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 ...
Ecobuild 2016 video - Day 1 highlights
Watch a video package showing highlights from the first day of Ecobuild 2016.
Design and SpecificationDigital Transformation
Reduce embodied carbon from the start
Measure, compare and reduce upfront embodied carbon using trusted UK data and pre-built assemblies.
Ecobuild 2016 - Practical BIM advice for Manufacturers ASSA ABLOY
Andy Stolworthy from ASSA ABLOY Ltd discusses Practical BIM Advice for Manufacturers in the presentation given as part of the Digital Building Theatre programme at Ecobuild 2016.
Design and SpecificationDigital Transformation
Ecobuild 2016 - BIM Through the Project Timeline
Dr Stephen Hamil from NBS looks at how a combination of standardised content and process mixed with technology can result in efficiency and accuracy savings in this presentation, given as part of the ...
Design and SpecificationDigital Transformation
Ecobuild 2016 - The CUBE
Slides from The CUBE presentations delivered as part of the Digital Building Theatre programme at Ecobuild 2016. Here Boris Bresciani, BIM and Vectorworks Evangelist sets out to explore and ...
Design and SpecificationDigital Transformation
Ecobuild 2016 - Analogue to Digital
Rob Manning and David Philp both presented this presentation focussing on the journey from Analogue to Digital as part of the Digital Building Theatre programme at Ecobuild 2016.
Design and SpecificationDigital Transformation
Don't miss this year's Ecobuild
There’s still time to get your free tickets for this year’s Ecobuild which takes place from 8 to 10 March at the ExCeL in London.
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Ecobuild 2016 : Digital Building Learning Hub Programme
Ecobuild 2016 will see the launch of ‘Digital Building’ a feature area sponsored by Wavin and curated by NBS, bringing together content and innovation around three key themes of ‘Digital Design, ...
Design and SpecificationDigital Transformation
The Periodic Table Groupings: Explained
Update: Since this article was first written, all the content from the NBS National BIM Library has moved across to NBS Source. ...
Digital TransformationPeriodic Table of BIM series
Uniclass 2015 - an update
What is Uniclass 2015? Uniclass 2015 is a unified classification system for the UK industry covering all construction sectors. It contains consistent tables classifying items of all scales from a ...
Digital TransformationUniclass
The future will be built on open data - here's why
Data has the power to revolutionise and disrupt the way societies are governed. None more so than open data, which is free to access, free to use and can be shared by anyone. It’s non-personal and ...
Design and SpecificationStandards and Regulations
Ecobuild partners with NBS to curate Digital Building Theatre
Ecobuild has partnered with NBS, the knowledge management arm of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), to create a dedicated Digital Building Theatre at this year’s event. The theatre ...
Design and SpecificationDigital Transformation
Ecobuild 2016 : What's on?
Ecobuild 2016 presents a mix of suppliers that offer thousands of new and innovative products and services as well as offering a programme set to inspire, educate and solve your every day challenges. ...