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NBS is a global leading technology platform that combines the best content and connectivity for anyone involved in the design, supply and construction of the built environment. Thousands of users interact daily with our tools to create specifications, find products and develop their digital models.


Our platform is used by organisations of all sizes from small architecture and engineering firms, to the very largest global construction companies. We enable our customers to work safer and reduce their risk by providing expert content at their fingertips and work smarter through an intelligent set of connected tools which help them develop and manage their project information faster and more accurately. For building product manufacturers, we can raise awareness of their products and put them in front of decision-makers at the point of specification and product selection. Our roots lie in the National Building Specification, which for over 50 years has been helping the c...

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Course
Silver
This is step two on your Chorus training journey, designed for those that have completed their Bronze training or have had some practical experience using the Chorus platform. It’s this course that takes you from being a competent user of Chorus and upskills you in using the platform, taking you from the basics to using some of our more advanced features. We’ll be showcasing our authored guidance, collaborating with third parties/contractors, using reports and the publication history functionality. We’ll also introduce you to stylesheets within Chorus and how you can tailor your output to suit your company and your clients.
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Course
Course
Organisation Admin
This is concise course is for users on an organisation who have administrator rights and privileges (org. admin). The org admin is not always an active specification writer, but may manage the overall Chorus organisation for your company.

This is the course that will upskill the attendee on how to safely and securely manage your company’s activity in Chorus, from new starters, through data security and sharing all the way to processing leavers in Chorus.
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Course
Course
Gold
Step three on your Chorus training journey involves making that move from an experienced practitioner into a super user/office champion. You’ll build on the knowledge gained through your Bronze and Silver training and add to it by delving into the Masters functionality, creating and managing tables, and use the Org notes and Summary Schedules. The Gold training course builds on the interactive theme with the introduction of the Chorus Surgery section where you can really benefit from our accredited trainers and their extensive knowledge of the platform. We’ll also be updating you on all the latest features released since your last training session, plus a forward look into what’s coming down the pipeline for Chorus development.
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Course
Course
Chorus for Manufacturers
This is our training course designed with specifiers from construction product manufacturers in mind. Whether your specifiers are new to Chorus or have dipped their toes into the platform previously, this is the course that will take them from having little or no experience in Chorus, through to feeling confident in creating specifications for your products and sharing them with your customers. The course will cover all the essentials for specifying with both the CAWS and Uniclass content sets.
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Course
Course
Bronze
This is our introductory training course designed with new users in mind. It's also suitable for those that have dipped their toes into Chorus and are looking for a more comprehensive grounding in the platform. This is the course that will take you from having no experience in Chorus through to feeling confident creating your own projects, and your own specifications, all the way through to publishing. This first step in your training journey covers all the basics within Chorus, getting you up and running. The Bronze course can be booked to cover either CAWS or Uniclass content sets.
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Course
Course
Model integration
This is our supplementary training course designed with users of the Autodesk® Revit® 3D modelling tool in mind. This is the course that will upskill your digital modellers, enabling them to use the NBS Chorus Plug-in for Autodesk® Revit® to make intelligent associations between your Chorus specification and Revit® 3D models. Ideally this course will build on your Chorus knowledge gained from our Bronze, Silver or Gold courses, but is also suitable for non-specifiers who have a basic awareness and understanding of how Chorus is used.
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Course
Online Learning
NBS Educator
NBS Educator is a website-based series of six presentations in three formats for newcomers to the profession and those needing initial information on:
- Briefs: an introduction
- Contract documentation: an introduction
- Schedules of work: an introduction
- Specifications: an introduction
- Specifications: problems in practice
- Specifications: product selection process
It also contains reading lists and links in four other related modules:
- Health and safety plans
- Conditions of contract
- Production drawings
- Bills of quantities.
NBS Educator is available at www.thenbs.com/training/educator/index.asp
Knowledge level:
Detailed Knowledge
Material type: Online Learning
Course
Using NBS Engineering Services
On completion of the course you will be confident that you can:
- Recognise and understand the structure of work sections which is based upon the Common Arrangement Work Sections (CAWS).
- Create and edit a specification, using clause editing tools, NBS Guidance and NBS Plus.
- Supplement existing NBS Guidance with your own office knowledge.
- Understand the concept of office standards as a useful basis for project specification, saving time in the specification writing process and ensuring consistency. - Format and print the specification.
- Print specialist reports.
- Define user access to specifications and preliminaries.
- Understand the fundamentals of revisions and their use during the specification process.
- Create, edit and import project schedules
Material type: Course
Course
NBS Building/Landscape Specification Management and Administration
Note: NBS Create users please see NBS Create Specification Management.

