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The building regulations provide controls for building work to be done for health, safety, security, welfare, convenience, access for people in and about buildings and for energy efficiency purposes. The requirement for energy efficiency is laid out in, what is commonly referred to as, Part L of…
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…
There's encouraging news in the world of housebuilding, according to the DCLG...
New home completions at a 7-year high
The Department of Communities and Local Government reports that there has been a 12% increase in the number of new homes completed in 2015-2016 (to March) compared with…
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…
How did your interest in construction develop?
In the olden days (1960’s - 70’s), when I was about 12, a teacher asked everyone in my class to tell her what they wanted to do when they left school. I had been building things with Lego for years, so whether that had anything to do…
More than 750 leading construction industry figures attended the LABC Building Excellence Awards at the Westminster Park Plaza Hotel to acclaim best practise, quality and standards in construction.
These were the first Building Excellence Awards since 2019 following the global pandemic and LABC…
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…
On Thursday 19 December, LABC onboarded a further 30 trainees onto the groundbreaking LABC Academy trainee building control surveyor programme, providing an injection of talent into the building control profession. This fifth cohort of trainees adds to the 170-strong trainees employed by LABC on a…
Shortlisted Finalists Andy Stewart, Redrow Homes LancashireLocal Authority: Chorley CouncilRegion: North West Anthony Koop, Shelbourne EstatesLocal Authority: 3C Shared ServicesRegion: East Anglia Chelsey Salt, Stonewood Homes LtdLocal Authority: Cotswold District…
More than 850 leading construction industry figures attended the LABC Building Excellence Awards at the Westminster Park Plaza Hotel to celebrate best practice, quality, and exemplary standards in construction.
The LABC Building Excellence Awards focus on professional skills and competence, as…