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 ...
A well-written and robust specification is vital to the success of construction projects. It is the document that details the product quality, the execution requirements, and the tasks and ...
Measure, compare and reduce upfront embodied carbon using trusted UK data and pre-built assemblies.
Since the introduction of the Building Safety Act, architects, manufacturers and construction professionals, in general, face additional responsibilities when it comes to building safety. From the ...
In 2024, over 50,000 refurbishment projects were undertaken in the UK, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland (see the breakdown of sectors below). This constitutes around a third of all ...
The recent NBS webinar The Building Safety Act: Revisited was chaired by Richard Waterhouse, Non-Executive Director of the British Board of Agrément (BBA). It brought together experts from ...
Here’s what we got up to in 2024…
The Construction Leader’s Summit 2024 returned to London for its fourth event on the 25th September 2024. Over 250 construction industry professionals attended the event, with some of the country’s ...
The Construction Leaders' Summit 2024 has already been and gone. Missed it? Don’t worry – we’ve got you covered. Involving experts on both the specification and manufacturing side of the construction ...
Building safety The first topic discussed was building safety. The feeling in the room was that the introduction of the new Building Regulations ‘Principal Designer’ role as part of the new building ...
What is early-stage specification? The addition of early-stage content provides a place to record information that forms the basis for the design development, which is information that is essential ...
Fundamentally, it starts with the client. The client must appoint a competent principal designer (under Building Regulations) who will then plan, manage and monitor the design work so that, when ...
One factor that may be a concern to property owners is the replacement of a relatively quiet gas boiler with external equipment that is potentially noisier. NBS has teamed up with its partner, Quiet ...
NBS’ Construction Leaders’ Summit 2023 brought together some of the brightest minds in the industry. Across a wide range of talks covering sustainability, safety, innovation and more, one message was ...