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Explore NBS reports, whitepapers and downloadable resources designed to help manufacturers understand industry trends, specification priorities and the changing construction market.

Understanding the Specification Process for Manufacturers

Understanding the specification process is essential for construction manufacturers looking to get their products into more projects. This guide provides a detailed overview of how architects and specifiers choose products and how to engage effectively to boost your sales and business opportunities.

Sales and Marketing
  • Guide

    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.

    Design and SpecificationSustainability
  • Report

    Digital Construction Report 2025

    From AI to BIM: the data behind construction’s digital shift. Download now to discover where the industry is moving and how you can stay ahead.

    Digital transformationDesign and Specification
  • Download

    The Specification Marketing Cycle

    A free downloadable tool to help plan and make the most of your construction marketing activities.

    Sales and Marketing
  • Report

    Sustainable Futures UK Report 2024

    Discover what sustainability priorities, barriers and expectations are shaping the UK construction industry, and what they could mean for product manufacturers. Explore industry views on net zero, specification, project information and future policy to better understand the changing demands influencing product decisions.

    Sustainability
  • NBS-LCA

    Reduce embodied carbon from the start

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

  • Report

    Building Safety Act White Paper 2024

    Our latest white paper, driven by a comprehensive survey of hundreds of construction professionals, highlights a concerning lack of consensus and clarity among industry leaders.

    Building safety
  • Report

    Navigating the CPD landscape 2024

    This report from the RIBA CPD Providers Network is a strategic guide for manufacturers.

    RIBA CPD
  • Guide

    BIM for Construction Product Manufacturers

    The way specifiers find and select product data has evolved. Search engines, websites and online product libraries are now their primary sources, with traditional formats falling behind. For manufacturers, this is a change worth adapting to – especially if you want to win more work at the specification stage.

    BIMDesign and Specification
  • Report

    Digital Construction Report 2023

    Discover the digital trends shaping construction and what they mean for manufacturers.

    Digital transformation
  • Report

    Product Information Report 2023

    Discover what specifiers expect from product information, with key findings on specification behaviour, sustainability, certification, BIM and building safety.

    Design and Specification