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.
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.
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
This is the latest in our quarterly updating programme for Uniclass. It includes updates to ten tables.
Measure, compare and reduce upfront embodied carbon using trusted UK data and pre-built assemblies.
The NBS BIM Object Standard Originally launched in 2014, the NBS BIM Object Standard has been kept up to date for current BIM processes. It defines requirements for the information, geometry, ...
NBS Schumann is a specification-writing and consultancy service, with over three decades of experience creating specifications for various global projects. In this article, Mark Schumann (Global Head ...
In architectural terms, ‘daylighting’ refers to using natural light to provide occupants with the level of lighting they need for essential activities. For a building to be considered ‘daylit’, the ...
This is the latest in our quarterly updating programme for Uniclass. It includes updates to seven tables.
Noisy phone calls, loud typing, disruptive cleaning, constant office gossip… there’s no end to the cacophony of sounds that can be a distraction at work. Acoustic design is sometimes assumed to only ...
We recently hosted a webinar where our panel of industry experts answered your questions about everything to do with specification. Tina Pringle, Director of Technical Information, Dr Stephen Hamil, ...
This is the latest in our quarterly updating programme for Uniclass. It includes updates to eight tables, and the first publication of two new tables, Materials and Properties & characteristics. ...
Recently at NBS we have made a full set of sample specifications available to download in both Uniclass and CAWS (Common Arrangement of Work Sections) format.
After another busy year, we wanted to reflect on some of the key highlights of 2022.
1. NBS - a global platform When launching NBS Chorus in 2019, we set out to create a best-in-class specification platform that worked with pre-written content libraries for building projects around ...
The concrete most widely used today is a composite material made from a mixture of Portland cement, aggregate, and water. Once mixed, concrete is pliable and must be worked and then held in shape ...