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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.
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 ...
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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 ...
Making Specification Safer: The BBA and NBS
See how a partnership between the BBA, RIBA & NBS helps heighten safety standards from the earliest stages of specification…
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Construction Leader’s Summit 2024 Event Recap
Revisit the Construction Leader’s Summit 2024 event and get up to date with the industry’s key events in this NBS recap.
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Construction Leader’s Summit 2024: Five Key Takeaways
Discover the biggest topics at the Construction Leader’s Summit 2024 to stay ahead of the industry’s latest developments in this article from NBS.
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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.
Design and SpecificationBusiness
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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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.
5 Key Takeaways from the Construction Leaders’ Summit: Building Better
In September 2021 NBS hosted the Construction Leaders’ Summit: Building Better, which covered prominent topics - climate change, digitisation and how construction can be more sustainable. Find out ...
SustainabilityStandards and Regulations
Post-Brexit conformity marking and designated standards; how the new rules affect you
With new regulations around UK construction products having come into effect on 01 January 2021, you may be confused about exactly how this will affect you.
Design and SpecificationStandards and Regulations
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
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
Review: 'Building a Safer Future'. The governments response and reformed building safety regulations.
The UK Government has published their response to the ‘Building a Safer Future’ consultation. This outlines the coming changes to the regulatory system for building safety. Lee Jones, Head of ...
