NBS,
the leading specification platform for the construction industry, has today
announced its partnership with leading common data environment (CDE) provider
Viewpoint.
The
partnership will see the two organisations working together to improve
collaboration and integration between architects, specifiers and contractors
throughout the design and construction process.
With
its new Chorus platform, NBS has brought cloud specification to the
construction market, and sees a big opportunity to integrate this with CDEs –
cloud-based extranets that host project information. By connecting the data
between the two systems, the construction workflow can be streamlined, saving
time and reducing errors.
The
partnership between NBS and Viewpoint has already been put into practice, with
the launch of an ‘export submittals’ feature in NBS Chorus. This allows
specifiers to export their submittals (tasks for the Contractor to deliver) in
a single click, and then import them straight into Viewpoint CDE. Up until now,
this has been a manual, time-consuming task, prone to human error.
NBS
has developed partnerships with industry-leading CDE companies such as
Viewpoint to provide customers with enhanced value and smarter specifications.
Sascia
Elliott, Head of Partnerships at NBS, said: "NBS is committed to helping
our customers save time and work towards a safer industry. By integrating CDE
partners into NBS Chorus we are helping our customers improve their workflow
and accuracy.
"Previously
they had to manually create submittals from their spec, and enter them into
their CDE. This can now be done at the touch of a button through NBS Chorus.
We’re looking forward to working further with Viewpoint on future
integrations’.
Commenting
on the partnership, Andrew Brennan (Product Manager, EMEA) said: "I'm
excited by this partnership and the value it will bring to our customers.
Viewpoint software is a fulcrum for collaboration on a construction project; so
to be able to consume a Specification written in NBS Chorus and manage the
associated Submittals on the Viewpoint platform with just a few clicks, removes
repetitive admin and offers tremendous efficiency savings’.
NBS Chorus, the flagship product from NBS, allows
users to work smarter and safer whilst enabling new levels of global
collaboration. 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.
