NBS Specification Report 2013

Our NBS Specification Report 2013 was published recently.

Some interesting findings:

• 1/2 of users are using RIBA POW 2013 on at least one project
• 2/3 believe that the brief is the first stage of specification development
• nearly 80% reuse old specifications
• 1/4 still mark up a paper copy
• The biggest cause of difficulties is "the drawings and spec contradicting each other"
• 95% agree that "there should be a direct link between specifications and drawings"
• 94% now believe that in the future specifications will be distributed digitally only

...and in addition to the analysis, also some very good articles.

• An insight into specification future from our CEO Richard Waterhouse (@rpwaterhouse)
• Some thoughts from specification expert Andy Jobling from Levitt Bernstein
• Specifications through the project lifetime from our Content Development manager John Gelder (@JohnGelderNBS)
• Thoughts on how specification is taught from Architectural Technology student Elisabeth Matuki, graduate Alex Nesbitt and Nick Ivill.

So download your free copy from...

- https://www.thenbs.com/topics/DesignSpecification/articles/specifications-now-and-in-the-future.asp