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Approved Documents provide guidance on how to meet the building regulations.
Part B contains guidance on fire safety, including means of escape, fire spread, structural fire protection and fire service access.
First published 7 December 2010.
The Approved Document can be downloaded…
Building Regulations applications are needed for most construction projects:
New buildings
All new buildings except agricultural buildings
Garages that are not fully detached and under 30 square metres
Extensions
All extensions no matter how small
Some…
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 new buildings other than dwellings is the ‘National Calculation Methodology’ (NCM).The NCM is the…
It's been a strange and unsettling year and we're gutted that we haven't been able to hold the LABC Building Excellence Awards Regional and Grand Finals events in the offline world in 2020. However, we're very pleased to be able to announce the winners and highly commended from the North…
The LABC West Midlands Building Excellence Awards were held at the Telford International Centre, Shropshire on Friday 7 June 2019. There were over 200 guests in attendance from across the industry including teams from ProBuild 360, Shropshire Homes, Accord Housing Association and Lovell…
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…
These guidance notes explain our Building Excellence Awards entry requirements, what should be included in your entry form and how your entry will be judged.
Our building control teams offer advice and support on building regulations and other crucial services. We can guide and support you through the most technically complex projects and developments, from pre-planning, right through to completion.
Having worked with some of the UK’s major…
Independent research on the contribution and value of LABC's plan assessments. Shows that LABC prevents at least 476,000 things going wrong on site every year before construction even begins, and more...
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…