The latest findings from NBS tracking key insights into the Construction Industry

The research survey for our 2025 Digital Construction Report is now open, and we want to hear your views on the latest technology trending among construction professionals and the ongoing impact of AI.

Driven by a comprehensive survey of hundreds of construction professionals, highlights a concerning lack of consensus and clarity among industry leaders.

Brand new for 2024, this report offers valuable insight for all construction professionals, painting a picture of sustainability in the construction industry

We’re connecting construction information, working towards a better and more sustainable industry

Follow our journey through five decades with our dedicated timeline

Helping our customers design and build a more sustainable built environment whilst setting our own sustainability targets to contribute to a greener future for all.

We’re looking for people with a wide range of skills and experiences to work right across our business.

NBS work with reseller partners across the globe to deliver NBS products and services locally

All the latest NBS and industry news and stories

PlatformResourcesSupportEventsAboutNews NBS for SpecifiersNBS for ManufacturersNBS ChorusNBS SourceNBS SchumannUniclass 0345 456 9594 Sign in / Register

Platform

NBS Chorus Plans and features Scope and Contents Book a demo Sign in to NBS Chorus NBS Source Browse by category Browse by manufacturer For manufacturers Go to NBS Source Uniclass Articles and updates Specifying with Uniclass Feedback and Support Find a code Other services Construction Information Service (CIS) NBS Schumann BIM New All tools

Resources

Knowledge Case studies Updates Reports Digital Construction Survey New Building Safety Act White Paper Sustainable Futures UK Report 2024 Resources Sample Specifications Best Practice Guide to Specification Writing Sustainable Specification Guides

Support

Support NBS Academy Downloads and updates

About

About NBS Our history Sustainability Careers Partners Contact us

News

Newsroom

Platform

NBS Chorus Plans and features Scope and Contents Book a demo Sign in to NBS Chorus NBS Source Browse by category Browse by manufacturer For manufacturers Go to NBS Source Uniclass Articles and updates Specifying with Uniclass Feedback and Support Find a code Other services Construction Information Service (CIS) NBS Schumann BIM New All tools

Resources

Knowledge Case studies Updates Reports Digital Construction Survey New Building Safety Act White Paper Sustainable Futures UK Report 2024 Resources Sample Specifications Best Practice Guide to Specification Writing Sustainable Specification Guides

Support

Support NBS Academy Downloads and updates

About

About NBS Our history Sustainability Careers Partners Contact us

News

Newsroom
BIM (Building Information Modelling)Building Safety ActCase StudiesConstruction ProductsContracts and LawDesign and SpecificationHealth and SafetyReportsResourcesRIBA Plan of Work 2020Standards and RegulationsSustainabilityUniclass

What Specifiers Want 2017 articles

Here we share some of the articles that feature in What Specifiers Want 2017.

Latest articles

Showing 637 - 648 of 1084
01 November 2013 | by
This is the first camera access into a new theatre built in north London. It is the first theatre to use rooflights in the auditoriums to bring in natural light – the obvious benefits being for the technical staff to be able to work in daylight, the reduction in energy costs, the ability to use the spaces during the day for rehearsals without using loads of energy on lighting, etc.
15 October 2013 | by
The 2013 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, by architect Sou Fujimoto, is a metallic mesh of 27,000 bits of steel joined together to give the impression of a light, cloud-like structure. In this programme we talk to the AECOM engineers that worked alongside Fujimoto to help realise his design. We learn why the architect’s original designs had to be rapidly rationalised and how an exceedingly tight schedule ultimately dictated the final design and how it was built.
07 October 2013 | by
The government's Strategy for Sustainable Construction (published in June 2008) aims to reduce waste from construction, demolition and excavation (“CD & E” waste) to 50% of 2008 figures by 2012. WRAP, the Waste & Resources Action Programme, has developed a Construction Waste Commitment to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill and to increase the amount of recycled content used in construction.
< 52 53 54 55 56 >