This is an advanced course for specifiers who have completed the Using NBS Building/NBS Landscape course and would like to learn more about using NBS Building/Landscape to create Office Standards and keeping documents up to date via the validation process.

As well as receiving CPD accreditation on completion of the course, attendees will find time spent with an experienced NBS trainer a valuable asset to their development. A product-specific training manual will also be given to attendees to take away with them at the end of the course.

By the end of the course you will be able to:

- Use administration and management tools to manage office-wide functionality and performance, helping to maintain a standard layout for documents created with the software
- Use document permissions to ensure that each user has appropriate access to the specification file
- Understand and create Office Standards
- Validate specification files in order to keep them up to date with the latest NBS content
- Discuss best practice in using NBS Building/Landscape Specification writing software.

This is a three hour course designed to run from 09.30am to 12.30pm or 1.30pm to 4.30pm.
Material type: Course
Course
Using NBS Contract Administrator
This course is aimed at users who would like to learn how to use Contract Administrator to produce, edit and export contract administration forms.

As well as receiving CPD accreditation on completion of the course, attendees will find time spent with an experienced NBS trainer a valuable asset to their development. A training manual will also be given to each attendee to take away with them at the end of the course.

By the end of the course you will be able to:

- Set up the issuer’s details and address book
- Create a project with NBS Contract Administrator
- Use the specialist-written help and Guidance to select, complete and print contract administration forms
- Run reports and track costs and activities across a project.

This is a three hour course designed to run from 09.30am to 12.30pm or 1.30pm to 4.30pm.
Knowledge level:
Detailed Knowledge
Material type: Course
Course
Using NBS Building
This course is aimed at specifiers who would like to learn more about using NBS Building to produce specification documents.

As well as receiving CPD accreditation on completion of the course, attendees will find time spent with an experienced NBS trainer a valuable asset to their development. A product-specific training manual will also be given to attendees to take away with them at the end of the course.

On completion of the course you will be able to:

- Understand the structure of work sections based upon the Common Arrangement Work Sections (CAWS)
- Create and edit a specification and set of preliminaries using clause editing tools, the NBS Guidance and manufacturers’ information
- Track changes to your specification by using Revisions - Format, print and export the specification
- Define user access to specifications and preliminaries.

This is a full day course designed to run from 10am to 4pm.
Material type: Course
Course
Using NBS Landscape
This course is aimed at specifiers who would like to learn more about using NBS Landscape to produce landscape specification documents.

As well as receiving CPD accreditation on completion of the course, attendees will find time spent with an experienced NBS trainer a valuable asset to their development. A product-specific training manual will also be given to attendees to take away with them at the end of the course.

On completion of the course you will be able to:

- Understand the structure of work sections based upon the Common Arrangement Work Sections (CAWS)
- Create and edit a specification and set of preliminaries using clause editing tools, the NBS Guidance and manufacturers’ information
- Track changes to your specification by using Revisions - Format, print and export the specification
- Define user access to specifications and preliminaries.

This is a full day course designed to run from 10am to 4pm.

Material type: Course
Course
Using NBS Scheduler
This training course is for specifiers who would like to learn how to use NBS Scheduler to produce schedules of work, preliminaries and reference specifications.

As well as receiving CPD accreditation on completion of the course, attendees will find time spent with an experienced NBS trainer a valuable asset to their development. A product-specific training manual will also be given to attendees to take away with them at the end of the course.

By the end of the course you will be able to:

- Navigate the NBS Scheduler screen layout
- Create schedules of work using the library NBS content
- Use a pre-defined template as a basis for a schedule
- Edit a schedule by adding and editing pre-written NBS clauses as well as creating your own content
- View the automatically generated Reference Specification
- Create a set of preliminaries
- Format, export and print the finished documents.

This is a three hour course designed to run from 09.30am to 12.30pm or 1.30pm to 4.30pm.

