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LABC – the membership organisation for public service building control – has welcomed the publication of the Building Safety Bill.
The bill – based on last year’s draft bill – sets out the government’s proposals to make buildings safer and includes clauses introducing the professional…
Distinguishable stair nosings have been with us now since Approved Document M was first introduced in 1992.
In the last 24 years the document title itself has changed from ‘Access and facilities for disabled people’ to ‘Access to and use of buildings’ and has extended the requirements…
Builders, architects and specifiers keen to gain insight into the latest developments in the construction world without the need to stray far off the M5 might fancy a trip to the latest LABC technical roadshow.
Delegates will be offered an insight, as ever with these monthly seminars, into the…
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Japanese knotweed (fallopia Japonica) is considered to be one of the most invasive plants in Britain but would you recognise it if you came…
This week has been Women in Construction Week, organised to celebrate women working in construction and encourage more women to join the industry.
We hear from two LABC surveyors about how they ended up in Building Control and their experiences so far.
“I did…
The following serves as a warning to companies who fail to comply with the building regulations, and homeowners who can find themselves dealing with unscrupulous or unprofessional contractors...
In January, South Gloucestershire Council prosecuted a local builder to the tune of £11,689 when he…
CITB chief executive Adrian Belton has resigned after three years in the job. He stepped down at the end of December, with chief financial officer and corporate performance director, Sarah Beale, becoming acting chief executive. When Mr Belton became chief executive of the CITB in January 2014, his…
If you’ve ever found a storm tank on site you will know how they can impact on building work.
They’re commonly found at the back of terraced properties and originally acted as a soakaway for rainwater drainage.
Built in brickwork they can range in size from 900mm diameter and 900mm deep…
Prior to the government’s announcement on limiting non-essential travel, LABC Acoustics had already taken the decision to stand down our survey engineers with immediate effect.
This decision was not taken lightly but we must consider our responsibility to proactively manage and do our part to…
London Borough of Camden’s building control team has won LABC Warranty’s Bricks & Mortar Partnership award for 2015. The award was in recognition of the team’s outstanding work in promoting the warranty scheme, which was set up by LABC to provide a structural warranty service exclusively to…