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 ...
The Building Safety Act (BSA) is a crucial piece of legislation that imposes specific requirements on duty holders (building owners, managers, designers, contractors and occupants) regarding the ...
Measure, compare and reduce upfront embodied carbon using trusted UK data and pre-built assemblies.
Introduction The Building Safety Act (BSA) came into force in England and Wales in October this year. This new legislation directly results from the findings published within the Hackitt report and ...
With over 250 architects, engineers, contractors and manufacturers joining us in person, the 2023 summit was our largest ‘in-person’ event since before COVID-19. NBS CEO Russell Haworth kicked off ...
The enactment of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) is one of the most fundamental changes to construction in decades. This article is the second in a series looking at what the new regime means for ...
Introduction The enactment of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) is one of the most fundamental changes to construction in decades. Much has been written about the Act and the detail of how it will ...
The new building safety regime is now here. The Building Safety Act and associated secondary legislation has changed the way the industry design and constructs buildings. Key publications and ...
What happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object? No one knows but, in construction, we are about to find out. The industry is the epitome of immovable object – full of inertia and ...
September 2023 marks eight years since the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) were adopted globally. The schema, which comprises 17 goals, focuses on a holistic approach to ...
Light pollution is an unwanted by-product of artificial light. It's most problematic in urban settings where artificial light sources exist en masse.
The Construction Leaders’ Summit: Building for the Future was another fascinating and informative conference from NBS, with hundreds of professionals from across the sector hearing from more than 20 ...
In this article, we look at the new conformity marking protocols and where they apply. We also explore some of the new terminology and rules and clarify what products need new marking and when. We ...
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