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Part O of the Building Regulations requires overheating mitigation for all new dwellings. Furthermore, details about the dwelling must be given to the owner of the building to allow them to use the overheating mitigation strategy effectively – but what information should be provided and when?…
The NFRC (National Federation of Roofing Contractors) has advised that due to the high demand for treated timber, there is now an abundance of sub-standard roofing battens within the UK market that are being marked, coloured and sold as compliant to BS 5534, when in fact they may be counterfeit.…
Dry fix roofing systems have come a long way since they first appeared in the last century. Their popularity was boosted significantly in 2014, when BS 5534 was revised to reduce the dangers of working at height.
It addressed problems such as failing mortar fixings, the new Standard insisted…
Client: London Legacy Development Cooperation
Main Contractor: Balfour Beatty
Architect: Populous
LABC team: JLAB – London Borough of Newham, London Borough of Hackney, London Borough of Waltham Forest, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Royal Borough of Greenwich
Project summary
The…
This year's deserving LABC Superstars and Rising Stars were given their awards at the LABC Member Conference gala dinner on 25 March 2019.
To download an image, click on it, then click 'save image as'. All images feature BBA Chief Executive Claire Curtis-Thomas and LABC Chief Executive Paul…
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…
In Summer 2021, the Construction Industry Council (CIC) Climate Change Committee published 'Carbon Zero: the professional institutions’ climate action plan’; a plan for real action in the face of the climate and biodiversity emergencies which includes deliverables to pave the way to…
For years, people were talking about how building control surveying was facing a demographic time bomb, with an ageing workforce and far greater numbers leaving the profession than joining as new recruits.
There were dozens of articles written and many discussions across the profession about the…
• 30 new places after 2,000 apply to join LABC’s trainee academy• The response has just been amazing, says chief executive, Lorna StimpsonA training scheme for building inspectors, which has attracted nearly 2,000 applicants so far, is launching its…
Local Authority Building Control prevents at least 476,000 things going wrong on site every year before construction even begins.
LABC has released independent research on issues that were found during the routine plan assessments done by local authority building control teams. The research,…