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Building excellence throughout the construction industry has been celebrated at the LABC Grand Finals 2025. The LABC Building Excellence Awards have long been established as the premier accolades within the industry; recognising the companies and individuals that demonstrate a commitment to…
That will depend on the type of project, the type of application and the local council area you live in. All local council building control teams are only permitted to recover the cost of the work they carry out, they do not make a profit on their services.
This is in contrast to private…
Published in November 2020 by the UK Government 'Smart meter installation in domestic new build premises' supports the roll out of smart metering for the new build housing sector.
Aimed at developers and architects, the guidance is especially useful for meter installations in new build…
City of London building control department are very proud to have worked with Norman Foster and Partners Architects, Sir Robert MacAlpine Ltd and Stanhope PLC to deliver the multimillion pound Bloomberg HQ - on time- and to a 98.5% BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ level (the highest ever score for an office…
West Lindsey's Building Control team were recently invited to deliver a technical talk to over 20 delegates about the second phase of Gusto Homes' eco development, The Edge.
Award-winning developers, Gusto Homes, hosted the talk at Phase 2 of their unique high spec passive solar home…
The British construction industry could lose out on 215,000 EU workers if there’s a ‘hard’ Brexit.
According to research carried out for Arcadis by the Centre for Economics and Business Research, the reduction in the British construction work force could be equal to the entire population of…
Dame Judith Hackitt's Interim Report of the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety was published today, 18 December 2017, and below are the points our Members should be aware of.
The report seems to provide the platform for change that we requested, but what's most…
**UPDATE CLC issued further guidance on 7 January 2021 with some minor changes, including updated guidance on self-isolation and shielding and the removal of the requirement to display a QR code in site canteens.**
With England returning to a second COVID-19 lockdown on 5 November…
LABC supported and gave evidence to the Commission of Inquiry into the quality and workmanship of new housing established by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Excellence in the Built Environment.
Its report published today, "More Homes, Fewer Complaints", lists ten recommendations which LABC…
LABC has welcomed a move by the Government to make housing standards easier to understand and follow by significantly reducing the number of regulations. The move is designed to save councils and developers both time and money, while improving the standard of building.
Publishing the government’…