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LABC’s President for 2022 is Heather Jones, Head of 3C Building Control in Cambridgeshire. She formally took over from Anthony Oloyede, who ended his…
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The LABC Building Excellence Awards Grand Finals 2021 took place at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge in London on Friday 28 January 2022. Over 750…
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The way we live and interact with spaces has constantly evolved as our needs, priorities and lifestyles have changed. Housing design and layout is…
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Article updated on 31 January 2024
All building materials are subject to movement. This movement is due to several reasons however, two are…
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For new dwellings and extensions, a popular method of providing ventilation has been to follow the principles of intermittent extract and background…
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We recently wrote about good installation of cavity wall ties in masonry walls in relation to moisture ingress and structural failure. There are some…
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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…
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LABC has welcomed the recent announcement by HSB(UK) of its agreement to purchase the MD Group of companies including the well-known structural…
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An important design consideration for new houses, flats or dwellings attached to one another is how to resist sound from travelling between them.…