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A new survey of LABC’s 3,000 building standards surveyors has shown more than two thirds of local authority building control teams have surveyors…
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LABC has joined 30 other government organisations and professional bodies from across the globe at the United Nations building in Geneva, to commit…
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Robust Details Ltd have included a new separating wall type bringing their suite of Robust Details patterns to 68.
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If you are doubling up floor joists, creating trimmers or trimming joists around stairs and chimneys they all need connecting properly so that they…
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One of our surveyors had a bit of a shock recently when visiting a site for a domestic extension. They were called out to inspect reinforcement prior…
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A consultation was published on 18 June 2018 banning the use of combustible materials on the external walls of high-rise residential buildings which…
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Part Q – Security has been part of the English Building Regulations since October 2015 and from November 2018 the Welsh version will take effect.…
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Our latest construction awards event, the East Midlands Building Excellence Awards, took place at the Athena Cinema in Leicester on Friday 6 July…
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Asbestos was widely used in home construction from 1930 to around 2000, particularly from 1960 onwards. If you are dealing with an extension or…