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Results from an annual industry-wide survey undertaken by NBS have provided the most comprehensive and accurate picture of UK BIM (Building Information Modelling) and its growing influence within the built environment industry.

NBS (National Building Specification) and the CPI Committee (Construction Project Information Committee) are pleased to announce they will be working in collaboration, along with with the other key industry institutions, to help unify and encourage greater use of the Uniclass system.

An industry-wide survey conducted by NBS has revealed that construction professionals in the UK believe that environmental performance requirements and a move to European standardisation are set to have the biggest impact on the future of specifications.

Buildings of the future must look to nature for inspiration if we are to reduce the use of increasingly scarce resources and produce truly sustainable architecture. This is the central theme of Michael Pawlyn’s new book Biomimicry in architecture which has just been published.

NBS is pleased to announce the development of a NBS National BIM (Building Information Modelling) Library for the UK construction industry.

NBS, providers of the recognised national standard specification system for the UK, is pleased to announce the launch of NBS Create - a new specification tool that will revolutionise the way project data is created, maintained and shared in the construction industry and support the widespread adoption and optimum use of BIM (Building Information Modelling).

The Government's Chief Construction Adviser Paul Morrell has identified BIM as one key to delivering better value for the UK taxpayer.

New bookshop to provide construction industry with much needed specialist supplier of built environment publications.

An industry-wide survey conducted by NBS, which had 500 respondents in a review of 6,500 construction professionals, challenges common misconceptions of the industry as archaic and technologically unmotivated.

NBS, expert providers of technical information for construction industry professionals, has launched NBS Domestic Specification, a new online service to guide users through the writing of a building specification

Following government requirements that BIM is to be mandatory on all of its projects by 2016, Celotex is delighted to announce that it is the first PIR manufacturer to launch their entire product range as BIM objects.

The North East Futures University Technical College (UTC) is sited at the heart of Newcastle. Immediately behind Newcastle’s Central Station, the new school sits on the site of George Stephenson's Locomotive yard.

The Bill Bryson Library sits within the World Heritage Site of Durham Cathedral and Castle, and was designed to complement this unique setting.

Hebburn Central is a district community facility for South Tyneside Council, incorporating a six-lane 25m swimming pool, sports hall, dance studio, library and customer service facilities.

The project is an example where collaboration at both design, digital architecture and engineering levels played an essential role.

Newcastle University’s flagship Urban Sciences Building houses the School of Computing, provides laboratory and research space to make urban centres more sustainable for future generations.