Design the intelligence before choosing the technology.
NSB gets involved from the earliest stages to turn project uses, constraints and ambitions into a coherent technical architecture that can be integrated and adapted.
The best technical choices are made before they become constraints.
Our role starts with understanding.
The building, its users, plans, expectations, other trades and possible future changes. Technology then serves an architecture that has already been thought through.
From the first idea to commissioning.
NSB can support all or part of the process, depending on the project. The aim remains the same: retain an overall view and avoid isolated technical decisions.
Assess
Analyse the project, plans, uses, constraints and expectations to identify the real requirements.
Advise
Help select functions and technologies according to priorities, architecture and the desired scope for future development.
Design
Define the systems architecture, operating principles, interfaces and required interactions.
Coordinate
Anticipate interfaces with electrical, HVAC, lighting, security, networking and other project teams.
Integrate
Programme, connect and configure the selected technologies to deliver the intended operation.
Support
Test, commission, adjust and remain available to support the building’s use and development.
Continuity from design to everyday use.
By getting involved early, NSB can maintain the link between the original vision, technical choices, site coordination and the final experience.
Uses, expectations, priorities and project objectives.
Plans, functions, constraints and overall architecture.
Technologies, systems, interfaces and operating principles.
Communication with the project team and early planning of interfaces.
Programming, testing, adjustments and operational validation.
Support, adjustments and new uses over time.
Bespoke is our standard.
The same expertise. Different priorities.
Homeowners, architects, engineering consultants and building operators expect different things from NSB. Our support reflects each stakeholder’s role and responsibilities.
New build or refurbishment: understand the possibilities, make informed choices and plan ahead before work starts.
Discover morePreserve the architectural vision while integrating technical requirements and interfaces between systems.
Discover moreProvide integration, interoperability and programming expertise for intelligent systems.
Discover moreDefine coherent, repeatable and adaptable solutions that add value to developments.
Discover moreConnect comfort, operation, security, monitoring and performance around the way the building is used.
Discover moreYou imagine the space. We design the intelligence that brings it to life.
NSB acts as a technical partner so that building intelligence fits the architecture rather than constraining it.
Client requirements analysis, translation into technical functions, coordination of interfaces between trades, technology advice, programming and commissioning: the aim is to retain an overall view through to handover.
What technical design can bring to your project.
The precise scope depends on NSB’s appointment. Our support can cover the essential elements needed to understand the system and ensure it works coherently.
Clarifying functions, uses, scenes, control levels and operational expectations.
Organising the technologies, networks, protocols and interfaces required for overall operation.
Comparison and selection based on technical constraints, openness, use and adaptability.
Planning interactions with the relevant trades and teams to reduce inconsistencies during construction.
New build, refurbishment or transformation.
You can involve NSB before technical decisions have been made. This is often when our support adds the most value.