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Nominations are invited each summer for the role of Junior Vice President and this is then voted on at our AGM. This year's Junior VP, Heather Jones will spend the next three years as part of the Presidential Team, eventually taking on the President role for a year, travelling the country…
Our new Housing Standards Review document takes a comprehensive look into the main outcomes and key dates for implementation.
You, or the person carrying out the work, should ask for any certificates obtained from the Approved Inspector and any information about inspections undertaken so far. The local authority will also need any building plans, structural calculations or photographs of the work in progress which may be…
A purchase order is a document sent to a supplier, authorising purchase of a product to the customer with a specified price and terms.
The creation of a purchase order creates a legally binding contract and most councils' finance departments won't pay invoices without valid purchase order…
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…
In the interesting times in which we find ourselves, pan-European insulation specialist Actis has, like all organisations, moved its office-based team to remote, home-working.
Meetings and technical support advice are available via the now-standard selection of online tools such as Skype,…
Approved Inspectors (AIs) without the legally required insurance cannot serve any notices such as initial notices, amendment notices, plans certificates or final certificates for any work carried out. As such they are unable to undertake site inspections or plan assessments – any work done by them…
LABC Warranty have published a canopy roof checklist to provide installers with technical details and help to comply with the requirements of the building regulations.
The checklist includes details for:
Sited Formed Canopies
Prefabricated (GRP) Canopies
Site Formed and…
For an application by Building Notice, there are no detailed plans to inspect and approve so you can start work as soon as the notice is accepted - usually within 48 hours.
With a Full Plans application the plans have to be thoroughly examined before being approved. And by law a council must…
Document sent to MHCLG in response to a consultation following recommendations made by Dame Judith Hackitt in the independent review of the building regulations.