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Sustainability

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.

Must Reads

  • Construction Products

    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 ...

  • RIBA CPD

    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 ...

BIM and the digital revolution

Statistically, it is more than likely that you are reading this article in a digital form, whether online or in a downloaded .pdf. You may have found the article via Twitter, a newsletter or a blog ...

Digital TransformationSurveys
NBS-LCA

Reduce embodied carbon from the start

Measure, compare and reduce upfront embodied carbon using trusted UK data and pre-built assemblies.

Origin3 studio and our transition to BIM

Origin3 Studio is a relatively new practice formed in 2011. The ‘BIM transition’ was easier for us than most as we didn’t have to concern ourselves with gradual transitions, so writes Russ Green, ...

Digital TransformationSurveys

Presenting product information fit for BIM

Architects have been delivering construction information, drawings and specifications for centuries, so why now the focus on the importance of ‘data’? What has changed? The emergence of BIM and VDC ...

Digital TransformationSurveys

The impact of BIM on product selection throughout the project timeline

Who chooses products? When and how do they do it? David Bain, Research Manager at NBS explores how to put your products at the heart of the project timeline.

Digital TransformationSurveys

Starting out in practice: The business case

If you’ve ever contemplated setting up your own business then this new series could be just what you need to get the cogs turning. In the coming weeks we’ll be exploring all aspects of going it alone ...

Starting out in practice

EU Referendum Survey - the findings

On 23 June, the UK electorate expressed its desire to leave the EU. What this means for the construction industry generally, and for the design profession in particular, is unclear.

Design and SpecificationSustainability

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Mugs for mugshots

Time's running out to grab an exclusive limited edition Periodic Table of BIM mug! Stefan Mordue is a man who lives in a world of BIM-fuelled colour. As architect of the Periodic Table of BIM, the ...

Digital Transformation

Starting out in practice: The proposition

At the start of 2015 there were a record 5.4 million private sector businesses in the UK according to the government – up 146,000 on the previous year, and almost two million more than at the turn of ...

Starting out in practice

Social responsibility and the construction industry

If you stop and think about it, the impact the construction industry has upon society is immense: the built environment that we create influences both the physical and psychological wellbeing of the ...

Design and SpecificationSustainability

Education sector showcases Green Gown sustainability

The finalists in this year's Green Gown Awards have just been announced by the Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EUAC).

Sustainability

EU Referendum Survey

Following the UK’s referendum on our future in Europe, I would like to invite you to take part in an NBS survey about what the result means for our sector.

Design and SpecificationSustainability

The interactive Periodic Table of BIM

Update: Since this article was first written, all the content from the NBS National BIM Library has moved across to NBS Source. ...

Digital TransformationPeriodic Table of BIM series