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At last month's Frankham Risk Management Fire Safety in Housing event at the Institute of Civil Engineers in Westminster, Lorna Stimpson, LABC's Deputy Chief Executive was one of the keynote speakers and she called on the industry to move forward on competency as a matter of urgency.
Her speech…
At LABC’s Building a Safer Future Conference in Birmingham (Monday 18 June) over 200 construction industry professionals heard from experts about how the Independent Review of Fire Safety and the Building Regulations (aka ‘Hackitt review’) affects the sector and looked at best practice in…
Following on from Dame Judith Hackitt’s invitation to LABC to participate in three working groups, LABC’s Commercial Director, Martin Taylor, has now been asked to sit on an additional Golden Thread working group.
The Golden Thread group will focus on key points from the interim report into into…
You may have come across a recent BBC news item about a house collapse in London following basement renovation work.
The property was thought to be worth in the region of £1 million and collapsed in the early hours of 3 April 2017.
(Picture on the left courtesy of the Kingston building…
Shortlisted Finalists
Above Town, Devon
Project Team: Harrison Sutton Partnership, Paul Rowden Construction Ltd, James Frost, Hurley and Co, StructureHaus
Local Authority: …
Fit-outs can be straightforward but often they're technically challenging and require an in-depth understanding of construction and fire strategy. Our local authority teams understand the complex issues surrounding building fit-outs and we are able to guide you and your team to ensure the most risk…
We all work, rest and play in a range of buildings – from our homes, schools, colleges, restaurants, pubs, clubs, leisure centres and hotels.
We all take it for granted the buildings we work, live in or visit are accessible, healthy and safe for us to use, but have you ever wondered whose…
LABC launched the 'Construction Professionals' Standards Hub' at the beginning of the year to provide a new information source for a wide range of professionals across the industry. The Hub's objective is to keep construction industry firms and practitioners up to date with the latest industry…
LABC, the organisation representing England and Wales’s 3,000 public sector building standards surveyors, has welcomed the Communities and Local Government Select Committee’s report into the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety – the ‘Hackitt review’.
On building control…
Slate is a fine-grained metamorphic rock that’s been used since Roman times as a building material.
Because of its durability and attractive appearance, it’s popular for lots of uses, including roofing, wall cladding, and flooring.
Due to its structure, slate has a unique ability to be…