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Approved Documents provide guidance on how to meet the building regulations.
Part J contains guidance on the safety of heating appliances, including provisions for solid fuel, oil and gas-fired heating.
The Approved Document can be downloaded below, with additional guidance below.
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…
Monolith’s BrickPlus is a rapid fit brick cladding system comprised of limestone mortar that replicates brickwork, fixed to high-grade expanded polystyrene carriers for a thermally efficient cladding solution suitable for a wide range of building technologies.
The individual BrickPlus slips from…
Shortlisted Finalists Broadacre, Lytham Saint AnnesProject Team: Morris Homes NorthLocal Authority: Fylde Borough CouncilRegion: North West Cae Rwgan, CeredigionProject Team: Datblygiadau Moelfre Developments, Cartrefi Moelfre Homes, K & S Cymru Group LtdLocal Authority:…
Today many builders are exploring the efficiencies and quality benefits of pre-manufacturing and offsite construction.
As part of this drive, builders increasingly use timber spandrel panels in low-rise housing and apartments. Traditional brick and block gable ends and party walls are open to…
Leadership organisations from across the building control sector have come together in the ‘Future of building control working group’ to develop 11 key recommendations for the future oversight and regulation of the profession and Building Control Bodies.
The group has produced proposals for…
LABC, the organisation representing England and Wales’s 3,000 public sector building standards surveyors, has welcomed the Communities and Local Government Select Committee’s report into the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety – the ‘Hackitt review’.
On building control…
The building regulations help ensure that new buildings, conversions, renovations and extensions (domestic or commercial) are going to be safe, healthy and high-performing.
Detailed regulations cover specific topics including: structural integrity, fire protection, accessibility, energy…
One of the less well known functions of building control is dealing with buildings or construction work that could threaten public safety. This can often be caused by road traffic accidents or poor quality building work.
So imagine being called to two such incidents – one caused by a car crash…
LABC has appointed Lorna Stimpson, BSc, FCIOB, FCMI, CBuildE FCABE as Deputy Chief Executive. Lorna moves from Deputy Managing Director as part of the organisation's long-term management and succession planning.
Lorna worked as a Building Control Surveyor for 21 years before joining LABC. She is…