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The building regulations require new buildings to be constructed within a range of airtightness performance standards to ensure that the infiltration and leakage of air between the inside and outside of the building is at an acceptable level.
When a building is being heated and the temperature…
Fire safety is an ever-evolving issue in both commercial and residential environments. One of the areas of focus is how to ensure occupants have enough time to escape to safety as once a fire has started - moving away is usually the best course of action.
SE Controls’ SHEVTEC Extended Travel…
LABC is calling for the building industry to work together to change its culture. The call came at a recent fire safety seminar, organised by RIBA, by LABC's Commercial Director, Martin Taylor (watch the short video below).
Martin has been closely involved in the Hackitt Review sitting on…
LABC launched its independently verified quality management system earlier in January and 11 months later 186 local teams have joined the formal accreditation process.
Over three years in the making, the LABC Quality Management System is an independently audited approach to…
If you’re contracted to do a job where timber or concrete ground floors are to be replaced, or are a homeowner faced with a damaged floor (for example after flooding) you'll need to check to see whether a building regulations application is needed.A Building Notice to your local authority…
Plans you submit under Full Plans applications will only be rejected if they don't meet the technical requirements of the building regulations, or if you have not provided enough information to show compliance. You can submit plans showing corrected or omitted information.
If you don't agree…
LABC’s learning and development team have seen increasing numbers of members taking part in its award winning non-degree vocational qualifications with 786 people taking a Level 3, 4, 5 or 6 qualification over the last three years.
Both numbers and pass rates are increasing year on year…
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…
BREEAM is the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method for buildings. It sets the standard for best practice in sustainable design and is recognised across the UK as the measure used to describe a building's environmental performance.
Many public funded buildings and…
In November 2016 the Building Societies Association (BSA) launched its housing report: ‘Laying the Foundations for Modern Methods of Construction (MMC),’ encouraging the industry to look into off-site house-building as a method of tackling the housing crisis in the UK.
“Buyer demand is already…