Material type: Course
Online Learning
NBS TV
Built Environment video content offering high quality b2b professional programming for:
- Architects
- Surveyors
- Civil Engineers
- Planners and
- other related construction professionals

The video programmes provide an easy, effective and enjoyable way to stay up to date and gain CPD points. Through a wide range of video programmes - available as a benefit of subscription to both NBS and Campus subscribers,, current professional challenges are identified and investigated. An insight is provided into topical planning, legal, regulatory and technological issues, using debate and in-depth interviews. Informative documentaries and stimulating case studies along with valuable input from the RIBA, RICS, ICE, RTPI, an independent editorial panel and leading architects and construction industry professionals, advisors and consultants, ensures that viewers gain maximum exposure to new developments within the industry. Inspiring location reports and in-depth interviews with leading experts and specialists take you from the comfort of your seat, straight to the heart of the latest projects, developments and legal and regulatory updates.
Material type: Online Learning
Seminar
The Impact of BIM on Specifications and an Introduction to NBS Create
An outline of the impact of BIM on specifications and the changes to National Building Specification (NBS). Live demonstration of NBS Create the latest NBS specifically built for BIM, and offering outline, performance and prescriptive methods of specification together with sophisticated reporting, tracking and publishing tools. Demonstration of how specifications can be assembled quickly and precisely with output to industry standard BIM formats.

The implications of BIM upon the process of specification writing will be learnt and a useful introduction to specification writing using NBS Create will be gained.
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Seminar
Seminar
Using NBS Create
Material type: Seminar
Seminar
Understanding collaborative construction contracts
This half day seminar will be introduced by a keynote address from a senior industry figure. In addition, the following will be speaking:

- Peter Fraser, QC. Atkin Chambers, will discuss collaboration under the JCT Contracts
- Professor Rudi Klein, President of the Specialist Engineering Contractors Group and President of the NEC 3 user group, will discuss collaboration under the NEC 3 contracts
- Assad Maqbool, Partner at Trowers and Hamlins LLP and one of the contributors to the PPC 2000 will discuss collaboration under PPC 2000
- Keith Pickavance, well known author on delay and disruption, Executive Consultant at Hill International and one of the authors of the CIOB Complex Projects Contract (CPC2013) will discuss collaboration under CPC 2013.

In addition, you will hear presentations on recent changes to the law with regards to consultant liabilities from Emily Monastiriotis and David Skelton, partners in the Construction & Engineering team at Bond Dickinson LLP, and a brief on the recently concluded NBS National Construction Contracts and Legal Issues Survey from Roland Finch and Darya Bahram.

Date: 3 October, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Location: London
Material type: Seminar
Seminar
NBS Live
NBS Live, setting the standard for excellence within the built environment and paving the way for a solid future for UK construction.

Join us at NBS Live 2014, a pan-construction conference dedicated to sharing knowledge and best practice on hot topics, delivered by a diverse mix of leading industry experts

Register now to reserve your place and receive regular NBS Live updates on speakers and programme information.

http://www.thenbs.com/NBS-Live/
Material type: Seminar
Seminar
Which Contract? Navigating Through the Procurement Maze
Knowing which contract to select for your project can often be a minefield. With over 200 standard building contracts to navigate through, it can be confusing which contract to use.

This seminar has been carefully developed to help you make the right choice and select the most appropriate contract for your build. We will guide you through the process of how to choose a contract and the criteria needed to do this, giving you greater understanding of what is available and the differences between them.

The following building contracts will be covered during the session:
- JCT
- NEC
- ICC
- FIDIC
- PPC 2000

Time and Date: 9.00am – 2.00pm, Tuesday 7th October 2014

Location: Bond Dickinson, 4 More London Riverside, London SE1 2AE

Book here:
www.thenbs.com/training/conferences/which-contract_navigating-your-way-through-the-procurement-maze.asp
RIBA Core Curriculum:
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Seminar
Course
NBS Create Specification Management
This is an advanced course, aimed at specifiers who have completed the Using NBS Create course and would like to learn more about setting up Office Masters, updating jobs and managing licence settings.

The course is delivered by an experienced NBS trainer who will advise on good practice in the development of Office Master specification content, as well as guidance on the most effective ways of managing and using NBS Create software.

All delegates will receive CPD accreditation and the 'NBS Create Specification Management' training manual, on completion of the course.

On completion of the course you will be able to:

- Create Office Master clauses and systems from previously edited content
- Create new Office Master clauses and systems
- Edit, delete and publish Office Master content
- Generate the Update report in order to display out of date content
- Accept and reject NBS content updates in your job
- Manage user accounts and software permissions in the Licence Manager.

