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.
10 things we’ve learnt from the 2020 BIM Survey
1. BIM really is a process, not a technology And more people describe their approach to BIM as following the BS/PAS 1192 series (37%) or ISO 19650 series (26%), than say it’s creating 3D models. In ...
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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.
Construction verification – a revolution in accuracy
The increasing frequency for as-built point cloud scans as part of the delivery of a project is a sign that clients are no longer willing to rely on design models unchecked and issued as record ...
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BIM and collaboration across the project team
In early 2018, Multiplex internally mandated the use of BIM and digital construction on all new projects, regardless of client requirements. We decided that this level of commitment was the only way ...
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The latest construction industry research and analysis, free from NBS
NBS National BIM Report 2017 The annual NBS National BIM Report is now recognised as one of the industry’s most comprehensive reviews into the use of BIM. Now in its seventh year, the latest report ...
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Five trends to watch in the NBS National BIM Survey 2017
What is the NBS National BIM Survey? Over the last seven years the NBS National BIM Survey (and the resulting NBS National BIM Report) has become an essential resource for construction professionals ...
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National BIM Report 2016
The National BIM Report 2016 is the most comprehensive analysis of the state of BIM within the UK construction sector.
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NBS National BIM Survey 2016 now open
With just months to go before the mandated use of Level 2 BIM on all public-sector projects, NBS are looking to find out more about the industry's awareness and use of BIM.
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Trends to watch in the NBS National BIM Survey 2015
The NBS National BIM Survey has long served as an essential barometer for construction professionals, manufacturers and policy makers but, ahead of the 2016 deadline for the use of Level 2 BIM on ...
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4 key points from the NBS National BIM Survey 2014
In the UK, through BIM, we are at the forefront of a significant change in how buildings are conceived, designed, built and maintained. This change has the potential to bring improved efficiencies ...
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NBS International BIM Report 2013
The first International BIM Survey, carried out by NBS and international partners, has revealed that UK consultants who do not adopt Building Information Modelling (BIM) could struggle to secure ...
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What's going on in the world of BIM?
Building Information Modelling has been one of the most talked about topics of 2012. The movement from fragmented information, held by different people at different points in the construction ...
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NBS National BIM Report 2012
NBS's National BIM Survey has been released and reveals the latest BIM adoption figures.
