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.
Writing clear and concise specifications is crucial on construction projects. A well-structured specification is not only essential for design success but can also prevent delays, unexpected costs and disputes. Here are five essential tips to help you get it right, from our Best Practice Guide to Specification Writing.
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Preliminaries for Revision 2 to the JCT Standard, Intermediate, Minor Works, and Design and Build Contracts will be available with NBS Update 2009-3 and also on the NBS website. NBS Technical Author, Stuart Doran, outlines the main changes.
In this exclusive extract from Timber in contemporary architecture: a designer's guide by Peter Ross, Giles Downes and Andrew Lawrence, we analyse the enduring appeal of timber.
NBS Technical Author, Charles Stirling, passes on his knowledge of vapour permeable membranes. Not forgetting their application in Scottish rigid sarking constructions gained in his experience north of the border.
Slate quality has had a chequered recent history but BS EN 12326 should have imposed common European requirements that are understandable to suppliers and specifiers.
Like all Approved Documents, following the guidance contained in ADB will result in a compliant solution, it is however not the only solution available for many building designs.
