What Specifiers Want 2017 articles

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

Promising to extend the life of products for up to 100 years, d line’s Rehandle® system is an innovative approach to sustainable project design. Find out more about the system and how it can lead to eco-friendly, timelessly-styled bathroom accessories and hardware. 

Mark Schumann, Global Head of Specification Consultancy at NBS Schumann, shares essential insights for organising your project masters.

FaulknerBrowns Architects is an international architecture practice, with a best-in-class reputation for being at the forefront of design quality and improved specification approaches. The firm has a culture of continuous improvement, making incremental changes that place equal value on design and delivery excellence.

In architectural terms, ‘daylighting’ refers to using natural light to provide occupants of a building with the level of lighting they need for essential activities. In this article, Jess Sharman explains how to effectively use lighting, and the things you need to consider on your projects.

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

75% of people said excessive office noise prevented them from doing a good job. How can architects and designers improve productivity through acoustic design? 

Tina Pringle, Director of Technical Information, Dr Stephen Hamil, Innovation Director at NBS and Nick Schumann from NBS Schumann, covered a range of topics as part of a live webinar. 

Our latest research is about construction product information, which we have not researched for several years. We have always been keen to monitor trends in information formats that specifiers find most useful: particularly the trend towards digital forms of data. This is covered in this research, but there are bigger themes underlying this, which have taken on particular significance in the past few years: namely, building safety and environmental sustainability.

This is the latest in our quarterly updating programme for Uniclass. It includes updates to eight tables, and the first publication of two new tables, Materials and Properties & characteristics.

We've made a full set of sample specifications available to download in both Uniclass and CAWS (Common Arrangement of Work Sections) format.

As we reflect on the past year, here’s a round-up of some of the key moments of 2022.