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If you get the chance to go to Hong Kong, make sure you look closely at the many construction sites all over the city.
You may come across bamboo scaffolding like that shown in the photo to the right and above. This scaffolding covered a 25-storey building with what appeared to be thousands of…
Loft insulation is simple and very cost effective where there's access to the roof space, but what happens to those awkward corners and sloping eaves? Common in older properties, these can be hard to reach.
The space available is often difficult for both internal and external improvements and so…
The Government has published Amendments to Approved Document B of the Building Regulations (Fire Safety). Although only applicable in England, Wales already have a requirement for sprinklers in all dwellings including flats.
Changes will apply to blocks of flats or mixed use buildings containing…
Improvements to Part L of the Building Regulations have ensured highly insulated roofs and this, coupled with heavy snowfall, has the potential to cause gutter problems.
When a thaw sets in the snow will slide down the roof, taking with it anything in its path including gutters fitted too high…
LABC launched the 'Construction Professionals' Standards Hub' at the beginning of the year to provide a new information source for a wide range of professionals across the industry. The Hub's objective is to keep construction industry firms and practitioners up to date with the latest industry…
Did you submit a building regulations application before 15 June 2022 in terms of the new FLOS requirements.
At the end of 2021, the government published new Approved Document F (covering ventilation) and L (covering energy efficiency). Both were in two volumes with 1. dealing with…
The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) is seeking opinions on proposed changes to permitted development rights. These are designed to support the delivery of housing in England by allowing more development to be carried out using permitted development rights rather than…
Why is it important to have a completion certificate for certain types of construction work in your house? Here's why...
A completion certificate helps ensure building work is safe
When building work has been inspected by suitably competent building control surveyors, with a…
An informative guide that aims to promote good workmanship by helping you identify and rectify the most common energy efficiency-related problems in construction has launched.
It is hoped the Zero Carbon Hub’s Builder's Book, produced alongside CITB, PTE Architects and LABC, will help close the…
Changes in 2015 to the Building Regulations Approved Document Part M, which contains guidance on access, introduced some new standards for new-build dwellings. The base standard is fairly similar to the old Part M; M4(2) is a higher standard that designs new dwellings so that they're more…