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The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) is planning to update Approved Documents B (Fire safety), and M (Access to and use of buildings). Before doing this, the DCLG sought the opinions and comments of actual and potential users of the documents to make sure that the new…
Article updated on 31 January 2024Older properties such as churches, barns and listed buildings frequently present problems that don’t always match the standard insulation solutions for pitched roofs. Boarded roofs, shallow or uneven rafters, lath and plaster ceilings and retained old building…
The government has announced changes to planning permitted development regulations from 1 August which they claim are designed to make it ‘easier to build better homes’.
Last week the government made changes to the General Permitted Development Order 2015 to allow for the construction of up to…
A north west builder has been jailed for fraud after admitting faking insurance documents and building control approval forms as well as carrying out unauthorised and substandard building work.
The builder – now jailed – left one customer in Manchester out of pocket to the tune of around £…
Builders, architects and specifiers keen to gain insight into the latest developments in the construction world without the need to stray far off the M5 might fancy a trip to the latest LABC technical roadshow.
Delegates will be offered an insight, as ever with these monthly seminars, into the…
Increasingly stringent energy efficiency standards in the building regulations are encouraging the adoption of new cavity wall insulation techniques and materials. However, it can often be tricky to make the right choice to meet the correct standards.
When partially filling cavity walls, a 50mm…
In July 2016 the All Party Parliamentary Group for Excellence in the Built Environment Inquiry published a report on the quality and workmanship of new housing in England. The report 'More homes, fewer complaints’ revealed a high level of frustration and disappointment from buyers of new…
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LABC together with construction professionals work with clients to preserve the golden thread of quality.
We have active relationships with:
Developers
Architects and designers
Engineering professionals
Quantity surveyors
Contractors
Property portfolio…
Emily Bowman, Area Building Control Surveyor from East Suffolk Council told us a little bit about her career in building control and how LABC qualifications helped get her a promotion to her current position in the industry.
So Emily, what made you decide to work in public service building…
Regional Winners
Aaron Simpson
Region: South East
Local Authority: Southern Building Control Partnership
Ashley King
Region: London…