NBS and Laing O’Rourke join forces on Golden Thread delivery

Today, NBS, a leading construction technology firm, announces its latest ‘Contractor Partner’, international engineering and construction company, Laing O’Rourke.

New and improved functionality within NBS’ Chorus platform will allow design managers to collaborate more closely with their design partners and manufacturer supply chains, speeding up the specification process and reducing the likelihood of construction defects.

The new addition is set to improve collaboration between design partners and manufacturing supply chains and is being supported by fresh functionality on its Chorus platform. As well as speeding up the specification process, improved processes will also help reduce the chances of building defects. Importantly, the developments will ensure any revisions made to technical designs are then recorded correctly throughout the construction and design phase. These robust digital records will form an essential part of the wider goal of achieving the ‘golden thread’ under the new building safety regime.

In addition to improved processes around building safety, Laing O’Rourke will benefit from more comprehensive sustainability data at its fingertips, that is digitally supplied by construction product manufacturers within NBS Source. With clients' requests increasingly focused on driving down carbon emissions, granular detail around the green credentials attached to each building project is now paramount. 

Commenting on the partnership, Dr Stephen Hamil, Innovation Director at NBS, said “To comply with new building safety legislation, changes to the specification throughout the construction stages need to be digitally recorded as part of a controlled change-management function.

“We recognise that many large, complex, projects in the modern construction industry are contractor-led. At NBS we want to ensure that our specification platform can work as an essential collaboration tool for tier-one contractors and their design partners.

“Working with Laing O’Rourke will allow us to refine and enhance our contractor proposition further. NBS can support projects end-to-end, continuing right through to project handover and providing a rich set of information which tracks all systems and products specified throughout the construction lifecycle.”

Commenting on the partnership with NBS, Martin Howe Technical Director at Laing O’Rourke, said “The specification has always been a key document on any project. However, now with NBS, the specification is a rich database in the cloud that is connected to the 3D model.

“Going forward, our partnership with NBS will allow us to work with our architectural and engineering design partners more efficiently. It will help our teams to work confidently within the new building safety regime and deliver more sustainable buildings by continuing to utilise digital technologies.”