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The latest version of the LABC Warranty Technical Manual is now available. The manual, endorsed by RIBA and CIAT, is divided into chapters that each contains functional requirements and guidance on how to meet the conditions.
A handy resource to have on site, the technical manual produced to…
If the complaint is about your own building work, you should initially raise it with your builder. You should always use a reputable builder who is a member of a trade association (check their credentials on the association's website to avoid employing unscrupulous people). The association will…
With the UK’s decision to leave the European Community, there will be a tendency to focus on that alone and forget about what else this country needs to do. There may be calls to reduce regulation in order to stimulate house building if that is seen to be in decline. That would be short-sighted in…
As we get used to the new year with its challenges and resolutions, it's clear the construction industry needs to change – and that’s why I’m asking for your help and support.
For years we all recognised the system was broken. Sadly, despite all the warnings it took the tragedy at Grenfell to…
Here are our shortlisted finalists who have qualified for the LABC Grand Finals Building Excellence Awards 2023. If you're a winner, book now to celebrate together on the LABC Grand Finals night in January 2024.
A radical and wide-ranging set of measures to improve the competence of those who design, construct, inspect, maintain and operate higher risk residential buildings (HRRBs) and make them safer for the public has been set out by a cross-industry group backed by Government, the Industry Safety…
Are you a self-builder or planning on making improvements to a property? Follow these five steps to building regulations approval and getting that all-important completion certificate.
LABC launched its independently verified quality management system earlier in January and 11 months later 186 local teams have joined the formal accreditation process.
Over three years in the making, the LABC Quality Management System is an independently audited approach to…
Our building control teams offer advice and support on building regulations and other crucial services. We can guide and support you through the most technically complex projects and developments, from pre-planning, right through to completion.
Having worked with some of the UK’s major…
Regional Winners
Ashlawn Meadows
Region: West Midlands
Project Team: Grace Homes, RAAB Design
Local Authority: Warwick Building Consortium…