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As the first snow flurries spread across the UK at the end of November it reminds us that winter can pose some additional problems for buildings and everyone in and around them.
Aside from freezing temperatures, icy surfaces, severe storms and bad weather to test our structures to the limits,…
Recent research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has found that a third of small building firms are struggling to break even due to soaring material prices.
Almost a quarter have had to pass these price increases onto consumers with more than one-in-ten builders making losses on their…
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) have published a new free inclusive design guide.
Entitled the 'Teaching and Learning Briefing Guide - 'Bringing inclusive design into built environment education', the guide's purpose is to illustrate key issues in terms of improving knowledge,…
Shortlisted Finalists Alderley Park, MacclesfieldProject Team: Baytree Construction Ltd, Northern Design, Mr WilsonLocal Authority: Cheshire East CouncilRegion: North West Alveston, CluttonProject Team: Professor Nick Rich, Melanie Farr, P&P Builders Ltd,…
LABC's Lorna Stimpson explains how LABC is responding to the need for standardised practices across the profession. (Published in RICS Building Control Journal).
Increasingly, the building industry has become part of a wider national and international business involving many large…
Acoustics can be a real nuisance on a conversion project where there is a material change of use (MCOU). Being unsure of differences between material properties could lead to pitfalls; for example, knowing which plasterboard product has the required mass of 10kg/m² as opposed to a 8kg/m² board…
In 2012 Regulation 25B was introduced to the Building Regulations to ensure the EU Energy Performance of Buildings requirements were being worked towards in England and Wales. Regulation 25B states that "where a building is erected, it must be a nearly zero-energy building".
How to…
Do you work with structural steel frame buildings? If so, read on...
A new Alert guidance document published by Structural-Safety* incorporating CROSS (Confidential Reporting on Structural Safety) and SCOSS (Standing Committee on Structural Safety) and the HSE (Health & Safety Executive…
While it’s important to get the design and installation of the pile foundations right first time, one thing you may not have considered are the documents you need to submit to ensure the foundations are approved by building control.
To help minimise any delays you need to ensure your paperwork…
One of our surveyors was alarmed when called out on site recently for an excavation inspection. Above is what he saw.
The Building Regulations application was actually for a new foundation to connect the back of the house to the detached garage, but the builder had taken the opportunity to…