NBS received over 500 responses to the survey, from a wide variety of roles and practice sizes, with 70 percent of respondents heavily involved in selecting and/or researching construction products during the specification process.
“It’s no understatement that this was possibly one of our most sought-after reports for manufacturers when we last ran it in 2012,” said Chief Executive of NBS Richard Waterhouse.
“The fact that we continue to receive requests from manufacturers to access the report, even in the subsequent years where we have seen a lot of changes within the industry, meant that we needed to update this information to reflect the changes in processes and attitudes towards creating specifications in this digital landscape.”
The report includes questions around what influences product selection, how important performance criteria is and when specifiers are considering products when writing specifications.
Head of Research, Analysis and Forecasting at NBS, Adrian Malleson, said: “We know that specifications remain an essential document for the industry, and we know what issues specifiers continue to get frustrated with when it comes to this process.
“From the report, manufacturers can understand how they can help specifiers deal with the issue of product substitution, the top 10 factors they consider when specifying products and what support they’re looking for as we move towards a future of collaborative specifications.”
Newcastle-based NBS provides technical information, specification and BIM tools to construction industry professionals including architects, engineers and surveyors as well as services for building product manufacturers.
To access the report, visit www.thenbs.com/whatspecifierswant17
For more information, please contact NBS PR Executive Jennifer Scullion on 0191 244 5523 or email Jennifer.Scullion@theNBS.com.
About NBS
NBS, specialist provider of technical information for construction industry professionals, offers essential, innovative products and services, highly valued by those working in architecture, construction, design and engineering.
The premier source of construction-related information, NBS has produced the recognised national standard specification system for the UK for more than 40 years. It provides solutions for a broad range of new build, refurbishment, retrofit, landscaping and domestic projects for construction professionals. Delivered within a powerful software package, NBS’s specification products continue to develop, leading an evolution of the specification and procurement process for buildings in the UK and overseas. NBS also provides solutions for contract administration and project information management.
NBS Create is a ground-breaking new specification tool that ensures all documentation works together intelligently throughout the entire project timeline, from concept stage to completion and beyond, to save time and money. More than 5,000 offices across the UK subscribe to NBS products, including 96 of the top 100 AJ practices.
The award winning NBS National BIM Library is also the primary source of free-to-use Building Information Modelling (BIM) content in the UK. It contains thousands of generic and proprietary BIM objects authored to the trusted NBS standard, all of which are data rich and are integrated with the world leading NBS specification software.
NBS is part of RIBA Enterprises Ltd, the knowledge management company of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). RIBA Enterprises employs 250 staff and has offices in London, Newcastle upon Tyne and Newark.
