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
NBS Guide: Embodied Carbon Calculations
Learn how to align your carbon assessments with BIM workflows. This guide to Embodied Carbon Calculations, developed by NBS and Circular Ecology, sets out a practical, standardised approach to calculating the embodied carbon of building materials and products, and how to apply this data to BIM objects.
Must Reads
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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 ...
Design and Specification
Brick slip cladding systems – the need for robust specification
This article from the NBS technical team outlines specification for brick slip technology, including history, technology, design, safety and testing.
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When product data creates risk, AluK delivers the clarity and support architects need
The need to build more homes, more quickly, has not changed. If anything, the pressure has intensified. However, the conversation around Modern Methods of Construction has evolved.
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
Reduce embodied carbon from the start
Measure, compare and reduce upfront embodied carbon using trusted UK data and pre-built assemblies.
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.
Design and SpecificationDigital Transformation
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
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. ...
