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LABC Warranty have produced a resource 'Fire Safety for Relevant Buildings' that brings together fire safety legislation and guidance for a range of elements that make up the external wall/envelope of relevant buildings.
Aimed at architects, engineers, property developers, build…
Any walls that are not part of a house or extension are unlikely to be controlled by building regulations unless these provide support to the foundations of another building.
Many local councils will have restrictions on the height of walls and fences and you should check with your local…
On Thursday 2 November, the LDSA hosted their annual President’s Lunch. This year was slightly different to usual as they were celebrating their 30th anniversary, and therefore decided to push the boat out a bit, choosing the fabulous Altitude 360 in the Millbank Tower to host the event.
The…
More than 750 leading construction industry figures attended the LABC Building Excellence Awards at the Westminster Park Plaza Hotel to acclaim best practise, quality and standards in construction.
These were the first Building Excellence Awards since 2019 following the global pandemic and LABC…
The net economic benefit of public service building control interventions in construction projects could be as high as £1.85 billion. That’s the view of academics at the University of Wolverhampton who have calculated this figure as part of a review of building control social return on…
Knauf Insulation’s Earthwool® DriTherm Cavity Slabs are approved for use in all exposure zones by the British Board of Agrément.
The possibility of wind-driven rain penetrating a cavity wall depends on the exposure level of the site or building. This varies according to where it is in the…
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 the Centre for Economics and Business Research, the reduction in the British construction work force could be equal to the entire population of…
If you’re contracted to do a job where timber or concrete ground floors are to be replaced, or are a homeowner faced with a damaged floor (for example after flooding) you'll need to check to see whether a building regulations application is needed.A Building Notice to your local authority…
Recently RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) volunteer crew Guy Cooper, Head of Building Control at Plymouth City Council, hung up his yellow wellies and switched off his pager after 14 years of dedicated service to his local community with Looe RNLI. Everyone who knows Guy will also know…
This junction can account for up to 26% of heat loss through thermal bridging, so it is critical the metal lintel is isolated from the external wall to minimise heat loss through the structure.
There are six different construction details you can use, each one having unique Psi values based on…