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This junction can account for up to 26% of heat loss through thermal bridging, so it is critical the metal lintel is isolated from the external wall to minimise heat loss through the structure.
There are six different construction details you can use, each one having unique Psi values based on…
Using versatile products can save you time and help to reduce overall construction costs. One such product is Permavent’s PermaFol - a high performance insulated breathable membrane designed for use in both roofs and walls.
The LABC-Registered EW486 Permavent Permafol can be used with any type…
Shortlisted Finalists Anne BeswetherickLocal Authority: Cornwall CouncilRegion: South West Danny HansProject Team: Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue ServiceLocal Authority: 3C Shared ServicesRegion: East Anglia David PrattLocal Authority: Derbyshire Building Control…
Following the introduction of Part Q of the building regulations (which came into force on 1 October 2015) designers and installers have been required to ensure that doors and windows which could provide access into dwellings are able to resist physical attack by casual or opportunist…
Public service building control work closely with the police, fire service and other agencies to help ensure public safety when buildings and structures such as boundary walls, fences and hoardings become dangerous.
This can be due to various reasons:
old age
design defects…
Even though spring is here we know that homeowners are often looking to provide multi-fuel or wood-burning stoves to provide a modern and attractive form of heating.
When these are installed in either an existing fireplace or as part of a new house or extension then the building regulations…
The photo on the right was sent in by a building control officer who was called out when a builder uncovered work on site.
The proposal was to change a window opening into a new doorway. Having stripped away the plasterboard the builder was a bit shocked to find an unclosed cavity, no wall ties…
The interim report published in December 2017 by Dame Judith Hackitt identified that the current system of building regulations and fire safety was not fit for purpose and that a culture change was required to support the delivery of buildings that are safe, both now and in the future.
The 159-…
Dave Sharp, Head of Wrexham Borough Council's Building Control has taken over from Chris Griffith-Jones as LABC's President. The official handover took place at the organisation's AGM in Derby on 6 December 2018.
The AGM also saw the London Borough of Harrow's Building Control Head – Jim King –…
LABC held its annual President’s Reception at Trinity House in London this week during which this year’s President Chris Griffith-Jones announced his successor would be Dave Sharp from Wrexham.
In his formal address, outgoing President Chris Griffith-Jones (Head of Building Control at…