What Specifiers Want 2017 articles

Discover the value of BBA certification from the earliest stage of specification. Find out why the BBA team partnered with RIBA and NBS to improve safety standards.

See how Michelmersh’s Blockleys Sterling Grey bricks blend heritage characteristics with modern performance standards in an exciting Edinburgh regeneration project…

Ensuring compliance with current and upcoming legislation is critical for architects and specifiers aiming to create sustainable, future-proofed buildings. While innovation is often associated with new technologies, effective long-term solutions can also come from tried-and-tested materials that enhance performance and efficiency.

A well-written and robust specification is vital to the success of construction projects. It can prevent project delays, unexpected costs, contract disputes and litigation. This is because it is the document that details every material, product, system and process that will be used. Our Best Practice Guide to Specification Writing guide draws upon more than 50 years of combined experience from NBS and the team at NBS Schumann in order to help you get your specifications right.

Find out about the significant improvements NBS has made to the CAWS content set, to support specifiers in alteration and refurbishment work.

This is the latest in our quarterly updating programme for Uniclass. It includes updates to four tables.

The recent NBS webinar 'The Building Safety Act: Revisited' was chaired by Richard Waterhouse, Non-Executive Director of the British Board of Agrément (BBA). It brought together experts from architecture, construction, manufacturing, specification and the Building Control authority itself to discuss compliance with the building safety regime.

From new sustainability initiatives and achieving carbon neutrality, to launching the new RIBACPD.com and developing our NBS platforms to support compliance with the Building Safety Act, it’s been a busy year. As ever, we’re focused on helping to build a better construction industry.

Choosing the right products to deliver a project that’s cost-effective, visually exciting and will stand the test of time is a balancing act.

Find out how Church Lukas – an architecture, design and management practice – use NBS Chorus and NBS Source to support them with their key areas of focus - building safety and sustainability.

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

This is the latest in our quarterly updating programme for Uniclass. It includes updates to seven tables.