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Sustainable Futures UK Report 2026

Explore the current state of sustainability in the UK construction industry based on the results from a comprehensive survey conducted by NBS.

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    Siderise: Helping to bridge the gap between Gateway 2 approval and on-site fire protection

    While the new building safety regime hasn’t fundamentally changed what requirements higher-risk buildings (HRBs) must meet to comply with the Building Regulations, it has significantly increased the ...

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    RIBA CPD for Architects: Understanding Flooring Specification and Detailing

    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 ...

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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 ...

Unlocking the secrets of street ambience

Our research uses global data to describe how to achieve the ideal functions of a main street. We have done this by developing a systems abstraction hierarchy, which allows a main street to be ...

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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.

Take an Old Post Office tour

Back in March we offered visitors to our Facebook page an exclusive behind the scenes tour of our newly-refurbished office space.

Design and SpecificationDigital Transformation

The technologies transforming construction

Drones The din at the local park seems to have transferred from the model boating lake to the skies as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or 'drones' increasingly find favour with hobbyists.

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Smart home and light market gains momentum

What are smart devices? A 'smart' or 'intelligent' device is an electronic device that's typically connected to the internet (and potentially a network of other smart devices) offering the potential ...

Design and SpecificationSustainability

PAS 1192-6 shines light on hazards and risks

Described by some as 'BIM for Health and Safety' a new PAS, 1192-6, is now available in draft form and attempts to exploit the opportunities afforded by digital construction to deliver better health ...

Design and SpecificationDigital Transformation

Top 10 BIM terms explained

1. What is BIM? BIM or Building Information Modelling is a process for creating and managing information on a construction project across the project lifecycle. One of the key outputs of this process ...

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ICE takes temperature of infrastructure sector's digital transformation

For all the talk about the digital construction revolution, what benefits are clients and end users actually seeing on the ground? Is digital construction providing a boost to productivity and ...

Design and SpecificationSustainability

Build UK spurs construction industry interest through Open Doors

Last year's event saw over 3,000 bookings made across more than 130 construction sites and this year's event - from Monday 27 March to Saturday 1 April - is set to be just as popular.

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Designing homes for water efficiency

The UK climate makes it easy to think of water as a plentiful resource that we don't need to worry about. This couldn't be further from the truth - according to Waterwise the UK has less available ...

Design and SpecificationSustainability

BIM for Construction Health and Safety

BIM for Construction Health and Safety Stefan Mordue and Roland Finch

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Green offices make for healthy, happy and more productive staff

Employers, building owners, designers and developers throughout the world are showing that it pays to invest in greener offices that keep their occupants healthy and happy.

Design and SpecificationSustainability

What are T-levels and will they improve technical education for construction?

Why are T-levels being introduced? The aim is to put technical courses on an equal footing with academic courses through a new 'simpler' system that will replace 13,000 qualifications with 15 new ...

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