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The Each Home Counts review was launched in 2015 to consider issues relating to consumer advice, protection, standards and enforcement in relation to home energy efficiency and renewable energy measures in the UK. It was published on 16th December 2016.
The review covers:
Consumer advice and…
This roof/chimney abutment flashing has been chased into a rendered wall to form a straight edge. It’s acting as a soaker because the lead runs under the roof tile, but water can penetrate when rainwater runs down the wall behind the flashing and through capillary action via the poorly fitted…
The independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety is being led by Dame Judith Hackitt and the interim report was published in December 2017.
Its purpose is to make recommendations that will ensure we have a sufficiently robust regulatory system for the future and to provide…
The 'Fixing our broken housing market' white paper launched in February 2017 continues in the same hard-hitting fashion of the Farmer Report ‘Modernise or Die’ published in October 2016.
It begins with the introduction, ‘The housing market in this country is broken, and the cause is…
Representatives of the home-building industry are engaged in a nationwide campaign to defeat attempts by councils to ensure more accessible homes are built in their areas, research by the Disability News Service (DNS) has shown.
The objections to councils’ draft local plans concern their…
You may have read How to get it right - roof truss "alterations"? The article explained the serious pitfalls of attempting to alter a trussed roof to create additional floor space.
Because of their design, any removal of the central “W” where most of the loads are distributed, can…
In 2012 Regulation 25B was introduced to the Building Regulations to ensure the EU Energy Performance of Buildings requirements were being worked towards in England and Wales. Regulation 25B states that "where a building is erected, it must be a nearly zero-energy building".
How to…
Masonry buildings are by their nature and materials resistant to fire; but all buildings have cavities and some concealed spaces where fire can spread undetected.
To minimise the dangers of undetected fires you must provide barriers to reduce the area of the void space and to contain any spread…
Although most people park their cars and vans on the road, occasionally we have to deal with an unexpected guest who arrives in their vehicle through the wall.
When this happens it’s usually Building Control who’ll visit the site following a call from the emergency services to assess the…
There’s only one month to go until the deadline for entries in the LABC Building Excellence Awards 2022.
If you’ve worked on an outstanding project that was completed in 2021 and your building control provider was the local authority, then now is the time to enter!
The awards focus on…