This is a three hour course designed to run from 09.30am to 12.30pm or 1.30pm to 4.30pm.
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Course
Course
Using NBS Create
This training course is aimed at specifiers who would like to learn how to use NBS Create to develop a range of specification documents.

As well as receiving CPD accreditation on completion of this course, attendees will find time spent with an experienced NBS trainer a valuable asset to their development. A product-specific training manual will also be given to attendees to take away with them at the end of the course.

On completion of the course you will be able to:

- Use and understand the content structure used in NBS Create
- Create and edit specification documents for different stages of the project timeline
- Use the NBS Guidance and the NBS Plus manufacturers’ information
- Add your own guidance to supplement the NBS Guidance
- Use NBS Create to develop consistent, well-structured specification documents
- Use Milestones to create reference and revision points for your project
- Use the Reports functionality to produce printable reports on items such as Contractor decisions required and manufacturers’ information
- Format, print and export the data in a range of formats including COBie.

This is a full day course designed to run from 09.30am to 4.30pm.

Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Course
Course
Using the NBS Plug-in for Autodesk Revit
This course is for Autodesk® Revit® users who would like to learn more about using the plug-in, to add NBS National BIM Library objects to a model, to link the model to an NBS specification and to associate objects with NBS specification clauses.

As well as receiving CPD accreditation on completion of the course, attendees will find time spent with an experienced NBS trainer a valuable asset to their development. A training manual will also be given to each attendee to take away with them at the end of the course.

On completion of the course you will be able to:

- Import generic and manufacturers' objects from the NBS National BIM Library into the model
- Understand how the NBS National BIM Library objects map to NBS Create systems and clauses
- Create an NBS Create outline specification from the model - Associate objects with systems and clauses in the specification
- Annotate objects with NBS references and descriptions in the model
- Run the Association Report and resolve any conflicts between the specification and model
- View specification clauses and NBS guidance from the model.

This is a three hour course designed to run from 9.30am to 12.30pm or 1.30pm to 4.30pm. Note: We recommend this course for NBS Create users. If you are an NBS Building, NBS Landscape or NBS Scheduler user, please contact us for more information about this course.
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Course
Seminar
NBS Digital Building Learning Hub – BIM theatre seminars
Stand: E5040
10.00am – 6.00pm, 8-10 March 2016, ExCeL London, One Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock, London, E16 1XL

At Ecobuild 2016, NBS have curated the programme for the Digital Building Theatre

The theatre will host a variety of BIM talks, case studies and demonstrations in a diverse three-day programme designed to be of interest and practical use to all construction professionals and manufacturers.

Mark Bew, Chairman of the Government’s BIM Task Group, and David Philp, Head of BIM implementation at the Cabinet Office, will provide an update on progress ahead of 4 April, the first day that centrally-procured public sector projects will require the implementation of BIM at Level 2.

Other industry speakers confirmed for the BIM programme include BDP’s Director of Information, Alistair Kell, and David Miller, Founder and Principal Architect at David Miller Architects, who will explain how their companies, though vastly different in terms of size, have benefitted from making the transition to BIM.

NBS’s own BIM experts will also provide the latest guidance on BIM processes, technologies and standardised content, including an update from Dr Stephen Hamil, Director of Design and Innovation at NBS, on the latest improvements to the government-sponsored BIM Toolkit; the unified classification system and digital plan of work developed by NBS for Level 2 BIM.

The most up to date Ecobuild digital building programme
Knowledge level:
Detailed Knowledge
Material type: Seminar
Online Learning
NBS Building Refresher
This course is aimed at specifiers who have prior experience of using NBS Building and ideally have previously attended NBS Training.

A basic level of understanding of the NBS Building interface and functionality is required. This course is not suitable for new users to NBS Building (Using NBS Building is recommended instead).

This course is designed to provide delegates with the skills needed to get back into the driving seat and produce well written and up-to-date specifications by utilising all of the in-built features of NBS Building.

On completion of the course you will have revisited:

- The structure of work sections based upon the Common Arrangement Work Sections (CAWS)
- Creating and editing a specification and set of preliminaries using clause editing tools, the NBS Guidance and manufacturers’ information
- Tracking changes to your specification by using Revisions
- Formatting, printing and exporting a specification

This is a half day (3 hour) course delivered online, to enable you to get back up to speed without the disruption of leaving the office.
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Online Learning
Online Learning
NBS Create eLearning
You are able to learn how to use NBS Create via an online eLearning course developed by our specialist training team.
This eLearning course allows you to learn at a time and pace convenient to you, it is accredited by the RIBA and on completion you will receive a CPD certificate.

