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Block A Harvey Combe
Region: Northern
Project Team: North Tyneside Council, Ainsworth Spark Associates, A.E. Robb & Associates
Local Authority: North…
On Wednesday 20 January, a sinkhole appeared in Walmer Street in the Gorton area of Manchester. This was followed the next day by the collapse of two nearby homes.
In total 16 terraced homes were evacuated with two of them suffering almost complete collapse. Fortunately no-one was injured and…
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Iconinc Gravity
Region: East Midlands
Project Team: The Park Lane Group, Studio Map Ltd, and Adept Consulting Engineers
Local Authority: City of Lincoln…
Recent legislation means you could soon be taking on some of the responsibility for creating and managing sustainable drainage systems (SuDS).
Under the Flood and Water Management Act 2010, the local authority SuDS Advisory Board must monitor and manage the specification, design, implementation…
Article updated on 31 January 2024Recently, one of our LABC teams received an application for ‘the refurbishment of and alterations to a dwelling’. When the surveyor arrived on site, this is what greeted him:While technically correct, it did stretch the term ‘refurbishment’ a tad.The site had been…
More than 240 guests attended the LABC East Anglia Building Excellence Awards at the magnificent buildings of The Halls, St Andrew's Plain in Norwich - on Friday 5 July 2019. Attendees came from companies across the construction industry including developers Willmott Dixon and…
Jason Hartwell was awarded the title of Non Residential Construction Professional of the Year at the Grand Final of the LABC Building Excellence Awards – one of the most recognised events in the building industry’s calendar.
A panel of industry experts judged a list of the highest quality…
The final piece in a three year programme by LABC to identify the competencies of local authority building control staff, standardise learning and introduce new specialist qualifications is complete following the recent launch of Wolverhampton University's BSc (Hons) Degree in Public Service…
Having read the May 2019 SCOSS Alert on Failure of RAAC Planks (view LABC's article here), a structural engineer has contacted CROSS (Confidential Reporting on Structural Safety) to share their experience of working on projects with RAAC Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete planks.
In…
A newly re-issued guide clarifies how you should go about replacing a translucent conservatory roof with any solid roof systems that have LABC Registered Details certification (now known as LABC Assured as of March 2019) and outlines the conditions you’re expected to meet to ensure the…