NBS Chorus

Intelligent construction specification, in the cloud. Work together on specs in real-time, across organisations and locations

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An NBS Chorus package created specifically for practices working on smaller works and projects

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A comprehensive online collection of construction related standards, regulations, technical advice and articles

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Our legacy products are now retiring. Find out all you need to know about this transitional period.

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Webinars:

WEBINAR
Sustainable outcomes and the RIBA Plan of Work 2020
28 April 2020

Join Gary Clark, Principal at HOK, and Michele Lucarelli, Technical Content Quality Assurance Manager at NBS, as they demonstrate and share practical examples to ensure that sustainable outcomes can be achieved. During the session we will demonstrate how to use the RIBA Plan of Work 2020 as a guide to the delivery of sustainable buildings

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WEBINAR
Holistic Specification of Materials
12 February 2021

Urgent, radical change is required across the construction industry to respond to the climate emergency. Taleen Josefsson, Thrive Project Manager, joins NBS Head of Technical Solutions, Paul Swaddle, to discuss how architects and design teams can achieve health & sustainability goals through informed material selection, using practical examples and demonstrating their approach to environmental performance data.

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NBS sustainability webinar series
24 November 2021
At NBS, we believe that the construction industry has a major role to play in tackling the global climate change emergency. Check out our new mini-series of webinars we’ve created which looks at how to build a more sustainable built environment.
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Holistic Specification of Materials
11 August 2021 | by
Being an Architect has never been so important. Originally, we would have needed to deliver a building that suited the client and withstood the elements. As time has gone on, our plates have stacked ever higher. The construction industry is now at risk of being labelled a 'dirty industry' with the built environment being linked to 49% of carbon emissions.
Design and Specification Construction Products Sustainability BIM (Building Information Modelling) Standards and Regulations
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The three pillars of sustainability
08 July 2021 | by
Our Common Future is the 1987 publication by the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) credited for introducing the concept of sustainable development, with Gro Harlem Brundtland chairing the UN-sponsored Commission. In the report, the WCED – informally known as the Brundtland Commission – outlined what sustainable development should look like and how to achieve it.
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The Construction Leaders' Summit: six key takeaways
22 October 2020 | by
Over 2000 construction professionals from across the industry registered for our first-ever two-day digital conference, 'The Construction Leaders' Summit: The Digital Future'. The summit aimed to bring together government and industry experts to discuss the political, legal and technological drivers for change as well as the impact of the pandemic. The event gained an incredible reaction and response over two days. Here are our key takeaways.
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Using NBS to specify sustainable outcomes on projects
22 May 2020 | by
Sustainability is arguably the most expansive strategy in the RIBA Plan of Work 2020. It is also a topic that is being asked about increasingly when specifiers are reaching out to NBS to know more about how our technical content can help them achieve sustainable outcomes for their projects.
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RIBA Plan of Work 2020 Overview – Question and answer
30 April 2020 | by
In April 2020 Dale Sinclair, Director of Technical Practice at AECOM gave a presentation giving an overview to the RIBA Plan of Work 2020. Following the session, a number of questions were raised by attendees. These questions are addressed below by Dale and Alex Tait, Head of Technical Practice at RIBA.
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