NBS Create (UK) icons and clause types in NBS Chorus : Support

NBS Create users may be familiar with the icons used for different clause types within the editor. When developing NBS Chorus we have tried to preserve the look and feel of many of these icons to help users as much as possible.

There are also some new icons that have been introduced in NBS Chorus and some icons that were in NBS Create but have not yet been implemented in NBS Chorus.

The table below summarises this information with a reminder of what each clause type is used for.

NBS Create Icon	Clause Type	NBS Chorus Icon
Activities are not available in NBS Create but the Uniclass Activities table includes “surveys, operation and maintenance and services.” As a result, some clauses that were Systems in NBS Create can now be more accurately mapped to their relevant activity in NBS Chorus.	Activity This defines the activities to be carried out in the complex, entity or space. For example a prison complex provides a Detention activity at a high level, but can also be broken down into individual activities like exercise, sleeping, eating, working, etc. The Activities table also includes surveys, operation and maintenance and services.
	System Systems are the collection of products that go together for a reason. For a pitched roof, the rafters, lining, tiles, ceiling boards, insulation and ceiling finish comprise a system, or a low temperature hot water heating system is formed from a boiler, pipework, tank, radiators etc. A signal system for a railway has a number of components and products; and the scum removal system is part of a wastewater treatment entity.
	Product The individual products used to construct a system
	System Performance System performance clauses describe the context and requirements for design of the system. They focus on the outcomes, i.e. performance of the system.
	Execution Execution clauses cover the installation of products and systems, as well as activities carried out during the execution of the contract, e.g. preparation and progress testing.
	Completion System completion clauses describe what must be done after the system has been completed, e.g. commissioning, setting to work, testing and verifying performance.
	Facilities Management System facility management clauses allow you to describe on-going maintenance requirements, such as landscape maintenance.