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.
Explore the current state of sustainability in the UK construction industry based on the results from a comprehensive survey conducted by NBS.
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 ...
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 ...
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 construction industry has a reputation for lacking innovation and being slow in its adoption of new technologies. This represents a challenge to companies who need to innovate to remain ...
Measure, compare and reduce upfront embodied carbon using trusted UK data and pre-built assemblies.
This programme explains the workings of ProCure21+; why it has replaced the old ProCure21 model, and; how these changes in procurement may affect healthcare design.
The new tool is designed to help organizations achieve more sustainable fit-outs. Anybody interested in fitting out an office building in a more environmentally sustainable way can use the method to ...
The programme explains how the forms account for changes in relationships between project team members and construction technology and describe how to use the suite and in particular, when to use the short or standard form.
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) refers to all dispute resolution processes outside litigation where a third party assists in resolving differences. Often characterised as a quick, cheap and ...
Archaeology has become an increasingly common statutory component of construction and refurbishment projects since PPG16 (Planning Policy Guidance16: Archaeology and Planning) applied the 'polluter ...
If you want to know how long a boiler will last, where do you start? CIBSE Guide M: Maintenance Engineering and Management is the most widely-used reference document for this topic available in the ...
NBS publishes a range of products for specification of building work. A question that is often asked is "which version of NBS should I use to specify a small (or medium, or large) building that I am ...
NBS Building, NBS Landscape and NBS Engineering Services have been updated significantly during Updates 2009-3 and 2010-1 and now include extensive guidance on the BRE Environmental Assessment Method ...
The introduction of BS EN 15288 has made a significant difference to pool surround drainage. Internationally-respected Aquatic Consultant Tom Devin of Devin Consulting discusses the implications.
The political focus on global warming has tended to reduce the importance architects attach to protecting biodiversity. Yet the impact architecture has upon ecosystems, both at the building and ...
There is some confusion among specifiers concerning the properties of "exterior grade" plywood. This article by Dr Vic Kearley of TRADA seeks to clarify the situation and outline improvement actions ...