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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.

Sustainability

Sustainable Futures UK Report 2026

Explore the current state of sustainability in the UK construction industry based on the results from a comprehensive survey conducted by NBS.

Must Reads

  • Construction Products

    Siderise: Helping to bridge the gap between Gateway 2 approval and on-site fire protection

    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 ...

  • RIBA CPD

    RIBA CPD for Architects: Understanding Flooring Specification and Detailing

    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 ...

  • Sponsored

    Designing sustainability into construction – proof over promises in sustainable construction

    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 ...

If Sir Clive Woodward did construction

So the Rugby World Cup is here again. It is the culmination of four years’ work to ensure that the right team is operating at peak performance and to deliver on a shared objective - to lift probably ...

Design and SpecificationStandards and Regulations
NBS-LCA

Reduce embodied carbon from the start

Measure, compare and reduce upfront embodied carbon using trusted UK data and pre-built assemblies.

NBS and Autodesk - the story so far

Update: Since this article was first written, all the content from the NBS National BIM Library has moved across to NBS Source. ...

Design and SpecificationStandards and Regulations

Uniclass 2015 - July 2019 update

This is the latest in our quarterly updating programme for Uniclass 2015, and includes updates to eleven tables.

Design and SpecificationStandards and Regulations

BIM and collaboration across the project team

In early 2018, Multiplex internally mandated the use of BIM and digital construction on all new projects, regardless of client requirements. We decided that this level of commitment was the only way ...

Design and SpecificationDigital Transformation

Technology in the built environment

The utilisation of 3D authoring tools enables us to be adaptive to project needs and typology. Such tools are able to hold classification data (such as Uniclass and IFC). They can communicate with ...

Design and SpecificationDigital Transformation

Our technology stack

Bond Bryan deals with BIM in two aspects: Architecture and Digital. Our Architecture team is primarily focused on the creation, sharing and coordination of information models, whilst our Digital team ...

Design and SpecificationDigital Transformation

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BIM Development: Technology in the Built Environment

Earlier this year, we were offered the opportunity to present at the Discover NBS events in Edinburgh and Newcastle upon Tyne. The suggested theme of the presentation was our digital strategy. We ...

Design and SpecificationDigital Transformation

BDP Technology Adoption Narrative - Typical Project Workflows

Architects, designers and engineers’ fundamental skills rely on their creative and technical abilities, but technology is increasingly changing the way that they work. Project success relies on their ...

Design and SpecificationDigital Transformation

Uniclass 2015 - April 2019 update

This is the latest in our quarterly updating programme for Uniclass 2015 and includes updates to seven tables, and the publication of two new tables.

Design and SpecificationStandards and Regulations

Common Data Environments

Update: Since this article was first written, all the content from the NBS National BIM Library has moved across to NBS Source. ...

Design and SpecificationDigital Transformation

Uniclass 2015 - January 2019 update

The latest changes to Uniclass 2015 include updates to the Entities, Spaces, Systems and Product tables.

Design and SpecificationStandards and Regulations

Video: ISO 19650 - A global opportunity

Following the publishing of the ISO 19650 series of standards for BIM, we invited Paul Shillcock to NBS HQ to present to the North East BIM community.

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