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Whilst digging the excavations for an extension to a dwelling, you uncover a gas service pipe in the trench. The layout of the extension would result in this gas service pipe now being located underneath the extended dwelling. What should you do? This article will help you understand the issues…
More than 900 leading construction industry figures attended the LABC Building Excellence Awards at The Grosvenor House Hotel, London to celebrate best practice, quality, and exemplary standards in construction.The LABC Building Excellence Awards focus on professional skills and competence, as well…
LABC is delighted to learn that Ken Scott, Head of Inspectorate at the Sports Grounds Safety Authority (SGSA) has become an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
Ken started his career as a Building Control surveyor with the City of Sunderland in the 1970s and was a leading light in…
From the 1st of October 2015 in England and from the 1st of November 2018 in Wales, Building Regulations introduced security requirements in relation to easily accessible windows in new dwellings.
Requirement Q1: security to dwellings applies only in relation to new dwellings and states that…
On Wednesday 27 March, LABC's Martin Taylor, Lorna Stimpson and Peter Keates will be joined at the LABC Fire Safety Practices Conference by high level representatives from:
the MHCLG
Health and Safety Executive
the RTPI
FM Global
and the Association for Specialist Fire…
LABC President Dave Sharp has chosen construction and built environment sector charity We Build The future as his charity of the year for 2019.
We Build The Future is working in partnership with Cancer Research UK to develop support, advice and health and wellbeing programmes…
Shortlisted Finalists
Colliers Park
Region: Wales
Project Team: Read Construction, and Lawray Architect
Local Authority: Wrexham County Borough Council…
Approved Documents provide guidance on how to meet the building regulations.
Wales Part H contains guidance on foul and surface water drainage, and also refuse storage for dwellings. The Approved Document can be downloaded below, with additional guidance further down.
The DCLG have established the Building Safety Programme to identify buildings which are of concern following the fire at Grenfell Tower.
There is a dedicated web page for local authorities, landlords and other interested parties responsible for building safety in England and it includes…
Shortlisted Finalists
No 1 & No 2 The Smithy
Region: East Anglia
Project Team: Skinner & Salter Partnership, and Hollins
Local Authority: East Suffolk…