The course is broken down into 17 modules, with each module focusing on a particular function or task. Each module includes a short demonstration, an interactive tutorial and a quiz allowing you to learn and check your understanding of the topics covered.

On completion of all 17 modules you will be able to:
- Understand the user interface
- Create a new job
- Enter job details
- Add content to a job
- Develop an Outline specification
- Use and edit the system outline clause
- Edit clauses
- Use and edit the system outline clause
- Link clauses
- Use documents and spaces in a job
- Add manufacturers and product information in a job
- Add and use Milestones
- Develop user-created clauses and guidance notes
- View and use reports
- Format, export and print documents in NBS Create
Material type: Online Learning
Article
A specification is an essential document for all construction projects, helping to ensure that the constructed entity is of suitable quality and meets expected design requirements. This article has been prepared to introduce the purpose and use of specifications on construction projects. It will describe different types and ways of structuring specifications and will provide some good-practice guidelines for those developing specifications. The article will also discuss future aspects of specifications and how changes in the construction industry may affect the type and format of specifications. It will help you to understand the following topics:
- What is a specification
- Why write a specification
- Types of specification
- Developing quality specifications
- The future of specifications
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Article
Course
Discover NBS event (national)
As well as receiving CPD accreditation on completion of the event, attendees will find time to speak with experienced NBS specification and BIM experts a useful asset to their development.

By the end of the event you will be able to:

- Understand current issues within the construction industry, in order to highlight the importance of technology when reducing risk in projects
- Understand future specification tools that are in development to keep abreast of technologies that are available to improve project and process management
- Understand the BIM Toolkit and how it assists define who is doing what on your BIM project
- Gain an overview of NBS research and NBS products, to better understand current trends in the construction industry and what the future of construction may look like
- Hear from guest speakers who use NBS BIM and specification products, detailing how they have used the products and services with Case studies of their projects
- Understand how industry professional use products and services from NBS, to gain from their experience and save time in your working environment and future construction projects

This is an all day event, designed to run from 09.00am to 4:00pm.

For further information of the next ‘Discover NBS’ event near you go to https://www.thenbs.com/discover
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Course
Online Learning
Discover NBS webinar
As well as receiving CPD accreditation on completion of the webinar, attendees will find time to speak with experienced NBS specification and BIM experts a useful asset to their development.

By the end of the event you will be able to:

- Understand current issues within the construction industry, in order to highlight the importance of technology when reducing risk in projects
- Understand future specification tools that are in development to keep abreast of technologies that are available to improve project and process management
- Understand the BIM Toolkit and how it assists define who is doing what on your BIM project
- Gain an overview of NBS research and NBS products, to better understand current trends in the construction industry and what the future of construction may look like
- Hear from guest speakers who use NBS BIM and specification products, detailing how they have used the products and services with Case studies of their projects
- Understand how industry professional use products and services from NBS, to gain from their experience and save time in your working environment and future construction projects

This is a one hour webinar, designed to run from 14.00am to 15:00 on the 30th October.
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Online Learning
Multiple CPD formats
Using NBS Chorus
This training course is aimed at specifiers who would like to learn how to use NBS Chorus to create projects and specifications.

As well as receiving CPD accreditation on completion of this course, attendees will find time spent with an experienced NBS trainer a valuable asset to their development.

On completion of the course you will be able to:
- Log in and create new projects.
- Invite collaborators to your project and specifications.
- Create new specification by searching and adding content.
- Edit specifications using NBS pre-written content and guidance.
- Use and share existing content from elsewhere in your specification.
- Add manufacturer product information to your specification.
- Understand the linkage between NBS Chorus and Autodesk Revit.
- Print and Export your completed specification.

This is a full day course designed to run from 09.30am to 4.30pm.
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Course
Material type: Online Learning
Course
Model integration and NBS Chorus
This course is aimed at anyone who wants to be able to make intelligent associations between their Chorus specification and their 3D modelling tool. Plug-ins and Add-ins are currently available for the following:

Autodesk Revit
Graphisoft Archicad (training course coming soon)
Vectorworks (training course coming soon)

This course is currently available for Autodesk Revit.

