60 Years in the Making, Now it’s Time for the Next Chapter
What a ride it’s been! For forty years, RIBA Product Selector was the go‑to guide for architects and specifiers, a hefty printed tome that kibitzed through every construction project. Now, after a 40‑year epic saga, it’s trading in its paperbacks for a slick, cloud‑based successor: NBS Source.
The Evolution of a Classic
- Early days – a physical atlas of thousands of products that found its way onto every architect’s desk.
- Moving online – as millions turned to URLs and spreadsheets, the directory strutted into the digital realm.
- Now the cloud – with NBS Source you no longer need to flip through pages; everything lives in one tidy, searchable place.
Why the switch?
In the last decade, specifiers were tired of hunting for specs in PDFs and printed copies. The day when you could be “ketchup or cheese” on a specification was over; now you get the exact data you need with a single click.
A Better Way to Browse Products
Manufacturers listed in the old directory now find their products in NBS Source, where they can add richer information—structured metrics, performance test results, and certifications—all pulled together in a tidy, consistent format.
This isn’t just about convenience. It’s about precision. With NBS Chorus and NBS Source intertwined, writing specs is faster, more accurate, and—let’s be honest—less heads‑cracking.
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