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Underground foul drainage should have enough capacity to carry the anticipated flow at any point along its length. The flow depends on the appliances connected, whereas the capacity depends on the size and gradient of the pipes used.
Flow rates for underground foul drains
Sanitary appliances…
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…
Shortlisted Finalists
Chris Jones, Willmott Dixon Construction Ltd
Local Authority: Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Region: North West
Darren…
Shortlisted Finalists
Andrew Fleet MCIAT
Region: East Anglia
Local Authority: East Cambridgeshire District Council
Aspire…
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…
Welcome to the LABC Cymru Building Excellence Awards
Two separate award ceremonies are held in Wales for North Wales and South Wales. Category winners for each area are then judged with the overall winners qualifying for the LABC Grand Finals in London.
North…
Client: London Legacy Development Cooperation
Main Contractor: Balfour Beatty
Architect: Populous
LABC team: JLAB – London Borough of Newham, London Borough of Hackney, London Borough of Waltham Forest, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Royal Borough of Greenwich
Project summary
The…
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…
The LABC Building Excellence Awards Grand Finals 2024 took place at the Grosvenor Hotel in London on Friday 24 January 2025. Beginning the year right with the LABC Awards; over 900 guests attended the largest business-to-business awards in the building control sector in the UK. Grand…
The site at Fern House, Bingley, West Yorkshire, constructed by Bardsley Construction Ltd, designed by Brewster Bye Architects for The Abbeyfield Society and nominated by the building control team from Bradford Metropolitan District Council was awarded the title of Best Social or Affordable New…