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Our 12th report on digital construction and BIM to find out the latest technology trends among construction professionals. See how your experiences and views compare with your contemporaries, and how people are using digital tools and approaches to address industry challenges.
Producing better specifications may be the key for architects and specifiers who need to reduce risks across every area of a construction project. Are you giving your specification process the attention it needs?
As one of London's four esteemed Inns of Court, the Inner Temple, established in 1506, required a delicate touch during its refurbishment. Penny Hydraulics embarked on a mission to integrate advanced raising and lowering systems without disturbing the site's historical essence.
The new Consultancy Bundle from NBS grants you exclusive access to expert insights, CPD training on specification writing, and technical guidance on project queries, giving you more time to focus on design and your business.
Recap Dame Judith Hackitt’s excellent speech on upcoming changes to the Building Safety Act and what they mean for specifiers and manufacturers with NBS.
Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) can have a broad meaning, with a wide range of associated terms and definitions. In the National Audit Office’s 2005 report 'Using modern methods of construction to build homes more quickly and efficiently', MMC is defined by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister as simply ‘…a process to produce more, better quality homes in less time’.
Fix performance requirements, improve collaboration and make early-stage decisions based on the sustainability aspirations and project budget by starting your NBS specification much earlier in a project.
Designed by Ryder Architecture, the new Grade A flexible office space at Bank House in Newcastle upon Tyne is an outstanding example of how digital technologies are helping architects work more collaboratively, delivering safer and more efficient design processes.
The specification is one of the key deliverables of any architect, however, is sufficient attention being given to the specification process to guarantee its effectiveness in mitigating risk?
Approximately 30% of the UK’s carbon emissions come from buildings, with homes responsible for consuming, on average, 35% of all energy. Of the existing 29 million homes in the UK, 19 million have an energy performance certificate (EPC) rating lower than C, and the UK Green Building Council estimates that nearly 29 million homes need to be retrofitted before 2050.
From industry-leading research and events to exciting new product developments to continually deliver value to our customers, we’re still helping to build a better construction industry 50 years on from the launch of the first National Building Specification in 1973.