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LABC has become the latest industry body to sign up to the Building a Safer Future Charter.
The Charter has been created to promote an urgent and positive culture and behaviour change in the safety of the built environment. And organisations signing up have to demonstrate support of its five…
This relates to a question raised on our Members' LinkedIn Technical Forum about Sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDS).
The query asked if new questions on the CON 29 form mean that surveyors will have to record all applications which involve a SuDS system.
He was…
It's a legal requirement for building work to meet the Building Regulations (2010) and building control services, also known as building control bodies, check that work complies with the Building Regulations and associated legislation. Work that needs to be checked by building control includes…
A recent CROSS report from structural safety organisation SCOSS draws attention to the safety of large outdoor screens and the risk of collapse, especially in strong winds.
SCOSS (Standing Committee on Structural Safety), having received a number of reports of collapsed screens,…
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E5 Ground Floor Junction with an External Wall E5MCPF16
This junction can account for up to 34% of heat loss through thermal bridging so it is important to ensure the materials specified in the detail are used and positioned exactly as detailed. Attention to detail will ensure you meet Part L of…
Congratulations to Richard Scott who succeeded Jayne Hall as President of LABC for 2016-2017.
Every year a local authority building control member is elected as Junior Vice President, who then in turn becomes President after two years. Richard has 26 years' of experience in building control and…
Judging has just finished for this year’s LABC Grand Final Building Excellence awards. Our panel of judges, made up of industry experts, had a tense day of debate - but emerged with the winners of the 14 categories from our shortlist of regional winners.
Our awards showcase buildings and…
The LABC North West Building Excellence Awards took place at the Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester on Friday 26 April 2019. A drinks reception was followed by welcome speeches, a three-course dinner and the awards ceremony.
The LABC Building Excellence Awards showcase buildings and…
While the drive to improve the thermal efficiency of our buildings and windows in particular has resulted in reduced energy consumption, one unintended consequence of increased airtightness is a reduction in indoor air quality through the retention of internally generated pollutants.
One…