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How NBS Building is used:

•  Many practices start project specifications from scratch each time

•  Not learning from any past projects •  Inefficiencies persist •  Inconsistency persists

•  Project experience lost to next projects •  Individual knowledge and skills not built upon •  This even happens in dedicated project spec

teams (E.g. CT, SEH)

NBS Base

Project 1 Project 2 Project 3 Project 4.

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How NBS Building works:

•  Application of Templates in software •  Link templates in a hierarchy •  To ensure efficiency of effort

Project 3 L20 Timber doors & joinery

package

NBS Base

Project 3 J31 Liquid applied roofing

package

Project 3 N15 Signs

package

Project 3 LNN Contract 4 package

Project 1 Project 2 Project 3 Project 4.

Practice Texts Spec Manager’s

Practice Texts Architect’s team’s

Practice Texts Interior Designer’s

Practice Texts Graphic Designer’s

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How NBS Building can work:

•  Templates •  Hierarchy •  Inheritance

•  Linkages

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How NBS Building works:

•  Editing at each level in hierarchy

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•  Possible sources of information in addition to NBS: •  ASWS work sections or embellishment of NBS •  GBS work sections and product specifications •  NES National Engineering Specifications (M&E) •  PSA Property Services Agency (1991) •  SPAB Conservation Spec •  FIRA Furniture Spec, •  SGD Landscape Spec, •  TRADA Timber spec, NSSS, MoT,

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How NBS Building can work:

Interior’s Spec

Other sources

NES

FIRA

PSA

Manufacturers

NSSS

Engineer’s Spec

Arch’s Spec

NBS

Practice Specification

Engineering NBS NBS

ASWS

NGS

NPS

Building NBS

Landscape Future?

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How NBS Building can work:

•  Options on how templates can be used •  Different practices and their workload can

dictate how this is done

Procurement methods Building type

Building type

Contract Contract

Project

Practice Spec

SPECIFICATION NBS

Project

Contract

Project Client

Project

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“NBS Guidance”

“NBS Building”

“Good practice details”

“Fast-track” RIBACAD Product details

AutoCAD “Annotation

Manager” AutoCAD

AEC

“Product Selector

Plus”

“CIS” On Line

“Word processing”

“REMA Spacial

database”

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Export to RTF

Apple File Exchange NBS

Building

Word for

Mac

Apple Mac

Word for

Windows

IBM PC Cut and Paste

Easy to use 'Windows'

based interactive

programme

Base & office Guidance

notes linked to clauses

A home for the Practice 'Corporate Knowledge'

Relational data-base

with editing by 'cut copy & paste'

& little typing

Intelligent use of project

feedback

Efficientproject

specificationpreparation

Clauses &work sectionin CPI: CAWS classification

Search manage and edit

specification system

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CI/SfB Keywords

Names

CPI CAWS

Search methods

Product Trade marks Company

Advisors Product types

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J Project

Planning

F Production Information

E Detail

Design

K Operations

on site

A Inception

L Completion

M Feedback

B Feasibility

C Outline

Proposal

Spec. developed in stages

D Scheme Design

H Tender Action

G Bills of

Quantities

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Specification: at what stage?

RIBA Plan of Work Stages 0 to 7 (or 8)

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Grounds Maintenance

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Property Maintenance& Cleaning

Security Systems

Mech &Elec. Services

Maintenance Catering & Sanitary

Installations

IT & TelecomSystems

Janitorial &StationerySupplies

Human Resource

Management