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 ...
With BNG now firmly embedded in planning policy and practice, most specifiers – particularly architects and landscape architects – are familiar with its requirements. Since becoming mandatory for ...
Measure, compare and reduce upfront embodied carbon using trusted UK data and pre-built assemblies.
The built environment is responsible for around 40% of global carbon emissions and in the UK, new build construction alone accounts for approximately 25% of the country’s total emissions. On most ...
Horizontal open state cavity barriers (OSCBs) are essential to the safety and performance of ventilated rainscreen facade systems. To ensure long-lasting protection throughout a building's lifecycle, ...
With the construction industry moving towards safer, smarter and more sustainable buildings, the sector must recognise heating systems' impact on the built environment.
This is the latest in our quarterly updating programme for Uniclass. It includes updates to five tables.
Background 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 ...
A well-written and robust specification is vital to the success of construction projects. It is the document that details the product quality, the execution requirements, and the tasks and ...
Since the introduction of the Building Safety Act, architects, manufacturers and construction professionals, in general, face additional responsibilities when it comes to building safety. From the ...
Specifiers in the UK must constantly balance a need for high-performance, sustainable materials against aesthetic considerations/requirements. However, architects can offer the best of both worlds ...
Protecting the fabric of the building with reliable waterproofing has always been vital, and now NHBC’s Technical Guidance 9.2/06 ‘Substrates for tiling bath and shower enclosures, wet rooms and ...
In 2024, over 50,000 refurbishment projects were undertaken in the UK, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland (see the breakdown of sectors below). This constitutes around a third of all ...
This is the latest in our quarterly updating programme for Uniclass. It includes updates to four tables.