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Part of a set of official documents that support the technical sections of the building regulations. Part H focuses on drainage and waste disposal. Includes topics such as foul water drainage, waste water treatment systems and cesspools, rainwater drainage, building over sewers, separate systems of…
LABC continues to liaise with the English and Welsh Governments to put in place a dedicated process to ensure the smooth transfer of information between Approved Inspectors and local authorities to ensure that initial notices are appropriately cancelled and reverted to the local authority if the…
At last month's Frankham Risk Management Fire Safety in Housing event at the Institute of Civil Engineers in Westminster, Lorna Stimpson, LABC's Deputy Chief Executive was one of the keynote speakers and she called on the industry to move forward on competency as a matter of urgency.
Her speech…
A guide for the press and public on attending and reporting meetings of local government.
The project at RSPB Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre, Nottinghamshire, designed by JDDK Architects and built by Robert Woodhead Ltd, was awarded the title of Best Small Commercial Project at the Grand Final of the LABC Building Excellence Awards – one of the most recognised events in the building…
A raft foundation is a reinforced concrete slab under the whole of a building or extension, 'floating' on the ground as a raft floats on water. This type of foundation spreads the load of the building over a larger area than other foundations, lowering the pressure on the ground.
This is an…
2010 edition incorporating 2010 and 2013 amendments.
This document is part of our suite of technical guidance notes from the Building Control Alliance.
The entry requirements for the 2024 LABC Building Excellence Awards are:Building control work will have been carried out by a local authority building control team (not by an approved inspector).Projects will have been completed between 1 January and 31 December 2023.Entries must be submitted via…
Independent research on the contribution and value of LABC's plan assessments. Shows that LABC prevents at least 476,000 things going wrong on site every year before construction even begins, and more...