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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 ...

RIBA Plan of Work 2020 Overview – Question and answer

In April 2020 Dale Sinclair, Director of Technical Practice at AECOM gave a presentation giving an overview to the RIBA Plan of Work 2020. Following the session, a number of questions were raised by ...

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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.

Review: 'Building a Safer Future'. The governments response and reformed building safety regulations.

As we heard from Dame Judith Hackitt at the recent NBS Construction Product Leaders’ Summit. The new regulator will be the HSE (Health and Safety Executive) and is confirmed in this publication. The ...

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NBS Source: a new future for manufacturer product information

1. Background The specifiers that use NBS want to create a built environment that is safe and inclusive, and has sustainable outcomes. NBS helps specifiers meet this challenge through delivering ...

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How to work remotely with NBS Chorus

Cloud-based: Chorus is based entirely online, meaning you can access it anywhere. Whether you’re in the office, your home office, or the living room couch, all you need is an internet connection and ...

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Construction, Car Shows, Covid19

In what seems like just a few weeks, the world has changed. We face a threat, the likes of which we have rarely seen. Governments are taking drastic actions to limit the spread of the virus to ...

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What is The Golden Thread?

The Building Safety Bill is being developed as part of the new safety regime to prevent any events similar to the Grenfell Tower disaster, which killed 72 people in 2017. It will overhaul existing ...

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Megatrends - An Introduction

Here’s a question for you, a quick thought-experiment: What is the first product you can think of that you know millions of people will still be buying and consuming in ten years from now?

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Uniclass 2015 - January 2020 update

This is the latest in our quarterly updating programme for Uniclass 2015, and includes updates to ten tables.

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Uniclass 2015 - October 2019 update

This is the latest in our quarterly updating programme for Uniclass 2015, and includes updates to seven tables.

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A more concise output format for specifications

NBS Chorus and customer-led development

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If Sir Clive Woodward did construction

So the Rugby World Cup is here again. It is the culmination of four years’ work to ensure that the right team is operating at peak performance and to deliver on a shared objective - to lift probably ...

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NBS and Autodesk - the story so far

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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