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Introducing NBS LCA
Discover a powerful carbon platform built for everyday projects. In this webinar, we’re sharing an exclusive first look at NBS LCA – a new platform developed by NBS to help construction professionals understand, compare and report on lifecycle carbon more efficiently. Join the session to see the new platform in action and hear from sustainability experts from BDP and Knauf UK & Ireland about their approach to carbon decisions.
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Design and Specification
How to Create Specification-Led Content | NBS
Learn how manufacturers can create specification-led content that supports real design decisions, from technical data and certifications to case studies and BIM assets in NBS Source.
Design and Specification
Manufacturer Marketing 101: How to Speak a Specifier’s Language
Connecting with architects is key to a manufacturer's success, but many businesses target them too late. In fact, the specification process offers manufacturers opportunities to collaborate with ...
Sustainability
Our Top Webinars in 2025
Whether you missed these sessions the first time or want a second viewing, this round-up highlights our most-watched webinars from 2025. Each session focuses on the issues construction manufacturers ...
7 specification essentials for RIBA CPD
For manufacturers, getting your CPD RIBA-approved puts your products right in front of architects. These seven specification essentials are one of the key elements in securing approval.
Design and SpecificationRIBA CPD
Digital Marketing for kitchen and bathroom manufacturers
Thousands of kitchen and bathroom products are specified each year with NBS. Find out why specification is so important to your marketing strategy and what it can mean for your company.
Sales and marketing
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Social media marketing masterclass for manufacturers
Social media is a tricky issue. While many manufacturers know that social media marketing can help them to win orders, it’s not as easy to know how to do it well. In this episode of our ‘Marketing ...
Sales and marketing
Five top tips to deliver engaging CPD
Make sure your CPD content is improving your chances of getting your products specified by following these top tips.
RIBA CPDSales and marketing
The Specification Marketing Cycle
Marketing | Sales The Specification Marketing Cycle 31 October 2024 | By NBS A free downloadable tool to help plan and make the most of your construction marketing activities.
Sales and marketing
Turn technical expertise into specification influence
Educate architects through RIBA-approved CPD, strengthen your industry credibility and position your brand earlier in project decision-making.
This Christmas, after such a transformational, innovative and challenging year we’re bringing you the 12 things we’ve learned about digital construction.
Design and SpecificationBusiness
Third-party certification with NBS Source
Over recent years, one of the most popular requests for improvements from construction professionals who use NBS has been the request for prominent evidence of third-party certifications regarding ...
Design and SpecificationStandards and Regulations
Permalinks with NBS Source
Within NBS Source, each item (whether it is a product, a company, a case study or a PDF) has a short, permanent hyperlink. Within NBS, we are calling these short, permanent hyperlinks ‘permalinks’.
Design and Specification
Enhanced Data with NBS Source
With the launch of our new platform, NBS Source, we at NBS have enhanced the data structure for manufacturer products and systems within our listings. We’re calling this ‘enhanced data’.
Design and SpecificationStandards and Regulations
What is The Golden Thread?
In the construction and architectural field, there's a lot of discussion around the 'golden thread of information'. But what is it?
