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All eight members of the building control team at Swansea City Council have successfully passed LABC's Fire Safety Specialist validation, making them the first such team to get a 'full house'.
The rigorous assessment is independently verified by the Institution of Fire Engineers and a pass in…
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…
Client: Rushcliffe Borough Council and Parkwood Leisure
Contractor: Farrans Construction
Architect: McAdam Design
Project Manager: Turner and Townsend
LABC team: East Midlands Building Consultancy
Project summary
The £13.4 million redevelopment of the…
Recently RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) volunteer crew Guy Cooper, Head of Building Control at Plymouth City Council, hung up his yellow wellies and switched off his pager after 14 years of dedicated service to his local community with Looe RNLI. Everyone who knows Guy will also know…
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…
Over 61 million people live in the United Kingdom. Around 95 per cent of the population lives in areas where the local authorities – over 570 councils all together – have declared a climate emergency. It is hoped that by 2050, the result of these declarations and subsequent response plans in the UK…
Dame Judith Hackitt's Interim Report of the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety was published today, 18 December 2017, and below are the points our Members should be aware of.
The report seems to provide the platform for change that we requested, but what's most…
Dome UK’s timber panel Eurodome buildings are an adaptable, cost-effective, and easily installed bulk storage solution. The Dome’s design shape gives a perfect fit for bulk material storage while built-in ventilators, together with the timber roof, prevent condensation.
The design of the…
LABC supported and gave evidence to the Commission of Inquiry into the quality and workmanship of new housing established by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Excellence in the Built Environment.
Its report published today, "More Homes, Fewer Complaints", lists ten recommendations which LABC…
Jack receiving his trophy from President Jayne Hall
The LABC Trainee of the Year award is presented each year to a trainee who best exemplifies achievement and a commitment to public sector building control and a public service ethos.
We are honoured to announce that the…