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Yes. You should discuss any proposed building work with those neighbours who are most likely to be affected – either by the finished structure or the building process through things like noise or dust.
If your building plans involve shared walls or boundaries you may also need to get your…
A company which makes modular lofts as a revolutionary alternative to a traditional attic conversion has completed its first ever double loft project for a pair of semi-detached houses in Wimbledon.
And the project, whose walls and roofs were insulated with Actis Hybris honeycomb insulation and…
LABC launches new Academy and major investment to secure a pipeline of talent into public service building control
Recruitment campaign kicks off to find the next generation of surveyors
Young people have no interest in construction careers? Not our experience, says LABC
Young people…
Shaun Farman, Building Control Officer at Breckland Council, spoke to us about how LABC has helped ease his way to an exciting role in building control. From winning an LABC Bursary to being awarded LABC Trainee of the Year 2015, we're sure he has a…
The UK economy is missing out on £10 billion each year because home owners are so fearful of hiring a cowboy builder, they simply don’t commission building work, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
Key results from the FMB’s research into consumer confidence in…
The project for the new Great Western Academy, Tadpole Garden Village, Swindon, designed by Scott Brownrigg and built by BAM Construction, was awarded the title of Best Educational Building at the Grand Final of the LABC Building Excellence Awards – one of the most recognised events on the building…
LABC is the membership organisation that works on behalf of local authorities, providing the voice of public service building control to various government departments and industry partners.LABC provides public sector building control with technical guidance, accredited education, performance…
I was delighted to be appointed vice president of the Consortium of European Building Control (CEBC) in the autumn of 2012. The consortium exists to provide a forum for bodies which either make building regulations in European countries or are responsible for enforcing them. It has some 30 members…
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