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We explore the ways the construction industry adds to the world’s production of plastic waste, as well as how it works to tackle it

Professor Rudi Klein looks at the contractual risks inherent within the supply chain

NEC was last fully reviewed in 2005, and in the intervening 12 years, the producers have been gathering user feedback, leading to the 2017 launch of the NEC4 suite which has been updated and extended

Refreshed 2016 JCT Contracts are now available. We take a look at what's changed and what these changes mean for users of our NBS specification tools and NBS Contract Administrator as of Spring 2018

Uniclass 2015 is a dynamic classification for the construction industry. Our latest update is of particular benefit to construction industry professionals working in the rail and water sectors.

The annual NBS National BIM Report is now recognised as one of the industry’s most comprehensive reviews into the use of BIM. In this eighth report, we glean an insight into the achievements and challenges of the industry two years on from the BIM Mandate.

Sarah Fox compares the construction industry with the financial services industry - there are more similarities than you might think

We take a look at the new edition of the CIC BIM Protocol to see what's changed

We've found a few stimulating titles that'll exercise your mind whilst keeping you off those pesky emails 

As the population continues to grow and urban areas continue to sprawl, light pollution is becoming an increasing problem. In this article we look at the different types of light pollution and the problems they are creating.

What happens to an existing standard when a new standard is published? What are amendments? What are the European standards bodies and what do they produce? What do all of those initials and abbreviations mean? In this two-part series, we explore all of that and more.

We take a look at the new Domestic Building Contract (DBC) and Concise Building Contract (CBC) to see what's changed