Knotwood designs modular aluminium profiles in a range of beautiful woodgrain finishes. With a growing global reputation for safe, sustainable products, we understand the importance of a comprehensive and clear specification process.
To ensure that specifiers such as architects and property developers have access to information about Knotwood aluminium profiles and fully understand their benefits, we use NBS Sourceas a platform through which specifiers can learn about and specify our products.
How does NBS help specifiers to discover Knotwood products?
NBS started as the print-based National Building Specification in 1973. Having sustained its relevance in the construction sector for several decades, NBS has successfully transformed its offering into a digital platform.
The purpose of NBS is to “help the construction industry to build better with lower risk”. The digital platform provides connectivity between manufacturers like Knotwood and specifiers such as architects, interior designers, property developers and their contractors.
By allowing manufacturers to provide comprehensive information about their products on a free-to-use and easily accessible platform, NBS provides specifiers with a library of information, data and performance detail that removes ambiguity from their specification process
Each product page contains product specification data, sustainability data, Uniclass and CAWS (Common Arrangement of Work Sections) classifications, features and benefits, finishes, certifications and more for all variants of a product. For example,
Knotwood cladding and lining panels product page can be found here.
Knotwood aluminium cassette panels product page can be found here.
When using NBS Source, specifiers can easily compare products against each other. They can also specify a project by simply adding product information from NBS Source directly to their specifications. Specifiers who also use NBS Chorus or design tools such as Autodesk Revit can easily integrate NBS Source into their project workflows by adding products to specifications or 3D models.
Why a clear specification is so important.
As stated by NBS: “At its core, specification ensures the efficient and straightforward exchange of information between the client, designer and contractor”.
Once a product is specified, the architect or designer needs to communicate the details about the product to contractors clearly so that it can be installed or used without errors or risk. With access to the kind of detailed product information that the NBS Source platform provides, specifiers can ‘cut and paste’ reliable, in-depth technical information from the product page into their project specifications to minimise risk and avoid misinterpretation.
The resulting living document is crucial for the accurate and detailed transfer of information between all contractors involved in the project.
Why Knotwood is so popular with architects, designers and property developers.
Knotwood aluminium profiles are used for cladding, soffits, fencing, balconies, ceilings, walls and much more on buildings as an alternative to timber and other more traditional materials. Available in a range of stunning woodgrain finishes, Knotwood offers many benefits to specifiers when designing building exteriors and other structures
Knotwood is:
Non-combustible (fire rated to A2-s1-d0)
Sustainable (100% Recyclable)
Durable (CWCT Certification)
Easy Install
Weather Resistant
Insect Proof
Dissipates Heat
Low Maintenance
Recent case studies demonstrate the beauty and benefits of specifying Knotwood for a broad range of construction projects:
- The Urban Skys carport project shows how Knotwood can meet the expectations of aesthetics, durability and functionality for luxury residential properties.
- At the Bombardier aircraft hangar terminal at Biggin Hill Knotwood’s wood-effect aluminium cladding demonstrated its credentials for transforming commercial spaces.
- For Knotwood’s A2 fire-rated cladding was essential for meeting safety regulations at the Resource Centre.
