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 ...
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) are among the organisations who have been quick to seize upon the opportunities afforded by Minecraft to enthuse a new wave of construction professionals.
Measure, compare and reduce upfront embodied carbon using trusted UK data and pre-built assemblies.
Placing a CE Marking on a product means it has been declared as complying with all applicable regulations. The CE Marking of gas appliances is currently regulated by the EU Gas Appliances Directive ...
This year's James Forrest lecture looked at the impact Artificial Intelligence (AI) could have on the built environment sector.
From 7 to 10 September 2017, a host of places and spaces – many of which are usually off limits – will be free for visitors to explore.
January February March April May June July August September October November December September 2017 5 to 7 September Coasts, Marine Structures and Breakwaters 2017 Where? Liverpool Waterfront What? ...
Around two million people in the UK are affected by sight loss and augmented reality gives us the potential to better understand the effects of a range of eye conditions.
It's been a few years since we last looked at intelligent heating controls on theNBS.com and in the intervening period things have got smarter, sleeker and more integrated. The British weather ...
Speaking at this year's Autodesk University London event, Dr Stephen Hamil, Director of Research and Innovation at NBS, presents Practical Examples of How to Develop and Coordinate Information on a ...
Speaking at this year's Autodesk University London event, Dr Stephen Hamil, Director of Research and Innovation at NBS,took to the stage with Brian Roepke from Autodesk to deliver a class on the ...
NEC was last fully reviewed in 2005, and in the intervening 12 years, the producers have been gathering user feedback, leading to the 2017 launch of the NEC4 suite which has been updated and extended.
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.
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, ...