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.
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 ...
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, ...
Cement is the world’s most widely used material apart from water, largely because it is the key ingredient in concrete, the world’s favourite building material.
Measure, compare and reduce upfront embodied carbon using trusted UK data and pre-built assemblies.
The scorecard covers key sectors such as construction and home-builders as well as paper / printing and publishing, general retailers and furniture retailers.
Construction is a 'team sport' with a multitude of different disciplines coming together (at various stages) to work on the delivery of a project.
According to the Solar Trade Association the number of solar panels being installed in the UK has fallen by more than 80%, with a withdrawal of subsidies and hikes in business rates being blamed.
The construction industry is on a mission. A mission to get better project outcomes. A mission fuelled by better communication and sharing of information.
Digital Construction Week returns to the Capital for a two-day event on 18 and 19 October.
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.
The strongest material known to mankind was first discovered with sticky tape. Today, this two-dimensional (2D) version of carbon known as graphene is the subject of intense research around the ...
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 ...
This September a range of spaces and places normally off-limits to the general public fling open their doors. If you're coming to Newcastle-Upon-Tyne to check out the Old Post Office, home to NBS, why not take in some of these other top attractions?
As part of their ongoing publishing programme, the Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) released the first batch of their ‘2016’ contracts towards the end of June 2016. This included the Minor Works (MW) ...
This July issue is the next in the three-monthly Uniclass 2015 updating programme. The Uniclass 2015 tables were last updated in April 2017. Between updates, we liaise regularly with a growing number ...