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More than 750 leading construction industry figures attended the LABC Building Excellence Awards at the Westminster Park Plaza Hotel to acclaim best practise, quality and standards in construction.
These were the first Building Excellence Awards since 2019 following the global pandemic and LABC…
Shortlisted Finalists Banbury Rise Phase 3, BanburyProject Team: Bloor Homes - Western RegionLocal Authority: Cherwell District CouncilRegion: Central Campkin Road, CambridgeProject Team: Cambridge Investment Partnership, Feilden+Mawson LLPLocal Authority: 3C Shared…
Did you know that underpinning of foundations is notifiable work under the Building Regulations? You must make an application to the building control authority in all cases, without exception.
If the underpinning works are to be carried out adjacent or in close proximity to another existing…
Our first wave of local authorities working to LABC’s new national standards, which are independently audited by UKAS accredited Alcumus ISOQAR, have all passed the ISO audit. This includes LABC's ‘head office’.
LABC had fantastic feedback from the auditors, including congratulations from Marvin…
Housing Secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed government backing to create a new generation of townhouses in cities like London and Manchester to ease pressure on valuable open spaces and help growing families.
Under the proposed changes it will be easier to build upwards on existing blocks of…
A commission set up this month by the Archbishop of Canterbury to explore ways to address the housing crisis has been welcomed by insulation specialist Actis.
The Archbishop of Canterbury’s Commission on Housing, Church and Community will explore a Christian perspective on housing policy with a…
LABC has produced guidance on basement design and construction in collaboration with LABC Warranty.
In cities, homeowners frequently want to invest in extra space by creating a basement. But a disturbing pattern of potential problems, if they are not properly designed and built, is emerging.…
Regional Winners
Aaron Simpson
Region: South East
Local Authority: Southern Building Control Partnership
Ashley King
Region: London…
The Government announced on 4 July 2014 that in future local authority building control departments can apply to become approved inspectors and carry out building control functions, in particular site inspections, outside their own geographical boundaries. To do this local authorities will need to…
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…