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Emily Bowman, Area Building Control Surveyor from East Suffolk Council told us a little bit about her career in building control and how LABC qualifications helped get her a promotion to her current position in the industry.
So Emily, what made you decide to work in public service building…
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…
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…
Are you, your client or anyone else you know starting soon on a renovation to turn an unused space into a holiday rental?
If so Friel Kean Films, the people behind a new renovation series on the Discovery Channel, are hoping to talk to you.
Whatever your budget, if you're…
It’s easy to cut corners on a building site. Sometimes you can get away with it and on other occasions it can create real problems. Time spent blending brickwork is one area that really makes a difference to the final product.
Due to the nature of the fired clay process, the final colour…
Congratulations to our regional winner and highly commended in the LABC Building Excellence Awards 2025.View our regional pages here... Central Winners & Highly Commended 2025 East Anglia Winners & Highly Commended 2025 East Midlands Winners & Highly Commended 2025…
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:…
If you’re involved in any design capacity you’ll have heard about BIM (Building Information Modelling). The construction industry sadly has a reputation for delivering projects late and over budget, with the end products not quite working as they should.
Adopting a BIM approach can bring…
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…