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Hertfordshire Building Control, the new amalgamation of 7 of the 10 Hertfordshire local authorities, has hit the ground running and registered an exciting new partnership under the LABC Partner Authority scheme.

Many readers will be aware of The National Association of Chimney Engineers (NACE), which is a leading authority on all matters relating to flues and chimneys.

Version 8 of the LABC Warranty Technical Manual includes a new chapter 13 covering coastal locations.

This gives additional advice (over and above the guidance in chapters 1–12) for developments within 5km of the shore line. This is because coastal regions, particularly in the south west, west and north western areas of the UK are at greater risk of exposure to higher wind speeds than inland areas.

The level of exposure to rain penetration in coastal locations is also deemed to be ‘very severe’.

To coincide with International Construction Management Day, the Chartered Institute of Building has released its Craft Your Future lessons on all versions of Minecraft.

As part of the CIOB campaign to attract the next generation of constructors it has developed ‘vanilla’ versions of Craft Your Future so that teachers, construction professionals, and young people everywhere can learn about the value of construction management and the exciting career choice it offers.

The West of England 2017 winners from Herefordshire Council, back in the office.

Employees from 12 England and Wales local authority building control regions were given LABC Superstar awards on the 20th March, at a Gala Dinner in Leicester.

At the London District Surveyors Association (LDSA) Annual General Meeting recently, 2016/17 President Tim Gillooly handed his chains of office over to the incoming president, Anthony Oloyede, BSc (Hons) FRICS, C. Build E FCABE, MFPWS.

LABC's Chief Executive Paul Everall today called on the Government to prevent a decline in the quality of new homes, while agreeing that an increase in the numbers of new being homes built is also necessary.

Data released by the London Assembly paints a bleak picture of diversity in the construction industry...

Following its successful launch at the London Gherkin on 13 December 2016, the CIOB Academy is now well and truly up and running!

Their ‘by industry, for industry’ philosophy, was particularly well received by attendees to the event, and the many new training opportunities were greeted with enthusiasm.

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As the Government announced the first of the new garden villages, a new report ‘Small is beautiful: Delivering mo