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Dome UK’s timber panel Eurodome buildings are an adaptable, cost-effective, and easily installed bulk storage solution. The Dome’s design shape gives a perfect fit for bulk material storage while built-in ventilators, together with the timber roof, prevent condensation.
The design of the…
We’ve recently been approached by a specialist company looking to install their innovative system into every house by this time next year.
Due to the nature of the design we’ve struggled to find anyone with the specialist knowledge to undertake the Research Authority work on behalf of LABC…
Jack receiving his trophy from President Jayne Hall
The LABC Trainee of the Year award is presented each year to a trainee who best exemplifies achievement and a commitment to public sector building control and a public service ethos.
We are honoured to announce that the…
Elmhurst Energy has updated its informative guidance on the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES), for landlords and property agents in the private rented sector.
Introduced by government to improve the quality of private rented buildings and reduce the UK’s CO2 emissions, phase one of MEES…
LABC has pledged support for the Built Environment Professional Education Project (BEPE), a new initiative that aims to influence the way architectural and building professionals are taught by embedding the principles of inclusive design in their training. It is hoped this will help change design…
Following the collapse of a flat roof in a school the Standard Committee on Structural Safety (SCOSS) have issued a safety alert on Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC).
RAAC planks were predominantly used in the 1960-80s and despite being called concrete, you cannot treat them as…
LABC Building Excellence Awards 2021 winner: Best Residential Conversion to Create a Single New Home
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…
LABC is deeply concerned after hearing from a senior official at MHCLG that the ministry intends to allow Approved Inspectors a continued role in the regulation of in scope buildings.
In the current consultation Dame Judith Hackitt's Joint Competent Authority has been dropped in favour of a new…
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…
LABC – the independent organisation representing more than 3000 building surveyors working for local councils – has welcomed changes which should lead to higher quality building work and clamp down on rogue builders.
Previous rules had meant that building sites could only be inspected at set…