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The post-war housing shortage led to a boom in new ‘non-traditional’ methods of house construction which were mainly taken up by local and public authorities. There was an urgent need for new and replacement housing at a time when traditional building materials and skilled labour were in short…
Regional Winners
Ashlawn Meadows
Region: West Midlands
Project Team: Grace Homes, RAAB Design
Local Authority: Warwick Building Consortium…
The LABC South West Building Excellence Awards took place at the Crowne Plaza Plymouth on Friday 24 May 2019. The annual event had over 350 guests come through the doors representing companies across the industry including: Kier Group, Highfield Homes of Distinction and The Larkfleet Group…
LABC last week launched their new Quality Management System under the banner 'Build With Us'. LABC started consultation on standards, performance, competencies and qualifications with local authority building control teams two years ago and in 2016 created an autonomous Standards Committee to…
Approved Documents provide guidance on how to meet the building regulations.
Part E contains guidance on the resistance of the passage of sound within and between domestic premises, and also within schools.
The Approved Document can be downloaded below, and there is additional guidance…
LABC's annual President’s Reception marks the handover from the current President to the holder of the post for the following year.
The 2018/19 President will be Dave Sharp, Principal Building Control Surveyor from Wrexham County Borough Council (pictured above, being…
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, as…
Nearly 200,000 people descended on Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, for one of the world's largest festivals. Throughout most of the year, the venue is a working farm, but during the Glastonbury Festival it transforms into a vast temporary international city.
A huge amount of work takes place…
More than 900 leading construction industry figures attended the LABC Building Excellence Awards at The Grosvenor House Hotel, London to celebrate best practice, quality, and exemplary standards in construction.The LABC Building Excellence Awards focus on professional skills and competence, as well…
Insulation specialist Actis is to start running its two popular CPD modules next month in live Zoom webinar format. The free training sessions, both certified by the Construction CPD Certification Service, look at addressing the performance gap through reflective insulation and ensuring…