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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…
Commenting on claims by Paul Wilkins of the Association of Consultant Approved Inspectors (ACAI) that Dame Judith Hackitt in her report into the Building Regulations and fire safety got the role of Approved Inspectors wrong, LABC Chief Executive Paul Everall said, “Well, he would say that, given…
Our first wave of local authorities working to LABC’s new national standards, which are independently audited by UKAS accredited Alcumus ISOQAR, have all passed the ISO audit. This includes LABC's ‘head office’.
LABC had fantastic feedback from the auditors, including congratulations from Marvin…
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…
LABC has written to Dame Judith Hackitt welcoming her final report following her Independent Review of the Building Regulations and Fire Safety.
The organisation which represents more than 3,000 public service building surveying staff has pledged to help to implement all her…
Plasterboard
Most modern houses and extensions or refurbishments use plasterboard for internal walls or ceilings instead of the traditional wet two coat plaster (although this is still common in historic buildings and repairs).
Plasterboard first appeared in the UK in 1917 and it has…
Client: Downing
Main contractor: Downing
Architect: Fielden Clegg Bradley
LABC team: Liverpool City Council and London Borough of Lambeth
Project Summary
Downing’s 32 storey ‘Atlas’ building in Vauxhall provides student accommodation, with 553 rooms plus roof gardens, a basement…
Making your home more energy efficient will cut costs in the long run and make it a warmer, more comfortable place to live in the cold winter months and cooler on hot summer days. By reducing your energy usage, you'll cut your carbon emissions and do your bit for the environment too.…
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…
Distinguishable stair nosings have been with us now since Approved Document M was first introduced in 1992.
In the last 24 years the document title itself has changed from ‘Access and facilities for disabled people’ to ‘Access to and use of buildings’ and has extended the requirements…