is determining how businesses and industries grow and innovate. The UK ...
Following the publishing of the ISO 19650 series of standards for BIM, we invited Paul Shillcock to NBS HQ to present to the North East BIM community.
Update: Since this article was first written, all the content from the NBS National BIM Library has moved across to NBS Source. ...
Ben Channon has worked at London-based Assael Architecture for over six years, adding his expertise to a number of different projects.
Previous: Hyperloop: Shaping the future of transport (part 1)
Construction and Technology Arguably the biggest external factor influencing the construction industry is the world’s rising population. A recent World Economic Forum publication on the future of ...
What is Hyperloop? In simple terms, Hyperloop is the process of transporting passenger or freight pods through a near vacuum tube at airline speeds using electric propulsion and magnetic levitation. ...
Progression of BIM adoption and how it’s improving The NBS National BIM Report 2018 told us that almost three quarters of respondents are now using BIM, a 12% increase on 2017 which was the highest ...