What Specifiers Want 2017 articles
Here we share some of the articles that feature in What Specifiers Want 2017.
2016 will see the mandatory use of Level 2 BIM on all public-funded projects. In this 10 part series we explore how your business can become BIM-ready. This time, risk analysis.
A recent judgement serves as a reminder for parties looking to challenge Final Certificates – whether through adjudication, arbitration or legal proceedings – to do so in a timely manner.
We review progress on Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) and Building Lifecycle Analysis (LCA) and eye future potential.
At NBS, one of the requests we receive on a regular basis is for advice on how to specify sustainability or, sometimes, how to write it into a contract. Here we look at how to specify sustainability or how to write it into a contract.
Level 3 is finally on its way, although the fact remains that for many organisations, and in many parts of the construction industry, Level 2 – or even anywhere close – has not yet been achieved.
U-values measure how effective a material is an insulator. We look in detail at terminology and core concepts when it comes to thermal performance.
01 February 2015
| by NBS
We love to hear about how our customers use our products across their projects. Here, as part of our series of case studies, we look at how Sheffield City Council used our specification product NBS Building on the multi-million pound redevelopment of the city's Botanical Gardens and its plans to implement NBS Create.
When disputes arise mediation is one mechanism, among many others, available to help parties resolve their differences.
2016 will see the mandatory use of Level 2 BIM on all public-funded projects. In this 10 part series we explore how your business can become BIM-ready. This time, creating a business audit (part two).
01 February 2015
| by NBS
We consider the use of BIM across the project lifecycle.
We review the risks to both property and construction activities, how to reduce those risks, and what to do in the event of wind damage.
We investigate whether a new concept in refurbishment help to alleviate the UK’s serious shortage of warm, sustainable and affordable homes.
