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At LABC’s Building a Safer Future Conference in Birmingham (Monday 18 June) over 200 construction industry professionals heard from experts about how the Independent Review of Fire Safety and the Building Regulations (aka ‘Hackitt review’) affects the sector and looked at best practice in…
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…
On Thursday 12 July LABC received its certificate for meeting the ISO standards for its Head Office quality management systems. Over the last 18 months the not-for-profit organisation representing public service building surveyors has invested heavily in an independently audited ISO quality…
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 primary function of an in-building drainage system is to remove soil and waste. In doing so, you must take care to prevent foul air and water from entering the building through water trap seals on appliances. Water movement within the system can create positive and negative air flows that can…
LABC has spent 18 months working on its 10 point plan, investing in standards, competencies and qualifications, drawing on expert advice from the Chartered Institute of Building, the Institution of Fire Engineers and the University of Wolverhampton.
What we've done
Launched an all new…
Build Up
Solid External Masonry Wall
215mm Aircrete Solid Wall (λ ≤ 0.15 W/mK)
Render & Insulation (λ = 0.038 W/mK)
Proprietary Insulated Firestop (λ = 0.044W/mK)
2 x 100mm Aircrete Block (0.19W/m²K) Party (Separating) Wall
100mm Party (Separating) Wall cavity fully filled with…
One of our surveyors came across this stairway on site recently.
Spotted the problem yet?
It's not an optical illusion, the stair treads increase in depth (the going) as you reach the top of the flight.
Some might not view this as a problem. What's wrong with being able to fit…
Many of your fellow builders, architects and designers are already members of the LABC Partner Authority Scheme, so if you're not one yet – you're missing out.
All local authorities in England and Wales are part of the scheme. As a partner, you can choose to work with any local authority…
Slate is a fine-grained metamorphic rock that’s been used since Roman times as a building material.
Because of its durability and attractive appearance, it’s popular for lots of uses, including roofing, wall cladding, and flooring.
Due to its structure, slate has a unique ability to be…