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Plasterboard
Most modern houses and extensions or refurbishments use plasterboard for internal walls or ceilings instead of the traditional wet two coat plaster (although this is still common in historic buildings and repairs).
Plasterboard first appeared in the UK in 1917 and it has…
On Thursday 19 December, LABC onboarded a further 30 trainees onto the groundbreaking LABC Academy trainee building control surveyor programme, providing an injection of talent into the building control profession. This fifth cohort of trainees adds to the 170-strong trainees employed by LABC on a…
Shortlisted Finalists Andy Stewart, Redrow Homes LancashireLocal Authority: Chorley CouncilRegion: North West Anthony Koop, Shelbourne EstatesLocal Authority: 3C Shared ServicesRegion: East Anglia Chelsey Salt, Stonewood Homes LtdLocal Authority: Cotswold District…
More than 850 leading construction industry figures attended the LABC Building Excellence Awards at the Westminster Park Plaza Hotel to celebrate best practice, quality, and exemplary standards in construction.
The LABC Building Excellence Awards focus on professional skills and competence, as…
More than 850 leading construction industry figures attended the LABC Building Excellence Awards at the Westminster Park Plaza Hotel to celebrate best practice, quality, and exemplary standards in construction.
The LABC Building Excellence Awards focus on professional skills and competence, as…
Regional Winners
Cambridge House
Region: London
Project Team: A & M Evangelou, Vivendi Architects, Ameva Properties
Local Authority: London Borough of Haringey…
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…
Regulation 24 of the Building Regulations 2010 (as amended) requires the Secretary of State to approve a methodology of calculation for the energy performance of buildings. The approved methodology for newly built dwellings is the Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP).
Background
The…
Shortlisted Finalists Adderstone Crescent, Newcastle upon TyneProject Team: Walter Thompson (Contractors) Ltd, Musson Brown Architects, Miltiadou Cook Mitzman ArchitectsLocal Authority: Newcastle City CouncilRegion: Northern Argham Fields, GrindaleProject Team: Springvale…
More than 850 leading construction industry figures attended the LABC Building Excellence Awards at the Westminster Park Plaza Hotel to celebrate best practice, quality, and exemplary standards in construction.
The LABC Building Excellence Awards focus on professional skills and competence, as…