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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.…
With the continued increase in block and beam ground floor construction it's essential that damp protection for the porous beam ends and exposed rebars (reinforcing bars) is not overlooked.
Where the concrete beams are installed below the main building DPM (damp proof membrane), over time…
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…
LABC has welcomed the prosecution in Manchester Crown Court of an Oldham based property developer whose project saw the complete collapse of the roof and the injury to one person.
Riaz Ahmad employed builders with no experience and who demolished almost every internal wall and support before an…
Shortlisted Finalists
Adrienne Gawne-Cain
Region: Central
Company: Cain Architects
Local Authority: Buckinghamshire Council
James Brindley…
Shortlisted Finalists
Anthony Ashford, Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils
Region: East Anglia
Connor Widdup, Rochdale Borough Council
Region: …
Regional Winners
A P Berrystone
Region: West of England
Company: A P Berrystone Building Contractors Ltd
Local Authority: Swindon Borough Council…
Shortlisted Finalists
Bay Tree House
Region: West Midlands
Project Team: Steelhead Developments LLP, MRT Architects, and David & Julie Howard
Local Authority: Stratford-on-Avon…
If you’ve got an interest in buildings and an appetite for learning, then building control could be the career path for you.LABC is recruiting a number of trainee building control surveyors across England. The recruitment process will be managed by Opus People Solutions, an expert recruitment…