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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

Sustainable Futures UK Report 2026

Explore the current state of sustainability in the UK construction industry based on the results from a comprehensive survey conducted by NBS.

Must Reads

  • Construction Products

    Siderise: Helping to bridge the gap between Gateway 2 approval and on-site fire protection

    While the new building safety regime hasn’t fundamentally changed what requirements higher-risk buildings (HRBs) must meet to comply with the Building Regulations, it has significantly increased the ...

  • RIBA CPD

    RIBA CPD for Architects: Understanding Flooring Specification and Detailing

    For architects and specifiers, flooring details can have a significant impact on the safety, accessibility, durability and overall performance of a building. Yet the technical considerations ...

  • Sponsored

    Designing sustainability into construction – proof over promises in sustainable construction

    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 ...

Take an Old Post Office tour

Back in March we offered visitors to our Facebook page an exclusive behind the scenes tour of our newly-refurbished office space.

Design and SpecificationDigital Transformation
NBS-LCA

Reduce embodied carbon from the start

Measure, compare and reduce upfront embodied carbon using trusted UK data and pre-built assemblies.

NBS opens an Old Post Office memory box

As the extensive refurbishment of NBS's Newcastle headquarters reaches its final phase we open a box full of memories - of the way we, and our historic building, used to be.

Design and SpecificationDigital Transformation

A place to be proud of

Update: Since this article was first written, all the content from the NBS National BIM Library has moved across to NBS Source. ...

Digital TransformationNBS Old Post Office Refurb

Using the NBS BIM workflow on the Old Post Office refurb

We recently partnered with Soluis to produce a video showcasing how all NBS BIM solutions come together to form an integrated and cohesive workflow across the project lifecycle.

Digital TransformationNBS Old Post Office Refurb

Redesign of the Old Post Office Building

Video of the 'Redesign of the Old Post Office Building, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne' presentation by Richard Waterhouse, Chief Executive NBS/ RIBA Enterprises, delivered at the Art in Architecture event.

VideoNBS Old Post Office Refurb

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