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.
RIBA Plan of Work
The RIBA Plan of Work This is part of a series of articles looking at The Digital Plan of Work
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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.
What is sustainable specification? Sustainable specification is a specifying style that emphasizes responsibly selecting manufacturing and building methods, services, materials and products to align ...
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Inclusive Design and the RIBA Plan of Work
This article is based on a webinar by guest speaker Jane Simpson, Managing Director at Jane Simpson Access and NBS Technical Author Astrid Lund. In it, we explore inclusive design in construction and ...
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Conservation and the RIBA Plan of Work
As you read through the article and watch the webinar, it’s important to note that this information is not just relevant to conservation projects; refurbishment, repair, renewal and maintenance ...
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Health and Safety and the RIBA Plan of Work
This article is based on an NBS webinar of the same title featuring Sarah Susman, Head of Technical Development at Scott Brownrigg Architects, and NBS Technical Author Roland Finch. To view the ...
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Fire safety and the RIBA Plan of Work
Based on a webinar of the same name by NBS Technical Author James Smith, this article looks at the importance of having a robust fire safety strategy and why it should be integrated into your ...
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RIBA Plan of Work 2020 and specification
The specification drives the look and feel of a project, and heavily influences its cost plan. New design review tools such as virtual reality (VR) place even more importance on illustrating the ...
Design and SpecificationDigital Transformation
Using NBS to specify sustainable outcomes on projects
Sustainability is arguably the most expansive strategy in the RIBA Plan of Work 2020.
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RIBA Plan of Work 2020 Overview – Question and answer
In April 2020 Dale Sinclair, Director of Technical Practice at AECOM gave a presentation giving an overview to the RIBA Plan of Work 2020. Following the session, a number of questions were raised by ...
