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Friday night saw 250 construction professionals and council building control workers gather for the LABC West Midlands Excellence Awards 2018 at the Telford International Centre. LABC's Head of Network Change and Transformation Richard Scott was host for the evening.
The LABC Building Excellence…
5 Pancras Square and Penarth Learning Community were awarded winner and highly commended in the Inclusive Environment category at the recent Construction Industry Council awards.
The winner lies in the heart of the King's Cross Central transformation programme.
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A deposited building regulation application caused a bit of a stir recently:
We thought it might be useful to share the specification just in case you are under pressure from our younger readers to make the big man’s journey a little bit easier.
Just like most re-roofing work, this…
Local Authority Building Control (LABC) represents all local authority building control teams in England and Wales. Here's what we do and who we are:LABC teams are independent, impartial and not for profit. Public service building control is committed to safeguarding the safety and protection…
One of our officers recently took this photo whilst attending a fire damaged building that has been under attack from vandalism. The owner was constantly attending to re-board and re-erect perimeter fencing to keep the site secure.
When asked why the trampoline was on the roof he said it…
Three million new fire doors are bought and installed every year in the UK. They resist fire, stop smoke and allow precious time for people to escape or survive until rescue.
As a building contractor, delivering a job in, on, or under budget is constant pressure - and one of the tempting areas…
LABC is committed to working together with government and the whole construction industry for a new system that puts residents' safety at the heart of everything we do.
We welcome the government's announcement that it will adopt all Dame Judith Hackitt's recommendations. She was clear the…
They can be made to be part of a multi-storey building or as standalone structures. Exterior finishes can range from anything, including timber-clad to brick-faced, depending on what the building is used for. All their modular buildings come equipped with plumbing, electricity, heating and cooling…
New LABC President Chris Griffith-Jones (pictured right in the above image), has replaced last year's President Richard Scott and pledged to help continue improving skills, competencies and standards for its members in England and Wales.
He said, "I want to continue building on the good work…
Did you know LABC’s collection of 250 registered construction details (RCDs) now includes an additional 114 solid wall or “monolithic” masonry RCDs, which are free to download from the LABC website? The RCDs help you combat the problem of cold bridging at construction joints by reducing heat loss…