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 ...
Introduction ‘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 ...
Measure, compare and reduce upfront embodied carbon using trusted UK data and pre-built assemblies.
Note: this article focuses on the Uniclass classification structure in its examples; however, a CAWS version of the early-stage library is also available. The broad principles of this article apply ...
While new builds are designed to be energy-efficient from the outset, most of the building stock we have existed before modern energy-efficiency home standards were introduced. This is true now and ...
The Building Safety Act (BSA) is a crucial piece of legislation that imposes specific requirements on duty holders (building owners, managers, designers, contractors and occupants) regarding the ...
Introduction The Building Safety Act (BSA) came into force in England and Wales in October this year. This new legislation directly results from the findings published within the Hackitt report and ...
The UK construction industry has undergone massive change since 2017’s Grenfell Tragedy. Landmark legislation has put a stop to many outdated and irresponsible practices, ushering in a new age where ...
As part of the Government Industry Interoperability Group, NBS undertook an alignment exercise between Uniclass and Industry Foundation Classes (IFC), to support the industry in assigning ...
As part of the product development process at NBS, we listen carefully to customer feedback and feature enhancements that can complement and improve established internal design processes.
The RIBA Plan of Work This is part of a series of articles looking at The Digital Plan of Work
This is part of a series of articles looking at The Digital Plan of Work
This is part of a series of articles looking at The Digital Plan of Work
What is sustainable specification? Sustainable specification is a specifying style that emphasizes responsibly selecting manufacturing and building methods, services, materials and products to align ...