What does it cover?
-Accessing the Plug-in / Add-in.
-NBS National BIM Library panel.
-Signing in and licences.
-Overview of the Chorus Panel, supported and unsupported features.
-Associating objects & NBS Chorus parameters.
-Associating materials & NBS Chorus parameters.
-Importing annotation tags.
-Tagging objects & materials.
-Issues report & resolving issues.

This is a three and a half hour course designed to run from 09.30am to 1.00pm or 1.30pm to 5.00pm.
RIBA Core Curriculum:
Knowledge level:
Detailed Knowledge
Material type: Course
Course
NBS Chorus - Platform Management (NBS Chorus Pro / Enterprise)
This training course is intended for organizations with an NBS Chorus Pro or NBS Chorus Enterprise plan. Attendees of this course must also have an Organization Admin role within your Chorus organization. The course is best suited for senior specifiers, organization managers or team leaders who will be responsible for the creation, management and upkeep of the NBS content and Masters content within your Chorus organization, as well as managing users and stylesheet templates.

What does it cover?
-User creation and management.
-Terminating user sessions.
-Creation of Masters.
-Inviting users to Masters.
-Update of NBS Content in Masters.
-Update of NBS Content in Specifications.
-Stylesheet creation and management.

This is a three and a half hour online course designed to run from 09.30am to 1.00pm or 1.30pm to 5.00pm.
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Course
Multiple CPD formats
Using NBS Chorus
This training course is intended for organizations with an NBS Chorus plan. The training course will cover one content set, either CAWS or Uniclass 2015, and can be booked accordingly. It is ideal for your users to gain a working understanding of the specification writing capabilities of NBS Chorus with your chosen content set & library and will cover a broad range of essential tasks. Organizations with an NBS Chorus plan with access only to the CAWS Small Works library might wish to consider the Using NBS Chorus for Small Works training course instead. Organizations with an NBS Chorus Pro / Enterprise plan might wish to consider the Using NBS Chorus Pro training course instead.

What does it cover?
-Log in and create new projects.
-Creating a new specification and searching & adding content.
-Edit specifications using NBS pre-written content and guidance.
-Inviting internal collaborators to your project and specifications.
-Copying content.
-Publish your specification.

This is a three and a half hour online course designed to run from 09.30am to 1.00pm or 1.30pm to 5.00pm.
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Course
Material type: Online Learning
Multiple CPD formats
Using NBS Chorus Pro
This training course is intended for organizations with an NBS Chorus Pro or NBS Chorus Enterprise plan. The training course will cover one content set, either CAWS or Uniclass 2015, and can be booked accordingly. It is ideal for your users to gain a full understanding of the specification writing capabilities of NBS Chorus Pro with your chosen content set & library and will cover a broad range of essential tasks. Organizations with an NBS Chorus plan might wish to consider the Using NBS Chorus or Using NBS Chorus for Small Works training courses instead.

What does it cover?
-Log in and create new projects.
-Creating a new specification and searching & adding content.
-Edit specifications using NBS pre-written content and guidance.
-Add manufacturer product information to your specification.
-Inviting collaborators to your project and specifications.
-Adding and editing specification notes.
-Copying content.
-Spec check and submittals reports.
-Publishing your specification.
-Creating and using Revisions.

This is a six hour online course designed to run on 2 consecutive morning or afternoon sessions from 09.30am to 12.30pm or 1.30pm to 4.30pm.
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Course
Material type: Online Learning
Multiple CPD formats
Using NBS Chorus Small Works
This training course is intended for organizations with an NBS Chorus plan with the CAWS Small Works library. It is ideal for your users to gain a working understanding of the specification writing capabilities of NBS Chorus using the small works library and will cover a broad range of essential tasks. Organizations with an NBS Chorus plan with the CAWS Building or Landscape library or one of the Uniclass 2015 libraries might wish to consider the Using NBS Chorus training course instead. Organizations with an NBS Chorus Pro / Enterprise plan might wish to consider the Using NBS Chorus Pro training course instead.

What does it cover?
-Log in and create new projects.
-Creating a new specification and searching & adding content.
-Edit specifications using NBS pre-written content and guidance.
-Inviting internal collaborators to your project and specifications.
-Copying content.
-Publish your specification.

