Specifying construction products
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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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
'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
'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