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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 ...

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    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 ...

Minecraft helps next generation of construction managers

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) are among the organisations who have been quick to seize upon the opportunities afforded by Minecraft to enthuse a new wave of construction professionals.

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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.

The construction industry expos and conferences you have to attend in 2017

January February March April May June July August September October November December September 2017 5 to 7 September Coasts, Marine Structures and Breakwaters 2017 Where? Liverpool Waterfront What? ...

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Practical examples of how to develop and coordinate information on a BIM project

Speaking at this year's Autodesk University London event, Dr Stephen Hamil, Director of Research and Innovation at NBS, presents Practical Examples of How to Develop and Coordinate Information on a ...

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Introducing Autodesk Forge and its role in BIM workflows: A success story with NBS

Speaking at this year's Autodesk University London event, Dr Stephen Hamil, Director of Research and Innovation at NBS,took to the stage with Brian Roepke from Autodesk to deliver a class on the ...

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What is the Asset Information Model (AIM)?

The Asset Information Model or AIM is a term used to describe the collated set of information gathered from all sources that supports the ongoing management of an asset.

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Integrating Project Delivery

The construction industry's inherent inefficiencies have long been documented. Over the course of the last 60 years reviews from Simon, Emmerson, Banwell, Latham, Egan and Wolstenholme have all ...

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EU BIM Task Group launches handbook for the strategic implementation of BIM

The European public sector has taken a step towards a common approach to the introduction of Building Information Modelling (BIM) with the launch of a new handbook.

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BIM for Project Managers

This year’s NBS National BIM Report paints a picture of BIM adoption in a maturing market – awareness is almost universal and adoption steadily increasing. However it’s fair to say that mainstream ...

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The hot topics we discussed at Autodesk University London

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

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Autodesk University London in words and pictures

The global design and engineering community have flocked to Tobacco Dock in the East End of London this week for Autodesk University - the conference for those who design, create, and make the world ...

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What is IFC?

What is IFC? Industry Foundation Classes, or IFC for short, is a global standard used to describe, share and exchange construction and facilities management information.

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Construction industry insight

Our review of 2016 called it right. Uncertainty was the watchword in 2016 and respite in 2017 has, in the first five months at least, been in short supply. With Article 50 now triggered and a snap ...

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