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.
What makes a passivhaus?
In recent years the term ‘Passivhaus’ has become a byword for an ‘eco-friendly’ dwelling. The evolution of the energy-saving home has taken leads from Scandinavian and mainland European ...
SustainabilityStandards and Regulations
Reduce embodied carbon from the start
Measure, compare and reduce upfront embodied carbon using trusted UK data and pre-built assemblies.
BIM - the wider landscape of infrastructure, and the convergence with geospatial
As we move forward in our progression of BIM implementation across the infrastructure industry, I am realising that some of our most useful insights are occurring within the overlap and disruptive ...
Digital TransformationDrones
National BIM Report 2016
The National BIM Report 2016 is the most comprehensive analysis of the state of BIM within the UK construction sector.
ReportsDigital Transformation
Student design awards put safety first
The Association for Project Safety (APS) has announced the launch of its ninth National CDM and Student Designer Awards. The prestigious annual event will take place on Thursday 27 October at the ...
Design and SpecificationHealth and Safety
Rising stars recognised for their green credentials
Lisa Pasquale from consultancy Six Cylinder has been named as a rising star of the built environment.
Sustainability
Comment : No more 'pseudo BIM' please
Ralph Montague, a qualified architect and Managing Partner at ArcDox , argues that "pseudo BIM" is having a negative effect at precisely the time we should be encouraging true BIM adoption...
Digital Transformation
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Human trafficking, Operation Magnify, and the skills shortage
On 14 October 2015, the Home Office announced a new campaign designed to tackle construction companies hiring illegal workers. Called “Operation Magnify”, the campaign targets businesses believed to ...
Government policyContracts and Law
BIM Level 2 website goes live to support Government mandate
A website that will act as a repository of best practice standards when it comes to helping Government and the construction industry achieve value and efficiencies throughout the project lifecycle ...
Digital TransformationGovernment policy
Using the NBS BIM workflow on the Old Post Office refurb
We recently partnered with Soluis to produce a video showcasing how all NBS BIM solutions come together to form an integrated and cohesive workflow across the project lifecycle.
Digital TransformationNBS Old Post Office Refurb
Ecobuild 2016 - bsi's BIM solutions
Andy Butterfield, Global Head of Construction and Product Certification looks at BSI's role in supporting BIM, its range of certification and training solutions.
Design and SpecificationDigital Transformation
Gas safety regulations
The use of gas-fired heating appliances in buildings is subject to stringent regulations, and, as you'd expect, there is a wealth of information available on gas safety for householders and landlords ...
Standards and RegulationsVentilation
Is training worth the investment?
Every business needs well-trained, knowledgeable staff to survive and prosper. So why is the training budget such an easy target? Often the first accounting line to be slashed in times of recession ...
