Revisit the Construction Leader’s Summit 2024 event and get up to date with the industry’s key events in this NBS recap.

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.

NBS recently hosted a roundtable discussion forum in London to talk to specifiers about industry trends and how they may impact the world of specification. In attendance were architects, engineers and quantity surveyors, who prepare specifications for practices of varying sizes.

Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) are one of the UK’s largest architectural practices. They have expertise across multiple sectors, with teams working across commercial, residential, healthcare, education and civic developments in the UK and internationally.

At architectural practice, Maber, speed, and accuracy are the name of the game when crafting specifications. Balancing design and construction for multi-million-pound projects demands precision, expertise, and above all, lightning-fast turnaround.

As part of our ongoing objective to provide a specification tool that also serves as an integrated information management system, NBS has released early-stage content for Uniclass and CAWS in Chorus. This article briefly explores the benefits of early-stage specification, element clauses, and other new concepts and features. At the end, we summarize what’s included in this release.

The new building safety regime, with the Building Safety Act at its foundation, applies to all construction projects subject to Building Regulations in England*. In summary, it will ensure that the documentation process underpinning the design, construction and maintenance of buildings is ‘done properly’.

Air source heat pumps are a key focus of the UK’s strategy to decarbonize heating and hot water generation, as the country strives towards achieving net zero.

Design for construction is undergoing rapid change, which manufacturers need to be aware of. Catch up on recent innovations from the ‘Rethinking
Design and Construction’ presentation by Jaimie Johnston, MBE, at the Construction Leaders’ Summit 2023.

Understand how building designers and contractors use CIS on construction projects today.

As part of the product development process at NBS we listen carefully to customer feedback, and we also take on board suggestions from our own specification consultancy teams who develop specifications for large complex projects in the UK and overseas.

The new Consultancy Bundle from NBS grants you exclusive access to expert insights and technical guidance on project queries, giving you more time to focus on design and your business.