Specifications in the world of NBS Building (CPD) G#4383

GBE Feedback

• We are keen to have you back in for another CPD session for next month if possible.
• The practice found the last session very informative and it would be great if we could do a few more to gain a better insight into NBS.

Ayatal Rehman Architectural Assistant DAVID MORLEY ARCHITECTS

Scope as an invitation email to staff

• How NBS Building works and how NBS Create is different to it.
• NBS Clause Library strength and weaknesses
• How to overcome NBS Clause Library editing rules and scope:
  • project specification writing
  • practice template specifications
  • GBE Specification work sections
• NBS Building and NBS Create can speed up specification production time
  • but time and manpower is needed to be invested as a Practice overhead.
• Creating Practice Template Specifications in NBS Building
  • Levels, Hierarchies, Inheritance and Validation
  • ticks crosses and ?s
  • Editing at multiple levels
• Other practices fail to engage in the efficiencies if offers and waste time and fees
  • Practice
  • Products
  • Projects
  • Packages
• Exploiting past project specifications to build your Office Template
• Projects can be used to set up a practice template (not for free but heading that way).
• Project time can be used to reinforce the practice template
• Quarterly overheads of maintaining a Practice Template
  • Validation
  • At multiple levels
• How to use the NBS Specification software and Office Templates as a Corporate Knowledge Resource.
• Recycling project Wish Lists and Post Mortem into Office Templates

• How to get them done
• Who should do them
• When to do them
• How NBS Building helps

• Do you BIM?
• How NBS Create works for BIMers

• Transferring your office template from NBS Building to NBS Create
• Not advised but essential for some.
• And it may be forced upon you in the long run.

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GBE Feedback

• Thank you for coming in and as always giving a great presentation!
• Much appreciated and useful to all.
• I’ll be in touch in the future for another session.

Ayatal Rehman Architectural Assistant DAVID MORLEY ARCHITECTS