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CGI above shows how the village might look (courtesy of Birmingham City Council)
A funding boost of £165 million has been announced to help deliver the 2022 Commonwealth Games Village, provide necessary transport improvements to create a legacy after the games has ended.
The…
Following a rise in the conversion of men's and women's toilets to gender neutral in recent years, the UK government has launched an open consultation to decide on the proper provision of gender-specific toilets in public spaces.
The review aims to address the disappearance of single…
As we're sure you're aware, we're going through a cold patch at the moment. If you're a builder or a tradesman, how does the cold affect your tools and materials?
It’s well worth remembering that two degrees is the minimum working temperature for most materials. It's very important to take…
Public service building control work closely with the police, fire service and other agencies to help ensure public safety when buildings and structures such as boundary walls, fences and hoardings become dangerous.
This can be due to various reasons:
old age
design defects…
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…
We have the Victorians to thank for introducing one of the world's worst invasive species into Britain – Japanese Knotweed. Native to Eastern Asia, the plant has an aggressive root system and growth that’s been known to damage concrete foundations, roads, retaining walls and even flood defences…
We have provided several articles on the changes to BS 5534:2014 (see the related articles to the right of this article.)
The most relevant implications are to the exposed areas on the external face of a roof, such as dry fix hips and ridge, tile fixings and battens. But there is a critical area…
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…