I got handed some old project documentation today that was used to help inform the development of the very first
National Building Specification in 1973.
This is from 1971 and I assume the original authors of the NBS took lots of 'best practice' examples to look through (such as that below) to standardize a national template structure.
Click on the photographs for a larger version...
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Hand written specification from 1971 |
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Think about the physical item, draw it, add the spec code, write the spec, work out the quantities - simple |
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CI/SfB codes - still used by many for work packages/drawing numbering to this day |
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Good old BS 1186 |
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As everyone knows, BS 1186 was updated in 1971 and then again in 1990 |
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It's 1971 and we need to invent a product that will bridge the communication gap between designer and contractor |
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Who needs Revit/ArchiCAD to generate schedules - it was so much more fun in 1971! |
...and
along came NBS in 1973.
Anyone else with nostaligic items from the past - feel free to send photographs through :)
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