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.
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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.
British cities rank in 2016 Sustainable Cities list
London has been ranked as the fifth most sustainable city in the world in the 2016 Arcadis Sustainable Cities Index.
SustainabilityClimate change
Reduce embodied carbon from the start
Measure, compare and reduce upfront embodied carbon using trusted UK data and pre-built assemblies.
Biomimicry, taking our cue from the consumate engineers
Biomimicry is an approach to design that looks to foster sustainability by emulating nature’s tried-and-true solutions. The word biomimicry traces its roots to the Greek words “bios”, which means ...
Design and SpecificationSustainability
Smart Cities, Future Cities, Sustainable Cities
Currently, the Earth is home to over 7.4 billion people, with over half of those living in an urban setting and using 80% of the planet’s resources. By 2050, the population is forecast to be just ...
Design and SpecificationSustainability
Everything you need to know about this year's Digital Construction Week
Get the lowdown on this year's Digital Construction Week, with everything you need to know on one handy page...
SustainabilityDigital Transformation
100 years 100 buildings
100 Years 100 Buildings John Hill
Design and SpecificationSustainability
Digestive 'smart' bricks set to power homes and recycle waste water
A new project to transform building facades into ‘biological computers’ made up of ‘digestive’ bricks that can create useful products from waste has been launched at Newcastle University.
Design and SpecificationSustainability
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What is BREEAM?
BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) is a sustainability assessment method that is used to masterplan projects, infrastructure and buildings. Launched in 1990, by ...
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Disability and the built environment inquiry launched
The accessibility of our homes, buildings and public spaces is set to come under the spotlight as a parliamentary committee launches a public enquiry.
Design and SpecificationSustainability
Can we secure a sustainable future for Olympic venues?
By playing host to one of the world’s biggest sporting events Olympic host cities have the opportunity to kick-start significant programmes of investment and change. Change that not only delivers the ...
Design and SpecificationSustainability
Carbon management in infrastructure
PAS 2080 is the first publicly available specification in the world that specifically addresses managing carbon in infrastructure.
Design and SpecificationSustainability
Designing the rural: A global countryside in flux
Designing the rural: A global countryside in flux Guest Edited by Joshua Bolchover, John Lin and Christiane Lange The rise of the megalopolis has prompted us to yearn for the countryside and ...
Design and SpecificationSustainability
BRE study provides hot data on cool air trends
A new BRE report sheds important light on electricity usage by air conditioning in UK offices and retail environments.
