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Apps make many things easier nowadays, and site inspections are no different.The LABC app means you no longer need to wait until you’re back in the office to book your inspection. You can do it through your phone or tablet using our free, simple to use site inspection app.We make it easy! The app…
LABC supported the NHIC (The National Home Improvement Council) debate hosted by President Rt Hon Baroness Maddock in Parliament yesterday. Entitled healthy Homes and the Role of Refurbishment, the debate looked at what needs to be done to raise awareness and standards to ensure UK homes are…
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…
Excellent construction was celebrated at the South East LABC Building Excellence Awards 2018 in Brighton on Friday 22 June 2018.
The venue was once again the beautiful Brighton Grand Hotel and this year's winners and highly commendeds were announced by LABC's Business Development Director…
BREEAM is the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method for buildings. It sets the standard for best practice in sustainable design and is recognised across the UK as the measure used to describe a building's environmental performance.
Many public funded buildings and…
Shortlisted Finalists Clifford Reservoir, CliffordProject Team: William Powell & Sons (Builders) Ltd, Loyn & CoLocal Authority: Herefordshire CouncilRegion: West of England Frant Road, KentProject Team: Full Works Projects, OPEN Architecture, Colin LongLocal Authority…
Shortlisted Finalists
Boars Tye Road, Essex
Project Team: The Hill Group, Pinnegar Hayward Design, Sanctuary, SDP
Local Authority: Braintree District Council
Region:…
New dwellings that fail the acoustic test can costs many thousands of pounds to correct. So getting the design and specification right before construction is really sensible.Sound is effectively an audible vibration, and when a sound wave hits a surface some of its energy will be reflected and some…
If you’re contracted to do a job where timber or concrete ground floors are to be replaced, or are a homeowner faced with a damaged floor (for example after flooding) you'll need to check to see whether a building regulations application is needed.A Building Notice to your local authority…
The LABC South East Building Excellence Awards took place at The Grand in Brighton on Friday 21 June 2019. Over 300 guests attended the glamorous event with representatives from across the construction industry including the likes of Wates Construction Ltd, Croudace Portland and…