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
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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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 ...
The NBS BIM Roundtable Legal Discussion: July 2013. Part 3: Construction, Post Construction and Future Outlook
In July 2013 RIBA Enterprises gathered together experts from various disciplines involved in the construction industry, to debate the development of legal documentation in response to the increasing ...
Digital TransformationVideo
Reduce embodied carbon from the start
Measure, compare and reduce upfront embodied carbon using trusted UK data and pre-built assemblies.
The NBS BIM Roundtable Legal Discussion: July 2013. Part 2: Technology, Procurement Methods and Processes
In July 2013 RIBA Enterprises gathered together experts from various disciplines involved in the construction industry, to debate the development of legal documentation in response to the increasing ...
Digital TransformationVideo
The Relevance of Ronan Point Today
Ronan Point, a tower block in east London which suffered a fatal partial collapse in 1968 due to a gas explosion, was a critical event that changed the way UK engineers considered robustness.
Design and SpecificationVideo
Code for Sustainable Homes - UPDATE 2011
This programme explains the main differences in the revised Code for Sustainable Homes and looks at where the Code is headed in the future.
SustainabilityVideo
PAS1192-2: new BIM standards
The Government has mandated that all construction companies tendering for Government work should achieve "Level 2" BIM by 2016.
Design and SpecificationVideo
Keeping costs down on commercial builds
In this programme Sweett Group director Andrew Moore and architect Suzette Vela Burkett, a director of Aukett Fitzroy Robinson, discuss how the project team ensure the scheme is built within the agreed cost parameters.
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Employment law changes
This programme provides a heads-up at employment law changes in 2013.
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Crossrail
The programme also examines the economic worth of Crossrail and asks how the team will steer it through the planning departments of 22 local authorities.
Design and SpecificationVideo
Preliminaries and General Conditions
The purpose of preliminaries is to describe the works as a whole, and to specify general conditions and requirements for their execution, including such things as subcontracting, approvals, testing ...
Specifying products has just become simpler
Discover how NBS Create has been designed to enable you to quickly and easily specify construction products either generically or by using manufacturer and product references. This guide also ...
Design and SpecificationVideo
BIM for the Terrified
BIM for the Terrified is a guide to Building Information Modelling (BIM). Its aim is to provide a good understanding of BIM, explain how BIM has evolved over the years and reasons behind the ...
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IFC - Is it simply misunderstood?
The issue of interoperability is becoming more apparent as we begin to use more pieces of software, but how we integrate information has always sparked commentary and divided opinion. Here Stefan ...