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
A specifier’s guide to BREEAM New Construction V7
Discover how specification can support BREEAM New Construction V7, with practical guidance from NBS and BRE on assessment requirements, evidence and more sustainable project outcomes.
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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 ...
Construction Products
Dulux Trade launches new solution for high-humidity spaces
Because of how they are used, kitchens and bathrooms experience more moisture, more contact, and more ongoing maintenance. Standard emulsions are not designed for this level of use. Over time, ...
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 ...
Model and specification integration
As part of the product development process at NBS, we listen carefully to customer feedback and feature enhancements that can complement and improve established internal design processes.
Design and SpecificationDigital Transformation
Reduce embodied carbon from the start
Measure, compare and reduce upfront embodied carbon using trusted UK data and pre-built assemblies.
A look back at the NBS Construction Leaders’ Summit 2023
With over 250 architects, engineers, contractors and manufacturers joining us in person, the 2023 summit was our largest ‘in-person’ event since before COVID-19. NBS CEO Russell Haworth kicked off ...
Design and SpecificationStandards and Regulations
Building control regime for higher-risk buildings – gateway 2, gateway 3 and the ‘golden thread’
The enactment of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) is one of the most fundamental changes to construction in decades. This article is the second in a series looking at what the new regime means for ...
Design and SpecificationStandards and Regulations
The Building Safety Act and its implications for specifiers and manufacturers
Introduction The enactment of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) is one of the most fundamental changes to construction in decades. Much has been written about the Act and the detail of how it will ...
Design and SpecificationStandards and Regulations
Building Safety Act 2022: Key publications and guidance
The new building safety regime is now here. The Building Safety Act and associated secondary legislation has changed the way the industry design and constructs buildings. Key publications and ...
Design and SpecificationStandards and Regulations
Irresistible force meets immovable object – construction and the Building Safety Act
What happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object? No one knows but, in construction, we are about to find out. The industry is the epitome of immovable object – full of inertia and ...
Design and SpecificationStandards and Regulations
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How design and specification can help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals
September 2023 marks eight years since the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) were adopted globally. The schema, which comprises 17 goals, focuses on a holistic approach to ...
Design and SpecificationSustainability
Specification and the golden thread of information
Integrating a golden thread of information into construction specifications is vital for meeting Building Safety Act 2022 requirements, making taking the time and effort to create robust, thorough ...
Design Management Services by NBS Schumann
In today's complex construction industry, delivering quality design solutions is increasingly challenging. Architects often take on the role of lead consultants on projects and manage the entire ...
Design and SpecificationResources
NBS Shared Parameters
The NBS BIM Object Standard defines requirements for the information, geometry, behaviour and presentation of BIM objects, and enables greater collaboration across the construction industry. In ...
Design and SpecificationStandards and Regulations
NBS BIM Templates
The NBS BIM Object Standard defines requirements for the information, geometry, behaviour and presentation of BIM objects, and enables greater collaboration across the construction industry. In ...
Design and SpecificationStandards and Regulations
The NBS BIM Library
Standardized BIM objects The NBS BIM Library is a collection of thousands of generic and manufacturer BIM objects authored and certified by our experts to our trusted NBS BIM Object Standard. Our ...