This is a three and a half hour online course designed to run from 09.30am to 1.00pm or 1.30pm to 5.00pm.
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Course
Material type: Online Learning
Course
Introduction to the NBS Chorus Platform – Large Group Session
This training course is intended for organizations with any Chorus subscription plan. It is most suitable for larger organizations who wish to bring a larger group of users up to speed with NBS Chorus and its capabilities. This course is delivered online in a lecture style and will cover one content set, either CAWS or Uniclass 2015, and can be booked accordingly. It is the perfect way to induct large groups of users to NBS and ensure they're off to a flying start. This course is suited for all users, however, for super-users or office champions we recommend attending further in-depth training such as Using NBS Chorus / Using NBS Chorus Pro and NBS Chorus - Platform Management (NBS Chorus Pro / Enterprise).

What does it cover?
-Log in and create new projects.
-Creating a new specification and searching & adding content.
-Edit specifications using NBS pre-written content and guidance.
-Add manufacturer product information to your specification.
-Copying content.
-Spec check report.
-Publishing your specification.

This is a three hour online course designed to run from 09.30am to 12.30pm or 1.30pm to 4.30pm.
Knowledge level:
Detailed Knowledge
Material type: Course
Course
Model Integration (Revit®) with the NBS Chorus Platform
This training course is intended for organizations who use the Autodesk® Revit® 3D modelling tool and have any Chorus subscription plan. It is ideal for your users who want to gain a full understanding of the NBS Plug-in for Autodesk® Revit® and want to be able to make intelligent associations between their Chorus specification and Revit® 3D modelling tool.

What does it cover?
-Accessing the Plug-in / Add-in.
-NBS National BIM Library panel.
-Signing in and licences.
-Overview of the Chorus Panel, supported and unsupported features.
-Associating objects & NBS Chorus parameters.
-Associating materials & NBS Chorus parameters.
-Importing annotation tags.
-Tagging objects & materials.
-Issues report & resolving issues.

This is a three and a half hour online course designed to run from 09.30am to 1.00pm or 1.30pm to 5.00pm.
Knowledge level:
Detailed Knowledge
Material type: Course
Course
Using NBS Chorus Pro for Manufacturers
This training course is intended for construction product manufacturers with an NBS Chorus Pro plan. It is ideal for your users to gain a full understanding of the specification writing capabilities of NBS Chorus Pro, how your specification writing customers will be using Chorus and how you can specify your products effectively.

What does it cover?
-Log in and create new projects.
-Creating a new specification and searching & adding content.
-Edit specifications using NBS pre-written content and guidance.
-Add your manufacturer product information to specifications.
-Use content from your Masters.
-Collaboration - sharing your specs with your customers and working on projects together.
-Spec check and submittals reports.
-Publishing your specification.
-Creating and using Revisions.

This is a six hour online course designed to run on 2 consecutive morning or afternoon sessions from 09.30am to 12.30pm or 1.30pm to 4.30pm.
Knowledge level:
Detailed Knowledge
Material type: Course
Course
Using NBS Chorus for Preliminaries
This training course is intended for organizations with an NBS Chorus plan for users who wish to write preliminary specifications. The training course will cover one content set, either CAWS or Uniclass 2015, and can be booked accordingly. It is ideal for your users to gain a working understanding of the preliminary specification writing capabilities of NBS Chorus with your chosen content set and will cover a broad range of essential tasks. Organizations with an NBS Chorus Pro / Enterprise plan might wish to consider the Using NBS Chorus Pro for Preliminaries training course instead.

What does it cover?
-Log in and create new projects.
-Creating a new preliminaries specification.
-Edit preliminaries specifications.
-Inviting internal collaborators to your project and specifications.
-Copying content.
-Publish your specification.

This is a two and a half hour course designed to run from 09.30am to 12.00noon or 1.30pm to 4.00pm.
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Course
Course
Using NBS Chorus Pro for Preliminaries
This training course is intended for organizations with an NBS Chorus Pro or NBS Chorus Enterprise plan for users who wish to write preliminary specifications. The training course will cover one content set, either CAWS or Uniclass 2015, and can be booked accordingly. It is ideal for your users to gain a working understanding of the preliminary specification writing capabilities of NBS Chorus Pro with your chosen content set and will cover a broad range of essential tasks. Organizations with an NBS Chorus plan might wish to consider the Using NBS Chorus for Preliminaries training courses instead.

What does it cover?
-Log in and create new projects.
-Creating a new preliminaries specification.
-Edit preliminaries specifications.
-Inviting internal collaborators to your project and specifications.
-Copying content.
-Publish your specification.

This is a three hour course designed to run from 09.30am to 12.30pm or 1.30pm to 4.30pm.
Knowledge level:
General Awareness
Material type: Course

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