International
design practice Ryder Architecture’s Newcastle and Vancouver teams have become
one of the first practices to produce a specification in the cloud using NBS
Chorus, the new flagship platform from NBS.
The
specification platform has not only provided Ryder with a new level of
collaboration across its global business, but the cloud-technology has enabled
the team to develop their specifications in the office, on-site, and even
mid-flight from the UK to Canada.
The
two-year project is a heritage restoration site in Vancouver, St. Andrew’s
Wesley United Church, so the choice to use NBS Chorus with its UK and Canadian
content libraries was another benefit to the whole team.
Adam
James, principal of Ryder’s Vancouver team, said: “NBS Chorus is a welcome
addition to Ryder’s digital toolkit of collaborative design tools. The data
driven framework of Chorus allows us to rapidly specify building components and
materials in manner that integrates with our existing building information
modelling tools, while working in geographically distributed teams.”
Aimed
at those professionals who need to produce high quality specifications
efficiently, NBS Chorus is a pioneering collaborative specification platform,
which supports global design and construction.
The
use of cloud technology, ensures that those using the new platform have the
latest software and global content at all times - including the latest
standards and regulations.
This
offers an invaluable improvement in collaboration and efficiencies across whole
teams, allowing the different players in a construction project to work in a
single place, on the same data. The platform also enables users to integrate
the model and the specification, which saves time and reduces the risk of
information becoming out of sync.
NBS
CEO, Richard Waterhouse, said: “It’s not overstating it to say that the launch
of NBS Chorus heralds a revolution in our business.
“As
we’ve seen from the results of our recent NBS Construction Technology Report,
63% of over 500 respondents are already using cloud technologies, and we want
to ensure our customers are part of this digital disruption that’s happening
across the industry.
“It
was a perfect fit for Ryder to be one of the first to use and complete a
specification in NBS Chorus as they were involved in informing and developing
the platform to ensure it provided the solution they needed – and I think it’s
done exactly that.”
NBS
Chorus has also been developed with Uniclass 2015 as its native classification
structure, and as set by BS EN ISO19650 and the UK National Annex, should be
used as the classification structure on all BIM projects.
With
access to 24 hour support, NBS is reinforcing its message that it is ready to
support global construction projects. Since announcing expansion across two
continents in 2017, acquiring Canada-based Digicon and setting up in Australia,
NBS has updated the NBS National BIM Library and BIM Object standard tools to
include Canadian and Australian content.
NBS,
who provide technical information, specification and BIM tools to construction
industry professionals as well as services for building product manufacturers
recently announced a £31.8m investment from LDC, the private equity arm of
Lloyds Banking Group.
