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.
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.
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.
Have your say in the NBS National Construction Contracts and Law Survey 2017
I’m pleased to invite you to take part in our fourth survey covering construction contracts used during the past 12 months.
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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.
National Construction Contracts and Law Survey 2015
NBS has revealed the results of its third major survey into construction contracts and related legal issues.
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Take part in the NBS National Construction Contracts and Law Survey 2015
This week sees the launch of the third NBS National Construction Contracts and Law Survey. About the survey First run in 2012, this NBS study solicits feedback on your practical experience of ...
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NBS National Construction Contracts and Law Survey 2013
Following the success of the NBS National Construction Contracts and Law Survey 2012, we ran our second survey in this area from June to July of this year.
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NBS National Construction Contracts and Law Survey 2012
From March to April 2012, we at NBS ran our first survey about contracts and legal issues within the UK construction industry. We ran the survey to understand, amongst other things:
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