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CGI above shows how the village might look (courtesy of Birmingham City Council)
A funding boost of £165 million has been announced to help deliver the 2022 Commonwealth Games Village, provide necessary transport improvements to create a legacy after the games has ended.
The…
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…
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…
Judging has just finished for this year’s LABC Grand Final Building Excellence awards. Our panel of judges, made up of industry experts, had a tense day of debate - but emerged with the winners of the 14 categories from our shortlist of regional winners.
Our awards showcase buildings and…
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It’s easy to cut corners on a building site. Sometimes you can get away with it and on other occasions it can create real problems. Time spent blending brickwork is one area that really makes a difference to the final product.
Due to the nature of the fired clay process, the final colour…
Shortlisted Finalists Clifford Reservoir, CliffordProject Team: William Powell & Sons (Builders) Ltd, Loyn & CoLocal Authority: Herefordshire CouncilRegion: West of England Frant Road, KentProject Team: Full Works Projects, OPEN Architecture, Colin LongLocal Authority…
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…