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 ...
The programme places BIM in its context as a technical response to attempts to increase coordination in architectural design, outlining the JCT's recent Constructing Excellence Contract and ...
Measure, compare and reduce upfront embodied carbon using trusted UK data and pre-built assemblies.
In this exclusive interview conducted at the 2009 International Construction Information Society (ICIS) conference, RIBA Enterprises CEO Richard Waterhouse interviews Jacob Mehus, Director of ...
In this exclusive interview conducted at the 2009 International Construction Information Society (ICIS) conference, RIBA Enterprises CEO Richard Waterhouse interviews Maartin van Hezik, Managing ...
The Building Regulations Approved Document G: ‘Sanitation, hot water safety and water efficiency’ came into force in April 2010. Together with the Code for Sustainable Homes, it ensures a reduction ...
The Building Regulations Approved Document L: ‘Conservation of fuel and power’ has been amended. From October 2010, work to existing stock, new build, domestic and non-domestic buildings have to ...
Some practitioners appear to be unclear about certain breaches of planning control and the time limits that local authorities have for taking enforcement action to remedy them. The Localism Act 2011 ...
Over two decades, the NEC has evolved from a 'revolutionary' new form of contract to become a mainstream standard form contract which is particularly conducive to collaborative working and ...
We are regularly asked at NBS: "Do I need a contract for my project"?
In the search for sustainable building design and technology, 'biomimicry' is a term we hear with increasing frequency. But as a concept, it is often misunderstood. The use of nature as a sourcebook ...
One unexpected outcome from the Low Carbon Construction Innovation and Growth Team (IGT) which reported to government in November 2010 was a call for the use of BIM to be required on government ...
The NBS BIM Research Report found an industry awash with different opinions on what BIM actually is, and what change it could mean for the architecture and construction industries. Following the ...
The NBS BIM Research Report found an industry awash with different opinions on what BIM actually is, and what change it could mean for the architecture and construction industries. Following the ...