Construction Manufacturers - Going Digital

One of the most debated topics at BIM conferences and on social media is around what building product manufacturers need to do to take advantage of digital opportunities.

Much of this debate is around 'do manufacturers need objects?' or 'do they just need information feeds?'.

I contributed an opinion piece on this topic for our 'What specifiers want' report that looks at how manufacturer information used to be delivered to specifiers by librarians and through physical product directories and what has changed in the last 4-5 years.

This report can be downloaded for free at:
- thenbs.com/knowledge/what-specifiers-want-2017

Article in the What Specifiers Want report

The article looks at manufacturer content within models, but also the value of streaming well structured data straight into specifications (screenshot below), linked technical literature and the value of marketing through delivering knowledge to support construction professionals with their CPD. The value of face-to-face and relationship building is still there in a digital world!

The links below for those wanting to know more...

Download the free report
- thenbs.com/knowledge/what-specifiers-want-2017

Read the comment piece on theNBS.com
- thenbs.com/knowledge/digitising-manufacturers-product-data

Find out more about how NBS can support
- thenbs.com/services/building-product-manufacturers