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Two more local authority building control teams have passed external audits as part of LABC’s ISO-backed quality management system.
Leeds and Harlow building control were independently assessed by Alcumus ISOQAR and both teams passed with flying colours. LABC’s quality management system is about…
Shortlisted Finalists
Adrian Brotherton
Region: East Midlands
Company: Highgrove Homes (Spalding) Ltd
Site name: Chapel Field II
Andrew Worthington…
Clay bricks have been in use for many years. In Britain, bricks were first used by the Roman Empire in the 1st century. Nowadays, bricks are prevalent across the built environment and continue to be a fundamental ingredient in modern architecture. So, why after 2000 years are we still debating how…
Perimeter upstand insulation performs a vital function in the thermal envelope of the building. It’s used to prevent cold bridging at the edge of the floor where it meets the wall. Basically, it stops the heat from seeping out of the edges of the floor where the screed/concrete meets the wall.
A…
In 2018 LABC took up Dame Judith Hackitt's challenge to prove the competence of public service building surveyors. Working with the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE), LABC developed a competency assessment for professionals working on fire safety in higher risk buildings. And so far more than 550…
Wales has taken a major step forward in ensuring the future safety of its homes and buildings by funding four trainee inspectors.The £350,630 grant matches funds provided by Local Authority Building Control (LABC), meaning that the country will benefit from eight new inspectors once they are fully…
The project at Riverside Heights, Shorey Bank Way, Darwen, Lancashire, designed by Langtry- Langton Architects and built by ENGIE as main Contractor, was awarded the title of Best Social or Affordable New Housing Development at the Grand Final of the LABC Building Excellence Awards – one of the…
During the evening of Thursday 1 August, a fire ignited in an empty building in in Mytholmroyd, Calderdale and by the early hours of Friday, it was clear that, despite the considerable efforts of West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, the roofs and floors of the former Walkley's clog…
Statement on Grenfell Tower from the Building Control Alliance (BCA) representing The Building Control sector and DCLG observers Local Authority Building Control, private sector Approved Inspectors, Chartered Institute of Building, Chartered Association of Building Engineers and the Royal…
BCPSAG and building control standards
The building control function in England and Wales works with property owners, developers, architects, contractors and trades people to help ensure building work meets the standards set in the Building Regulations. However, because we have a dual system of…