specification development scenarios (architects cpd practice management riba part 3)

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DevelopingevelopingSpecificationspecificationsWith NGS materialCurrent Situation

ibili i 9 iuture Possibilities 9 senarios


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F t it tiuture situation Stuff on NGS Website: 400+ product clauses NBS clause numbering for insertion into

Standard or intermediate Version JCTtandard or intermediate Version JCTSpec 3 Preliminaries sections A90, A93, A94 Appendix to A90


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C t it tiurrent situation 3 Waste minimisation Preliminaries A38,

C20 C9120, C91 3 more to follow A39, D20 & Q29more to follow A39, D20 & Q29 1 Survey section C13 1 new work section G21 Load-bearing

timber blockworkimber blockwork 12 Waste Appendix supporting those2 Waste Appendix supporting thosesections Guidance notes to the sections


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F t it tiuture situation Downloadable as RTF for Word in PC or

MacOne work section appendix or clause atne work section, appendix or clause ata time

Open, save, edit and paste into projectfpecificationsGuidance notes to help edit Guidance notes to help edit


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C t it tiurrent situation Cut and paste into NBS Building

(S M /S W it ) NBS S h d lSpecMan/SpecWriter), NBS Scheduler,NBS Landscape, NBS Engineering, NBS, g g,Domestic Cut and paste guidance notes into samesoftwareoftware Slow and tediouslow and tedious


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F t ibiliti 1uture possibilities 1 Collection of all specification material

onto CDnto CD Available to users on CDvailable to users on CD Available as part of a SubscriptionService

CD Updated regularly and reissued CD Updated regularly and reissued Could be template files for use in Wordould be template files for use in Word Content page listing clauses and workg gsections


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C ti j t ifi ti 1reating project specification 1 Open Word file from NBS template file(s) Save as project file as Word document insert file(s) from current downloaded

NGS collectionGS collection Edit and create project specificationit and create project specification


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F t ibiliti 2uture possibilities 2 Aggregation of all NGS specification

material into one fileaterial into one file Available to users on CDvailable to users on CD Available as a Subscription Service CD Updated regularly and reissued Could be template file for use in WordA t ti t t li ti l Automatic content page listing clauses

and work sections with dynamic links tothem


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C ti j t ifi ti 2reating project specification 2 Open Word file from NBS template file(s) Save as project file as Word document Open file from current NGS CD

Id tif d t l Identify, copy and paste clauses orsections into specification fileections into specification file Edit and create project specificationj p


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F t ibiliti 3uture possibilities 3 NBS Building Project File created saved

as NGS Specs NGS Spec NB: Standard Version JCT SpecB: Standard Version JCT Spec Preliminaries, work & survey sections,Clauses, Appendix and guidance notesadded to NGS Spec Filedded to NGS Spec File File made available on CD Available on Subscription from NGS CD Updated regularly and reissued


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C ti P j t S ifi ti 3reating Project Specifications 3 Create and open NGS Project

S ifi ti i NBS B ildipecification in NBS BuildingOpen as a Reference Project in NBSpen as a Reference Project in NBSBuilding

Identify, drag and drop NGS clauses intofroject specificationBuild spec bottom up Build spec bottom-up


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F t ibiliti 4uture possibilities 4 Same NBS Building project file as 3

bbovecontaining NGS clauses and workontaining NGS clauses and worksections


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C ti P j t S ifi ti 4reating Project Specifications 4 Open file and save as rename and use

j t fils project spec fileEdit top down start with everything anddit, top down, start with everything anddelete clauses edit clauses remaining tomake project specific


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F t ibiliti 5uture possibilities 5 Use NBS Building project file as 3 above containing NGS clauses and worksectionsections


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C ti P j t S ifi ti 5reating Project Specifications 5 Choose which approach suits project Either open as a reference project anddrag and drop into project specificationrag and drop into project specification Or open file save as and edit downr open file save as and edit down


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F t ibilit 6uture possibility 6 NGS supplied information to NBS NBS add NGS clauses and guidancenotes to NBS specificationsotes to NBS specifications NBS add product information to GreenBS add product information to GreenVersion of NBS+ manufacturers

fnformationInformation available as add on module Information available as add on moduleto NBS specification service

Project team edit into projects


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F t ibilit 7uture possibility 7 Alternative numbering for Minor version Much more specification material waitingin the wings converted and added ton the wings converted and added to

website or subscription services


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Developing PracticegSpecifications

with NGS material


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F t ibilit 8uture possibility 8 Use NBS Building project file in 3 above Containing NGS clauses and worksectionsections


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Creating Practice Specificationp8

Use file as a Template file Rename as practice template Use as practice template for all projects

Li it d bilit t i l d P ti Limited ability to include Practicespecification Corporate Knowledgepecification Corporate Knowledgebecause of external updates and filereplacementeplacement


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C ti P j t ifi ti 8reating Project specification 8 Link project file to Practice Template file Import work sections Validate from template into project when

NBS or NGS templates are updatedBS or NGS templates are updated


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F t ibilit 9uture possibility 9 Use NBS Building project file in 3 above Containing NGS clauses and worksectionsections


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C ti P ti S ifi ti 9reating Practice Specification 9 Use NGS file as a Template file in NBS

B ildiuildingLink Practice template file to NGSink Practice template file to NGStemplate file

Use Practice template for all projects Link project file to Practice Template


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C ti P ti S ifi ti 9reating Practice Specification 9 Great scope for including Practice

ifi ti & C t K l d ipecification & Corporate Knowledge inPractice template Create Practice Guidance in PracticeTemplate

G d Give practice guidance prominence overNBS GuidanceBS Guidance


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C ti P ti S ifi ti 9reating Practice Specification 9 Create links in Guidance Notes to

P ti I t t d C tractice Intranet and CorporateKnowledge NGS template file can be replaced onregular basis and Practice information isnot lostot lost Time commitment must be allowed forime commitment must be allowed formaintenance of templates at each NBS

d NGS d tnd NGS update.


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C ti P j t S ifi ti 9reating Project Specification 9 Link project file to Practice Template file Import work sections Validate from template into project when

NBS or NGS templates are updatedBS or NGS templates are updated


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C ti P k S ifi ti 9reating Package Specifications 9 Link project file to Practice Template file Import work sections to Project file Link package file to Project Template file

I t l t d k ti f Import selected work sections fromProject template to Package fileroject template to Package file Validate from practice template intopproject template and then to package file

when NBS NGS or office or projecthen NBS, NGS or office or projecttemplates are updated


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F db keedback These files are created by generalists

ith bi d ll f flith a big dollop of green flavourThese files are updated from time to timehese files are updated from time to time We are not experts so from time to timee are not experts so from time to timethese file may get out of date or may be

wrong.If you feel that we have got it wrong If you feel that we have got it wrongplease let us know so we can put it rightp g

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