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• ​LABC launches new Academy and major investment to secure a pipeline of talent into public service building control
• Recruitment campaign kicks off to find the next generation of surveyors
• Young people have no interest in construction careers? Not our experience, says LABC

​September 2023 saw LABC welcoming over 180 delegates to the inaugural Emerging Talent Conference in Milton Keynes.

LABC’s focus is firmly on the monumental changes taking place in the construction industry and specifically the building control profession, and the 3,500-strong network of public service building control professionals is really stepping up to this challenge.

It is the government’s intention to meet net zero by 2050.

Whilst digging the excavations for an extension to a dwelling, you uncover a gas service pipe in the trench. The layout of the extension would result in this gas service pipe now being located underneath the extended dwelling. What should you do? This article will help you understand the issues.

Part O of the Building Regulations requires overheating mitigation for all new dwellings. Furthermore, details about the dwelling must be given to the owner of the building to allow them to use the overheating mitigation strategy effectively – but what information should be provided and when?

^{Figure 1: Air permeability testing (courtesy of energy-test.co.uk)}

Part L of the Building Regulations places limits on the minimum standards of air permeability and requires all new dwellings to have an air pressure test. However, achieving a highly airtight dwelling may affect your ventilation strategy needed to show compliance with Part F of the Building Regulations