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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…
The Welsh and UK governments have both launched stimulus programmes this year that aim to improve the energy efficiency of buildings, boost the economy and open the door to new green industries.
The Welsh government is giving a further £10m to a programme launched in August 2020 that aims…
Local Authority Building Control prevents at least 476,000 things going wrong on site every year before construction even begins.
LABC has released independent research on issues that were found during the routine plan assessments done by local authority building control teams. The research,…
Over 2 days, 15 Guest speakers, 40 exhibitor representatives, 50 online delegates and 250 in person made the 2021 LABC conference one of the most successful ever. With the 2020 event being cancelled due to the covid pandemic this was the first time in more than 18 months that public service…
Achieving maximum thermal efficiency in a new build or refurbishment is often not as easy as it may seem on paper. As thermal bridging makes up approximately 25% of a building envelope’s heat loss, ensuring this is avoided is crucial. Thermal transmittance makes up a further 45%, with lack of…
Introducing Jarred Parisi, winner of the LABC Newcomer of the year award in the Grand Finals 2021. Jarred will be sharing what it is like to be a part of Building Control and his experiences as an apprentice for National Apprenticeship Week.
What is your current job title and how long…
Shortlisted Finalists
ABD North
Region: West of England
Project Team: Rydon Construction Ltd, SRA Architects LLP, AB Dynamics PLC, Bath & North East Somerset Council, and Arup…
BREEAM is the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method for buildings. It sets the standard for best practice in sustainable design and is recognised across the UK as the measure used to describe a building's environmental performance.
Many public funded buildings and…
Emily Bowman, Area Building Control Surveyor from East Suffolk Council told us a little bit about her career in building control and how LABC qualifications helped get her a promotion to her current position in the industry.
So Emily, what made you decide to work in public service building…
Client: London Legacy Development Cooperation
Main Contractor: Balfour Beatty
Architect: Populous
LABC team: JLAB – London Borough of Newham, London Borough of Hackney, London Borough of Waltham Forest, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Royal Borough of Greenwich
Project summary
The…