A wide range of interesting articles that help you make informed decisions and deliver the best projects for your clients authored by our team of NBS subject specialists and construction industry contributors.
Our latest white paper, driven by a comprehensive survey of hundreds of construction professionals, highlights a concerning lack of consensus and clarity among industry leaders. The findings reveal that half of industry professionals remain unclear on the responsibilities of duty holders for the Gateways defined for higher-risk buildings.
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When tackling safety and sustainability in the built environment, air quality should be a core concern. Recognising the importance of reducing air pollution, Crown Trade has developed an innovative new paint range that helps to improve air quality in any building.
As part of our ongoing objective to provide a specification tool that also serves as an integrated information management system, NBS has released early-stage content for Uniclass and CAWS in Chorus. This article briefly explores the benefits of early-stage specification, element clauses, and other new concepts and features. At the end, we summarize what’s included in this release.
The new building safety regime, with the Building Safety Act at its foundation, applies to all construction projects subject to Building Regulations in England*. In summary, it will ensure that the documentation process underpinning the design, construction and maintenance of buildings is ‘done properly’.
Air source heat pumps are a key focus of the UK’s strategy to decarbonize heating and hot water generation, as the country strives towards achieving net zero.
Our latest white paper, driven by a comprehensive survey of hundreds of construction professionals, highlights a concerning lack of consensus and clarity among industry leaders. The findings reveal that half of industry professionals remain unclear on the responsibilities of duty holders for the Gateways defined for higher-risk buildings.
Written for the Construction Information Service, this excerpt from the NBS Sustainable Specification Guides explores sustainable design and specification as viewed through the lens of UN Sustainability Goals 03, 08 and 11.
Design for construction is undergoing rapid change, which manufacturers need to be aware of. Catch up on recent innovations from the ‘Rethinking
Design and Construction’ presentation by Jaimie Johnston, MBE, at the Construction Leaders’ Summit 2023.
We caught up with Adam White, CEO and Founder of Intelligent Membranes, to find out more about the manufacturer's products and the benefits they can bring to your projects.
