NBS and BCIS Partner to Provide Sustainability and Cost Information

NBS, a construction specification and product information platform, and BCIS, a provider of building cost information, have announced a new partnership.

The partnership will incorporate data sets from BCIS into NBS’ specification writing platform, Chorus, providing specifiers with insights to make design decisions that reflect budget and sustainability aspirations.

NBS and BCIS are collaborating to offer a new early-stage specification library. Professionals can start preparing specifications at the concept design stage, using pre-written clauses, drop-down values, and technical guidance. It will facilitate consistent sustainability discussions and decisions within project design teams, NBS says.

Sustainability and Cost Information

Russell Haworth, NBS CEO

Russell Haworth, NBS’s CEO, said, “Specifiers are asking for better, more joined-up building information to help them make informed sustainability decisions at the project outset.

“At the moment, there isn’t one company in the industry that can provide designers and specifiers with the comprehensive information they need to build sustainably.”

The partnership will also provide users with relative cost indicators from BCIS, which will allow specifiers to understand the relative financial cost in addition to the environmental cost impact of building elements.

Russell Haworth continues, “Providing cost and sustainability data will allow for better decisions and enhanced collaboration across the design team, ultimately providing the built environment with the tools to build more sustainability.”

James Fiske, BCIS CEO

James Fiske, BCIS’ CEO, adds “We know how critical decisions are at the start of a project in influencing lifetime cost and carbon emissions. We want to partner with an organisation that could help deliver our data to designers and specifiers and NBS was the perfect fit.

“The data we are going to provide through NBS will link with the more detailed data sets available to users of BCIS, allowing all members of the design team to discuss design and specification options on a consistent basis.

“Together, we can provide a solution to help design teams make informed specification decisions earlier in the design process that support the industry drive to net zero.”

Built Environment Carbon Database

NBS, along with sister company Glenigan – both part of Byggfakta Group – is also set to join the Built Environment Carbon Database (BECD) initiative, managed by BCIS. BECD aims to become the official UK repository of lifecycle carbon data for the built environment, providing a reliable and free-to-access platform for carbon estimating, reporting, and benchmarking.

Committed to sharing knowledge and data for the good of the industry, the blend of NBS’ product information and Glenigan’s project information, will help BECD in its goal to reduce the UK construction industry’s impact on the environment.

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