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.
Sustainability
NBS Guide: Embodied Carbon Calculations
Learn how to align your carbon assessments with BIM workflows. This guide to Embodied Carbon Calculations, developed by NBS and Circular Ecology, sets out a practical, standardised approach to calculating the embodied carbon of building materials and products, and how to apply this data to BIM objects.
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The hidden cost of compliance: why architects are demanding a new era of product transparency
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 ...
Design and Specification
Brick slip cladding systems – the need for robust specification
This article from the NBS technical team outlines specification for brick slip technology, including history, technology, design, safety and testing.
When product data creates risk, AluK delivers the clarity and support architects need
The need to build more homes, more quickly, has not changed. If anything, the pressure has intensified. However, the conversation around Modern Methods of Construction has evolved.
Create spaces that stand the test of time with Crown Trade Clean Extreme
The latest advancements in coating technologies offer architects and designers a range of options that can transform the aesthetics of any space, without having to compromise on quality.
Reduce embodied carbon from the start
Measure, compare and reduce upfront embodied carbon using trusted UK data and pre-built assemblies.
The Construction Leader’s Summit 2024 returned to London for its fourth event on the 25th September 2024. Over 250 construction industry professionals attended the event, with some of the country’s ...
Design and SpecificationSustainability
Uniclass - October 2024 update
This is the latest in our quarterly updating programme for Uniclass. It includes updates to seven tables.
UniclassClassification
Construction Leader’s Summit 2024: Five Key Takeaways
The Construction Leaders' Summit 2024 has already been and gone. Missed it? Don’t worry – we’ve got you covered. Involving experts on both the specification and manufacturing side of the construction ...
Design and SpecificationSustainability
Specification discussions at the NBS roundtable event
Building safety The first topic discussed was building safety. The feeling in the room was that the introduction of the new Building Regulations ‘Principal Designer’ role as part of the new building ...
Design and SpecificationSustainability
NBS and sustainability
Design for construction is undergoing rapid change, which manufacturers need to be aware of. Catch up on recent innovations from the ‘Rethinking Design and Construction’ presentation by Jaimie ...
Sustainability
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Protecting air quality with Crown Trade
Air quality is a growing concern for everyone – but particularly for those in the construction industry, where building works are responsible for 18% of the UK’s large particle pollution (as reported ...
Early-stage specification: new content for Uniclass and CAWS in Chorus
What is early-stage specification? The addition of early-stage content provides a place to record information that forms the basis for the design development, which is information that is essential ...
Design and SpecificationUniclass
Supporting specifiers adapting to the new building safety regime
Fundamentally, it starts with the client. The client must appoint a competent principal designer (under Building Regulations) who will then plan, manage and monitor the design work so that, when ...
Design and SpecificationBuilding Safety Act
‘Sound’ advice on air source heat pump specification
One factor that may be a concern to property owners is the replacement of a relatively quiet gas boiler with external equipment that is potentially noisier. NBS has teamed up with its partner, Quiet ...
Design and SpecificationConstruction Products
Reduce your fire risk: Crown Paints Timonox
Every single part of a building plays a crucial role in either mitigating or accelerating the risk of fire. From the structural design to the materials installed, every choice that a designer makes ...
Designing for sustainability: Creating a healthy environment at work, school and play
Sustainable construction and design take in a built asset's economic, environmental, ethical and social impacts over its lifetime. It emphasizes sustainable performance at every juncture, from asset ...
