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LABC’s qualifications programme goes from strength to strength with new professional membership options for the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) now available for successful candidates.
Anyone passing LABC’s level 3 qualification will now be eligible for CABE…
The project for the new Great Western Academy, Tadpole Garden Village, Swindon, designed by Scott Brownrigg and built by BAM Construction, was awarded the title of Best Educational Building at the Grand Final of the LABC Building Excellence Awards – one of the most recognised events on the building…
The LABC West Midlands Building Excellence Awards were held at the Telford International Centre, Shropshire on Friday 7 June 2019. There were over 200 guests in attendance from across the industry including teams from ProBuild 360, Shropshire Homes, Accord Housing Association and Lovell…
The LABC Grand Finals 2024 took place on Friday 24 January 2025, at the prestigious Grosvenor House Hotel. A celebration recognising excellent projects and individual contributions within the construction industry.A panel of expert judges carefully reviewed a diverse range of exceptional projects,…
LABC have welcomed Monday's publication by the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) of a ‘Roadmap to Recovery’. The strategy outlines how the industry can lead the way out of the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The roadmap sets out three phases, delivered over the…
The MHCLG (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) have launched a consultation on proposed changes to the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm regulations and Approved Document J.
The proposed changes – which only apply to England – are:
1. Smoke alarms. To…
We've produced a series of 16 videos featuring LABC's Deputy Chief Executive Lorna Stimpson.
In them she answers a series of questions around the new performance standards framework LABC are introducing to help improve consistency of work in our network of local authority building control teams…
The LABC Grand Finals 2024 took place on Friday 24 January 2025, at the prestigious Grosvenor House Hotel. A celebration recognising excellent projects and individual contributions within the construction industry.A panel of expert judges carefully reviewed a diverse range of exceptional projects,…
Version 8 of the LABC Warranty Technical Manual includes a new chapter 13 covering coastal locations.
This gives additional advice (over and above the guidance in chapters 1–12) for developments within 5km of the shore line. This is because coastal regions, particularly in the south west, west…
The LABC Grand Finals 2024 took place on Friday 24 January 2025, at the prestigious Grosvenor House Hotel. A celebration recognising excellent projects and individual contributions within the construction industry.A panel of expert judges carefully reviewed a diverse range of exceptional projects,…