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news REGISTERED CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
‘The new LABC Registered Construction Details will be relevant in England, Wales and Scotland, though there are differences in the calculations’
Industry launch of Registered Construction Details for England and Wales
Local Authority Building Control (LABC) and the Modern Masonry Alliance (MMA) have agreed to work together to produce a wider solution to the masonry construction market with a suite of 250 registered masonry construction details designed to minimise heat loss through the weak junction points in a building’s outer envelope. The Department for Communities and Local
Government (DCLG), Zero Carbon Hub, many industry trade organisations and manufacturers have been pushing for packaged construction details showing how the design, specification of materials and assembly of construction joints should be accomplished. Construction joints are those parts of a building where different elements meet and are joined together. These are the focus of attention because research has
shown that these create thermal bridging,
which allows heat to leak out and can also create cold spots internally. A major reason for creating and publishing Registered Construction Details is that small and medium enterprises
UNIVERSITY TRANSFORMATION
Clegg Construction secures multi million University contract
Clegg Construction has secured a £3.75 million contract as part of the University of Leeds’ £5.4 million trans- formation of its School of Mathematics into a 21st century learning facility. The contract involves a complete
overhaul of the Grade II listed building’s interior to provide a variety of new study environments while ensuring the facility, located in the heart of the uni- versity campus, remains fully opera- tional. The new learning environment includes social areas, group study areas and a library and seminar room for indi- vidual work which can be converted into a large single space for events. The building was designed by archi-
tects Chamberlain Powell & Bon, a company that became famous in the 1960s for pushing concrete technology to its limits. Its work at the University
respond online at
www.architectsdatafile.co.uk
may lack the technical knowledge to interpret the building regulations and create a design and specification that will achieve or surpass the required performance standard. Similarly, contractors also want a solution-based construction template that will prevent accidental flaws causing energy to leak. When the building is com- pleted, the owner will be assured of lower heat loss, fewer occurrences of condensation (and associated mould) and a healthier atmosphere. LABC and the MMA agreed to work together to deliver
this to customers free of charge. Users will include: architects, plan drawers, developers, housing associations, SAP assessors, local authority building control surveyors, quantity surveyors, clerks of works, contractors and builders. The scheme has been launched by LABC Chief Executive
Paul Everall at the MMA 2014 Housing Summit on 21 October at ARUP, Blythe Gate Blythe Valley Park, Solihull B90 8AE.
of Leeds and design of the Barbican in London, which is one of Britain's largest listed buildings, are now recognised as being among the best buildings of the 1960s.
The transformation of the School of
Mathematics forms part of the university’s five year £300 million improvement programme and is due for completion next summer.
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