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.
Building Information Modelling video
The programme places BIM in its context as a technical response to attempts to increase coordination in architectural design, outlining the JCT's recent Constructing Excellence Contract and ...
Digital TransformationVideo
Reduce embodied carbon from the start
Measure, compare and reduce upfront embodied carbon using trusted UK data and pre-built assemblies.
Jacob Mehus talks about Building Information Modelling
In this exclusive interview conducted at the 2009 International Construction Information Society (ICIS) conference, RIBA Enterprises CEO Richard Waterhouse interviews Jacob Mehus, Director of ...
Digital TransformationVideo
Maartin van Hezik talks about Building Information Modelling
In this exclusive interview conducted at the 2009 International Construction Information Society (ICIS) conference, RIBA Enterprises CEO Richard Waterhouse interviews Maartin van Hezik, Managing ...
Digital TransformationVideo
Building Regulations Explained - Part G
The Building Regulations Approved Document G: ‘Sanitation, hot water safety and water efficiency’ came into force in April 2010. Together with the Code for Sustainable Homes, it ensures a reduction ...
Standards and RegulationsVideo
Building Regulations Explained - Part L
The Building Regulations Approved Document L: ‘Conservation of fuel and power’ has been amended. From October 2010, work to existing stock, new build, domestic and non-domestic buildings have to ...
Standards and RegulationsVideo
Who manages BIM? Do we need a BIM Manager?
The NBS BIM Research Report found an industry awash with different opinions on what BIM actually is, and what change it could mean for the architecture and construction industries. Following the ...
Digital TransformationVideo
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Interview with Alistair Kell, Director of Information and Technology, BDP
The NBS BIM Research Report found an industry awash with different opinions on what BIM actually is, and what change it could mean for the architecture and construction industries. Following the ...
Digital TransformationVideo
Building limes: an introduction
The programme explains the properties of lime (including how it differs from Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC)) and how it is used in today's construction industry, particularly in mortars, renders and ...
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ProCure 21+
This programme explains the workings of ProCure21+; why it has replaced the old ProCure21 model, and; how these changes in procurement may affect healthcare design.
VideoContracts and Law
Ska Rating – The environmental assessment tool for sustainable fit-outs
The new tool is designed to help organizations achieve more sustainable fit-outs. Anybody interested in fitting out an office building in a more environmentally sustainable way can use the method to ...
SustainabilityVideo
The RICS Forms of Consultant's Appointment
The programme explains how the forms account for changes in relationships between project team members and construction technology and describe how to use the suite and in particular, when to use the short or standard form.
VideoContracts and Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) refers to all dispute resolution processes outside litigation where a third party assists in resolving differences. Often characterised as a quick, cheap and ...
