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The photo on the right was sent in by a building control officer who was called out when a builder uncovered work on site.
The proposal was to change a window opening into a new doorway. Having stripped away the plasterboard the builder was a bit shocked to find an unclosed cavity, no wall ties…
Houses are a controversial subject in the UK. Some say we are not building enough, some say we are not building houses of the right quality and some say the houses we are building are just too small.
Now, while the first two complaints are generally quite subjective topics, where the…
More than 850 leading construction industry figures attended the LABC Building Excellence Awards at the Westminster Park Plaza Hotel to celebrate best practice, quality, and exemplary standards in construction.
The LABC Building Excellence Awards focus on professional skills and competence…
A further 25 teams have joined the LABC Quality Management System meaning just a handful of local authority teams are still to join the scheme. Five authorities – Allerdale, Gateshead, Maidstone, Newham and Wigan were all audited as part of the process and not a single non-conformance was found…
Shortlisted Finalists
Shepherds Barn
Region: Northern
Project Team: Paul & Sonny Shepherd, LEAP, and Jackson Church
Local Authority: Durham County Council…
SKA Global Headquarters, Jodrell Bank Observatory, Lower Withington wins Best Large Commercial Project at 2019 LABC Building Excellence Awards Grand Final
The project for the new SKA Global Headquarters at Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire, designed by Hassell and built by Sir Robert McAlpine…
This conference is now past - find out what's coming up!
Back due to popular demand. The LABC Controlling the Spread of Fire in High Risk Buildings conference is coming to Manchester on 22 March 2018.
A lot of discussions over the past nine months have focussed solely on the "18…
LABC chief executive Paul Everall will on Wednesday afternoon (10 December) give evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee when it holds its third public evidence session on its Climate Change Adaption inquiry.
This is the third session in this inquiry, which will involve discussion on the…
Applications for LABC's Level 3, 4 and 5 CIOB qualifications in Public Service Building Control Surveying for the January 2020 intake are closing on 6 December 2019 so there's no time to lose.
These qualifications are highly valued by employers with many past students being promoted as a…
Dry fix roofing systems have come a long way since they first appeared in the last century. Their popularity was boosted significantly in 2014, when BS 5534 was revised to reduce the dangers of working at height.
It addressed problems such as failing mortar fixings, the new Standard insisted…