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We have provided several articles on the changes to BS 5534:2014 (see the related articles to the right of this article.) The most relevant…
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Another horror story emerged from one of our surveyors recently when they were called out to unauthorised work where an outbuilding was being…
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Water UK have published a pre-implementation version of "Sewers for Adoption" Edition 8. The document is expected to come into effect by mid-2019 and…
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Commenting on claims by Paul Wilkins of the Association of Consultant Approved Inspectors (ACAI) that Dame Judith Hackitt in her report into the…
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When a property is up for sale and building work has been carried out on it, the seller will need a form of certification to say that the works have…
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A new survey of LABC’s 3,000 building standards surveyors has shown more than two thirds of local authority building control teams have surveyors…
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LABC has joined 30 other government organisations and professional bodies from across the globe at the United Nations building in Geneva, to commit…
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Elmhurst Energy has updated its informative guidance on the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES), for landlords and property agents in the…
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Achieving maximum thermal efficiency in a new build or refurbishment is often not as easy as it may seem on paper. As thermal bridging makes up…