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The combination of timber separating floors and masonry walls needs very careful detailing. Sometimes, the designer has forgotten to take a look at…
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The British construction industry could lose out on 215,000 EU workers if there’s a ‘hard’ Brexit. According to research carried out for Arcadis by…
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We’ve recently been approached by a specialist company looking to install their innovative system into every house by this time next year.  Due to…
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LABC President, Jayne Hall and Chief Executive, Paul Everall joined parliamentarians, young people, supporters and celebrities at an event…
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Jewson Live, the UK's biggest trade show for construction industry professionals, takes place on Thursday 15th December 2016 at the NEC in Birmingham…
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AHCHP Prescot Road in Liverpool, was awarded the title of Best Public Service Building at the Grand Final of the LABC Building Excellence Awards –…
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As thermal requirements for new builds have increased, designers have little option but to increase quantities of insulation within the external…
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Introduced in Victorian times, drain interceptor traps were originally installed to stop the smells from sewers venting into properties. The health…
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Distinguishable stair nosings have been with us now since Approved Document M was first introduced in 1992.  In the last 24 years the document title…