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Responding to the budget by Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, LABC Chief Exec Lorna Stimpson said,
“Understandably the budget was dominated by the government's response to coronavirus. And the Chancellor was correct to say it was the key urgent challenge but not the only challenge the country faces…
Shortlisted Finalists Anne BeswetherickLocal Authority: Cornwall CouncilRegion: South West Danny HansProject Team: Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue ServiceLocal Authority: 3C Shared ServicesRegion: East Anglia David PrattLocal Authority: Derbyshire Building Control…
With the UK’s colonial past being highlighted by the Black Lives Matters movement and others a light has been shone on the historical legacy of street, building and monument names. As a result many local councils are looking at requests to explain or re-name streets and buildings to avoid links to…
The Welsh Government has amended Approved Document B volumes 1 and 2, with new regulations and guidance to be implemented on 1st January 2016.
The amendments to the documents arise from the Domestic Fire Safety (Wales) Regulations, resulting in a new Section 7A ‘Automatic Fire Suppression…
Following on from Dame Judith Hackitt’s invitation to LABC to participate in three working groups, LABC’s Commercial Director, Martin Taylor, has now been asked to sit on an additional Golden Thread working group.
The Golden Thread group will focus on key points from the interim report into into…
LABC Warranty have produced a resource 'Fire Safety for Relevant Buildings' that brings together fire safety legislation and guidance for a range of elements that make up the external wall/envelope of relevant buildings.
Aimed at architects, engineers, property developers, build…
On Thursday 2 November, the LDSA hosted their annual President’s Lunch. This year was slightly different to usual as they were celebrating their 30th anniversary, and therefore decided to push the boat out a bit, choosing the fabulous Altitude 360 in the Millbank Tower to host the event.
The…
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…
The net economic benefit of public service building control interventions in construction projects could be as high as £1.85 billion. That’s the view of academics at the University of Wolverhampton who have calculated this figure as part of a review of building control social return on…
Knauf Insulation’s Earthwool® DriTherm Cavity Slabs are approved for use in all exposure zones by the British Board of Agrément.
The possibility of wind-driven rain penetrating a cavity wall depends on the exposure level of the site or building. This varies according to where it is in the…