Howard Chapman, Editor, writes:
We see from your search that you're looking for information on the term "Building Control Officers",
and we have a large number of manufacturers' news releases and technical articles here on Buildingtalk which will be of interest.
Let me be your guide.
Start with
the news release Ruling in favour of ACTIS against DCLG from
ACTIS Insulation, which we summarised at the time by saying "DCLG found accountable for 'conspicuous unfairness' towards ACTIS, manufacturer of multifoil products, in a judicial review relating to 2006 changes to Building Regulation regime".
A couple of weeks before,
we featured the news release Electrical awareness course for SELECT staff from
SELECT: "Non electrical qualified staff at SELECT, the Electrical Contractors' Association of Scotland, have participated in a one day Electrical Awareness Course".
In October 2007, we covered the news from Sentinel Performance Solutions
concerning its Chemical water treatment manufacturer
- take a look at Part L requirements are being ignored say Sentinel
which says: "'Swoop squad' needed to stop Building Regulations Part L requirements being ignored says sentinel - and 'replace rather than repair' is scuppering Government targets for carbon reduction".
Take a look also at the news release from Ecos Trust, Conference: Introducing Zero Carbon Construction,
as well as Best practice guidance online from DHF from Door and Hardware Federation,
and Institute of Acoustics Spring Conference from Institute of Acoustics.
See also:
Building acoustics and sustainability conference
(April 2007)
Institute of Acoustics will be holding its Spring Conference entitled 'The sound of Sustainability - Going for Gold' at the De Vere University Arms Hotel in Cambridge
BMF specialist product selling guides
(March 2007)
Builders Merchants Federation new Selling Guides cover Structural Timber, Part P Building Regulations, Equilibrium Float Valves and Packed Hydrated Lime
Xact to provide DD 9999 course for ABE
(January 2007)
Specialist training company Xact is to provide courses on a new code of practice for The Association of Building Engineers (ABE)
AECB welcome Carbon Neutral Housing plan
(December 2006)
AECB, the sustainable building association, welcomes ten year plan that all new homes will be 'zero-carbon', meeting the highest Code standard for energy efficiency
Reducing your fire liability through accreditation
(October 2006)
Specifiers and Building Control officers should ensure that installers of fire protection systems have the knowledge, third party accreditation and certified products to meet the new requirement
Dricon specialist fire retardant treatment
(October 2006)
Independent trials started 21 years ago have provided further supporting evidence that the fire performance of Dricon fire protected softwood does not deteriorate with age
Norfolk Frames certified by BM TRADA
(August 2006)
As a One Stop Shop for door and window replacement, Norfolk Frames prides itself on the quality and standards of excellence achieved by the company's product range
Sage Gateshead gets BM Trada certified fire doors
(June 2006)
One of the founder members of BM TRADA's Q-Mark Fire Door scheme has been involved in supplying all the internal doors, including a large number of fire rated doors for the Sage in Gateshead
Architects design group banks on Kawneer
(June 2006)
Curtain walling, doors and windows by Kawneer have helped the Architects Design Group meet a host of challenging criteria for the conversion of a bank in Devon into 27 luxury apartments
J R Norvill 'Built in Quality Awards'
(May 2006)
J R Norvill's building construction announce their nomination for the prestigious 'Built In Quality Awards 2005'
Europanel Case Study: Royal Highland Centre
(March 2006)
The choice of Europanels for the cladding at the Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh, was influenced by the concerns of Building Control Officers
Free health and safety training for small builders
(June 2005)
Construction partnership provides free health and safety training for small builders
Free health and safety training for builders
(June 2005)
Partnership offers free health and safety training for builders in Plymouth event
High demand for the BWF Gaptester
(May 2005)
British Woodworking Federation has experienced a surge of interest in its BWF-CERTIFIRE Fire Door and Doorset Scheme
Changes to Building Regs affect access covers
(December 2004)
The changes mean that some conventional PPIC inspection covers no longer comply with the Building Regulations, because they do not lock
Authoritative New Guide To Building Regs
(November 2004)
To assist electrical installers planning to self-certify that their work complies with Part P of the Building Regulations, the NICEIC and ECA have jointly published the 'Electrical Installers' Guide
Firecap Fire Protection Covers LANTAC Award
(October 2004)
Aico Ltd has been awarded LANTAC (Local Authority National Type Approval Confederation) Certification for its Firecap downlight fire protection covers and pipe sleeves
Hepworth Telescopic Inspection Chamber
(August 2004)
Hepworth Drainage's Telescopic Polypropylene Inspection Chamber has been given full LANTAC (Local Authority National Type Approval Certificate) approval
Industry Leaders Join Forces
(December 2003)
Technical Indexes, leading providers of construction information solutions, have announced a new exclusive agreement with industry leaders, Emap
Government Pressure On Air Tightness Testing
(July 2003)
Kingspan Insulated Panels has welcomed a tougher approach by the Government on Part L2 air pressure testing for buildings
New All-British 2D CAD System
(June 2003)
An all-British CAD system that keeps pace with evolving architecture, engineering and construction design needs