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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

A specifier’s guide to BREEAM New Construction V7

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.

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    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 ...

  • Construction Products

    Dulux Trade launches new solution for high-humidity spaces

    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, ...

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    The hidden cost of compliance: why architects are demanding a new era of product transparency

    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 ...

Death Star Specification 101

Before starting your Death Star specification. It is essential to set the scene with music. Every villain needs a theme tune...right? Things you will need Specification writing software – might we ...

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Reduce embodied carbon from the start

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

Uniclass 2015 - April 2021 update

This is the latest in our quarterly updating programme for Uniclass 2015. It includes updates to nine tables.

Design and SpecificationStandards and Regulations

NBS Chorus for NBS Create users

Planning for NBS Create retirement From experience of working with many NBS Create customers, NBS can recommend a set of key steps to consider as the retirement of NBS Create software approaches and, ...

Design and SpecificationUniclass

A coordinated approach to specification for clients

1. What clients need No two clients are the same, and each will have requirements specific to their own business needs. However, there is also much commonality across all projects and all sectors.

Design and SpecificationProduct update

Uniclass 2015 - January 2021 update

This is the latest in our quarterly updating programme for Uniclass 2015. It includes some major updates to eleven tables.

Design and SpecificationStandards and Regulations

Post-Brexit conformity marking and designated standards; how the new rules affect you

In this article, we look at the new conformity marking protocols and where they apply. We also explore some of the new terminology and rules and clarify what products need new marking and when. We ...

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12 Days of Digital Construction

1. Digital transformation has accelerated

Design and SpecificationStandards and Regulations

Uniclass 2015 - October 2020 update

We aim to minimize changes to existing codes and classifications, but we always take feedback from users into account. Any changes are the result of this input, combined with our own ongoing review.

Design and SpecificationStandards and Regulations

The Construction Leaders' Summit: six key takeaways

1. Stop making excuses, start making changes All of us have had to adapt to new ways of working following the COVID-19 pandemic. We've seen that if a significant driver like the pandemic comes along, ...

Design and SpecificationSustainability

Conservation and the RIBA Plan of Work

As you read through the article and watch the webinar, it’s important to note that this information is not just relevant to conservation projects; refurbishment, repair, renewal and maintenance ...

Design and SpecificationRIBA Plan of Work 2020

A review of the Draft Building Safety Bill, and what it will mean for construction product manufacturers

So what is the draft bill? To directly quote the Rt Hon. Robert Jenrick MP from the Bill’s introduction: ‘The Bill will introduce a new era of accountability, making it clear where the responsibility ...

Design and SpecificationDigital Transformation

The adoption of Uniclass 2015 in Australia

Introduction from NBS Since the launch of Uniclass 2015, we at NBS have been delighted with its adoption by industry. We have updated the system quarterly now for the last five years, and have ...

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