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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…
(From left to right: CEO of the British Board of Agrèment (BBA) Claire Curtis Thomas, CEO of LABC Paul Everall and Richard Beale of the BBA, at the 100% Hackitt Parliamentary Reception)
LABC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with both the BBA and the Institution…
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…
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:…
To deliver real thermal performance within a masonry cavity wall construction, it’s essential that the insulation is tightly fitted to the inner leaf of the cavity and that individual insulation slabs are tightly butted together. This will prevent cold air from getting through the insulation layer…
LABC has today welcomed the publication by MHCLG of the draft Building Safety Bill as a key milestone for building safety in England.
The draft Bill lays out the pillars of the biggest reform of building safety regulation since the introduction of the 1984 Building Act, but leaves much of the…
As thermal requirements for new builds have increased, designers have little option but to increase quantities of insulation within the external envelope of a structure such as the walls, floors and roof.
As cavities in masonry construction get bigger to achieve compliance, so do the structural…
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…
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…