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It's a legal requirement that all building work meets the requirements of the building regulations.
Building control surveyors – who can either be from the local council (LABC) or private sector companies (Approved Inspectors) – will check that work complies with the building regulations and…
LABC Acoustics offer a UKAS Accredited Sound Insulation Testing* service as required by Approved Document E (2003) of the Building Regulations.
We can also provide design and consultancy, noise & vibration survey services together with advice and assistance in obtaining planning…
Shortlisted Finalists
No 1 & No 2 The Smithy
Region: East Anglia
Project Team: Skinner & Salter Partnership, and Hollins
Local Authority: East Suffolk…
It's been a strange and unsettling year and we're gutted that we haven't been able to hold the LABC Building Excellence Awards Regional and Grand Finals events in the offline world in 2020. However, we're very pleased to be able to announce the winners and highly commended from the South…
The KA Tanking Slurry waterproofing system provides a Type A barrier protection to prevent seepage or ingress in concrete or masonry walls and floors below the ground level and the junctions between them.
On site, the LABC Registered KA tanking slurry is mixed with water to form a smooth paste.…
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…
A deposited building regulation application caused a bit of a stir recently:
We thought it might be useful to share the specification just in case you are under pressure from our younger readers to make the big man’s journey a little bit easier.
Just like most re-roofing work, this…
Alongside the government's investigations and advice regarding aluminium composite material (ACM) panels there has been ongoing research and testing of non-ACM cladding systems when subjected to fire. The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has been commissioned to carry out the testing programme…
Approved Documents provide guidance on how to meet the building regulations.
Part K contains guidance on the safety of stairs, guarding, and glazing within and around buildings.
The Approved Document can be downloaded below.
Independent research on the contribution and value of LABC's plan assessments. Shows that LABC prevents at least 476,000 things going wrong on site every year before construction even begins, and more...