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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…
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…
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…
A new and innovative bolt-together lintel system featuring an innovative design and easy installation process is available from HalleysUK. The compression lintel can provide a cost effective alternative to more traditional concrete or steel beam lintels.
Ideal for openings of up to one metre in…
LABC is calling for the building industry to work together to change its culture. The call came at a recent fire safety seminar, organised by RIBA, by LABC's Commercial Director, Martin Taylor (watch the short video below).
Martin has been closely involved in the Hackitt Review sitting on…
The Government have recently set out a package of reforms to deliver 300,000 homes a year by the mid-2020s through planning reform and targeted investment.
As part of this plans have been announced to consult on further measures to speed up the planning system as well as make better use of land…
Keepmoat has launched ILKE Homes, an offsite homes joint venture with Elliott, a modular homes specialist. They’ll contribute to the government’s housing supply targets through speed of completion, lack of reliance on limited construction labour and the ability to get around obstacles on stalled…
The Construction Youth Trust have just launched a set of resources that will allow construction professionals to help students overcome barriers and encourage them to take up a career in construction.
Just 9% of young people would consider a construction job, according to …
Shortlisted Finalists
ABD North
Region: West of England
Project Team: Rydon Construction Ltd, SRA Architects LLP, AB Dynamics PLC, Bath & North East Somerset Council, and Arup…
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…