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Client: The Isle of Wight College
Contractor: Willmott Dixon
Contractor: Farrans Construction
Architect: Pick Everard
LABC team: Isle of Wight Council
Project summary
The new STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) teaching block completed phase 2…
LABC has become the latest training partner for BRE in its new BRE Academy venture, which provides world class training and education programmes developed in conjunction with the built environment’s best knowledge providers.
These include universities, colleges and professional bodies that…
More than 750 leading construction industry figures attended the LABC Building Excellence Awards at the Westminster Park Plaza Hotel to acclaim best practise, quality and standards in construction.
These were the first Building Excellence Awards since 2019 following the global pandemic and LABC…
Shortlisted Finalists
Alan Hart
Region: North West
Company: Downton Construction
Local Authority: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council…
Shortlisted Finalists Banbury Rise Phase 3, BanburyProject Team: Bloor Homes - Western RegionLocal Authority: Cherwell District CouncilRegion: Central Campkin Road, CambridgeProject Team: Cambridge Investment Partnership, Feilden+Mawson LLPLocal Authority: 3C Shared…
Did you know that underpinning of foundations is notifiable work under the Building Regulations? You must make an application to the building control authority in all cases, without exception.
If the underpinning works are to be carried out adjacent or in close proximity to another existing…
Our first wave of local authorities working to LABC’s new national standards, which are independently audited by UKAS accredited Alcumus ISOQAR, have all passed the ISO audit. This includes LABC's ‘head office’.
LABC had fantastic feedback from the auditors, including congratulations from Marvin…
Housing Secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed government backing to create a new generation of townhouses in cities like London and Manchester to ease pressure on valuable open spaces and help growing families.
Under the proposed changes it will be easier to build upwards on existing blocks of…
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…
LABC has produced guidance on basement design and construction in collaboration with LABC Warranty.
In cities, homeowners frequently want to invest in extra space by creating a basement. But a disturbing pattern of potential problems, if they are not properly designed and built, is emerging.…