The Uniclass tables are updated quarterly, incorporating user feedback

You can download both the latest and historic Uniclass tables. If you've downloaded the tables before, please check that you are using the version that best suits your needs.

Uniclass is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) licence, allowing users and organizations to share and apply the tables on any kind of personal or commercial project. However, users should not adapt the tables and add their own codes, but instead contact NBS to suggest additions and changes to ensure that the logic and consistency of Uniclass continues.

Latest tables

January 2024

7 tables updated. 8 tables unchanged.

No tables added. No tables withdrawn.

01 January 2024

This release includes updates to seven tables: Complexes, Elements/ functions, Entities, Project management, Products, Roles and Systems.

This is the latest in our quarterly updating programme for Uniclass. It includes updates to seven tables. Changes have been made as a result of feedback from users; full details of these changes are detailed in the revisions sheets and the Excel change log.

Download the latest version of each table and view any changes made in the most recent update.

Published July 2023
Updated
Published January 2024
Updated
Published January 2024
Published October 2023
Updated
Published January 2024
Updated
Published January 2024
Updated
Published January 2024
Published July 2023
Updated
Published January 2024
Updated
Published January 2024
Published October 2023
No changes
Published October 2023
Published October 2023
Published April 2023
Published October 2023

Older versions

If you're looking for older versions of the tables, you can download each quarterly set here.

2023

October 2023

11 tables updated. 3 tables unchanged.

1 table added. No tables withdrawn.

01 October 2023

This release includes updates to eleven tables: Complexes, Elements/ functions, Entities, Materials, Properties and characteristics, Project management, Products, Roles, Spaces/ locations, Systems and CAD.

This is the latest in our quarterly updating programme for Uniclass. We have been working with the Building Safety Alliance to add classifications to the ‘Properties and characteristics’ table and ‘Project Management’ table, to reflect the requirements of the Building Safety Act. SSE in Scotland and Transgrid in Australia have worked with us to develop content for high-voltage electricity transmission throughout the tables. We have consulted with the HSE and other industry representatives to agree a new table to cover risk throughout the life of an asset. Other changes are a result of feedback from users; full details of these changes are detailed in the revisions sheets and the Excel change log.

July 2023

10 tables updated. 4 tables unchanged.

No tables added. No tables withdrawn.

01 July 2023

This release includes updates to ten tables: Activities, Complexes, Entities, Properties and characteristics, Project management, Products, Roles, Spaces/ locations, Systems and Tools and equipment.

This is the latest in our quarterly updating programme for Uniclass. It includes updates to ten tables. We have been working with the Ministry of Justice on classifications for the ‘Complexes’ and ‘Spaces/ locations’ tables to improve the content for the prison estate. We have also worked on information requirements in the ‘Project management’ table. Other changes are a result of feedback from users; full details of these changes are detailed in the revisions sheets and the Excel change log.

April 2023

7 tables updated. 7 tables unchanged.

No tables added. No tables withdrawn.

01 April 2023

This release includes updates to seven tables: Activities, Elements/ functions, Form of information, Project management, Products, Spaces/ locations and Systems.

This is the latest in our quarterly updating programme for Uniclass. It includes updates to seven tables. New codes have been added to the ‘Project management’ table, following requests from the Ministry of Justice. Other changes are a result of feedback from users; full details of these changes are detailed in the revisions sheets and the Excel change log.

January 2023

8 tables updated. 4 tables unchanged.

2 tables added. No tables withdrawn.

01 January 2023

This release includes updates to eight tables: Activities, Complexes, Entities, Project management, Products, Spaces/ locations, Systems and Tools and equipment.

This is the latest in our quarterly updating programme for Uniclass. It includes updates to eight tables, and the first publication of two new tables, Materials and Properties & characteristics. The other major development in this update is the inclusion of codes which are no longer in use in the search functionality on the website.

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