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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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    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.

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    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 ...

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    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 ...

CPD for architects in the UK has increased in importance and rigour

Both the professional chartered body for architects in the UK – RIBA – and the regulatory body – The Architects Registration Board – have upped their CPD requirements. This is partially in response ...

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Building Safety: The Time To Act Is Now

Recap Dame Judith Hackitt’s excellent speech on upcoming changes to the Building Safety Act and what they mean for specifiers and manufacturers with NBS.

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NBS' 2023 Wrapped

From industry-leading research and events to exciting new product developments to continually deliver value to our customers, we’re still helping to build a better construction industry 50 years on ...

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A look back at the NBS Construction Leaders’ Summit 2023

A day after the summit, NBS Innovation Director Dr Stephen Hamil reflects on what we learned from the conference.

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Display your sustainability content on NBS Source

Specifiers want to know the sustainability credentials of your products as part of their decision making process. Display your Environmental Product Declarations and other third-party certifications ...

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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.

Understanding the specification process: A specifier's perspective

We recently hosted a webinar explaining exactly how the specification process works, including the requirements of a specifier at each stage of a construction project, from concept to completion and ...

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NBS in 2022: Key Highlights

After another busy year, we wanted to reflect on some of the key highlights of 2022. Here’s how NBS has helped the construction industry this year and a look ahead at what we’ve got coming up in 2023.

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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.

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Manufacturers, RIBA CPD and the RIBA health and safety test

Find out more about the health and safety test that the RIBA has just launched and the opportunities it brings for manufacturers to educate the RIBA members on the various topics it covers through ...

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NBS Source & NBS Chorus - one connected solution

NBS has been placing manufacturer’s products, systems and materials in front of specifiers since the 1970s. The past 5 decades has seen continual evolution of our platforms which most notably ...

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