Specifying construction products

Search for manufacturers, compare products and add product data to your specification.

What is the 'Products' panel
The 'Products' panel shows relevant information about Building product manufacturers. The information comes from Source and includes specifications,...
Mon, 9 Feb, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Adding products from the spec 'Products' panel
Overview The 'Product' panel displays manufacturer product information for products which are compatible with the article, clause or section curren...
Mon, 9 Feb, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Adding manufacturer products from Source
Overview NBS Source is a platform that combines the NBS BIM Library, NBS Plus and RIBA Product Selector, creating a single source for product information t...
Mon, 9 Feb, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Adding product from Source using the 'Add To Spec' button
This article will cover how you can bring product details from NBS Source into your NBS Chorus specification by using the 'Add To Spec' button in NB...
Mon, 9 Feb, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Drag and drop products from Source
You can add construction products from Source to your specification by copying and pasting, or dragging and dropping. This article explains the drag-and-dro...
Mon, 9 Feb, 2026 at 5:12 PM
'Contractor’s choice' and 'Submit proposals'
When specifying systems or products, specifiers may wish to delegate the choice of manufacturer's product to the contractor. To help users do this cons...
Mon, 9 Feb, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Source product 'Variants'
Source contains rich product data templates (PDT) for construction manufacturers' products. Manufacturers offer their products with properties and optio...
Mon, 9 Feb, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Primary & Secondary classifications
Within Source, every product has a 'Primary' classification and may also have one or more (secondary) classifications. In Source, the classification...
Mon, 9 Feb, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Source 'Collections' in your specification
'Collections' on Source help you to organise and manage your favourite products, manufacturers, CPD, literature, and inspiration case studies in any...
Mon, 9 Feb, 2026 at 5:42 PM
What manufacturer product data is added to the specification
'Canada - NMS and CMS' specifications When the manufacturer's product details are added to a 'Canada - NMS and CMS' specification, a ne...
Tue, 10 Feb, 2026 at 6:53 AM