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.
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 ...
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 ...
In recent years construction industry clients have achieved significant reductions in the operational energy used by structures, thereby reducing carbon emissions. The next challenge is to reduce the ...
Measure, compare and reduce upfront embodied carbon using trusted UK data and pre-built assemblies.
NBS had a great time at Ecobuild 2016 and this year's show is set to be even better. Organisers UBM have overhauled the floorplan to deliver an exciting new format that will deliver an immersive ...
What is the apprenticeship levy? From April 2017 funding of new apprenticeships will come from a apprenticeship levy on employers rather than taxpayers.
The value of CPD for construction professionals can't be overestimated and RIBA's CPD Roadshows offer an ideal opportunity to take a day out of the office and keep your skills sharp with seminar ...
The findings in the NBS Specification Report 2017 provide us with a good understanding when it comes to the industry's experience of specifications and future expectations. Clearly, specifications ...
Challenges A specification is a key contract document, typically produced during the technical design stage of a project. It is issued as part of the tender documentation and used throughout the ...
What is the NBS National BIM Survey? Over the last seven years the NBS National BIM Survey (and the resulting NBS National BIM Report) has become an essential resource for construction professionals ...
What are you go-to apps for creativity, productivity and project design? What digital tools do you rely on on the construction site? We've trawled the app marketplaces for essential software for ...
Graphene has a ticklist of desirable properties that firmly cement its reputation as a true 'material of the future'. It's just about the strongest, thinnest, lightest, conductive material ever ...
The success of your BIM project is down, in no small part, to developing an effective BIM Execution Plan.
4D Hyperlocal: A Cultural Toolkit for the Open-Source City Guest edited by Lucy Bullivant
Asbestos is a naturally-occurring fibrous rock that has insulative, fire protection and corrosive protection properties and was widely used within homes and commercial buildings from the 1950s to the ...