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 ...
We held almost 20 ‘roundtables’ across the four Discover events. In each discussion there was a mix of architects, technologists, landscape architects, engineers and surveyors. Some worked in large, ...
Measure, compare and reduce upfront embodied carbon using trusted UK data and pre-built assemblies.
Update: Since this article was first written, all the content from the NBS National BIM Library has moved across to NBS Source. ...
The way design practices operate is changing, and a major reason for this is digital technology. But exactly how are architects and other designers responding to the opportunities and challenges new ...
The August issue is the latest in the Uniclass 2015 updating programme. The Uniclass 2015 tables were last updated in April 2018. Between updates, we liaise regularly with a growing number of ...
You may not have had a Power Rangers lunch box in a while but that's no excuse not to keep learning. To help out, we've compiled some of the best TED talks on the construction industry, innovation ...
The digital transition in the construction industry utilizes technology, enabling us to work smarter together. Within ten years, full-scale digitalization could help the industry save an estimated ...
So far, many platform developments have been delivered in 2018: It’s a busy and exciting year for NBS. We want to thank our customers for their active contributions in driving these developments, ...
Prior to the 1990s, construction specifications were written using a typewriter. In the 1990s, personal computers became affordable for businesses, and specification writing moved from the typewriter ...
Update: Since this article was first written, all the content from the NBS National BIM Library has moved across to NBS Source. ...
Different approaches When a team first comes together to design a project, each member brings a different approach to the preparation of the documentation required. Many design consultants allot far ...
Some projects begin with a simple question. In this case, it was ‘Once we have a BIM, how are we going to know which construction products are in it?’
When the Latham Report, ‘Constructing the Team’, was published in 1994, Michael Latham noted that ‘There is scope for improvements through greater standardisation of components and design details and ...